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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">Digital Communication: Cell Phones, Deep Space, and HDTV</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2014-10-14T19:00:00" datetime="2014-10-14T19:00:00">Tuesday, October 14, 2014 from 7</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2014-10-14T21:00:00" datetime="2014-10-14T21:00:00">9pm</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202393716'><span class='fn org p-name'>Clinton Street Theater</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address">2522 SE Clinton</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Portland</span> , <span class="region p-region">OR</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">97214</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">US</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=2522%20SE%20Clinton,%20Portland%20OR%2097214%20US'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <p>Science on Tap is a science lecture series where you can sit back, enjoy a pint, and laugh while you learn. Listen to experts talk about the science in your neighborhood and around the world. You don’t have to be a science geek to have fun—all you need is a thirst for knowledge!</p> <p>DATE: Tuesday, November 4, 2014</p> <p>TIME: Doors at 6 p.m. event at 7 p.m.</p> <p>LOCATION: Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton Street, Portland, Ore.</p> <p>COST: $8 online advance tickets, $10* suggested cover at the door</p> <p>FOOD & DRINK: Beer, wine, popcorn, and snacks available. You’re welcome to bring food into the theater with you. DESCRIPTION: We’re told that digital is better than analog, but have you ever wondered why your cell phone sometimes drops calls? Mathematician Greg Landweber studies applications of error correcting codes, that is, ways of encoding digital information so that garbled signals can still be decoded. He will introduce several examples of error detection and correction, as well as discuss the limits of these codes.</p> <p>Not a math person? Never fear! Using logic, hands-on activities, and a geometrical decoding machine of his own design, Landweber will explain how and why digital communication works.</p> <hr> <p>*A note on the suggested cover at the door: Science on Tap is mostly supported by money collected at the door. It is committed to offering educational opportunities to adults who want to learn, so if $10 is a hardship for you, please come anyway and donate what you can.</p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="http://www.viaproductions.org/events/clinton_nov_4_digital/">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>