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SUMMARY:Fireside Science Chat with Professor Mark - October Discussion "How Much Energy Do Data Centers Use?"& "What Are the Best Sources of Protein?"
DESCRIPTION:Adults\, join us on the last Wednesday of each month (November 
 it'll be the 3rd Wednesday) - May\, except Dec.)\, 6:30-7:30PM for an 
 informal reading club at the Mendon Public Library on science topics from 
 current and historical popular news.  One or two topics are selected each 
 month. Links are provided to one or two publicly-available articles for 
 each topic. Participants are asked to read at least one of the articles 
 before the session. Discussion will be free-flowing and open to all points 
 of view. Mark will facilitate the discussion and attempt to clarify any 
 scientific points that come up\, but he will not promote any particular 
 viewpoint other than keeping a focus on fact-based\, analytical\, and 
 skeptical discussion. All should come with an open mind and an expectation 
 to expand their horizons. Mark will have topics ready to go each month\, 
 but the goal is for participants to suggest and decide topics for upcoming 
 sessions. Advance registration for each session is required and the group 
 size is limited to 10 participants to facilitate inclusive discussion. 
 Participants can sign up for each session individually (no commitment to 
 attend multiple sessions).\n\nFor October\, the two topics will be “How 
 Much Energy Do Data Centers Use?” and “What Are the Best Sources of 
 Protein?”. The links to articles 
 are:\n\nhttps://ourworldindata.org/how-much-energy-do-data-centers-and-artificial-intelligence-use\n\nhttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-food-systems/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2026.1677796/full\n\nAbout 
 the Facilitator: Mark Fairchild is a long-time Honeoye Falls resident and 
 Distinguished Professor Emeritus at RIT after four decades on the faculty. 
 With a focus on Color Science\, he has been active in multidisciplinary 
 science spanning areas such as human perception\, neuroscience\, optics\, 
 imaging\, and enology. His most-recent general-audience book\, Munsell 
 Trees: A Season of Leaves and Colors includes unique photography of local 
 trees progressing through the seasons.
LOCATION:Mendon - Jacobs Family Reading Room\, Mendon Public Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Kelly Paganelli":MAILTO:Kelly.Paganelli@libraryweb.org
CATEGORIES:Science & Nature
CONTACT;CN="Kelly Paganelli":MAILTO:Kelly.Paganelli@libraryweb.org
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URL:https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/17205994
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