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  • Using Fossils to Reconstruct Earth’s History

    Kopernik Observatory & Science Center 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal, NY, United States
    Sarah Sheffield, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Earth Sciences Binghamton University
    Hybrid Program
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    This talk will focus on how we use the fossil record to learn about how Earth has changed across geologic time. By studying fossil record, we can explore patterns of diversity, extinctions, ecology, biogeography, and more over the past half billion years on Earth.

    $4 – $6

  • Canceled Casual Evening of Night Sky Observing

    Kopernik Observatory & Science Center 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal, NY, United States
    Public Programs

    Due to the anticipated sky conditions, Kopernik Observatory will not be open on Friday, April 3 for an evening of Night Sky Observing. We will be open on Friday, April 10, for our next Friday Night program: Deepfakes, AI, and the Future of Trust: How Can We Tell What’s Real?

    $4 – $6

  • Deepfakes, AI, and the Future of Trust: How Can We Tell What’s Real?

    Kopernik Observatory & Science Center 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal, NY, United States
    Yu Chen, Ph.D, Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Hybrid Program
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    Artificial intelligence (AI) can now create realistic images, videos, and voices that look and sound real, but that doesn’t mean everything online is fake. In this talk, we’ll explore how deepfakes work, why some fake content is easy to spot while other examples are much harder, and what today’s detection tools can and cannot do. Read More ...

    $4 – $6

  • How Drones in the Air are Making the World Safer and Healthier

    Kopernik Observatory & Science Center 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal, NY, United States
    Alex Nikulin PhD Associate Professor of Geophysics Department of Earth Sciences Binghamton University
    Hybrid Program
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    Drones are becoming an indispensable tool for a wide range of applications. In his talk, Dr. Nikulin will show how innovation in remote sensing and artificial intelligence creates adaptable tools that support humanitarian efforts to detect and characterize buried explosive hazards more safely and efficiently, as well as support environmental remediation by locating orphaned and Read More ...

    $4 – $6

  • Ticks & Tick-Borne Diseases in New York

    Kopernik Observatory & Science Center 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal, NY, United States
    Amanda Roome, PhD Research Scientist, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health
    Hybrid Program
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    Learn about the different tick species and the associated pathogens they may carry throughout NY, how to prevent tick bites and what to do if you’re bitten. Mandy will discuss some of her research with outdoor workers and their risk of tick-bites.

    $4 – $6

  • Science and Religion Part 4: The Pursuit of Happiness

    Kopernik Observatory & Science Center 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal, NY, United States
    Dr. Thomas O’Brien, Professor Emeritus, Binghamton University
    Hybrid Program
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    Come explore: (1) the evolution of our philosophical, theological & psychological understanding of human happiness and (2) complementary, transdisciplinary, “how-to-be” attitudes and practical action steps on how to more regularly experience it. Consilience of spiritual & scientific perspectives provide leveraged power to increase both individual flourishing and societal well-being through and beyond the controllable aspects Read More ...

    $4 – $6

  • AeroBing Brings Space to Binghamton

    Kopernik Observatory & Science Center 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal, NY, United States
    Rocketry Club at Binghamton University
    Hybrid Program
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    AeroBing students will share how the team started, what we’re building right now, and where we’re headed next, with a look at how student-led rocketry turns ideas into real flight hardware and crafts the next generation of engineers.

    $4 – $6

  • Free-Falling: A Physics Lesson

    Kopernik Observatory & Science Center 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal, NY, United States
    Peter Klimas
    Hybrid Program
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    Aristotle argued that heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones. Isn’t it true that a heavy object is pulled down harder toward the earth! Come learn about motion, speed, and acceleration. Discover inertia, gravity and Galileo’s hard balls.

    $4 – $6

  • The Evolution of Virtual Reality Part II – The Present & Future of VR

    Kopernik Observatory & Science Center 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal, NY, United States
    Jenny Cartie, Kopernik Technology Manager
    Hybrid Program
    Public Programs

    Doors Open at 7:00 PM for VR Classroom Demos - Virtual reality (VR), as we know it today, is an emerging technology with a promising future. Modern VR headsets access our senses like no other technology, enabling experiences like: 360º and 3D video; collaborative learning; immersive gaming; and spatial productivity. Discover the state-of-the-art VR technologies Read More ...

    $4 – $6

  • Southern Tier Robotics Competition Robot

    Kopernik Observatory & Science Center 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal, NY, United States
    Southern Tier Robotics
    Hybrid Program
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    Get an up-close look at the latest robot designed by the Southern Tier Robotics team. Their robot performs autonomous and radio-controlled actions to accomplish a number of tasks in a multi-team competition. Students on the team will demonstrate the robot, show a video from their recent competition in Albany and Suffern NY, and answer questions Read More ...

    $4 – $6

CLEAR SKY ALERT – Doors Open at 7:30 PM Tonight, April 17, for a STEM Talk & Observing

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