To aid everyone in the audience in getting the most from our presentations, The Science Circle is introducing a series of presentations that seek to explain popular and important topics in different fields of science. Each presentation will start with a basic understanding that most pre-college students may have and gradually work up to the […]

CLASSICAL SUNDAY CONCERTS Sundays at 7 AM PST Weekly piano concerts by Earl Kiech at the lighthouse cafe.     Wake up quietly, start your afternoon relaxed or take a seat in a comfortable armchair to end your day with us. No matter what time zone you are in, Earl’s music balances a stressful week […]

Fireside Chat Gravity: The Reckoning From black holes to landing a rover on Mars, gravity is the essential consideration. Gravity is not a classical force like magnetism. Newton described the behavior of objects subject to gravity, but did not describe its nature. Einstein showed mathematically that gravity is mass/energy distorting spacetime. Accordingly, gravity is now […]

Graphic: The Emberá Comarca of Eastern Panama within the red circle   Henupoto Wara: Supernatural Anti-Hero of the Mythical Past   The Emberá, a tropical lowland tribe of the Darién rain forest of Eastern Panama and the Pacific coastal lowlands of Colombia, have a strong tradition of telling detailed stories about animals, spirits, and demons […]