March 2009
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Government 2.0: The not so Secret Society of the Goverati What is the goverati? Mark Drapeau defines it as made up of people with first-hand knowledge of how the government operates, who understand how to use social software to accomplish a variety of government missions, and who want to use that knowledge for the benefit of all. Today our society faces numerous challenges from the economy to...
Mar 30th
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MICA Popular Talk - Black Holes, Bright Lights:...
Speaker: George Djorgovski (RL) / Curious George (SL) Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009 Time: 10:00 AM Pacific Time (SL Time) Location: The large amphitheater on the sim named StellaNova SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/StellaNova/213/210/32/ Abstract: Quasars are the most powerful sources in the universe, believed to be powered by accretion of matter onto supermassive black holes in...
Mar 18th
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'Astronomy 2009' Welcomes the Adler's Far Out...
Come join us for Far Out Friday in Second Life (R) streamed live from the Adler Planetarium in Chicago! The first Friday of every month we’ll host a live streamed lecture on ‘Astronomy 2009′ island, an island that celebrates the International Year of Astronomy 2009. Let’s all give the Adler a friendly welcome to Second Life for their first event!  Guests may have an opportunity to get their...
Mar 5th
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Dr. Knop Talks Astronomy - "A Snapshot of the...
You’re invited to the next installment of Dr. Knop Talks Astronomy! Title: A Snapshot of the Early Universe: The Cosmic Microwave Background Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009 Time: 10:00 AM Pacific Time (SL Time) Location: The large amphitheater on the sim named StellaNova SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/StellaNova/213/210/32/ Abstract: If you look between all of the stars and...
Mar 5th