MICA Public Lecture "Science in Cyberspace"

Det här får bli sista tipset för dagen. Medan många simmar stänger (nu senast hotas PiRats) så finns det ändå så mycket att tipsa om att göra på SL att det kunde vara en heltidssyssla och då väljer jag ändå bara sådant som intresserar någon av Apmellarna. Den här föreläsningen börjar om en timme (19:00)!

MICA Public Lecture, Saturday, January 28, 10 am SLT (PST) = 1 pm Eastern
George Djorgovski (SL: Curious George): "Science in Cyberspace"

All modern human endeavors, science and scholarship included, are increasingly migrating to cyberspace. We interact with our data, instruments, theoretical models, literature, and colleagues through the cyberspace, now typically through the Web, but immersive VR is likely to play an increasingly important role. As the science in the 21st century becomes ever more computational and data-intensive, the scientific method evolves, and we have to expand our set of tools and skills in order to be able to effectively discover new knowledge in the exponentially growing data flood. These trends are a part of a broader picture, where science and technology co-evolve, along with our society and culture.

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The Meta Institute for Computational Astrophysics (MICA) is a
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based in multiple virtual worlds [VWs] including ScienceSim and Second Life.

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not textchat, by the speaker. You need to enable Voice to hear
the presenter, but please be sure to mute your microphone since
we usually record these talks.

Please ask your questions during the question and answer session
following the presentation, since many of our speakers are not fluent
enough in the SL interface to speak, use their avatar to run the
slidescreen, aim the laser pointer to highlight an area of the slide,
and simultaneously read the public textchat channel. Thank you.