CELEBRATING ISAAC NEWTON'S BIRTHDAY in the Maths Dojo. So come and learn how much Isaac slept at night and other interesting details!

2023 Genome Editing Year in Review   Every year there are new advances in genome engineering enabled by CRISPR/Cas and other editing systems. In this talk, the most important and interesting news in  gene editing from 2023 will be presented. Come learn about Technology Advances, New Tools, Intellectual Property, and Target Genes and Modified Organisms from a practitioner in the […]

University Response to VWs This presentation provides a first-hand take on academia’s response to virtual world learning over the last 15 years. Steve Van Hook / Kip Roffo brings more than 20 years’ experience as an educator, author, innovator, and course designer. He will cover university response to over a decade of Virtual World educational […]

Guess Who’s Talking? Non-Human Language By Phil Youngblood, PhD With Darwin Day coming up in February, it seems appropriate to examine what humans have thought set them apart from other living things. One of these has been complex language. Recent discoveries however have revealed that a variety of living things are able to communicate complex […]

Immigration and its Effects on Existing Culture: Case Study – The Netherlands   Historic Issue: What Happens When Cultures Meet? ---Immigration (people moving into an area with an existing culture, here defined as including either permanent or temporary residence, either invited or forced) has been a near universal phenomenon throughout history. Here are some ways […]

Unfortunately, professor Giuseppe Longo had to postpone his presentation "Ethics and Artificial Intelligence" for today to a later date. Since many people have already prepared for the topic, Phil will lead a discussion at the lighthouse about it. Phil Youngblood is an Emeritus Professor of Computer Information Systems and Cyber Security and has been working […]