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Day 3: Tuesday August 13, 2019

Posted on Wed, 08/14/2019

We have now finished two full days of Sigma 2019! After waking up to invigorating music and doing some exercise to wake up and get ready for the day, teams headed to the dining hall for a scrumptious breakfast. Afterwards, we were captivated by discussions of how we use math to explain language patterns, phase transitions and predicting future election votes, probability of what happens today given only the events of yesterday, and how nuclear bombs are made.

Day 3. Tuesday August 13, 2019

Posted on Wed, 08/14/2019

We have now finished two full days of Sigma 2019! After waking up to invigorating music and doing some exercise to wake up and get ready for the day, teams headed to the dining hall for a scrumptious breakfast. Afterwards, we were captivated by discussions of how we use math to explain language patterns, phase transitions and predicting future election votes, probability of what happens today given only the events of yesterday, and how nuclear bombs are made.

Day 3 - more photos

Posted on Thu, 08/17/2017

Day 3 - More Pictures

Posted on Thu, 08/17/2017

Day 3

Posted on Thu, 08/17/2017

Day three at Sigma went wonderfully! The campers started the day off with lectures on optogenetics, the mathematics of card games, the chemistry of Jules Vernes' works, and more. As the day went on, campers dove deeper into the intricacies of their semilabs and watched a fascinating Experiment of the Day. In the evening, workshops featured meditation, Brazilian food, a look at unsolved mysteries, and, of course, more glassblowing. Finally, to round out the day, a beautiful classical music concert showed us how incredibly talented our campers and counselors are.

Day 7: Saturday

Posted on Sun, 08/21/2016

Last day of Sigma Camp is now over. 

We managed to squeeze in another set of four lectures and the Grand Unification of the Sigma Tournament.

After that all teams finished their films, which we watched to everyone’s amusement at the Movie Festival.

We concluded our camp with presentation of diplomas to everyone at the closing ceremony and sealed the Sigma Sprit to be held in our vessel and our hearts until we reunite here again next year.

DAY 6: FRIDAY!

Posted on Fri, 08/19/2016

Today was the last day of all semilabs.  It was a bitter sweet feeling for all. All labs finished with the bang!  We hope that the campers became inspired to continue with the sciences, the doors to which were cracked opened for them through our labs. 

 

DAY 5: THURSDAY!

Posted on Fri, 08/19/2016

Sigma adventure continued this Thursday.  Campers enjoyed four lectures, which were followed by morning semilabs.  A new addition to the break time, the dance lessons, were quite popular. 

 

DAY 4: WEDNESDAY!

Posted on Thu, 08/18/2016

Today was another full, busy day at Sigma. Teams participated in their own morning exercise routines and had a nutritious breakfast. Lectures and semilabs alternated with free time for a balanced day.

 

The Sigma Tournament was replaced by a camp-wide game of Brain Ring! Campers enjoyed both testing their trivia skills and competing against other teams.

 

DAY 3: TUESDAY!

Posted on Wed, 08/17/2016

Today at Sigma Camp there were four well-attended lectures in the morning:

  • Anne-Marie Grisogono, "The Strange Power of Information"
  • Alexander Vologodsky, "Motion of nanoparticles in water and biological molecular motors"
  • Mark Lukin, "Color, Dyes, and Fluorescence"
  • Slava Yurchenko, "What else is out there? or fascinating biology of the invisible organisms"

The lectures were followed by am semilabs where learning and exploration continued.

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