{"id":827,"date":"2022-09-23T15:59:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T20:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/?page_id=827"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T18:55:16","slug":"past-public-lectures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/past-public-lectures\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Public Lectures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-videos\">Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--horizontal\">\n<li><strong>Categories:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/category\/atmospheric-science\/\"><strong>Atmospheric Science<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/category\/biological-science\/\"><strong>Biological Science<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/category\/chemistry\/\"><strong>Chemistry<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/category\/geosciences\/\"><strong>Geosciences<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/category\/physics\/\"><strong>Physics<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--horizontal\">\n<li><a href=\"#2024\"><strong>2024 Presentations<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#2023\"><strong>2023 Presentations<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/secrets-of-animal-sounds-the-music-of-insects-frogs\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1354\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Secrets-of-Animal-Sounds.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Secrets-of-Animal-Sounds.webp 1354w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Secrets-of-Animal-Sounds-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Secrets-of-Animal-Sounds-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Secrets-of-Animal-Sounds-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1354px) 100vw, 1354px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/secrets-of-animal-sounds-the-music-of-insects-frogs\/\">Secrets of Animal Sounds: The Music of Insects &amp; Frogs<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Gerlinde H\u00f6bel, Associate Professor 51ÁÔÆæ Dept. of Biological Sciences Rafael Rodr\u00edguez, Professor 51ÁÔÆæ Dept. of Biological Sciences All animals communicate. How that is done, of course, varies by the creature &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/genes-and-environment-adapting-to-changing-conditions\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1356\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Genes-and-Environment.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Genes-and-Environment.webp 1356w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Genes-and-Environment-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Genes-and-Environment-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Genes-and-Environment-768x430.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1356px) 100vw, 1356px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/genes-and-environment-adapting-to-changing-conditions\/\">Genes and Environment: Adapting to Changing Conditions<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Michael Carvan, Shaw Professor 51ÁÔÆæ School of Freshwater Sciences When environmental conditions change, animals must also change, in order to live.\u202f In this program, we will explore some truly unique &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/a-cold-wind-off-the-lake-in-august\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/A-Cold-Wind.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/A-Cold-Wind.webp 910w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/A-Cold-Wind-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/A-Cold-Wind-768x435.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/a-cold-wind-off-the-lake-in-august\/\">A Cold Wind Off the Lake&#8230; In August?<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Presented by Carmen Aguilar and Russell Cuhel from 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s School of Freshwater Science. In 2015, a previously unusual weather pattern caused dramatic late summer cooling along the western shore from &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/friend-or-foe-the-two-faces-of-microbes\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"908\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Friend-or-Foe.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Friend-or-Foe.webp 908w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Friend-or-Foe-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Friend-or-Foe-768x433.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/friend-or-foe-the-two-faces-of-microbes\/\">Friend or Foe? The Two Faces of Microbes<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The Two Faces of Microbes\u201d describes what a microbe is, and then covers some interesting facts and perspectives about microbes. On one hand, they are essential to life, on the &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wisconsin-rocks\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Wisconsin-Rocks.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Wisconsin-Rocks.webp 910w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Wisconsin-Rocks-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Wisconsin-Rocks-768x427.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wisconsin-rocks\/\">Wisconsin Rocks!<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Whatever rock genre you\u2019re into \u2014 classic rock, soft rock or alternative rock, the Badger state has all three. But they\u2019re not on your iPod \u2014 they lie just beneath &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/matters-of-the-heart-cells-and-cardiovascular-disease\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"908\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Matters-of-the-Heart.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Matters-of-the-Heart.webp 908w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Matters-of-the-Heart-300x165.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Matters-of-the-Heart-768x421.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/matters-of-the-heart-cells-and-cardiovascular-disease\/\">Matters of the Heart: Cells and Cardiovascular Disease<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Biologist Julie Oliver explains the inner workings of our heart and circulatory system in \u201cMatters of the Heart: Cell and Cardiovascular Disease.\u201d With audience participation, Oliver will unravel how blood &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/scientists-who-turned-the-world-upside-down\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Scientists-Who-Turned-the-World.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Scientists-Who-Turned-the-World.webp 906w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Scientists-Who-Turned-the-World-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Scientists-Who-Turned-the-World-768x429.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/scientists-who-turned-the-world-upside-down\/\">Scientists Who Turned the World Upside Down<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">In &quot;Scientists Who Turned the World Upside Down,&quot; mathematician Bart Adrian takes audience members on a trip through the history of game-changing discoveries by Galileo, Newton, Einstein, Richardson and Lorenz &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/hidden-colors-revealed\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Hidden-Colors-Revealed.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Hidden-Colors-Revealed.webp 902w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Hidden-Colors-Revealed-300x166.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Hidden-Colors-Revealed-768x424.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/hidden-colors-revealed\/\">Hidden Colors Revealed<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">With color, what you see isn&#039;t always what you get. Discover the reasons in &quot;Hidden Colors Revealed&quot; when 51ÁÔÆæ chemist Alan Schwabacher shows various ways that color can be present, &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/science-society-and-sustainability-can-we-make-the-pieces-fit\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"908\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Science-Society-Sustainability.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Science-Society-Sustainability.webp 908w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Science-Society-Sustainability-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Science-Society-Sustainability-768x428.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/science-society-and-sustainability-can-we-make-the-pieces-fit\/\">Science, Society and Sustainability: Can We Make the Pieces Fit?<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Knowing how parts of nature interact in time and space is critical to our understanding of sustainability. Ecologist Tim Ehlinger looks at our interaction with the land from our first &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/a-survey-of-spacetime\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Survey-of-Spacetime.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Survey-of-Spacetime.webp 902w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Survey-of-Spacetime-300x166.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Survey-of-Spacetime-768x426.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/a-survey-of-spacetime\/\">A Survey of Spacetime<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Jolien Creighton \u2014 Geometry was invented to measure the Earth\u2014to survey plots of land and to find distances between towns. We now use the same surveying methods to measure the &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/mussel-beach-the-crushing-weight-of-invasive-species\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Mussel-Beach.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Mussel-Beach.webp 906w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Mussel-Beach-300x166.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Mussel-Beach-768x426.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/mussel-beach-the-crushing-weight-of-invasive-species\/\">Mussel Beach: The Crushing Weight of Invasive Species<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Carmen Aguilar and Russell Cuhel &mdash; Quagga mussels seem like invaders from another planet. Are they going to crush the historic wrecked ships on the bottom of Lake Michigan with &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/the-evolution-of-life-from-microbes-to-dinosaurs\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"908\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Evolution-of-Life.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Evolution-of-Life.webp 908w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Evolution-of-Life-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/12\/Evolution-of-Life-768x428.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/the-evolution-of-life-from-microbes-to-dinosaurs\/\">The Evolution of Life: From Microbes to Dinosaurs<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Have you ever wondered how geologists reconstruct the Earth&#039;s history? Join geologist Steve Dornbos as he takes you on a journey through geologic time showing us how fossils are formed, &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-md uwm-c-link--arrow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/category\/all-videos\/\"><strong>View All Science Bag Videos<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h1 heading-separator\" id=\"2024\">2024 Science Bag Presentations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center presentation-month black\">February<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/11\/Lithiam-Ion-Bannteries-2024_web.jpg\" alt=\"person holding battery and phone with &quot;electricity&quot; between\" class=\"wp-image-6760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/11\/Lithiam-Ion-Bannteries-2024_web.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/11\/Lithiam-Ion-Bannteries-2024_web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center size-h4 uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-10\">Junjie Niu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center default uwm-u-mt-0\"><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong><em><br>Materials Science and Engineering (51ÁÔÆæ College of Engineering &amp; Applied Sciences)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center size-h5 uwm-u-mt-10\"><strong>Lithium Ion Batteries:<br>Making Mobile Magnificent<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">How is it possible for the tiny battery in your cell phone to stay charged for numerous days? Or how is it that we can now drive electric cars, in some cases for very long distances?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In this talk, I will explain the principles behind lithium ion batteries \u2014 how they store electricity and how this impacts our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Friday, 2\/9\/2024 @ 6 PM<br>Friday, 2\/16\/2024 @ 1 PM<br>Sunday, 2\/18\/2024 @ 3 PM<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center presentation-month black\">March<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/11\/Artificial-Intelligence-2024_web.jpg\" alt=\"person looking at &quot;robot&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-6759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/11\/Artificial-Intelligence-2024_web.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/11\/Artificial-Intelligence-2024_web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center size-h4 uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-10\">Prasenjit Guptasarma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center default uwm-u-mt-0\"><strong>Professor<\/strong><br><em>51ÁÔÆæ Dept. of Physics (College of Letters &amp; Science) and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (51ÁÔÆæ College of Engineering &amp; Applied Sciences)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center size-h5 uwm-u-mt-10\">Artificial Intelligence:<br>Friend or Foe?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Recent developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have generated much excitement mixed with some anxiety and foreboding. AI now has the potential to become almost human. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Can it also be our friend? Through this talk, we will explore the history, the scientific background, and the possible future of this new technology at a level accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Friday, 3\/1\/2024 @ 6 PM<br>Friday, 3\/8\/2024 @ 1 PM<br>Sunday, 3\/10\/2024 @ 3 PM<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center presentation-month black\">April<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/11\/Amazing-Machine-2024_web.jpg\" alt=\"person pointing to paper with information on it\" class=\"wp-image-6758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/11\/Amazing-Machine-2024_web.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/11\/Amazing-Machine-2024_web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center size-h4 uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-10\">Peter Hinow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center default uwm-u-mt-0\"><strong>Professor<\/strong><br><em>51ÁÔÆæ Dept. of Mathematical Sciences (College of Letters &amp; Science)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center size-h5 uwm-u-mt-10\">Mr. Turing and His Amazing Machine:<br>The Simplicity of the First Computer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Can you imagine a computer with infinite memory? Surely, such a machine should\/would be infinitely powerful (?). Surprisingly, there are problems that even such a computer cannot solve.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In this presentation we will explore the life and work of Alan Turing (1912 \u2013 1954), a stellar mathematician, codebreaker and visionary of computer science and theoretical biology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Friday, 4\/12\/2024 @ 6 PM<br>Friday, 4\/19\/2024 @ 1 PM<br>Sunday, 4\/21\/2024 @ 3 PM<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h1 heading-separator\" id=\"2023\">2023 Science Bag Presentations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center presentation-month\">February<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"February 2023, 51ÁÔÆæ Science Bag Presentation: Genes and Environment: Adapting to Changing Conditions\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3HgJ8R2wbCA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40 presentation-card\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3 heading-separator\">Genes and Environment: Adapting to Changing Conditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h4 uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-10\">Michael Carvan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default uwm-u-mt-0\"><em>Shaw Professor<br>51ÁÔÆæ School of Freshwater Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">When environmental conditions change, animals must also change, in order to live.\u202fIn this program, we will explore some truly unique ways that animals use to adapt to environmental extremes to enhance survival.\u202f We also look at molecular processes used by some animals which allow them to adapt to both short- and long-term environmental changes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center presentation-month\">March<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/08\/March-2023-SB-2.jpg\" alt=\"professor holding flower\" class=\"wp-image-6657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/08\/March-2023-SB-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/08\/March-2023-SB-2-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/08\/March-2023-SB-2-1024x499.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/science-bag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/08\/March-2023-SB-2-768x374.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption>Due to proprietary material, a video of this presentation is not available. For more information about Professor Karron,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/people\/karron-jeffrey\/\">visit his profile page<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40 presentation-card\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3 heading-separator\">Buzzing Bees and Shooting Stars: Pollination in the Prairie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h4 uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-10\">Jeffrey Karron<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default uwm-u-mt-0\"><em>Professor<br>51ÁÔÆæ Dept. of Biological Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">Using high resolution, slow motion video, this multimedia extravaganza will show how bees ensure the survival of \u201cshooting star,\u201d a beautiful plant native to wet prairies of SE Wisconsin. In particular, this plant requires bees to vibrate their bodies at very high rates (frequencies), causing the flower to explosively release its pollen onto their bodies!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center presentation-month\">April<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"April 2023, 51ÁÔÆæ Science Bag Presentation: Secrets of Animal Sounds: The Music of Insects &amp; Frogs\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QA7ByOi7r00?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40 presentation-card\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3 heading-separator\">Secrets of Animal Sounds: The Music of Insects &amp; Frogs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h4 uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-10\">Gerlinde H\u00f6bel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default uwm-u-mt-0\"><em>Associate Professor<br>51ÁÔÆæ Dept. of Biological Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h4 uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-10\">Rafael Rodr\u00edguez<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default uwm-u-mt-0\"><em>Professor<br>51ÁÔÆæ Dept. of Biological Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">All animals communicate. 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