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SUMMARY:Ethics and AI - What Do You Think?
DESCRIPTION:Unfortunately\, professor Giuseppe Longo had to postpone his presentation “Ethics and Artificial Intelligence” for today to a later date.\nSince many people have already prepared for the topic\, Phil will lead a discussion at the lighthouse about it. \nPhil Youngblood is an Emeritus Professor of Computer Information Systems and Cyber Security and has been working with computers and AI for over 50 years. \n  \n 
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/ethics-ai/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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SUMMARY:Mathematics Club
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URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/maths-club-32/
LOCATION:Maths Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240128T070000
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SUMMARY:Classical Concert
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URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-87/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240127T100000
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SUMMARY:Immigration and its Effects on Existing Culture: Case Study – The Netherlands
DESCRIPTION:Immigration and its Effects on Existing Culture: Case Study – The Netherlands\n  \nHistoric Issue: What Happens When Cultures Meet? \n—Immigration (people moving into an area with an existing culture\, here defined as including either permanent or temporary residence\, either invited or forced) has been a near universal phenomenon throughout history. Here are some ways that it has worked\, or not\, in the past:   \n(1) One group displaced the other.\n— In days not long past\, one group might kill everyone\, force them into virtual slavery\, take the women as wives\, or a combination of these actions. People from the dominant culture might also assimilated the other so their cultural identity was lost. Examples? \n(2) People from one culture drove out others.\n—Can you think of examples from the distant and recent past? \n(3) People from different cultures live separately.\n—People from different cultures form enclaves and not mix with others. Examples? \n(4) People adopt parts of the other culture.\n—People from each culture adopt what they like from the other. Many cultures have adopted food and some customs and words from others. Examples? \n\n  \nCase Study: Immigration in the Netherlands \nRef: The Dutch Migration U-Turn \n—The Netherlands was seen as the model of multi-culturalism in Europe for decades. In the 1960s\, permanent immigrants arrived from former Dutch colonies (primarily Indonesia and Suriname). In the 1980s\, temporary workers were invited from Mediterranean countries with lower levels of employment (such as Greece\, Italy\, Spain\, Turkey\, and Morocco). While some European countries tried to reduce immigration\, the Netherlands welcomed them to work and set up their own religious and educational institutions\, providing them with subsidized housing\, education\, and health care. \n—By the 1990s\, the Dutch started to feel cultural and economic pressures from their open immigration policy\, which was heightened by temporary workers staying and bringing in their families. In the 2000s\, government policy started to reverse so that immigrants had to pass an Integration Exam\, testing their knowledge of Dutch society and proficiency in the Dutch language. \n—There is no general consensus today on immigrant policy among the Dutch people\, but the number of immigrants in their country has doubled in the last decade and right-wing politicians who support tougher measures are becoming more popular. \n  \n\nDiscussion led by Chantal Jager \n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cultures/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T160000
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SUMMARY:Mathematics Club
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URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/maths-club-31/
LOCATION:Maths Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240121T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240121T080000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231229T211245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T211245Z
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SUMMARY:Classical Concert
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URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-86/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T100000
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SUMMARY:Guess Who’s Talking? Non-Human Language
DESCRIPTION:Guess Who’s Talking? Non-Human Language\nBy Phil Youngblood\, PhD \nWith Darwin Day coming up in February\, it seems appropriate to examine what humans have thought set them apart from other living things. One of these has been complex language. Recent discoveries however have revealed that a variety of living things are able to communicate complex ideas to each other. Now the challenge for humans is to understand what they are saying! \nJoin me as we look at first at what\, if anything\, makes humans unique from other living things\, and then at what we have discovered that has slowly eroded our uniqueness\, forcing us to reconsider our relationship with nature. \nA presentation by Phil Youngblood\, PhD
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/guess-who/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240118T160000
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SUMMARY:Mathematics Club
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URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/maths-club-30/
LOCATION:Maths Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240114T070000
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CREATED:20231229T211133Z
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SUMMARY:Classical Concert
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-85/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240113T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240113T110000
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CREATED:20231230T133727Z
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SUMMARY:University Response to VWs
DESCRIPTION:University Response to VWs\nThis presentation provides a first-hand take on academia’s response to virtual world learning over the last 15 years. Steve Van Hook / Kip Roffo brings more than 20 years’ experience as an educator\, author\, innovator\, and course designer. He will cover university response to over a decade of Virtual World educational possibilities\, citing administrator\, instructor and student concerns including: \n \n\n– Appeals and protests of Virtual World learning \n– Cost-effective program development \n– Best VW teaching tactics and practices \n– Benefits and necessities of immersive experiential learning \n– Field-trip invitation to a Virtual World campus \n  \nBIO: Dr. Steven R. Van Hook has designed and taught communication and culture classes for universities in the USA and abroad for 25 years\, including one of the first hybrid virtual courses for UCSB in 2000. He is President of Educare Research\, a nonprofit program advancing international education and technologies. He’s been a newspaper columnist\, radio reporter\, TV news anchor\, and podcast host. He was a television producer and bureau chief in Moscow\, USSR from 1989-91; and for three years directed public education media programs in Ukraine through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He served as a trainer and officer for organizations including VISTA\, Head Start\, and the US Coast Guard. He has a PhD specializing in transcultural learning\, and is published in scholarly journals including UNESCO’s Prospects\, and by SAGE. He has presented on virtual world education to administrators and groups at UCLA\, UCSB\, VWBPE\, VWEC\, The Science Circle\, and elsewhere. Research website: http://wwmr.us
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/university-vws/
LOCATION:Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240111T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240111T170000
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SUMMARY:Mathematics Club
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URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/maths-club-29/
LOCATION:Maths Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240107T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240107T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231229T211030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T211030Z
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SUMMARY:Classical Concert
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-84/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240106T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240106T110000
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SUMMARY:2023 Genome Editing Year in Review
DESCRIPTION:2023 Genome Editing Year in Review\n  \nEvery year there are new advances in genome engineering enabled by CRISPR/Cas and other editing systems. In this talk\, the most important and interesting news in  gene editing from 2023 will be presented. Come learn about Technology Advances\, New Tools\, Intellectual Property\, and Target Genes and Modified Organisms from a practitioner in the field. This year’s emphasis will be on some of the developments most adjacent to consumers.  \nA presentation by Dr. Stephen L. Gasior
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/crispr-4/
LOCATION:Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240104T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240104T170000
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SUMMARY:Mathematics Club
DESCRIPTION:CELEBRATING ISAAC NEWTON’S BIRTHDAY in the Maths Dojo. So come and learn how much Isaac slept at night and other interesting details!
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/maths-club-28/
LOCATION:Maths Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231230T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231230T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231219T094530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231219T094530Z
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SUMMARY:Well-Deserved Holiday
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/well-deserved-holiday-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231230T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231230T110000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231127T180818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T144155Z
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SUMMARY:Field trip: The ‘Human Jungle’
DESCRIPTION:Second Life can be a place of wonder in the hands of imaginative and skilled builders. When those hands belong to people from different parts of the world or different cultures\, the sense of wonder can turn into awe and can be an education and even transformative experience. \nThe best way to explore Second Life is through immersion. That is why we set aside December and June for field trips. This month the theme is “International Second Life.” Each week will have a subtheme having to do with our relationship to nature\, from celebrating nature with minimal intrusion to the ‘human jungle’ of urban living where nature is hard to find. \nWe invite you to join us on the following Saturdays at 10am SLT. Each week we will start in the Science Circle Amphitheater\, teleport to three or four locations during the hour\, spend about 10-15 minutes apiece exploring what is there\, and then come back to share what we found! \nIf you find yourself unable to stay the whole hour\, if you get lost\, or if you hopefully find a place intriguing enough to go back\, here is a list of sites we will visit today (subject to change): \n30 December – Urban Second Life – the ‘human jungle’\nKowloon (China) = one of the most highly populated places on Earth \nhttp://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/kowloon/147/11/24   \nDublin (Ireland) = Blarney Stone (oldest pub in SL) – global music\nhttp://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dublin/75/74/25  \nNew Orleans (U.S.) = Bourbon Street and surroundings… http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/New%20Orleans%20City/175/108/22  \nTeranga City (Africa) = amalgam of cities in the north/west Africa \nhttp://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tuvali/115/174/23 \nVenezia (Italy) = a feel for Venice http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Yumix%20Prada/110/89/30  \nTime Portals  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Time%20Portal/135/127/1930  —Ancient Rome | 1950s USA | 1920s-1940s NYC | Victorian London | 1940s London | Tudor London 
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/field-trip-5/
LOCATION:Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231229T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231229T080000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
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SUMMARY:MADPEA
DESCRIPTION:Like every year\, we visit a number of beautiful locations for 5 days during Christmas week\, ending with a joint game of Madpea.\nToday we visit MADPEA!
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/madpea-2/
LOCATION:Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231228T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231228T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231204T150135Z
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SUMMARY:Mathematics Club
DESCRIPTION:As the NEW YEAR and transition to year 2024 CE approach\, we will focus on TIME\, including: \n– limitations in measurement of time (Planck Time) \n– TIME DILATION in Special Relativity and the difference between a mathematical proof and a physics derivation based on a model; \n– Exploration with Tagline’s thought experiment as to the question as to what happens to a recording made in proper time according to the clock of a space mensch (i.e.\, hominid astronaut in space)\, when that recording is played after her return to Earth. \n  \nAlbert Einstein and his sister\, Maja
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/maths-club-27/
LOCATION:Maths Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231228T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231228T080000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
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SUMMARY:Amiais Village
DESCRIPTION:Like every year\, we visit a number of beautiful locations during Christmas week for 5 days\, ending with a joint game of Madpea.\nToday we visit a Portuguese village\, developed for a Geocaching Game.\n  \n  \nThis estate is owned by the University of Aveiro (Portugal) for the purpose of developing the LOCUS Amiais project in Second Life. \nYou can read more about the overall project here: https://locusproject.pt/ \nThis estate depicts the village of Amiais (based on pictures and videos) and is meant to be explored by the public\, via a geocaching game with its own narrative (based on fictitious characters very loosely based on typical inhabitants of the region)\, which is currently under active development. \nThis project is sponsored by European research funds (granted via the FCT — the National Foundation for Science and Technology — to the DigiMedia research lab of the University of Aveiro) and implemented by Beta Technologies (https://betatechnologies.info). It will exist in Second Life only for a limited time\, after which\, unfortunately\, the estate will need to be permanently disconnected. \nSome rules apply to all visitors of this estate: \n– The main communication language will be Portuguese (as well as the geocaching game). A bilingual version would be possible\, but time and budget restrictions will not allow its development. Sorry!\n– Visitors are encouraged to explore all areas of the estate traveling by foot. Flying is disallowed (except for state managers) and teleporting around will just send you back to the starting point.\n– Currently\, the geocaching game is not functional and only available to estate managers\, who\, from time to time\, will be seen in-world tweaking with the interactive objects.\n– Objects (scripted or otherwise) are not allowed to be rezzed (and any that manage to override the SL permissions system will be promptly returned and/or deleted). There might be a few exceptions allowed for items related to the game.\n– In general\, this is a no-combat zone; however\, there *are* a few places where avatars *can* be ‘harmed’ (do not worry\, if you ‘die’\, you will just be teleported back home!)\, as required by the geocaching game. So beware! 🙂\n– Since all regions and parcels are set to ‘General’ and we encourage younger visitors\, please faithfully respect the usual guidelines for such regions — e.g. no full nudity\, no profanity\, no aggressive behaviour\, and so forth.\n– This is *not* a role-playing region\, so you’re fine to use any avatar with whatever clothing/attachments you prefer (so long as they conform to ‘General’ areas).\n– Any abuses can\, and should\, be reported to a LOCUS Estate Manager (look them up from the LOCUS Project group). Note that the ‘estate owner’ is a special avatar reserved for administrative purposes only (e.g. paying for the estate fees!) and will very likely *not* login\, much less read any messages\, IMs\, notecards\, etc. You’re welcome to message us either in Portuguese or English. You naturally are allowed to report abuses directly to Linden Lab\, of course\, who may\, at their discretion\, pass the report to the LOCUS Estate Managers — or not.\n– For any further questions related to the project in general\, feel free to get in touch with us via info@betatechnologies.info
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/amiais/
LOCATION:Auditorium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231227T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231227T080000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231105T135552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231105T135552Z
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SUMMARY:Ariadne Zoo
DESCRIPTION:Like every year\, we visit a number of beautiful locations for 5 days during Christmas week\, ending with a joint game of Madpea.\nToday we visit the zoo\, Ariadne Zoo.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/ariadne-zoo/
LOCATION:Auditorium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231226T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231226T080000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231105T135218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231105T135218Z
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SUMMARY:Confederation of Democratic Simulators
DESCRIPTION:Like every year\, we visit a number of beautiful locations for 5 days during Christmas week\, ending with a joint game of Madpea.\nToday we visit the Confederation of Democratic Simulators\, the oldest democracy in Second Life.\n \nThe Confederation of Democratic Simulators (CDS) is the oldest democracy in Second Life.\nOriginally founded in 2004 as the City of Neualtenburg in the Anzere region of Second Life\, the CDS is a community operated by and for its citizens. \nOur estate consists of six regions that have loosely based Germanic\, Tuscan\, Alpine\, and Mediterranean themes\, representing different historical periods. The CDS is not a role-playing community. \nAll are welcome to visit\, explore\, and become a part of our dynamic community. Land ownership in the CDS means citizenship\, with the right to vote\, run for office\, and have a say in the direction and projects of the regions.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/confederation-of-democratic-simulators/
LOCATION:Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231225T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231225T080000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231105T134502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231105T134502Z
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SUMMARY:The Nature Center
DESCRIPTION:Like every year\, we visit a number of beautiful locations for 5 days during Christmas week\, ending with a joint game of Madpea.\nToday we visit The Nature Center\, developed to help us live in balance with our planet and learn everything about healthy nutrition.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/the-nature-center/
LOCATION:Auditorium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231223T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231223T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231219T094441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231219T094441Z
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SUMMARY:Well-deserved Holiday
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/well-deserved-holiday/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231223T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231223T110000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231216T132315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231216T132315Z
UID:12942-1703325600-1703329200@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Colorado State University Department of Anthropology and Geography
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to an open house at the Colorado State University Department of Anthropology and Geography sim on December 23.  Meryl McBride will spend several minutes at the outset describing what people see\, and why; and will explain the purpose of the project.  While the current structure is very much a work in progress (much is unfinished)\, we will show how it is intended to give geography students different ways of engaging geographical concepts in the so-called “Metaverse.”  As an example\, we will invite guests to explore a “pedagogical place” featuring a Siberian tundra setting built by Delia Lake.    –Meryl McBride (Merrill Johnson)\, Professor of Geography 
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/colorado-state-university/
LOCATION:CSU EdEx
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231221T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231221T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231204T145629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231204T145629Z
UID:12931-1703174400-1703178000@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Mathematics Club
DESCRIPTION:At 7:27 PM PST (Second Life time) is the moment of Winter Solstice with maximal tilt of the southern axis toward the sun for all on planet Earth. \nSince this is the LONGEST\, DARKEST NIGHT in the Northern hemisphere\, we will discuss LIGHT: light as a transverse wave as described by Scottish physicist\, Clerk Maxwell who was able to calculate the speed of propagation of his electromagnetic waves from field theory; SEARCH FOR the AETHER (as it was once called): the Michelson Morley experiment of 1887. \n 
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/maths-club-26/
LOCATION:Maths Club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231217T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231217T080000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231029T094603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231029T094603Z
UID:12825-1702796400-1702800000@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Classical Concert
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-83/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Concerts-PST.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231216T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231216T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231210T055702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231210T055702Z
UID:12938-1702760400-1702764000@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Fieldtrip roulette
DESCRIPTION:DECEMBER FIELDTRIP ROULETTE\nEvery Saturday in December we will visit a random location picked from a pool of beautiful locations found by Jes and Chantal!\nRound and round we go\, where we’ll stop? Nobody knows… \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/fieldtrip-roulette-3/
LOCATION:The Science Circle region
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231216T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231216T110000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231127T180457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T144108Z
UID:12896-1702720800-1702724400@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Field trip: Rural Living
DESCRIPTION:Second Life can be a place of wonder in the hands of imaginative and skilled builders. When those hands belong to people from different parts of the world or different cultures\, the sense of wonder can turn into awe and can be an education and even transformative experience. \nThe best way to explore Second Life is through immersion. That is why we set aside December and June for field trips. This month the theme is “International Second Life.” Each week will have a subtheme having to do with our relationship to nature\, from celebrating nature with minimal intrusion to the ‘human jungle’ of urban living where nature is hard to find. \nWe invite you to join us on the following Saturdays at 10am SLT. Each week we will start in the Science Circle Amphitheater\, teleport to three or four locations during the hour\, spend about 10-15 minutes apiece exploring what is there\, and then come back to share what we found! \nIf you find yourself unable to stay the whole hour\, if you get lost\, or if you hopefully find a place intriguing enough to go back\, here is a list of sites we will visit today (subject to change): \n16 December – Rural Second Life: living on the land\nTonarino (Japan) = a faithful feel of a Japanese village in the hills near the sea \nhttp://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/tonarino/150/135/25  \nRustic California (Nature Collective) = living in the wilds of northern California\nhttp://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Calland/166/87/22 \nKuulua = living on the edge of a swamp http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tilheyra/243/128/23 \nKona Beach (Hawaii) = beach with underwater areas\, waves\, animals\, etc. \nhttp://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Kona%20Beach/42/86/22 
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/field-trip-3/
LOCATION:Auditorium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231214T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231214T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231204T144953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231204T144953Z
UID:12928-1702569600-1702573200@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Mathematics Club
DESCRIPTION:We will celebrate the BIRTHDAY of Danish mathematician and astronomer\, TYCHO BRACH and discuss his life including \n– his founding with the help of his smart little sister\, SOPHIE BRACH\, of the URANIBORG OBSERVATORY on the island of VEN (named HVEN prior to 1959).  \n– the first custom-built observatory in modern Europe\, \nand the last to be built without a telescope as its primary instrument; \n– Brach’s observations of the Supernova of 11 November 1572\, and its significance \n– some of Brach’s work with Johannes Kepler and Kepler’ Laws of Planetary Motion (from geometric order he perceived in massive amounts of astronomical data points between 1609-1616) \n  \n \nAstronomical sextant used by Tycho Brahe (1546- 1601)
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/maths-club-25/
LOCATION:Maths Club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231210T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231210T080000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165109
CREATED:20231029T094422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231029T094422Z
UID:12823-1702191600-1702195200@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Classical Concert
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-82/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Concerts-PST.png
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