This Saturday at The Science Circle

 

 Saturday June 29

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    At 10 AM PST   

    Field Trip: Second Life 21st Birthday

    Dr. William Schmachtenberg & Roy Sutton show their exhibits at Second Life’s 21st Birthday

    https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/end-of-season/

   

      

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    NOTE: Non-members required to register once

    IM Jes Cobalt or Nymf Hathaway

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This Saturday at The Science Circle

 

 

Saturday, April 15

 

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    At 10 AM PST   

    Recap of the 2023 VWBPE conference on Second Life

    By Dr. William Schmachtenberg (Dae Miami SL) and Linda Morris Kelley, BA (Delia Lake SL)

    https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/vwbpe-2023/

    Auditorium

 

   The Science Circle (72,129,30)

      

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    At 9 PM PST   

    ChatGPT and AI

    By Jes Stannard

    https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/health/

    SC Meeting Spot

 

   The Science Circle (72,129,30)

 

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    NOTE: Non-members required to register once

    IM Jes Cobalt or Nymf Hathaway

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Announcement: This Saturday at The Science Circle - "Museums" and "Has The Global Pandemic Changed Your View on Others or Society?"

 

"Museums"

Saturday November 6

10 AM to 11 AM SL time 

Which real-life 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 found and discovered. Perhaps you can share an image of what impressed you the most. Share the website of the relevant museum with us.

An example of museum development and innovation is the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The Night Watch “De Nachtwacht by Rembrandt van Rijn” is currently being restored and to inform, educate and share this process with the public, you can get a virtual tour here.

We look forward to your museum!

This FC topic is an idea of William Schmachtenberg

Fireside

For more information, Click Here.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Science%20Circle/161/99/24 

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"Has The Global Pandemic Changed Your View on Others or Society Itself?"

Saturday November 6

9PM to 10PM SL time

“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.

Auditorium

For more information, Click Here.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Science%20Circle/104/125/1114 
 

Announcement: This Saturday at The Science Circle - "Early Cretaceous Meat-Eating Dinosaurs of Maryland and Virginia"

 

"Early Cretaceous Meat-Eating Dinosaurs of Maryland and Virginia"

Saturday April 3

10 AM to 11 AM

512 fossils from the Early Cretaceous of Maryland are currently stored at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, USA. Of those most are bones of a large, long necked 4-legged dinosaur called Astrodon, which belongs to the Sauropod group. We also have bones from armored Ankylosaur dinosaurs, ornithopod or bird footed dinosaurs, and two meat eaters, Acrocathosaurus and Deinonychus. Acrocanthosaurus was almost the size of a T. rex, and Deinonychus was a raptor. A group of high school students in Virginia and New York collaborated to analyze teeth from these meat eaters in order to reconstruct the ecology of Maryland and Virginia during the Early Cretaceous.

Dr. William Schmachtenberg will present the results of their research during this meeting. The students work have been submitted to the New York Paleontological Society for publication.

For more information, Click Here. 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Science%20Circle/67/129/32
 

Announcement: This Friday and Saturday at The Science Circle - "VWBPE 2020" "Jurassic Period of USA and Switzerland"

"VWBPE 2020"

Friday March 20
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM SL time

Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education 2020

Pre-conference Immersive Experiences

One of the amazing things about virtual environments is how easy it is to travel to interesting locations. Who else wishes they could teleport in the physical world? It is so easy to take a tour and play anywhere in virtual environments…

The Science Circle (SC) provides immersive experiences and focuses on Science & Education; Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Art, and current events like wildfires. Areas on and above the island are accessible via a teleport system and multi-lingual, explanatory signage.

Past Science Circle presentations are available via mini-theatres.

Includes a 30 minute “Question and Answer” about the Corona Virus in our auditorium at 7 AM PDT

Come play a game, solve a problem, and engage in hands-on learning with virtual world education leaders.

No need to sign up, simply come and learn!

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Science%20Circle/67/129/32 

 

Read more Here 

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"Jurassic Period of USA and Switzerland"

Saturday March 21

10AM to 11AM SL time

A comparison of the Jurassic Period of USA and Switzerland: A case study in international collaboration

by Bill Schmachtenberg, Kass Lapidar, and Darien Bradley

Abstract: Schools are currently encouraging global collaborations. There are advantages to this collaboration, but there are issues that need to be addressed. In the presentation, Bill Schmachtenberg will present the collaborative research he has been conducting with Kass Lapidar in Switzerland on the geology and palaeontology of the Jurassic Period of Switzerland and Como Bluffs, Wyoming, USA. A high school senior, Darien Bradley also helped prepare this presentation.

 https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Science%20Circle/67/129/32

 Read more Here.

Announcement: This Week At The Science Circle: Volcano!

"Volcano!"

Saturday September 22, 10-11AM SL time

By Dae Miami (Dr. William F. Schmachtenberg)

The eruption of Kilauea in Hawaii is the latest example of the active role of volcanoes on the Earth. This presentation will present research on what makes certain volcanoes explosive and others gentle. I will also present research on ancient volcanoes in Virginia. Some of  these volcanoes are well understood in terms of plate tectonic theory. Others as researched by James Madison University geologists are still a mystery to science.

More on the presentation can be read at: https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/volcano/

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Announcement: This Week at the Science Circle

Saturday 23th 10 AM PDT

“Virtual Reality in Science!” by William Schmachtenberg, Ph. D (Dae Miami in SL)

Abstract: VR in Education. There has been a lot of hype about Virtual Reality in the Media, but what is actually involved in using VR in education? How much does it cost, what hardware do you need, how do you set it up, and how good is the software that is available? For the most part, VR in schools has meant Google Cardboard, but other forms of VR are getting cheaper such as Gear VR and even Oculus Rift.

I have been conducting hands-on research with Google Cardboard,  Gear VR and Oculus Rift setups and will be sharing those results in this presentation, but I hope you will come and share your information on VR as well. I will also include reviews of current VR software.
         
More information about Dae's presentation at https://sciencecircle.org/upcoming-saturday/

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Sunday 24th 10 AM PDT

“Horse-hunting Crocodiles and Tiny Alligators: Crocodilian Evolution after the Age of the Dinosaurs” by Alex Hastings, Ph. D                                       

Crocodiles have had an impressively long evolutionary history. During the Age of the Dinosaurs they reached massive size and diversified into a wide array of forms, but their lineage did not die with the mass extinction that ended that era. After the massive ecological shifts that occurred, crocodilians adapted to new circumstances and have been enormously successful.

Dr. Hastings will present some of his research on this fascinating group of animals in the millions of years that have followed since the extinction including running crocodiles and dwarf alligators.


More information about Hasting's presentation at https://sciencecircle.org/upcoming-sunday/

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Announcement: The Science Circle Presents " New Software, Apps, and Virtual Environments in Science”

Saturday March 4th @ the Science Circle

Presentation: “New Software, apps, and virtual environments in Science”
Presenter: Dae Miami / William Schmachtenberg
Time: 10AM PST
Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Science%20Circle/61/127/32




2017 seems to present us with a dizzying array of new apps, devices, and software in the sciences. I will pick my favorites, and present new research my students are doing with apps I have created. Feel free to come and share your picks for the best new science apps and software.

More information about Dae's presentation
https://sciencecircle.org/upcoming-presentation/