#asilomar — Public Fediverse posts

Some pundits (and some colleagues) claim we teach too much math. How do we respond? I'll share some thoughts at the CMC-North conference in Asilomar.

Algebra and Geometry for All Students!
December 6, 9:20am

I hope to see some of you there!

#mtbos #iteachmath #mathed #cmc-north #asilomar

“Asilomar’s scientific heirs opportunistically leveraged their arcane knowledge into cash for themselves and risk for the remainder of humanity.” Global Civil Society demands no more insider regulation of biotech. “We are at a point in human history when technological developments, including genetic engineering, bioweapons, virological research, synbio and other technologies, carry existential threats to health, the environment, the economy and human society.” #asilomar☣️ https://www.independentsciencenews.org/commentaries/global-civil-society-the-dire-consequences-of-secretive-biotech-regulation/

Civil society groups warn new #Asilomar conference: Scientists must not be allowed to self-regulate. Insider regulation of biotech does not work with techs that can pose “existential threats” to humanity https://gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20512

Excellent episode of Science In Action.

Thoughtful + alarming on #H5N1 but piece on self regulation by genetic scientists was super interesting:
#glaciology is also having this discussion, now on #geoengineering. Time for a new #Asilomar?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5vf5

#Asilomar #DNA

"The famed 1975 conference about a controversial genetic technology is feted as an example of how scientific self-regulation works. But more significant is what wasn’t discussed.

(. . .)

By the end of the meeting, its participants had agreed to adopt biosafety protocols that are still in force in the United States, and which have hugely influenced similar regulations worldwide. The meeting has become known simply as Asilomar, a byword for how a scientific community came together to forge consensus on a thorny topic. It is often held up as an example of how science can self-regulate without the involvement of politicians (although some criticize it for just those same reasons). Periodic calls can be heard for ‘another Asilomar’ in other potentially hazardous fields such as synthetic biology, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence.

But grasping the full significance of a historic event often involves understanding what was not discussed and highlighting the decisions that were not taken. Half a century on from Asilomar, that longer view provides a different perspective on two unspoken, yet essential, issues that loomed in the background of the meeting — the technology’s potential for creating riches and for destroying human life."

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00457-w

This evening we just had to keep stopping to look back at the sunset!

#AsilomarStateBeach #Asilomar #PacificCoast #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #sunset

Get ready to start 2025 off right!
Register today for the ASN conference #ASN2025 on 3-6 January 2025
Meet colleagues & talk science by the beach at #Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove CA! Awards up to $500 available for caregiver costs. Details here:
https://asnasilomar2025.org/register.html

Asilomar Beach Pathway 💙 watercolor 16x20

One of my favorite places. Asilomar in Pacific Grove, California. Love this walk every time, loved every moment of working on this composition.

Please see my shop for prints. https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-elizabeth-kennen/shop

#art #artwork #artist #MastoArt #ocean #sea #meer #meermittwoch #nature #watercolor #painting #Monterey #PacificGrove #Asilomar #California

Asilomar Beach Pathway, watercolor 16x20

My new painting is inspired by visits to #Asilomar, a wonderful refuge by the sea in Pacific Grove. One of my favorite places.

Fine art prints & more
https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-elizabeth-kennen

#art #artwork #artist #MastoArt #watercolor #painting #fineart #beach #ocean #nature #travel #California #footpathfriday

Asilomar Beach in Pacific Grove 💙 oil pastel painting, 16x20

One of my favorite places to visit and paint is Asilomar. Walking along the beach, watching the waves and taking in the beauty, I was inspired to paint this.

Fine art prints available.
https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-elizabeth-kennen/shop

#art #artist #MastoArt #ocean #sea #meermittwoch #monterey #asilomar #beach #nature #painting #prints #FediGiftShop

@pokateo conference-ing at beautiful #Asilomar in Pacific Grove, CA with the Institute for Transportation Studies UC Davis. #Sustainable #Transportation here we come!

Beautiful coastal plants at #Asilomar in Pacific Grove.

#FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #California #coast #beach #plants #nature #photo #naturephotography

Rainbow, Asilomar State Beach, #PacificGrove, #California

A recent visit to #Asilomar on a stormy Saturday this February briefly provided this distant hint of a #rainbow over #MontereyBay. Best enjoyed large.

#CanonG5X #meermittwoch #NaturePhotography #Nature #Photography #Picture #OAA #OaklandArtAssociation
#SaturdayVibes #Saturday #Landscape #Seascape #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #PacificOcean #Pacific #Ocean #Surf #Beach #MastoArt #meermittwoch

Took the camera out into the #Asilomar dunes for a bit after lunch at #ASN2023

#photography #nature #wildflower #bird #deer

Super excited to kick off the first IN-PERSON @ASNAmNat meeting since 2020, back at #Asilomar! 👉🏼check out my talk on ✨priority effects and their #ecoevolutionary causes at consequences✨ at 8:30 AM on Sunday (Chapel—Coexistence II).

A moment in time #Asilomar #beach #sandpipers #morning

Still a few spots available to attend @ASNAmNat #Asilomar 2023 #ecoevo #conference.

https://asnasilomar2023.org

The #sunrise the other day was staggering.

#Monterey #Asilomar #StateBeach #StateParks #ocean #beach #birds #photography

#AmericanSocietyOfNaturalists January 2023 In-person Stand-Alone meeting at #Asilomar

https://asnasilomar2023.org/

There will be dining in the Crocker Dining Hall and the option of eating take-out (boxed meals) in your room or outdoors on the Asilomar campus.