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The activities of the vast majority of fishing vessels in the world have remained unquantified and largely opaque due to a lack of technology. With newly developed hardware solutions that harness solar power and cost-effective cellular networks to transmit data, it is becoming possible to provide vessel tracking systems at ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
CITRIS Research Exchange - 5G Tech and Policy5G wireless networks hold great potential, enabling unprecedented advancements in linking robots, cars, and other sensor-enabled technologies and infrastructure to revolutionize cities. While the future of smart cities may bring gains in sustainability, mobility, and economic opportunity, ensuring these benefits are felt by all community members remains a significant challenge. ...
Governments subsidize R&D through a mix of interdependent mechanisms, but subsidy interactions are not well understood. This paper provides the first quasi-experimental evaluation of how R&D subsidy interactions impact firm behavior. I use funding rules and policy changes in the UK to show that direct grants and tax credits for ...
The Changing Forest Fire Patterns in Central and Northern CaliforniaLarge wildfire occurrence has increased noticeably throughout central and northern California over the last 10-15 year. Climate more conducive to fire spread and changing vegetation (fuel) complexes are readily cited causes of this. This presentation describes the historical context for large wildfire occurrence in northern California using a newly discovered ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Intelligence: Mundane or a Miracle?How do you define intelligence? Intelligence is a fuzzy concept defined by scientists as “a level of cognitive complexity.” For centuries, humanity thought that we were the most advanced, and hence, a unique expression of intelligence on Earth. We believed a series of improbable events that cannot be repeated elsewhere triggered ...
Black holes are cosmic objects that are so small and dense, that nothing, not even light can escape their gravitational pull. Until recently, no one had ever seen what a black hole actually looked like. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is a global array of radio dishes, linked together by ...
