Science Discussion Group
Lead by Bob Maxmen and Wayne Kargher
NO Zoom, In person only for the season
The group is designed to introduce MCA members to ideas in science and its history and to have interesting discussions. Our group is not for presenting highly technical, peer reviewed papers. It is to introduce one another to ideas in science and its history and to have interesting discussions.
Meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1:00 PM in the Iser Center Board Room
This season's programs:
December 17th--Global Health, by George Purvis
George Purvis will speak on The Aga Khan Development Network with Programs in 25 countries, as well as his personal and professional experiences working closely with one of the richest men in the world. His lecture would cover various related health/hospital topics plus a number of personal anecdotes.
George Purvis was Director General and CEO of the Aga Khan Health Services from 1985-1990 with hospitals and health programs in five countries in Africa and South Asia. He has a BS in Engineering and an MBA from Pennsylvania State University. He has worked for The World Bank, the United States Aid for International Development, and the Bill and Melissa Gates Foundation. He has worked on health and hospital programs in thirty countries.
January 21st--Captain Nemo in The 21st Century
Explore the recently discovered, previously unthinkable, biodiversity of the deep-sea. We will also discuss the mining & the mineral needs of evolving battery technology.
Videos and discussion.
Bob Maxmen is a retired veterinarian and total science geek who started the MCA Science Discussion Group in 2015.
February 18th--Forensic Architecture: Elvis is in the House, by Richard Goldberg
The iconic 30 floor Hawaiian Rainbow Tower Hotel in Honolulu was made famous by many celebrities and events, including the filming of Elvis' “Blue Hawaii”. Built in 1968, the building was badly deteriorating. This included parts of the famous tile mural which began falling off the building and was posing a dangerous threat. Richard's firm performed a forensic architectural and engineering investigation in 2010, and then designed and oversaw the award winning restoration which was completed in 2014 .
Richard P. Goldberg, AIA, NCARB is a retired Architect and President of PROCON Consulting Architects, Inc., an architectural / engineering design and construction consulting company. Mr. Goldberg is a technical and forensic architect, and specializes in exterior building envelope systems. Richard has over 45 years of architectural and construction industry experience. He received two degrees from Rensselear in Troy New York and went on for further professional education at both Harvard and MIT.
March 18th-- "The Lives of a Cell" and "Notes of a Biology Watcher".
