This Saturday at The Science Circle

 

 

Saturday March 14

 

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At 10 AM PST   

 

Updates in Chemistry

 

Moderated by Michael Shaw PHD

 

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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 March 15

 

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    At 10 AM PST   

    Pi-Bonding: a Chemist’s view of Pi Day

    https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/chemists-view-of-pi/

    By Michael Shaw

    Auditorium

 

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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 November 23

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    At 10 AM PST   

    Learning A New Skill: Computational Chemistry

    https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/learning-computational-chemistry/

    Moderator: Michael Shaw

    Auditorium

      

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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 November 25

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    At 10 AM PST   

    A Brief History of Genetic Modification in Agriculture

    By Stephen L. Gasior

    https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/genetic-modification/

 

    The Science Circle (72,129,30)

      

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    At 9 PM PST   

    Do Not Try This At Home

    Dr. Michael J. Shaw

    https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/do-not-try-this-at-home/

    

    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 - "Webb Telescope," "Organic Chem Basics"

The James Webb Space Telescope: A Summary

Saturday January 22,

9:30 AM to 10 AM SL time

I briefly review the science mission of the JWST and discuss its potential discoveries. I do this in the context of the discoveries of Webb’s predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope.

– Dr. William. F. Wall / Syzygy Asymptote

Auditorium

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Beragon’s Bistro: Webb Telescope

Saturday January 22,

10 AM to 11 AM SL time,

A discussion hosted by Matt Burr at the Light house Cafe

The Light House Café

For more information, Click Here.

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Organic Chem Basics: Diels-Alder and Similar Reactions

Saturday January 22,

9 PM to 10 PM

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 reaction is a well-known example of a fundamental class of reactions in organic chemistry, and it can proceed unaided, be catalyzed by metal-containing compounds, or most recently catalyzed by purely organic species. We’ll talk about what makes the Diels-Alder reaction special, and how it has been catalyzed in the past, and why the recent Nobel prize is seen as a jump forward.

A presentation by Dr Michael J. Shaw

Auditorium

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Announcement: This Saturday at The Science Circle - "Recent Developments in Materials Science"

 

"Recent Developments in Materials Science"

Saturday October 31 

10 AM to 11:30 AM

Join Matt Burr and Mike Shaw for a discussion about materials. What new materials such as graphene and nanotubes hold promises for new technologies? What are the prospects for advanced batteries? What can we look forward to with breakthroughs and novel materials?    

Guests: Dr. Michael J. Shaw, Dr. Kurt Winkelmann

For more information, Click Here. 

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Announcement: This Week at the Science Circle

Thursday 28th 7 PM - 9 PM PDT

Exploratorium (143,116,23)

   → Come play with exhibits on the island

   → Live video feed: Exploratorium in San Francisco
       of RL event where we'll be showing SL exhibits

https://www.exploratorium.edu/

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Saturday Sept 30th, 10 AM PDT

 “Ways of Knowing in Chemistry” by Michael Shaw Ph. D, USA                    

Abstract: How do we know what we say we know? In synthetic chemistry, there are tools we use which give us data from which we can deduce details of a molecule’s structure.  Many of these tools are spectroscopic in nature and some rely on changes in how a molecule rotates, vibrates,  how its electrons are distributed, or even how individual types of nuclei spin.   There are also methods based on diffraction that can yield a “snapshot” of a molecule’s structure.  This talk will be from a synthetic perspective, i.e. how do we make sure that what we tried to make is what we actually made, and what sort of purity did we achieve?

More information about Dr. Shaw's presentation at https://sciencecircle.org/upcoming-saturday/

The Science Circle (61/126/32)