With the recent conclusion of VWBPE 2022 in SL, let’s share our thoughts and experiences of education in different countries. Share your experience of education in your native country or in countries where you attended school. What are academics saying about methods and approaches? What do studies show? How do different countries cope with shortages […]

Does our technology connect us more, or isolate us more? "Loneliness is different than isolation and solitude. Loneliness is a subjective feeling where the connections we need are greater than the connections we have. In the gap, we experience loneliness. It's distinct from the objective state of isolation, which is determined by the number of […]

Darwin Day  Heroes of Evolution: E. O. Wilson   You may have already been exposed to one of E.O. Wilson's works, E.O. Wilson’s Life on Earth, a multi-media textbook released for free. It was in many ways indicative of his career: brilliant, expansive, engaging, and a joy to read. Wilson was one of the giants of evolutionary theory […]

Darwin Day at The HMS Beagle Come and celebrate Darwin day with us by watching a lecture from the British Humanist Association, on the beach right next to our very own recreation of the HMS Beagle!     Non-members only need to register once. Is this the first time you will attend a presentation with […]

The Science Circle has been a welcoming and enduring phenomenon in Second Life for 14 years now! Amazing! Whether you are new to The Science Circle or have been with us since the beginning, we invite you to come celebrate and to share your memories as we recall how the Science Circle got started, our […]

Science Circle Trivia Non-members only need to register once. Is this the first time you will attend a presentation with us? Follow this link first.

What in the world is happening? What can we expect, and what can we do? In the past, even the recent past, wildfires had a season – early summer through early autumn. Today, though, the calendar turns are no more than marks for another day, another week, another month of wildfires popping up. And these […]

Gender and Race in science Underrepresentation and disparities in treatment within the STEM fields are topics that are more liberally discussed in the modern age. I derived my interest for this topic from the movie: Hidden Figures (2016), which portrayed the brilliance of African American female mathematicians working at NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space […]

Geology and Palaeontology of Greece This is a sequel presentation to my talk on the role of Greece in Math and Science. Greece has a complex geologic history of plate tectonics, volcanism, earthquakes, gems, and rocks. This history has played a role in Greek civilizations like the Minoans as well as their architecture and sculptures. […]

Our Local Wildlife In observation of World Wildlife Day; we invite you to share stories/memories of animals from your local wildlife, be they good or bad, irritating or not!   Non-members only need to register once. Is this the first time you will attend a presentation with us? Follow this link first.