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SUMMARY:Classical Concert
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URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-67/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230826T070000
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SUMMARY:Aging\, part 6
DESCRIPTION:We will discuss the science and implications and potential approaches to better aging. Hosted by a molecular biologist with experience relevant to the field. Specific videos TBD. \nStephen Gasior (Xootfly). Stephen is an expert in DNA repair and highly knowledgeable about human genomics and has published in those fields. Please join him as he curates a selection of relevant videos and leads discussion on aging topics. \n  \nUse of Senolytics as Modifiers of Aging Trajectory – James Kirkland\, MD\, PhD \n– Presenter: James Kirkland\, MD\, PhD \n– Lecture: Use of Senolytics as Modifiers of Aging Trajectory \n– Presented in Session 1: Biological Aging \n  \nDavid Sinclair at ARDD2022: Great release of unpublished data from David Sinclair’s Lab \nThe Aging and Drug Discovery Conference (ARDD) 2022 is pleased to present David Sinclair from Harvard Medical School\, who shares new unpublished results from his lab at Harvard Medical School.\nHeld in Copenhagen at the glorious Ceremonial Hall\, this meeting gathers the most prominent figures of the aging and longevity research field\, from scientists to clinicians\, investors\, developers\, and everything in between.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/aging-6/
LOCATION:Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230827T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230827T080000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230701T184239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230701T184239Z
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SUMMARY:Classical Concert
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URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-68/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230902T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230902T110000
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SUMMARY:Maths Club: Paul Erdős
DESCRIPTION:Paul Erdős and the INFINITUDE of  the PRIMES \n– from the annals of MathsClub of Science Circle\n  \nPresentation by Tagline – Robert A. Hendrix\, M.D. \n  \nGreat progress in mathematics was achieved during the tumultuous 20.century. There was such a plethora of new\, conceptual mathematics that of necessity\, \n\nthere is always a great deal they never get around to teaching you in your PhD programs regardless of your discipline.\n\nAmong other things\, it was the century of the eccentric\, Budapest-born Paul Erdős (pronounced “Pal Air-dush”\, b. 26 March 1913 – d. 20 September 1996). Over his lifetime\, Erdős became the most published mathematician in history (around 1\,500 mathematical papers as well as six books). We will take a close look at the life lived by this man – this unusual\, “homeless” mathematician\, described as the “MAN WHO LOVED ONLY NUMBERS”.  \nAnd we will consider the breadth of his contributions to modern mathematics. \nA series is a countably INFINITE SUM of numerical terms. We will define how such a series can have a definite total\, in which case it CONVERGES\, or if not\, then it DIVERGES. Firstly\, we will reflect on convergence vs divergence of a few infinite series; secondly\, a quick look at the Harmonic Series;  then we will focus on the question of CONVERGENCE of the “HARMONIC SERIES OF THE PRIMES“: \n \n  \nNow ask yourself\, “Does this infinite series actually converge? Does it actually equal a real number?” \nThis question was first settled by Swiss mathematician\, Leonhard Euler around 1740\, but his proof involved analytic functions such as the natural logarithmic function\, as well as some “sleight of hand” using intuitive mathematics that “crossed the line”.  Paul Erdős has an extraordinary and clever proof that further settles this question\, and his proof does NOT call on any special or analytic functions\, but rather depends on pure\, indisputable logic based on a deep dive into the properties of numbers.  Consequently\, the very approachable Erdős proof is a CLASSIC – we will deconstruct this proof step-by-step such that any audience member with a cup of coffee in hand can follow it. Erdős himself stated “a mathematician is a machine that transforms coffee into equations.” \nOnce you see the brilliance and depth of Erdős proof\, you will come away with a sense of awe for the depth and cleverness of pure number theory.  \nWe will also discuss the INFINITUDE OF THE PRIMES and EUCLID NUMBERS as a subset of Natural (counting) Numbers. Finally\, we will discuss the Ancient Greek LIMITATIONS in their understanding of NUMBERS. In closing\, we will state a couple of UNSOLVED PROBLEMS IN MODERN MATHEMATICS for members of the Science Circle audience to work on.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/maths/
LOCATION:Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230902T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230902T220000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230815T094621Z
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SUMMARY:Maths Club: Paul Erdős(SC East timeslot)
DESCRIPTION:Paul Erdős and the INFINITUDE of  the PRIMES \n– from the annals of MathsClub of Science Circle\nPresentation by Tagline – Robert A. Hendrix\, M.D. \n  \nGreat progress in mathematics was achieved during the tumultuous 20.century. There was such a plethora of new\, conceptual mathematics that of necessity\, \n\nthere is always a great deal they never get around to teaching you in your PhD programs regardless of your discipline.\n\nAmong other things\, it was the century of the eccentric\, Budapest-born Paul Erdős (pronounced “Pal Air-dush”\, b. 26 March 1913 – d. 20 September 1996). Over his lifetime\, Erdős became the most published mathematician in history (around 1\,500 mathematical papers as well as six books). We will take a close look at the life lived by this man – this unusual\, “homeless” mathematician\, described as the “MAN WHO LOVED ONLY NUMBERS”. \nAnd we will consider the breadth of his contributions to modern mathematics. \nA series is a countably INFINITE SUM of numerical terms. We will define how such a series can have a definite total\, in which case it CONVERGES\, or if not\, then it DIVERGES. Firstly\, we will reflect on convergence vs divergence of a few infinite series; secondly\, a quick look at the Harmonic Series;  then we will focus on the question of CONVERGENCE of the “HARMONIC SERIES OF THE PRIMES“: \n \nNow ask yourself\, “Does this infinite series actually converge? Does it actually equal a real number?” \nThis question was first settled by Swiss mathematician\, Leonhard Euler around 1740\, but his proof involved analytic functions such as the natural logarithmic function\, as well as some “sleight of hand” using intuitive mathematics that “crossed the line”.  Paul Erdős has an extraordinary and clever proof that further settles this question\, and his proof does NOT call on any special or analytic functions\, but rather depends on pure\, indisputable logic based on a deep dive into the properties of numbers.  Consequently\, the very approachable Erdős proof is a CLASSIC – we will deconstruct this proof step-by-step such that any audience member with a cup of coffee in hand can follow it. Erdős himself stated “a mathematician is a machine that transforms coffee into equations.” \nOnce you see the brilliance and depth of Erdős proof\, you will come away with a sense of awe for the depth and cleverness of pure number theory. \nWe will also discuss the INFINITUDE OF THE PRIMES and EUCLID NUMBERS as a subset of Natural (counting) Numbers. Finally\, we will discuss the Ancient Greek LIMITATIONS in their understanding of NUMBERS. In closing\, we will state a couple of UNSOLVED PROBLEMS IN MODERN MATHEMATICS for members of the Science Circle audience to work on. \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/paul-erdos2/
LOCATION:Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230903T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230903T170000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230701T184410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230701T184410Z
UID:12605-1693728000-1693760400@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Classical Concert
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URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-69/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230909T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230909T110000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230906T050545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T050949Z
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SUMMARY:BB: Generative AI - Promise or Peril?
DESCRIPTION:Beragon’s Bistro: GENERATIVE AI – PROMISE OR PERIL?\nThe next step in the evolution of artificial intelligence technologies called Generative AI has certainly generated a lot of discussion.\n  \nIn this first Bistro of the 2023-2034 season\, let us together explore some of the following topics:\n—What can Generative AI software technologies do?\n—What technologies does it borrow from or improve upon that make it innovative?\n—What does Generative AI require to accomplish its work?\n—What types of outputs can Generative AI create?\n—How are these outputs currently used and what are some of their potentials?\n—How might it benefit certain type of businesses?\n—Why might there be so much hype about this technology? Have there been past examples where this happened?\n—What are some of the speculations about its potential social impacts? \nJoin us for what promises to be an exciting conversation! \nReferences:\nIBM. (April 2023). What is Generative AI?\nNVIDIA. What is Generative AI?
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/beragons-bistro-6/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230909T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230909T220000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230815T095640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T095640Z
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SUMMARY:World Suicide Prevention Day
DESCRIPTION:World Suicide Prevention Day\nIn observation of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th\, we invite you to discuss your experiences/stories where you\, or someone you love\, has been confronted with the tragedy of suicide. \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/world-suicide-prevention-day/
LOCATION:SC East Meeting Spot
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230910T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230910T080000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230815T072324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T072324Z
UID:12639-1694329200-1694332800@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Classical Concert
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-62/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T110000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
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SUMMARY:Maternity Hospital: A Metaphor for Human Fertilization
DESCRIPTION:Maternity Hospital: An Metaphor for human fertilization from gametogenesis through implantation\nA presentation by Phil Youngblood\, PH.D \n  \nI remember a video the teacher showed in biology class back when I was in secondary school in the 1960s in which an army of wiggly sperm swam at high speed in some kind of race\, through the bends and divisions of cavernous tunnels\, seeming to know the way\, until the vast majority of them surprised and attacked a defenseless egg cell. I was surprised to find this same video on YouTube the other month (albeit with freshened graphics and a hint in the narration of what else might be going on). \n  \nWhat goes on during human fertilization has proved difficult to study because of bioethics\, namely the possibility of endangering a pregnancy. What scientists have discovered however has led to a paradigm shift away from this male-dominated view of fertilization\, at least among the scientifically literate population. Yet\, talking about how the human body works from about the lungs down to the knees is still not something you do in ‘polite’ company in many cultures\, even among educated people\, and not even among intimate partners in more misogynistic cultures. So\, like so many subjects about which our first and last factual exposure to them occurred when we were teenagers\, old-fashioned and incorrect views about human fertilization persist in the general population\, at least until something goes wrong ‘down there.’ \n  \n‘Maternity Hospital’ is a way that I have devised to discuss the fascinating details of human fertilization without the use of graphic illustrations or descriptions. In fact\, the video about the sperm racing to attack the egg is as close to resembling what the physical environment looks like as I will get. The rest of the explanation is through use of metaphors about an environment that most of us have experienced sometime in our lives\, in-person or in media\, that of what happens in various rooms in a hospital and interactions among people with different roles within those rooms. A hospital run entirely by woman\, by the way. \nCome join me to discover how much you know\, or have not yet learned\, about the intricate and fascinating way in which gametes are created\, how they meet\, and how the egg is made ready to create a new human. NOTE: Gametogenesis will be covered lightly as a separate presentation following this one will go into the details of that initial part of the human fertilization process. 
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/maternity-hospital/
LOCATION:Auditorium
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sept-16-10-am.png
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T220000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230815T100130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T100130Z
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SUMMARY:International Equal Pay Day
DESCRIPTION:International Equal Pay Day\nJoin us as we discuss situations of Equal pay on our respective countries! How has your country improved over the years\, does it still have room for improvement? \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/international-equal-pay-day/
LOCATION:SC East Meeting Spot
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230917T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230917T080000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230815T072447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T072447Z
UID:12641-1694934000-1694937600@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Classical Concert
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URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-70/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T110000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230817T191729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T191729Z
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SUMMARY:Fly Me to the Moon!
DESCRIPTION:Fly Me to the Moon!\n  \nThere is a lot of activity going on out there beyond Earth orbit! And now the race is on again to land softly on the Moon and this time to stay for a while. \nA quick quiz (answers during the presentation): \n(1) How many spacecraft are in orbit around the Moon or active on its surface right now?\n(2) How many lunar missions are planned over the next five years worldwide?\n(3) How many nations have tried a soft landing on the Moon? What are their intentions? \nCome join representatives of The Science Circle’s Moon Base Group for this update on ‘Space Race 2.0′ that will include a brief summary of past lunar missions to create a background for a discussion about the flurry of activity in just the last year\, and the real planning that is known to be underway by national\, commercial\, and other agencies in the next five years or so. \nThe Moon Base Group will also update what we have learned and done in the first months of the Project\, including our dynamically evolving purpose and objectives\, our members’ personal (anonymized) objectives for the project\, the physical builds you can visit\, and where we think we are going from here. You are still invited to join us as we explore this important next phase of human exploration as part of a celebration of The Science Circle’s 15th Anniversary. \nIf there is time\, we will also touch on what is happening beyond the Moon\, because the Moon is viewed by many as a ‘steppingstone’ to missions beyond it. Did you know\, for example\, that there have been 50 missions by eight nations sent to Mars spanning over five decades\, and that there may be up to 18 spacecraft currently in orbit (seven active)\, plus five active missions on the surface?
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/fly-me-to-the-moon/
LOCATION:Auditorium
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sept-23-10-am.png
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T220000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230917T062006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230917T062006Z
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SUMMARY:AI in Medical Diagnosis
DESCRIPTION:AI in Medical Diagnosis\nIn 2021\, I had the privilege of delivering a presentation on computer vision at the Science Circle. During the presentation\, I explored the dominant role of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) in image-oriented tasks like classification\, segmentation\, and analysis. I also delved into practical applications within histopathology\, showcasing how AI aids in diagnosing diseases using microscopic tissue images. The emergence of the attention mechanism\, the foundation of technologies including ChatGPT\, has profoundly impacted computer vision. This rapid introduction of novel techniques has opened new opportunities in the field of medical image diagnosis with AI. In this presentation\, I will delve into these exciting developments\, including data fusion across different imaging modalities\, image captioning and diagnostic explainability. \n  \nA presentation by Karthik Prathaban. \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/ai-in-medical-diagnosis/
LOCATION:Auditorium
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MicrosoftTeams-image.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230924T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230924T080000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230815T072622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T072622Z
UID:12643-1695538800-1695542400@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Classical Concert
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-71/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Concert-PDT.png
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230928T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230928T170000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230911T053814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T184042Z
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SUMMARY:Mathematics Club
DESCRIPTION:  \nFor this 4PM Thursday 28.September 2023 meeting of Maths Club of Science Circle\, we will take a deep dive into “The Painter’s Dilemma”\, based on Gabriel’s Horn (La Trompette de Gabriel) which has FINITE VOLUME but INFINITE SURFACE AREA\, as studied by Evangelista Torricelli in 1641. The relationship of this unbounded structure to the harmonic series and the concept of volume of rotation underlying Gabriel’s Horn will be discussed. Finally\, we will consider the existence of 3-dimensional structures that are finite and bounded in volume\, yet of infinite surface area. One of these can be constructed using fractal geometry\, and the other I developed while on holiday. \n 
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/maths-club-15/
LOCATION:Maths Club
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Capture.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T110000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230907T043938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230907T044120Z
UID:12697-1696068000-1696071600@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:XYZWs of Sex Determination
DESCRIPTION:In mammals\, birds and some reptiles\, sex is determined by sex-specific chromosomes.  In mammals\, the sex-determining chromosomes are called X and Y\, and only males have both.  In birds and reptiles\, these chromosomes are called Z and W\, and only females have both. How are these related to one another and to the rest of the genome?  Do the X chromosomes of all mammals have similar genes?  Do all birds have similar Z chromosomes?  Are the Z chromosomes of birds and reptiles genetically similar?  How do all of these chromosome participate in sex determination?  Come and find out some of what we do and don’t know about these interesting questions. \nBy Dr. Mary Anne Clark
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/xyzws/
LOCATION:Auditorium
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Sept-30-10-am-Mary.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T220000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230815T101015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T101015Z
UID:12659-1696107600-1696111200@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:World Tourism Day
DESCRIPTION:World Tourism Day\nWORLD TOURISM DAAAY! Come and discuss with us\, what countries have you been to\, what did you do there\, did you experience culture shock\, what are your recommendations to fellow globe trotters? \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/world-tourism-day/
LOCATION:SC East Meeting Spot
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Slide43.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231001T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231001T080000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230911T054136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T054136Z
UID:12708-1696143600-1696147200@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Classical Concert
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-72/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231005T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231005T170000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230911T054912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T054912Z
UID:12718-1696521600-1696525200@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Mathematics Club
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/maths-club-16/
LOCATION:Maths Club
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Maths-club-Thursdays-4-pm.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T110000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230930T161235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T161404Z
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SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence and the Metaverse
DESCRIPTION:“Artificial Intelligence and the Metaverse”\nby Phil Youngblood\, PhD \nAI is very much in the news these days. We have been talking about in the Science Circle. Same thing with the Metaverse. I was at the VWEC Expert Series last Friday and the topic was the Metaverse. \n  \nWhy so much interest in these computer technologies? What really is artificial intelligence and the metaverse? \nI think it is time to look at these perfectly logical ‘next steps’ in computer technology from a historical and scientific perspective. \nHere are some of the topics that I think will be helpful to review or explore: \n—Why did we invent and use computers? What can they do and what are they incapable of doing?\n—What is the ‘hype cycle’ (coined by Gartner Inc.) and how does it pertain to this subject?    \n—Why do think of some of ways that computers operate as being intelligent? \n—How have telecommunication technologies developed over the last two centuries? \n—Is the metaverse here already? What would it take to make the concept of the metaverse real?\n—What is the difference between Web3 and Web 3.0 with regards to the metaverse? \n—What is the relationship between artificial intelligence and the metaverse? \n  \nCome join us and learn about these fascinating emerging technologies while sharing what you know and think and have heard about them!
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/artificial-intelligence-and-the-metaverse/
LOCATION:Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T220000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20231001T002147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231001T002147Z
UID:12767-1696712400-1696716000@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:World Teachers Day
DESCRIPTION:World Teachers Day\nIn honor of World teachers day\, we invite you to discuss with us your favorite teachers\, who changed your life\, inspired\, or showed you that education can be fun? \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/world-teachers-day/
LOCATION:SC East Meeting Spot
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231008T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231008T080000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230911T054344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T054344Z
UID:12710-1696748400-1696752000@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Classical Concert
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-73/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231012T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231012T170000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230911T055018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T055118Z
UID:12720-1697126400-1697130000@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Mathematics Club
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/maths-club-17/
LOCATION:Maths Club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231014T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231014T110000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230917T070235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230917T070235Z
UID:12733-1697277600-1697281200@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Beragons Bistro: Science Crackpots
DESCRIPTION:Many science communicators must cope with push back from people who don’t know what they are talking about but who think they are experts. Additionally\, this phenomenon is often seen with YouTube commenters and the like who claim they know why physics is all wrong and how they fixed the standard model. It is occasionally also seen with prominent scientists who go off the rails into crackpottery. What is a crackpot? We will look at some examples and try to identify what makes a person a crackpot\, why they are a problem for science communications\, and strategies for coping. \nA discussion led by Matt Burr
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/beragons-bistro-science-crackpots/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231014T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231014T220000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20231001T002240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231001T002240Z
UID:12769-1697317200-1697320800@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Mental Health Day
DESCRIPTION:Mental Health Day\nToday we will talk about our own battles with mental health\, feel free to share your experiences and how you got through them. \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/mental-health-day/
LOCATION:SC East Meeting Spot
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Slide45.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T080000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230911T054456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T054456Z
UID:12712-1697353200-1697356800@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Classical Concert
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/cc-74/
LOCATION:The Lighthouse Café
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Concert-PDT.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231019T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231019T170000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230911T055249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T055249Z
UID:12722-1697731200-1697734800@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Mathematics Club
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/maths-club-18/
LOCATION:Maths Club
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Maths-club-Thursdays-4-pm.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231028T000000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20231019T184729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T184809Z
UID:12788-1697868000-1698451200@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Observe the Moon Week
DESCRIPTION:OBSERVE THE MOON WEEK (21-28 October 2023) \nDo you remember how The Science Circle ( https://sciencecircle.org/ ) celebrated International Observe the Moon Night ( https://moon.nasa.gov/observe-the-moon-night/ ) last year? We had presentations about the Moon and our relationship with it throughout history\, live images from Kass’s telescope in Switzerland\, a planetarium show\, and a scheduled tour of the International Space Museum. \nThis year we decided to celebrate in two ways. One is a presentation for Science Circle EAST participants about this event (see https://sciencecircle.org/event/observe-the-moon-night/ for details). The other is a display in Second Life on Science Circle Island (see https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Science%20Circle/72/129/30 ) explaining the phenomena of solar and lunar eclipses\, during which the Earth’s Moon plays a pivotal part. \n>> This is a week-long event\, open to visitors from Saturday\, 21 October\, through Saturday\, 28 October 2023. \nThe eclipse display is on a platform on the water between the Amphitheater where SC WEST presentations are held at 10am SLT Saturday and the underwater site where SC EAST holds its events at 9pm SLT Saturdays. You can walk to it on bridges from either the Moon Base Group site or the peninsula where other exhibits on SC Island are located. \nEducational posters in the display provide information about International Observe the Moon Night\, The Science Circle non-profit organization\, the Moon Base Group (our year-long celebration of our 15th Anniversary)\, and an explanation about eclipses\, including the following:\n—What is an eclipse? They are fairly common events in our solar system\, if you consider all events\, not only those seen from Earth.\n—What is a lunar or solar eclipse? This is usually what we think of when we hear ‘eclipse’. How do they occur?\n—Total\, annular\, and partial eclipses. What you see from a location on Earth depends on where you are in the Moon’s shadow. How does that work?\n—Total vs. annular eclipses. The Moon’s orbit around the Earth is elliptical\, which affects how big the Moon appears in the sky compared with the Sun. Why is that?\n—Why are solar and lunar eclipses so rare? The tilt of the Moon’s orbit around Earth compared with Earth’s orbit around the Sun plays a major factor in creating eclipses seen from Earth. Why is that?\n—Why is a total solar eclipse so rare? A total eclipse requires another condition on top of seeing an eclipse. What is that? Why are we fortunate on Earth to witness such as event?\n—Will there always be total eclipses? The answer to that question may surprise you! Come visit the eclipse display to learn what it is!
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/observe-the-moon-week/
LOCATION:The Science Circle region
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T110000
DTSTAMP:20260412T161851
CREATED:20230917T065127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230917T065127Z
UID:12730-1697882400-1697886000@sciencecircle.org
SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence in Medical Image Diagnosis
DESCRIPTION:In 2021\, I had the privilege of delivering a presentation on computer vision at the Science Circle. During the presentation\, I explored the dominant role of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) in image-oriented tasks like classification\, segmentation\, and analysis. I also delved into practical applications within histopathology\, showcasing how AI aids in diagnosing diseases using microscopic tissue images. The emergence of the attention mechanism\, the foundation of technologies including ChatGPT\, has profoundly impacted computer vision. This rapid introduction of novel techniques has opened new opportunities in the field of medical image diagnosis with AI. In this presentation\, I will delve into these exciting developments\, including data fusion across different imaging modalities\, image captioning and diagnostic explainability. \nA presentation by Karthik Prathaban
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/ai-in-medical-image-diagnosis/
LOCATION:Auditorium
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