SL Video (Science Circle): "Steven R Van Hook, Writing for Low Watt Brains"

 

 

(click here if the video does not play)

 

 From The Science Circle in March 2017, "Presentation by Steven R. Van Hook"

 

SL Video (Science Circle): "The Face of Dementia"

 

 (click here if the video does not play)

 

 From the Science Circle on Sept 2019, Robert A. Hendrix presents "The Face of Dementia".

 

Whole Brain Health with Dr. David Arguna

 

When it comes to matters of health, people often thing of the heart or the gut. But what about the brain. This container of one's mind and soul is sadly all too easily afflicted by illnesses. Dr. David Arguna is the host of a weekly discussion at Whole Brain Health in Inspirational Island. Dancerina Starlight recently dropped in on one session, and there was much talked about.

Read Dancerina's article in Extra.

 

 

Cartoon of the Day

 

Taken at the Halloween Party at Club Cutlass. Shockwave Yareach is seen as having a good brain. But at the party, that and his eyeballs were all that was left of his head, kept inside a nutrient fluid-filled bowl. So What could have happened? Shockwave had one idea.

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

Announcement: This Week At The Science Circle: Catalysis in Wonderland 2"

"Catalysis in Wonderland 2: An SL presentation of classic transition-metal chemistry"
By Dr. Mike J. Shaw

Saturday June 17
10 AM SL time

"Organic chemistry follows certain rules. Starting in the 1950’s, we began to find ways that transition metals (e.g. chromium, iron, nickel, rhodium, gold and many others) could bend the rules of classic organic chemistry and facilitate chemical transformations which would otherwise be onerous. One example of the utility of transition metals as applied to organic chemistry is in catalysis, i.e. the transformation of starting materials into products through an easy-to-traverse sequence of steps. Today, catalysts mediate a wide range of reactions, from improving the quality of air (e.g. catalytic converters) to the production of plastics, medicines and other chemical transformations. This talk is a continuation of our discussion of catalysis where we will review the basics of “organometallic” catalysis reactions such as “oxidative addition”, “insertion”, and reductive elimination. These steps allow a metal complex to catalyze a reaction without itself being changed. These principles will be illustrated through lecture and scripted objects. The talk will discuss in detail the issues of “handedness” and how a catalyst can imprint its “handedness” on the final product."

For more information: Click Here.  

The Science Circle (61/127/32) 

Announcement: This Week At The Science Circle: "Interactive tour of Brodmann’s Brain"

"Interactive tour of Brodmann’s Brain"
Friday June 1
at 7AM SL time

Join us for an interactive tour of Brodmann’s Brain! Within this giant cortex we can see and stimulate the fMRI mapped areas which correlate to fear, desire, love, coordination, meditation, speech, and more!

This model and others being developed provide a platform for exciting educational opportunities in biology, psychology, and health, behavioral, and social sciences. Sponsored by Whole Brain Health on Inspiration Island, featuring brain research post-doc OsanGar, Thuja Hynes and Lissena Wisdomseeker.

For more information: Click Here.  

The Science Circle (61/127/32) 

A Science Experiment in Second Life

Those joining the Science Center and Linden Research groups will occasionally get an invitation to join a science experiment. Funded by a university's department, the experiment is one way Second Life is having some real-life applications, as well as providing a few lindens to the volunteers for their time.

More on the experiment in People.