Hi Bwog! Welcome back to Columbia and to Science Fair, Bwog’s weekly roundup of science events happening around campus. As always, email maggie@bwog.com if you want your event featured.

AI Data Centers: Is Space the Next Frontier?

• Tuesday, October 20th, 5 to 6 pm
• The Forum, Auditorium
• Join the lead authors of a major new report to discuss the technical and economic feasibility of orbiting data centers. Participants will explore the risks created by mega-constellations of space-based computing capacity and evaluate if current international governance regimes are adequate to address them.

Omar Dewachi: Death of the Clinic

• Wednesday, October 21st, 6:10 to 7:10 pm
• Schermerhorn Extension, Room 457
• Join medical anthropologist and former physician Omar Dewachi to examine how decades of war and geopolitical conflict in the Middle East have reconfigured public health infrastructures. Participants will explore the biological and systemic afterlives of state medicine, focusing on how the destruction of healthcare systems alters everyday therapeutic practices and drives the rise of antimicrobial resistance

Public Astronomy Night: Resonance

• Friday, October 23th, 7 to 9 pm
• Pupin Hall, Room 301
• Join Columbia astronomy professor Kathryn Johnston and musician Sasha Bogdanowitsch to explore the captivating intersection of music and galaxies. After kicking off the evening with astronomy trivia, a public talk, and a Q&A session, participants will head outside for guided stargazing on campus (weather permitting).

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