State of Science Speaker forum

 
The Science Circle will be on Summer Break for the next few weeks. As our season closes, we have asked our speakers from the past year to participate in a forum discussing the state of science.

My presentation in Science Crcle. SecondLife

Polio Eradication Campaign in Second Life

Polio has been successfully suppressed in mo

Polio has been successfully suppressed in most nations, but a few areas remain where it is a problem. This talk discusses Polio and the ongoing effort to eradicate it entirely.

Please note that the presenter is using a text-to-speech program, but the content is her own writing, and she controlled the audio heard in this video. It is not AI-generated content.

Endpolio ehxibtion venue in SL

My presentation at the Science Circle in Second Life. Endpolio exhibition.

Impact of Impacts

Lecture of "Impact of Impacts" by Phil Youngblood at the Science Circle in SL.

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 The Ancestor’s Tale

November 8 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00  
by Dr.Phil Youngblood

The human genome was published in 2004. Richard Dawkins published the first edition of ‘The Ancestor’s Tale’ in the same year, sharing new discoveries about life coming out as a result of unlocking DNA sequences and educating people about evolutionary biology in general. The popular science book continues to be updated and now has over 70 editions in many languages.
While retaining the spirit of the ‘recipe’ that ‘The Ancestor’s Tale’ follows, I have added a few ‘ingredients’ of my own, including placing human evolution in context with geologic history, which constantly shapes and occasionally upends evolution, adding additional information about the history of life, separating the highlights of what we need to take away from how evolution works, and reversing the order of how information is presented in the book in an effort to aid viewers less acquainted with the subjects.
The history of life and how humans came to be is one of the most fascinating stories that our species can share with each other and one that continues to evolve as we learn more, though ironically a story that that may be shared less these days in circles uncomfortable with the concept of change or exploration of our past.
This is a story I am most interested in, but which brings together so many fields of science that I am hoping you will join me at the amphitheater this Saturday to make sure I get it all correct!

Nobel Prize Lecture:Science Circle

Biology 3.0 is coming, discussion series

July 26 @ 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM PDT Second Life