“Our Place in the Universe!” A public presentation and continued educational journey. Facilitated by Phil Youngblood / SL: Vic Michalak Let us explore science together in Second Life!   Last time we started our journey investigating the nature and practice of science over the years. This time we will celebrate World Space Week (4-10 October […]

“Our Place in the Universe!” A public presentation and continued educational journey. Facilitated by Phil Youngblood / SL: Vic Michalak Let us explore science together in Second Life!   Last time we started our journey investigating the nature and practice of science over the years. This time we will celebrate World Space Week (4-10 October […]

This presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here and find the PDF in the library.   A number of years ago, I was boating in Cape Cod Bay (Massachusetts, USA) near Stellwagen Banks and watching for whales. I had been there watching for whales and dolphins other times too. This […]

This season we start a new weekday activity, in which your input is essential. Every second Tuesday of the month at 6 AM PDT we broadcast a documentary in the auditorium. This month: "The Lost World of the Pacific" with Sir David Attenborough The proposals for future documentaries come from the audience present, creating a […]

This presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here and find the PDF in the library.   The easy narrative of how people thought of evolution in Europe before On the Origin of Species was that God created everything. Then Darwin came along and showed how it really is. While Darwin […]

This presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here and find the PDF in the library.   THIS ISN'T YOUR GRANDPARENTS' CLIMATE Human life on Earth has always depended on natural levels of greenhouse gases. The Earth absorbs visible light from the sun and, to stay in energy balance in the […]

This presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here and find the PDF in the library.     Panel participants: Mike Shaw Stephen Gasior Phil Youngblood Keith Eric Grant   Host scientific debates: Matthew Burr Previously recorded panels     Is this the first time you will attend a presentation with […]