Welcome back to Columbia and to Science Fair, Bwog’s weekly roundup of science events happening around campus. We have a bounty of wonderful STEM events this week. Get out to destress from finals and learn something new. As always, email science@bwog.com if you want your event featured.

Learning in Lenapehoking

  • Monday, April 27, 12 to 1 pm.
  • Hybrid event: Fayerweather Hall, Room 513, 1180 Amsterdam Avenue and online.
  • Learn how Lenape Center and Teachers College engage in land-based learning that centers Lenape presence and futurity. Teachers and others living in Lenapehoking connect with Lenape people and lands to recognize Lenape past, present, and futures in Manahatta. More information.

Contemporary Economies of Attention and Spirituality

  • Tuesday, April 28, 4:30 to 6 pm.
  • Uris Hall (Calder Lounge), 3022 Broadway.
  • Attention is a valuable commodity under constant siege from mass media and the wired ecosystem. This panel explores how contemporary seekers experiment with strategies to counter distraction while competing for the attention of like-minded people seeking deeper meaning. How have recent technological and social changes reshaped both the attention economy and how we imagine ourselves as ethical individuals? More information.

Reducing and Managing Stress | Virtual Well-being Workshop

  • Wednesday, April 29, 2:30 to 3:30 pm.
  • Online event. More information.
  • Learn strategies for incorporating stress management, sleep, and nutrition into your life, plus campus resources that can support your well-being. Open to all Columbia students.

Why AI Needs Feminism: From Campus Surveillance to Global Conflicts

  • Tuesday, April 29, 6:30 to 8 pm.
  • Barnard Hall (Lower Level Theater), 3009 Broadway.
  • Examine how algorithmic surveillance reshapes everyday life—from predictive policing in NYC neighborhoods of color to data infrastructures sustaining global conflicts. Challenge the myth of “data-driven decision-making” as neutral and explore feminist approaches grounded in care and accountability. Who designs these systems, who bears their risks, and what would it mean to build technologies guided by care rather than control? More information.

Information Transfer and Content in the Brain: Integrative Role of Information Theory for Neuroscience

  • Wednesday, April 30, 3 to 5 pm.
  • Jerome L. Greene Science Center (9th Floor Lecture Hall), 605 West 129th Street.
  • Contemporary information theory distinguishes between “information transfer” and “information content”—both successfully applied to the brain but with different assumptions. Using a corpus of over 1 million articles, this talk shows how “information” offers an integrative way of thinking about neural structure and function. More information.

Annual Earth Month Student Research Showcase 2026

  • Wednesday, April 30, 12:30 to 2:30 pm.
  • Location TBA. RSVP required.
  • Celebrate student research on sustainability, climate, and environmental topics through poster presentations. Check-in begins at 12:15 pm with opening remarks from Climate School leadership, then circulate and chat with students about their work. Refreshments served. Non-CUID guests must register by April 29 at 12:00 pm for campus access.

“Forklift Disease”: The Making of an Occupational Illness in Postwar Japan

  • Thursday, May 1, 4 to 5:30 pm.
  • International Affairs Building, Room 1219, 420 West 118th Street.
  • How did “forklift disease” become a recognized occupational illness in postwar Japan’s era of logistical capitalism? Explore how labor activists, physicians, and engineers framed complaints from mechanized cargo handling as a distinctive work-related disorder. By situating this within port labor relations, containerization, and state regulation, see how Japan’s industrial rationalization reshaped both dockside work and the diagnostic terrain of occupational disease. More information.

Our Magnetic Universe: An Attractive (or Repulsive) Tour of the Cosmos

  • Friday, May 1, 7:30 to 9:40 pm.
  • Pupin Hall, Room 301.
  • Magnetic fields shape our everyday lives on Earth—and they’re everywhere throughout the Universe. Take a tour of our magnetic cosmos and discover why magnetic fields are one of the most important components out there. Evening starts at 7:30 pm with astronomy trivia, followed by the talk and Q&A, then outside observing on campus 8:40-9:40 pm (weather permitting).

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