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SUMMARY:Interactive tour of Brodmann's Brain
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an interactive tour of Brodmann’s Brain! Within this giant cortex we can see and stimulate the fMRI mapped areas which correlate to fear\, desire\, love\, coordination\, meditation\, speech\, and more! \nThis model and others being developed provide a platform for exciting educational opportunities in biology\, psychology\, and health\, behavioral\, and social sciences. Sponsored by Whole Brain Health on Inspiration Island\, featuring brain research post-doc OsanGar\, Thuja Hynes and Lissena Wisdomseeker. \nPrevious work from Lynne Berrett (Lissena Wisdomseeker) in the Library \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first. \n 
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/interactive-tour-of-brodmanns-brain/
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SUMMARY:"Student Virtual World Science Projects in Sine Space"
DESCRIPTION:Members here at Science Circle regularly attend our meetings for online discussions and collaboration. On June 9\, I will discuss my attempts to get my students to collaborate and work together online. Sine space seems to provide the online networking in a safe networked environment we need. One of my students has created a space colony for Europa\, and another has created a geological simulation called Eagle Rock\, based on an actual area in Virginia. The creator of the sims can control who has access to the sim and can even delete it if so desired. \nAn optional field trip will be given at the end of the lecture. Details on how to log in will be giving at the end of the lecture. These sims can be accessed with a web browser and a guest account. Although the sine space client for pc and an account is recommended at https://sine.space. \n  \nTake a Virtual Geology Field Trip to Eagle Rock\, Virginia! \nby Dr. William F. Schmachtenberg (Dae Miami SL)  \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.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/student-virtual-world-science-projects-in-sine-space/
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SUMMARY:"Catalysis in Wonderland part 2"
DESCRIPTION:Catalysis in Wonderland\, Part II: An SL presentation of classic transition-metal chemistry. \nAbstract: \nOrganic chemistry follows 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. This talk is a continuation of our discussion of catalysis where we will review the basics of “organometallic” catalysis reactions such as “oxidative addition”\, “insertion”\, and reductive elimination. These steps allow a metal complex to catalyze a reaction without itself being changed. These principles will be illustrated through lecture and scripted objects. The talk will discuss in detail the issues of “handedness” and how a catalyst can imprint its “handedness” on the final product. \n  \n \n  \n— Mike J. Shaw \nPrevious work in the Library \nPrevious work\, including “Catalysis in Wonderland part 1” in the Film Collection \n  \n  \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/catalysis-in-wonderland-part-2/
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SUMMARY:Big data: road to the future or just weapons of math destruction?
DESCRIPTION:Big data: road to the future or just weapons of math destruction?  \n  \nBig 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 the world around us and can be used to monitor and control the environment\, in practice they are changing our world and our lives in ways which would have been unthinkable only a few years ago.   \nOn the other end\, however\, if ill used -either by negligence or on purpose- they can become “Weapons of Math Destruction” leading to wrong decisions which can badly affect the weakest and poorest part of our society. The Data Anlytics phenomenon is only the most recent case of misuse of big data. \n========================== \n— Giuseppe Longo \nProfessor of Astrophysics \n \nAccademico Pontaniano \nAssociate – California Institute of Technology \nAssociate . INFN and INAF \n  \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.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/big-data-weapons-of-math-destruction/
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SUMMARY:Psychological benefits of walking in a virtual nature
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \nCan 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 in writing on their experience while there. Reading and analyzing these comments with TROPES semantic software allows us to identify the main factors contributing to a relaxing and comforting atmosphere. The implicit hypothesis that a virtual representation of nature can be soothing is confirmed. We also find that wildlife – which is abundant on the island * –appears to be the main feature that catches the attention of walkers. Given that these verbatim transcripts from a small convenience sample reflect\, with one exception\, the emotions felt by women\, the results cannot really be generalized. In the analyses\, the anonymity of the avatars is preserved by using initials\, even though in all the cases the participants consented to the reproduction of the emotions they expressed. \nRelated PDF \n \n  \n— Benny Rigaux-Bricmont \n  \n  \n  \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/psychological-benefits-of-walking-in-a-virtual-nature/
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SUMMARY:“Updating Darwinian Evolution Part II: The Role of Sexual Selection”
DESCRIPTION:The 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 find the right match and display your wares become important forces shaping the evolution of physiology\, chemistry\, and the brain. This talk explores the science of sexual selection in humans. Sexual selection has been well established in animal species for half a century\, but the ability to study it in humans is relatively recent. Using the documentary The Science of Sex Appeal as a scaffold\, this talk helps us update Darwin’s Theory of Evolution.  \n  \n \nOptional Discovery video (not available everywhere) \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.
URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/updating-darwinian-evolution-part-ii-the-role-of-sexual-selection/
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