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Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum Presents ‘Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, Science, Peril, And Promise’ July 25

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LAFSF News:

Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum (LAFSF) presents “Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, Science, Peril, and Promise” by Dr. James Carroll at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 at SALA Event Centre. Food trucks will be available in the parking lot.

Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence have surprised many, and have led to an intense discussion about issues surrounding their safety and ethical use. In this lecture we will try to address some of the philosophical questions surrounding AI, such as “Can computers think?”, “Do they understand?”, “WHAT do they understand?”, “Are they Read More

It’s A Whole New Game For National Laboratories

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LANL Director Thom Mason speaks to a crowd Monday afternoon at Fuller Lodge during the LANL Showcase and Demo Day, which was a part of ScienceFest. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Fuller Lodge was filled during LANL Director Thom Mason’s talk Monday afternoon. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

During the Cold War, the U.S. enjoyed being the biggest, best player on the world stage but then the Cold War ended, and the U.S. found itself in a completely different playing field.

During his talk for the Los Alamos National Read More

Rotary Hosts Pajarito Astronomers President Heidi Morris

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Dr. Heidi Morris speaks at July 11 Rotary Club meeting at Cottonwood on the Greens. Photo by Linda Hull

By LINDA HULL
 Rotary Club of Los Alamos

Dr. Heidi Morris, Los Alamos National Laboratory astrophysicist and president of the Pajarito Astronomers Club, spoke at the July 11 meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos at Cottonwood on the Greens. Morris has worked on numerous scientific projects since becoming a LANL staff member in 1998 and has a special interest in sharing her appreciation of the night sky with others.

With a colorful PowerPoint presentation, Morris began by describing “sky glow,” Read More

Letter To The Editor: Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum Responds To Unauthorized Opinion Piece

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By Susan Sprake, president, LAF&SF
Eric Ferm, vice president, LAF&SF
Robert Dryja, treasurer, LAF&SF
Amy Birnbaum, member of Board of Directors, LAF&SF
Daniel Holladay, member of Board of Directors, LAF&SF
John Singleton,  member of Board of Directors, LAF&SF
Kirk Weisbrod, member of Board of Directors, LAF&SF
Nels Hoffman, member and past president, LAF&SF

We, the above signed members and officers of the Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum (LAF&SF, or the “Forum”), were dismayed to read a recent opinion piece written by Gary Stradling, published Read More

LANL’s John Sarrao Selected To Lead SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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John Sarrao

LANL News:

John Sarrao has been selected as SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s sixth director. He will be leaving Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in mid-September for this exciting new opportunity.

Sarrao has served as the deputy director for Science, Technology, and Engineering overseeing the directorates for Chemistry, Earth & Life Sciences; Global Security; Physical Sciences; and Simulation & Computation as well as the Partnerships and Pipeline Office since the Triad transition.

His personal research and technical leadership career emphasize Read More

Scenes From ‘Toast To Technology At Demo Day’ As Part Of 2023 Los Alamos ScienceFest At Fuller Lodge

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As part of Los Alamos ScienceFest 2023, Scott Ziegler of Space Kinetic Corp. in Berkeley, Calif., is presenting a talk this morning at Toast to Technology at Demo Day that runs until 6 p.m. today at Fuller Lodge. All types of innovators and entrepreneurial-minded people are invited to attend this day of deep-tech presentations and roundtable conversations with Lab experts, area entrepreneurs investors and government leaders. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from Toast to Technology at Demo Day that runs until 6 p.m. today at Fuller Lodge as part of Los Alamos ScienceFest 2023. Read More

LANL Hosts Toast Technology At Demo Day At Fuller Lodge

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All types of innovators and entrepreneurial-minded people are invited to Los Alamos National Laboratory Showcase and Demo Day. The day of deep-tech presentations and roundtable conversations with Lab experts, area entrepreneurs investors and government leaders takes place 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, July 17 at Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos. Read the full article here. Read More

County-Pajarito Astronomers Dark Night At Spirio Soccer Fields At Overlook Park Tonight!

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Pajarito Astronomers News:

Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Divisions have partnered up with the Pajarito Astronomers for the Dark Night program.

Anyone with an interest in star gazing and the chance to look through a telescope is invited to come out to Spirio Soccer Fields tonight, July 15, at Overlook Park in White Rock.

Volunteers from the Pajarito Astronomers Club will be present with telescopes starting about 8:30 p.m.  until at least 11 p.m., and as late as midnight if there is continued interest.

Sunset is at 8:23 p.m., so it won’t be dark until about 9:20 p.m. However, Read More

ScienceFest Play Crawl: STEAM For Adults July 15

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Los Alamos MainStreet & Creative District News:

The public is invited to participate in a new ScienceFest event Saturday, July 15, 2023.

From 6-8 p.m. Play Crawl: STEAM for Adults will be activating Central Park Square with math games, engineering and art activities, science experiments, root beer floats, beer, raffle prizes, and trivia for ages 18 and up.

“We felt it was important this year to offer activities targeting a variety of ages and interests. We think of this event as a counterpoint to our incredibly successful family-friendly & youth-focused, Discovery Day, which took Read More