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SUMMARY:"The First Stars"
DESCRIPTION:  \nPhoto: NASA \nAbstract: \nThe Universe began in a hot and dense state. After ten minutes or so\, the elements had formed\, and for the next few hundred thousand years the Universe was filled with hot plasma\, expanding and cooling. The Universe was opaque; any light emitted would be scattered or absorbed before it could travel far. Then came a transition\, when the Universe went from plasma to neutral gas\, and at the same time became transparent. After that were the aptly-named “dark ages”\, for nothing was emitting light. Some few hundred million years after that\, the very first stars in the Universe formed. None of these stars\, we believe\, is still around today\, and observing their effects (either directly or indirectly) is very challenging. However\, a number of observations have told us things about the epoch when stars first formed in our Universe\, and it remains a major goal of cosmology to learn more about the nature of these stars. \nIn this talk\, I’ll outline the relevant history of the Universe\, and tell you what we know and believe about the very first stars. \n  \n  \n— Rob Knop  \nHomepage \nBlog \nPrevious work in the Library \nPrevious work in the Film Collection \n  \n  \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first.
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SUMMARY:The Fascinating World of Elon Musk
DESCRIPTION:Elon Musk: Man With a Purpose \nWe asked Science Circle students what topics they would like to hear and Elon Musk was one request. Well\, I was curious also\, so this coming Saturday your request is granted! \nElon Musk is one of the richest and most powerful men in the world. Who is he and how did he get where he is today? What drives him to do what he does? What will he do next? Of course we could never really know unless we asked him directly (anyone know if he has a SL avatar?)\, but we can speculate on answers to these questions from what he has told others and what he has done in the past. \nCome explore what I was able to find out about this fascinating person and his world\, about his past projects (Zip2\, X.com\, and PayPal)\, current projects and how they work  (Tesla & SolarCity\, SpaceX\, The Boring Company & Hyperloop\, and Neuralink & OpenAI)\, and about what is next! \nPhil Youngblood / Vic Michalak \n  \n— Phil Youngblood  \nPrevious work in the Library \nPrevious work in the Film Collection \n  \n  \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first.
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SUMMARY:The Fascinating World of Elon Musk 2
DESCRIPTION:Elon Musk: Man With a Purpose \nWe asked Science Circle students what topics they would like to hear and Elon Musk was one request. Well\, I was curious also\, so this coming Saturday your request is granted! \nElon Musk is one of the richest and most powerful men in the world. Who is he and how did he get where he is today? What drives him to do what he does? What will he do next? Of course we could never really know unless we asked him directly (anyone know if he has a SL avatar?)\, but we can speculate on answers to these questions from what he has told others and what he has done in the past. \nCome explore what I was able to find out about this fascinating person and his world\, about his past projects (Zip2\, X.com\, and PayPal)\, current projects and how they work  (Tesla & SolarCity\, SpaceX\, The Boring Company & Hyperloop\, and Neuralink & OpenAI)\, and about what is next! \nPhil Youngblood / Vic Michalak \n  \n— Phil Youngblood  \nPrevious work in the Library \nPrevious work in the Film Collection \n  \n  \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first.
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SUMMARY:"Insights from Genes and Genomes"
DESCRIPTION:Photo Wikipedia \n“Updating Darwinian Evolution Part I: Insights from Genes and Genomes” \nDarwin’s Theory of Evolution was a landmark event in science\, providing an explanation for the origin of the diverse lifeforms on the Earth. Notably\, it was largely a construct of deduction from observations. In the over 150 years of the existence of this theory\, scientists have provided the nuts and bolts of how evolution works. Notable discoveries include DNA and how it encodes genes\, how genes lead to characteristics\, the ability to compare genomes\, and experimentally measure population dynamics. What Darwin Never Knew (PBS 2009) covers some of the molecular examples of how evolution works. This presentation will summarize the key examples from the documentary. You are welcome to watch the documentary in advance and ask specific questions; however\, the talk is designed for those unfamiliar with the documentary topics.  \n  \nThe first talk will be based on “What Darwin Never Knew”. \nWatching before hand will be good but not necessary.  \n  \n  \n  \nDr. Stephen L. Gasior   \nPrevious work in the Library \nPrevious work in the Film Collection \n  \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first. \nLocation
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SUMMARY:Catalysis in Wonderland: An SL presentation of classic transition-metal chemistry.
DESCRIPTION:  \nAbstract: \nOrganic chemistry tends to follow certain rules. Starting in the 1950’s\, we began to find ways that transition metals (e.g. chromium\, iron\, nickel\, rhodium\, gold and many others) could bend the rules of classic organic chemistry and facilitate chemical transformations which would otherwise be onerous. One example of the utility of transition metals as applied to organic chemistry is in catalysis\, i.e. the transformation of starting materials into products through an easy-to-traverse sequence of steps. Today\, catalysts mediate a wide range of reactions\, from improving the quality of air (e.g. catalytic converters) to the production of plastics\, medicines and other chemical transformations. In this talk we will cover the basics of “organometallic” catalysis reactions such as “oxidative addition”\, “insertion”\, and reductive elimination. We will use these steps to illustrate how a metal can catalyze a reaction without itself being changed\, through lecture and scripted objects. What we have learned about catalysts which dissolve has helped us to understand how metal surfaces mediate similar transformations. \nDr. Michael J. Shaw\, \nDistinguished Research Professor \n \n  \n— Mike J. Shaw \nPrevious work in the Library \nPrevious work in the Film Collection \n  \n  \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first.
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