Fathomverse Demo & Q&A for students with MBARI October 2, 2024 RSVP here! FathomVerse is a community science game that invites ocean enthusiasts to interact with real underwater images and improve the artificial intelligence that helps researchers study ocean life. The game combines immersive imagery, compelling gameplay, and cutting-edge science to inspire a new wave of ocean explorers. Available for free on the App Store and Google Play, FathomVerse empowers anyone with a smartphone or tablet to take part in ocean exploration and discovery.
Frogs with Daniela Pareja Mejía October 22, 1pm Eastern RSVP here!
Daniela is a Biologist/Herpetologist from Quito, Ecuador. Graduated in Biology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Daniela obtained her Master's degree at the Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC) in Brazil, where she worked on the Movement Ecology of treefrogs in Brazil and proposed a new method for monitoring arboreal frogs. She is currently in her final year of her PhD at UESC, with part of her work at Stanford University in the United States. Her doctoral project focuses on the behavior and spatial ecology of arboreal frogs in the Ecuadorian Amazon. She has been working with amphibians and reptiles for more than 10 years not only in research but also in Conservation projects.
Growing food on the moon with Jess Atkin November 15, 1pm ET RSVP here Hello, I'm Jess Atkin! After serving in the military, I now spend my days raising quarter horses on my ranch in Texas and doing some pretty cool science. My big mission? Figuring out how to use plants and microbes to clean and prepare moon dust (called Lunar regolith) so we can safely grow crops on the moon someday. Imagine eating fresh vegetables grown on the moon – that's what I'm working on!
The Art of Microscopes with Steph Nowotarski December 5, 1pm ET RSVP here Steph is a biologist and artist who uses subatomic particles to reveal the tiniest parts of life as an electron microscopist.
