The Greenbrier Valley Chapter of Sigma Xi and Jackson River Governor’s School are co-hosting a virtual lecture featuring Dr. Oge Marques of Florida Atlantic University, on Thursday, May 6, beginning at 9 am. The topic of Dr. Marques’ talk is “Can You Trust What You See? The Magic of Virtual Perception.”
This talk will explore the many visual phenomena that challenge our common knowledge of how well we detect, compare and recognize everyday scenes.
Sigma Xi, a Scientific Research Honor Society, is the international honor society of science and engineering.
JRGS, open to area high school juniors and seniors with an interest in math, science or technology is located on the Clifton Forge campus of Dabney S. Lancaster Community College.
The Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer virtual presentation is open to the public via Zoom. To obtain the link to the Zoom lecture, please contact JRGS Director Eddie Graham at (540) 863-2872 or email egraham@dslcc.edu.