“Student Virtual World Science Projects in Sine Space”
AuditoriumMembers here at Science Circle regularly attend our meetings for online discussions and collaboration. On June 9, I will discuss my attempts to get my students to collaborate and work […]
“Catalysis in Wonderland part 2”
AuditoriumCatalysis in Wonderland, Part II: An SL presentation of classic transition-metal chemistry. Abstract: Organic chemistry follows certain rules. Starting in the 1950’s, we began to find ways that transition metals […]
Big data: road to the future or just weapons of math destruction?
AuditoriumBig data: road to the future or just weapons of math destruction? Big Data are like the God Janus: on the one end they offer great advantages, make our lives easier by offering us unlimited possibility to better organize our work and our everyday life; they allow us to achieve a better understanding of […]
Psychological benefits of walking in a virtual nature
Virtual Island of NatmoudAbstract Can the benefits of nature walks for psychological well-being and cognitive ability be replicated in a purely virtual environment? The island of Natmoud was built in the virtual world of Second Life (SL) to see whether immersion in such an environment is possibly therapeutic. Residents of SL were invited to visit Natmoud and comment […]