Chemicals: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Speaker: Dr. Robert (Bob) Burk, Professor of Chemistry, Carleton University Bob Burk is a Chemistry Professor at Carleton University where has taught at all levels for over 30 years. He is particularly interested in getting younger students interested in chemistry, and in educating non-chemists about the ins
Please join us for the next Discovery Café lecture: “Tales from a Research Laboratory”. Dr. John ApSimon -- retired Professor of Chemistry at Carleton University, Blackburn Hamlet resident and Discovery Café founder – began his research career in the study of the chemistry of natural products at the University of Liverpool in the 1950’s. Coming
Detecting Fraud: A behind-the-scenes look Speaker: Robin Grosset, Chief Technology Officer, Mindbridge Technology is advancing at a staggering pace. Fraudsters view each new advancement as an opportunity to exploit weaknesses in systems and are using increasingly sophisticated approaches to wreak havoc on organizations and individuals. In this session, Mr. Grosset will discuss how Ottawa-based Mindbridge,
Education, Society, and Generative AI A number of artificial intelligence (AI) programs came out in the early 2020s that generate images (like Midjourney), music, and text (like ChatGPT). These generative AI programs surprised even long-time AI researchers with what they could do. How do they work? How will they affect education, creative work for humans,
Nuclear Family: Growing up in Ottawa at the beginning of the nuclear age Author Jean Van Loon is a life-long resident of Ottawa. Her poems, stories and reviews have appeared in literary magazines across the country, most recently in the Queen's Quarterly and (forthcoming) The New Quarterly. She is a graduate of Carleton, Queen's, Humber
Tap Dancing, Rhythm and Flow When: Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 7:00 PM Where: Blackburn Hamlet Community Centre, 190 Glen Park Drive Have you ever become so totally immersed in an activity that you were “in the zone”, where your only thought was on the activity at hand and where hours may have passed without