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 are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." -Mahatma Gandhi "A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both." -Dwight D. Eisenhower […]

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 by boxes. Mars isn’t inhabited by boxes, errr, I mean robots. They are better thought of as remote controlled sensory extensions of humans. Please join […]

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 covers: evolution of virtual world learning, academic […]

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.