Fireside Chat Gravity
FiresideFireside Chat Gravity: The Reckoning From black holes to landing a rover on Mars, gravity is the essential consideration. Gravity is not a classical force like magnetism. Newton described the behavior of objects subject to gravity, but did not describe its nature. Einstein showed mathematically that gravity is mass/energy distorting spacetime. Accordingly, gravity is now […]
Henupoto Wara: Supernatural Anti-Hero of the Mythical Past
AuditoriumGraphic: The Emberá Comarca of Eastern Panama within the red circle Henupoto Wara: Supernatural Anti-Hero of the Mythical Past The Emberá, a tropical lowland tribe of the Darién rain forest of Eastern Panama and the Pacific coastal lowlands of Colombia, have a strong tradition of telling detailed stories about animals, spirits, and demons […]
Classical Sunday Concerts
The Lighthouse CaféA few of my favorite hemes
AuditoriumA few of my favorite hemes. The "heme cofactor" is familiar to us as the part of hemoglobin where oxygen attaches for transport through blood. It lends blood its characteristic color. However, the heme unit is a versatile part of many biological functions. It participates in the metabolism of perceived toxins by the liver, in […]