Since the discovery of radioactivity, our understanding has steadily increased about how nuclear materials can be used to improve health.  Individuals who worked with radioactive substances in the early decades […]

Special discussion on a fun topic for this Saturday at the Science Circle. Come relax and enjoy a conversation about how fiction has envisioned humanity's future. From dystopian disaster to idyllic future, science fiction writers have taken themes of modern times along with lessons from the past to speak to a path for our future. […]

Renewed Hope Ahead for 2025 Steven R. Van Hook, PhD November 16 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST It’s time to cheer up a bit. Clouded by global turmoil and uncertainty, we may lose sight of transcendent growth blooming just beyond the gloom. Some of the world’s brightest minds in government, education, business, economics, and science have […]

With the recent awards of the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Physics for machine learning through neural networks and in Chemistry for computational protein design and structure prediction, it is apparent that modern physical science depends deeply on computer-aided calculations to provide insights about the world.  In 2024, it is far easier than it has ever […]

Tired of heated arguments around the dinner table? Getting bored of the blowhards on TV and social media? Wondering why everyone is yelling and/or crying about the state of everything? Then this is the event for you.  A debate in the Oxford Union style on the matter of free speech in the US versus EU.  […]