For the first time ever at Saskatoon Nerdnite, we are trying out the “Deep Dive” format that was requested by the community. 2 speakers, extra depth of topics, and extra time for Q&A!!
Our Speakers;
The Physics of Curling: Still Defying Explanation – Dr. Sean Maw
Curling rocks curl the “wrong” way. They turn the opposite way of most things that are sliding and rotating, and while we understand why those other things behave the way they do, we don’t yet have a clear and comprehensive understanding of why curling rocks curl the way they do. The answer likely lies in the unique “pebbled” curling ice, and the nature of the running band that the curling rocks slide on. The brushing/sweeping in front of the rocks makes it even more confusing! Come out and learn what all the fuss is about. Hurray hard!
Dr. Sean Maw is a professor in Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, where he runs the First Year Engineering Program and teaches design. His research is focused on engineering education, and on sports engineering (hence the previous Technology Doping talk!). Sean is a bit unusual and hasn’t really grown up yet. He is an active soccer player, swing/ballroom dancer, and ice cream maker. He’s announced speed skating at two Winter Olympics, climbed Kilimanjaro, and rafted down the Nahanni. He designed crash pads for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, as well as skin suits for the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics. He currently researches the physics of curling, trying to solve one of the few modern mysteries in Newtonian physics: why curling stones curl the way they do. Science still doesn’t know.
After Midnight, That’s Our Time to Shine: A Backstage Pass to a Kidney Transplant – Michael Moser
Kevin is 23 and has been on dialysis for over 2 years, waiting for a call he’s not sure will ever come. Sebastian is a 37-year-old teacher; by morning, his family will be asked one of the hardest questions they will ever face. Transplant Surgeon Mike Moser has seen this play out hundreds of times. He will walk you through the science of keeping a human organ alive outside the body, the logistics of a nationwide race against the clock, and the single moment in the operating room that still makes him tingle no matter how many times he sees it. Tonight he’s bringing you into the operating room and a few other places most people never get to go.
Transplant Surgeon Mike Moser has seen this play out hundreds of times. He will walk you through the science of keeping a human organ alive outside the body, the logistics of a nationwide race against the clock, and the single moment in the operating room that still makes him tingle no matter how many times he sees it. Tonight he’s bringing you into the operating room and a few other places most people never get to go.
For over 15 years, Transplant Surgeon Mike Moser has been part of a team that does its best work after midnight. A Professor of Surgery at the University of Saskatchewan and veteran of over 750 kidney and liver transplants, Mike remains completely in awe that an organ removed from one human being can be kept alive, transplanted into another, and actually work. This is especially remarkable given that he still cannot stand the sight of blood.
When not in the operating room at 2 a.m., Mike has spent years talking about transplantation and organ donation to anyone who will listen; on radio and television, in school classrooms, and with the medical students and residents who observe his surgeries every year. Tonight is his first time trying this with an audience that’s drinking beer.
Tickets available now for the event at The Thirsty Scholar, May 12!
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