Catalysis 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 (e.g. chromium, iron, nickel, rhodium, gold and many others) could bend the rules of classic organic chemistry and facilitate chemical transformations which would otherwise be […]

Big 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 […]

Abstract 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 […]

The most common conception of evolution is that the hardiest survive. Darwin proposed another type of competition--that for mates within a species. When competing for mating partners the ability to find the right match and display your wares become important forces shaping the evolution of physiology, chemistry, and the brain. This talk explores the science […]