This presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here   Photo: Midnight Planétarium Watch by Van Cleef & Arpels “Marking Time: Consciousness, Cosmos, and Calendars“ “Explore Science in Second Life!” A public presentation and consultation of members for a joint educational journey. Facilitated by Phil Youngblood / SL: Vic Michalak   […]

This presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here   Heroes of Evolution: Margulis and McClintock: The Women Who Broke Darwinian Theory This lecture will honor the accomplishments of two scientists who characterized exceptions to standard Darwinian Evolution Theory. Dr. Lynn Margulis (aka Lynn Sagan) proposed that some organelles in cells […]

This presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here   Fire and Rain “Oh, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought I’d see you again.”   […]

This presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here   Here I present the basic physics that underpins the orbits of celestial bodies.  Starting from Newton's laws of motion and gravitation, and using many examples from everyday life, I elucidate fundamental concepts of mass and weight, true and fictitious forces, potential […]