Let’s learn about drugs! That is, the process of making the pharmaceutical ones. From R&D to approval and everything in between.
Category: Presentation
Happiness Hacks
“Some things I tried over the course of 4 months that I’ve found really boosts my baselines happiness levels. Happiness → compassion, courage, resilience, greater productivity, more love, a more fun life!”
Refugee Crisis
Breaking down the refugee crisis, as seen from first hand experience in the camps. The issues at a global scale and on an everyday-life-in-the-camp scale.
Lockpicking Workshop
Explanations on the theories of how locks and various tools used to pick them work. Followed by a hands on workshop with a see-through lock, and many other practice locks.
Bean-to-Bar Chocolate
Where chocolate comes from, how it’s made, and issues in the chocolate supply chain such as fair trade. Plus chocolate samples!
Biotech in Brief
Current events in biotech from revolutions in genome editing (CRISPR) to organs on a chip explained and what they mean for science and your health.
How Self Driving Cars Work
A man who’s worked on tiny Anki self driving toy cars as well as full-sized Google ones, Tommy drops some knowledge on us on the subject.
Computational Minimalism
There’s a fancy topic called Lambda Calculus–which has nothing to do with calculus–that has the same computing ability as the smartest person or machine. It’s wonderfully simple and doesn’t require any technical knowledge to understand! A talk explaining in very simple terms how Lambda Calculus works.
Things You Wish You Knew About Insurance
What does your auto insurance cover exactly? You pay for it, but do you really know what all it does for you? What homeowner’s / renter’s insurance is and why you should bother getting it.
Pole Dance
History of pole dance and the evolution of its culture, plus other interesting tidbits about learning the modern art/sport, followed by tutorial of basic moves for a few volunteers to try!
