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 […]
“Updating Darwinian Evolution Part II: The Role of Sexual Selection”
AuditoriumThe 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 […]
Trivia Test run
AuditoriumWould you like to accompany us for an hour of Science Trivia? Today we are testing the game!