Genomic Parasites Nibbling Away at Us: Why I should win the Nobel Prize
AuditoriumThis presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here Aging, infertility, neural degeneration, cancer, genetic variability. What could they all have in common? An underappreciated source of their cause in little genomic parasites known as retrotransposons. Retrotransposon exist in our genomes and live a life of copying and pasting into new […]
Weather Models, Climate Models, Observations, and Parallel Earths
AuditoriumThis presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here Image: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, NOAA Weather Models, Climate Models, Observations, and Parallel Earths Weather models and climate models share some core algorithms. They also share algorithms with the models used to obtain properties of the atmosphere and surface from […]
Pathfinder’s Office Hours
Pathfinder's PlacePathfinder’s Office Hours at the Science Circle Are you interested in immersive learning, art and education in virtual worlds? Want to join an engaging discussion with a roundtable of friendly people? If so, please join us at my weekly Office Hour every Wednesday @ 10am Pacific at the Science Circle in Second Life. Hope […]
Avatar Psychology
AuditoriumThis presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here People experience a 3D virtual world through an avatar representation of their real world self. A virtual world avatar can be distinguished from a static social media thumbnail or handle in that a VW avatar is dynamic and 3-dimensional. Typically, the […]