April 2009
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Saturday: Dr. Knop Talks Astronomy - How We Know...
You’re invited to the next edition of Dr. Knop Talks Astronomy, in which Dr. Knop will explain how we know that dark matter exists.
Date: Saturday, May 2, 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: Modern cosmology tells us that the majority of the...
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Cloud Computing for Virtual Worlds
At last week’s Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds, I was asked to talk about how cloud computing could potentially be used in the future to create large-scale immersive environments for the enterprise. It was part of a fascinating discussion panel highlighted by the acting CIO from USDA discussing the internal (and therefore secure?) cloud his team is assembling for government...
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Saturday: Dr. Knop Talks Astronomy - "Neptune and...
The next installment in the popular astronomy talks series Dr. Knop Talks Astronomy is on Saturday, and you’re invited! Here are the details:
Talk Title: Neptune and Vulcan: Dark Matter in the Solar System
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM Pacific Time (SL Time)
Location: The large amphitheater on the sim named StellaNova SLURL: ...
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Public Seminar on Saturday: The Discovery of the...
You’re invited to the next installment of the public seminar series Dr. Knop Talks Astronomy!
Title: The Discovery of the Accelerating Universe
Date: Saturday, April 4, 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: In 1998, two teams of astronomers...