Too hot! Too dry! Too wet! The roller coaster of extreme weather in a climate-changing world
Fire & FloodWhat in the world is happening? What can we expect, and what can we do? In the past, even the recent past, wildfires had a season – early summer through early autumn. Today, though, the calendar turns are no more than marks for another day, another week, another month of wildfires popping up. And these […]
Gender and Race in Science
FiresideGender and Race in science Underrepresentation and disparities in treatment within the STEM fields are topics that are more liberally discussed in the modern age. I derived my interest for this topic from the movie: Hidden Figures (2016), which portrayed the brilliance of African American female mathematicians working at NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space […]
Classical Concert
The Lighthouse CaféGeology and Palaeontology of Greece
AuditoriumGeology and Palaeontology of Greece This is a sequel presentation to my talk on the role of Greece in Math and Science. Greece has a complex geologic history of plate tectonics, volcanism, earthquakes, gems, and rocks. This history has played a role in Greek civilizations like the Minoans as well as their architecture and sculptures. […]