Robert Sapolsky #Religion & #Schizophrenia
I pretend to attend a 1992 Stanford University lecture by professor Robert Sapolsky’s lecture on Religion and Schizophrenia.
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C2ST Speakeasy with Tejas Shastry
What’s the deal with wearable technology? At Geek Bar Chicago’s SCIENCE! Tuesday
Wearable devices such as smartwatches and fitness trackers have brought us closer to quantifying our lives, but will they truly change the way we interact with the world?
Stuart Firestein presents C2ST Lecture on failure in science
By Kurt Brown, IIT Tech News
Originally published at: https://www.technewsiit.com/index.php?q=story/stuart-firestein-presents-c2st-lecture-failure-science
The Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) hosts a variety of events in the city to enhance the public perception of science and technology. On the evening of Wednesday, October 21, C2ST hosted a lecture by Stuart Firestein entitled “Failure: Why Science is So Successful.” The lecture took place in the gymnasium of Chicago Tech Academy High School on the Near West Side of the city.
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How Being Poor Can Make You Sick – Dr. Paula Skye Tallman Pt.1
This is part one of C2ST Artist in Residence, Aaron Freeman’s talk with the Field Museum’s Dr. Paula Skye Tallman. Dr. Tallman is a biological anthropologist. I chat with her to follow up on her 1 September presentation at a Speakeasy in Wicker Park, Geek Bar sponsored by members of The Chicago Council on Science and Technology. Dr. Tallman talks about “How Being Poor Can Make You Sick.”
Failure: Why Science is So Successful
Success takes failure.
Those who practice science know that research is full of wrong turns, cul-de-sacs, mistaken identities, false findings, errors of fact and judgement, and only the occasional success. Come hear Stuart Firestein, scientist and acclaimed author of the highly praised Ignorance, as he talks about his new book, Failure: Why Science is So Successful.
C2ST Speakeasy with Adam Khan
A Diamond Age of Microelectronics at Geek Bar Chicago’s SCIENCE! Tuesday
In modern electronics, speed, durability, and the ability to withstand heat are important properties. Diamonds, when used as a semiconductor, possess not only these characteristics, but have material properties such ultra-hardness, complete transparency to visible light, ultra-high thermal conductivity, ultrafast power and frequency handling and switching.