What: Rebuilding the Republican Party-Assessing Obama’s First Year
A live simulcast of former RNC chairperson Ed Gillespie
Where: http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
When: Wednesday, Dec. 2, 4:30 p.m PT (7:30 ET)
Ed Gillespie, former chairperson of the Republican National Committee, will present the final talk in the fall lecture series “Assessing Obama’s First Year†at 4:30 p.m PT (7:30 ET)., [...]
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This Week at the Metanomics community forum, Kay McLennan (Kayako Mayako), a Professor of Practice at Tulane’s School of Continuing Studies has a presentation today of her 3D “sets” that she has created for teaching in Second Life. We find her work to be “state of the art” and invite you all to come and see this event today for inspiration and ... more » »
NMC Campus Observer Note... You can watch this Metanomics show live at Outreach (87, 125, 34) on NMC Campus
Here are Professor Robert Bloomfield’s prepared remarks for his closing opinion piece for this week’s show:
Today’s guest on Metanomics was blogger, book author and economics Professor Tyler Cowen. I’d like to state for the record, I find Tyler’s career an inspiration, as is the entire economics department of George Mason University. The department has had great success with a constellation ... more » »
The University of Delaware invites you to join us!
What: “The Technical and Political Evolution of the Internet – A Personal Perspective” – by David Farber – Carnegie-Mellon University.
When: Friday Nov. 18, 2009, 12:00-1:30 pm SLT (3:00-4:30 ET)
Where: http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
This is a live Simulcast by David Farber of Carnegie-Mellon University and is part of the the [...]
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The University of Delaware invites you to join us!
What: The Reinvention of Late Night? Political Humor in the Age of Obama. - Assessing Obama’s First Year
When: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 4:30 SLT, Â (7:30 ET)
Where: http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26
This is a live simulcast of a presentation by UD faculty,Danna Young, assistant professor of communication.
Questions will be taken from the [...]
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The Aho Museum on NMC Campus West and Ars Simulacra will host the artistry of over 30 artists. What will YOU Discover? The FEATURED artists for the Month of November include the 10 following artists.
Maya Paris, Saiwun Yoshikawa, Spiral Walcher, Bryn Oh, nessuno Myoo,
Ub Yifu, Glyph Graves, FigBash Snook, Gleman Jun and Sunn Thunders.
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The Aho Museum on NMC Campus West and Ars Simulacra will host the artistry of over 30 artists. What will YOU Discover? The FEATURED artists for the Month of November include the 10 following artists.
Maya Paris, Saiwun Yoshikawa, Spiral Walcher, Bryn Oh, nessuno Myoo,
Ub Yifu, Glyph Graves, FigBash Snook, Gleman Jun and Sunn Thunders.
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NMC Campus Observer Note... You can watch this Metanomics show live at Outreach (87, 125, 34) on NMC Campus
Last week’s Metanomics program on the mixed reality launch of Second Lifeâ„¢ Enterprise is safely archived at Metanomics.net and Dusan Writer (and laptop) is home once again in Toronto. Join us today at the Metanomics Community Forum for a chat at our virtual fireside to share impressions of the event, the back chat and the bigger picture.
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NMC Campus Observer Note... You can watch this Metanomics show live at Outreach (87, 125, 34) on NMC Campus
Professor Viktor Mayer-Schönberger’s new book, ‘Delete – The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age’ raises some interesting concerns…namely – do we really need to remember all that? Do you need to remember the breakfast you had last week, or the week before that, or every week since you began eating breakfast?
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What is art in a world made of art? Our next NMC Virtual World Expeditions will be exploring this concept on November 12th at 10:00 AM PST(check local time). This week we will be exploring NMC’s art museum, the Kristi Aho Museum of Art.
SLURL: Aho Museum of Art
From its earliest beginnings in Second Life, the NMC and the Aho have been committed to supporting the arts and artists in Second Life, and do so through purchases of ... more » »