Topics We'd Love to See
21 May, 2008 - 13:08 — chadmiller
What are some topics you’d like to have? Tell us in your comments below. See our full schedule to know what we’ve had and plan to have, before adding something new.
Additionally, if you are a scientific expert interested in presenting a topic, please email us.
A moderator will occasionally review and pull topics good in scope and topicality up to this list:
- The strange case of Henrietta’s immortality — HeLa
- How to talk to your politician about science
- Nanotech and what we should expect from it in the next 10 years
- Methods for knowing the age of very old things
Invasive/nonnative species in Florida@ 2008-10
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Topics We'd Love to See
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The mechanics of Genetic Modification
I saw a scientist on a Discovery type show take a test tube of yam seeds, drop in a solution with some yam blight mold in it, damage the seeds chemically with something common like benzene or acetone and shake it, then say “I have just geneticially modified these yam seeds. If any off them sprout, the seed may have incorporated the blight genes, and may be resistant to it.”
That was genetic modification without the hsyteria. I would like to see that too, but in a lecture designed for people with at least a BS degree. None of this presentation from USA Today or for college freshmen. Most of the audience have graduate degrees. A lecture should reflect that. A level of presentation at Lewis dot diagrams to show the electron shell interactions would be appropiate.
Thank you. thomas@hockmanlaw.com
topics I'd like to see
Big Bang and the formation of the universe
quantum physics
string theory
unifying theories
consciousness theories
I would like to support the
I would like to support the list supplied here. I am interested in all of these subjects.
I would also like to add:
Neuroscience
Topic suggestions
I will second the suggestion for the astronomy talk in conjunction with UCF telescope. The Orlando Science Center also has some night when the telescope there is open to the public. However, a couple of times I have called about it it was closed for a private party. I also like the suggesion for methods of knowing age of old things.
several topics
Dr. John Werner
Topic in fossils (invertebrates)
Dr. Alex Dickison
Topic on physics education in secondary education
Dr. Yan Fenandez
Topics either in comets, moons of juptier, etc
Derek Demeter
Topic on Light Pollution
Carol McCorkle (Avian Reconditioning Center)@2010-01Bird of Prey rehabilitation
I would like to see the light pollution presentation too.
I would like to see the light pollution presentation too.
Could you do a subject on Astronomy at the UCF Telescope?
Hello I would like to know what the email and web site is of thr UCF Astronony center? And when can a non student go out to see through the telescope and what days to go there? AND could you do a talk out at the Astronomy center so some people can learn more about the milky way and our near by planets and then we could see throught the telescope at different objets. I love wtaching Nova Science Now when he has a hour long show about our galaxy and or planets. I would like to see them? You can email me at cvandbrg#bellsouth.net I hope to here back from you soon. Thanks Curt