Which RL museum do you recommend to others? This can be a local, national or foreign museum and can be a science, art, history, maritime or open air museum. Is the location exceptional or the architecture of the building? Share it with us. Which one left an indelible impression on you? Tell us what you […]

Has the global pandemic changed your view on others or society itself? "You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean […]

On their way to a robot planet: Fry: So, this planet is completely uninhabited Bender: No, it’s inhabited by robots Fry: Oh see. The same way a warehouse is inhabited […]

Educators can be Covid-challenged to keep students and funds flowing, while promoting healthy and enriching academic options. Virtual World learning may provide immersive hands-on experience for engaging students and offering […]

Immunotherapy: Harnessing the Weapon Within In 1890, a bone surgeon by the name of William B. Coley was profoundly moved by the loss of a 17-year old patient (Bessie Dashiell) to bone cancer and endeavored to find an effective treatment for the disease. Amidst reviewing hospital records, Coley learned of a patient with a similar […]

The basic tenet of biology is reproduction to continue the species. Evolution and genetics has programmed every species' to follow behaviors to ensure the next generation. Sometimes this has resulted in seemingly contradictory behaviors like male spiders sacrificing themselves after mating. Given this pattern of programming in sexually reproducing species, it is flabbergasting that some […]

Virtual Teaching Tactics to Help a Divided World Educators can be Covid-challenged to keep students and funds flowing, while promoting healthy and enriching academic options. Virtual World learning may provide immersive hands-on experience for engaging students and offering a sense of place and belonging, so important to student success and retention in online education.This presentation […]

Organic Chem Basics: Diels-Alder and similar reactions The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Dr. Benjamin List (Max PLack Institute)  and Dr. David MacMillam (Princeton University) for "the development of asymmetric organocatalysis." One of the first reactions that they found could be catalyzed by purely organic compounds was the Diels-Alder reaction. The Diels-Alder […]

Is nationalism beneficial or dangerous in the context of globalization? "While globalization will make the world smaller and more accessible, we must continue to appreciate its vibrant diversity." -Jean-Philippe Courtois     Non-members only need to register once. Is this the first time you will attend a presentation with us? Follow this link first.

Archaeology in Open Sim   Introduction to Aspiring Archaeologist region Aka Altun Ha  The region features three main components. #1 The Jonson site: A reproduction investigation site of the Monongahela, used for field school on land owned by the Army Corps of Engineers in Blairsville, PA #2 The Prehistoric Overview: A museum style exhibit displaying […]

Open Sim Abyssinia Tour Abyssinia, which is intended as a living museum & educational resource on the Science Circle’s OpenSim grid, is my reconstruction of ancient archaeological sites in Tigray (northern Ethiopia) & Eritrea that date from at least 1000 BCE through roughly 800 CE. I excavated at several of these sites decades ago (1969-1972), […]