Welcome back to Science Fair, Bwog’s weekly roundup of science events happening around campus. We hope everyone is staying safe and warm. As always, email science@bwog.com if you want your event featured.

Tlaltepactli Archive and Research Lab Presentation

  • Wednesday, April 24 from 4 to 5:30 pm
  • In-person at Fayerweather Hall (Room 513). Registration required. 
  • “Colectivo Tochianco will present the final results of their Center for Science and Society 2023 Seed Grant project. They will debut their Loteria Tlaltepactli, a game about Huastecan Nahua ecology. Speakers will discuss their process, the connection between the Nahuatl language and the environment, and the Nahua agricultural ceremonial cycle.” More information. 

Orit Halpern – The Smartness Mandate: Neo-liberalism, Artificial Intelligence, and Politics

  • Thursday, April 25 from 12:15 to 2 pm
  • Online over Zoom and in-person: Heyman Center (Second Floor Common Room). Registration required. 
  • “This talk interrogates the history of models of decision-making and agency in machine learning, neo-liberal economic thought, and finance in order to understand how reactionary politics, civil rights, and technology are being reformulated in our present…” More information. 

Navigating Global Nutrition Security in a Changing Climate

  • Thursday, April 25 from 1 to 2:30 pm
  • Online over Zoom. 
  • “Dr. Bianca Carducci is a nutrition scientist, at Columbia Climate School, Columbia University, specializing in the linkage between food systems, nutrition, and environmental sustainability. Bianca received her PhD from University of Toronto in Nutritional Sciences with a Collaborative Specialization in Global Health where her dissertation aimed to improve the understanding of the food environment and its relationship with diet-related health outcomes in school-aged children and adolescents in low- and middle- income countries, using Pakistan as a case study…” More information. 

Workshop in Sustainable Development Practice: Final Presentations

  • Friday, April 26 from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
  • In-person at the International Affairs Building (Room 1501) and online over Zoom. Registration is required to receive a Zoom link.
  • “The student teams in SIPA’s Workshop in Sustainable Development Practice (the EPD Workshop) have been working this year on cutting-edge projects with seventeen clients in over twenty-two countries. […] This year’s projects support climate resilience and AI innovations in agriculture, education, social entrepreneurship, private sector investment (including gender lens investing), post-conflict reintegration, renewable energy, and indigenous trade.” More information. 

Public Astronomy Night: “The Universe’s Magnetic Mystery: Uncovering the Origins of Cosmic Magnetism”

  • Friday, April 26 from 7 to 8 pm (talk) and 8:10 to 9:10 (stargazing)
  • In-person at Pupin 301 (talk) and College Walk (stargazing). Registration required. 
  • “‘Magnetic fields are everywhere throughout our Universe, shaping the cosmos from its smallest scales to its largest. Yet, we still don’t know when or how these magnetic fields came into being. In this mystery story as old as time itself, I’ll take you on a tour of our magnetic Universe, searching for clues that may point us to the ultimate source of cosmic magnetism.’ We’ll start the evening at 7pm with some astronomy trivia, followed by Ryan’s talk and Q&A. From 8:10-9:10pm, we will be outside stargazing on College Walk (weather permitting).” More information.

Science Fair via Giovanni de la Rosa