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Science Safari: Salamander Search!A favorite annual event: Unravel the secrets of our unique salamander population among the redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains! Meet and touch some of our native animal ambassadors. Venture into the newt's ecosystem to locate these and other animals in their native habitat. Due to the popularity of this ...
Where: SaratogaCost: $15
Monday, 03/02/20
Gravitational wave astrophysics and cosmology with large galaxy surveysIn the occasion of the exciting discovery of the electromagnetic counterpart of the GW170817 gravitational wave event, the Dark Energy Survey (DES) collaboration produced a series of studies covering different aspects of the event. In particular, these studies showed that observations of the GW170817 host galaxy can provide information about ...
Neutrinos are among the most mysterious and elusive particles known to particle physicists. The neutrino was first theorized in 1930 to be a neutral and massless particle needed to preserve conservation of energy in the radioactive process of beta decay. Since its discovery in 1956, physicists have actively sought to ...
The Coming of Age of de novo Protein DesignProteins mediate the critical processes of life and beautifully solve the challenges faced during the evolution of modern organisms. Our goal is to design a new generation of proteins that address current day problems not faced during evolution. In contrast to traditional protein engineering efforts, which have focused on modifying ...
Lightning in a canteen: The promise of plasma-treated refreshment for survivalAn emerging health problem is water contamination of our freshwater supplies, from waste derived from pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and industry. Health impacts to the public and aquatic life range from endochrine disruption to cancer. Advanced waterpurification treatment of both domestic drinking water and treated waste water is needed because ...
Global demand for lithium-ion based applications such as electric vehicles and grid-scale energy storage is expected to grow tremendously over the upcoming decade. This surge in demand has resulted in the announcement of 100+ lithium-ion battery “megafactories” with >2TWh of planned capacity. However, the lack of investment and technology development ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Where Does Our Water Come From?Do you ever wonder where the water in your tap comes from? Or where it goes after you flush? Join us for a night of exploring the human-made water cycle. We will explore some of the complexities of California’s water systems, including water infrastructure and water rights.Register at weblink.Speaker: Nina Gordon-Kirsch
Extrasolar planets now number in the thousands, spanning a wide range of orbital and physical properties. Unlocking the atmospheric properties of these exotic worlds using facilities such as the Spitzer Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope have enabled us to probe chemistry, radiation and weather regimes beyond our own solar ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
Wonderfest: Ask a Science Envoy: Kids & AI, Parasites, Dark Matter`Wonderfest Science Envoys are early-career researchers with special communication skills and aspirations. Following short talks on provocative modern science topics, these three Science Envoys will answer questions with insight and enthusiasm:UC Berkeley psychologist Eliza Kosoy on "How Children Are Smarter Than AI"Stanford microbiologist Alma Mendoza on "The Most Successful Parasite"Stanford ...
Einstein’s Microscope: Uncovering Small-Scale Dark Matter Structures with Novel Gravitational Lensing Probes The physical nature of the astrophysical dark matter (DM) is a fundamental question in cosmology. The clustering structure of DM on sub-galactic scales is key to distinguishing between various viable DM models which all make successful predictions about the large-scale structure and galaxy formation, but empirical tests have been fundamentally ...
California has set the aggressive and vital goal to become carbon neutral by 2045. This means that California must continue on its path to decarbonizing its economy by transitioning to renewable sources of energy and fuel. However, current models predict that these measures alone will not be sufficient to completely ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Odd Salon: MonumentalKelly Jensen ~ James Lick’s Great Pyramid Scheme Long before the TransAmerica Pyramid caused an uproar in Architectural circles, there were plans to erect a pyramid tomb larger than Great Pyramid of Giza in downtown San Francisco, dedicated to disagreeable millionaire James Lick. The story of why there’s a dead rich guy ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12/15 General, $25 Reserved
Catastrophe and Storytelling: Climate Change and Sacred GrovesIn his most recent book, Climate Change and the Art of Devotion, Ray shows how a site-specific and ecologically grounded theology emerged in northern India in the wake of the Little Ice Age (ca. 1550 - 1850), an epoch marked by climatic catastrophes across the globe. His interests dovetail in unexpected ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: $20 General, $15 Member
you are variations: Ecologies of Translationyou are variations is a public lecture addressing a vital, urgent and intricate matter of concern: Can we learn to listen to a tree? And if so, how?Christina Della Giustina presents research studying the water cycle of trees. It processes environmental data on sap flow from scientific research on climate ...
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) can only be achieved at scale when emerging eVTOL operations are safe despite reduced pilot training requirements. Increased autonomy and access to new data pipelines are viewed as foundations to enable safe UAM operations. Traditional sensor data can be augmented with new cloud resources such as ...
Granular materials are common in everyday life but are historically difficult to model. This has direct real-world ramifications owing to the prominent role granular media play in multiple industries and especially in terrain dynamics. One can attempt to track every grain with discrete particle methods, but realistic systems are often ...
Dr. Ravi Bellamkonda’s research explores the interplay of biomaterials and the nervous system for the development of peripheral nerve regeneration, brain electrode interfacing, and brain tumor therapies.
Current governance theory has not adequately addressed how power asymmetries and inequality affect decision-making processes and the distribution of its outcomes. This talk presents a transdisciplinary effort to bridge diverse power scholarship traditions into an integrated framework for policy analysis. A case study on collaborative environmental governance is analyzed, illustrating ...
Portable Sensors based on Integrated PhotonicsInnovation in technology routinely leads the way for discovery in chemistry and biology. To explore the inherent complexity present in biological systems, existing technologies are being pushed to their limits, and once again, scientists are looking to engineers to create innovative solutions to enable their exploration and discovery.Speaker: Andrea Armani, ...
In 2017, Google became the first company of its size to match 100% of its global annual electricity consumption with purchases of renewable energy. However, despite the company’s large-scale procurement of wind and solar power, Google’s offices and data centers must still plug into regional electric grids that carry a ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Facebook: The Inside StoryFacebook has changed the world and it’s changed us. In barely fifteen years, the simple campus website grew into the largest social media platform and one of the biggest companies in the world. With a valuation of more than $576 billion and almost 3 billion users, including those on its ...
The Vera Rubin Observatory, on a mountaintop in Chile, will house a survey telescope that will image the night sky faster and deeper than ever before. Its camera, at 3.6 Gigapixels, will be the biggest digital camera ever built. The Rubin Observatory will be able to image the entire visible ...
21cm Intensity MappingSpeaker: Anže Slosar (Brookhaven National Laboratory)Editor's Note: Stanford is listing this same talk tomorrow, 3/6, in the same room, but at a slightly different time. If you plan to attend, you might want to contact the sponsor first.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Power Electronics: State-of-the-Art, Careers, and Helpful Hints for Your ProjectsTechnology headlines are dominated by terms like artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of Things, “big data” and other trendy elements of the “digital revolution”. But under the surface, the hardware that enables these technologies places ever increasing demands on power circuitry: Your cell phone is expected to charge in an ...
What stories do our imprints - both physical and digital - tell? Through scientific and technological leaps, the trails we leave behind have the power to reveal unexpected details about us. Hear from archivists using traces of DNA to reconstruct characteristics of lost societies, and the evidence digital footprints can ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Women in Science NightlifeNightLife is celebrating International Women’s Day by handing over the mic and giving the spotlight to women in science.EVENT HIGHLIGHTSJoin this special event alongside local scientists from the Academy, Stanford, UCSF, the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, and more - with expertise ranging from viruses to ecological systems, and from genetic ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
you are variations: Ecologies of Translationyou are variations is a public lecture addressing a vital, urgent and intricate matter of concern: Can we learn to listen to a tree? And if so, how?Christina Della Giustina presents research studying the water cycle of trees. It processes environmental data on sap flow from scientific research on climate ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Tickets at the door
BioFutures: Exploring Human Microbes Through Big DataThe majority of cells in your body are not human; they belong to the trillions of microbes living in your stomach, intestines, on your skin, and in dozens of other organs. How do these microbes and their DNA help keep you alive and healthy, and what's their role in disease? ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: See After Dark
Friday, 03/06/20
Women in Tech: Reimagining Cybersecurity for AllData breaches, identity theft, ransomware, deep fakes, doxxing. As digital platforms and tools have become pervasive in our public, professional, and private lives, concern has intensified about the security of our information, institutions, and online identities. The need for innovation in cybersecurity strategies - from the technical hardware, software and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
21cm Intensity Mapping - planning for the futureSpeaker: Anže Slosar (Brookhaven National Laboratory)Editor's Note: Stanford is listed this same talk yesterday, 3/5, in the same room, but at a slightly different time. If you plan to attend, you might want to contact the sponsor first.
This class will introduce participants to planning for collection and growing of native plants. Covered subjects will include: communicating with restoration managers about their plant requests; calculating amounts of seed to collect; scheduling of collection, pre-germination treatments, propagation, facility maintenance; after care issues, monitoring, managers responsibilities for safety, resources available ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Nanoscale Structures Modulate Protein Signaling at the Cell MembraneThe interaction between the cell membrane and the contacting material is crucial for many biological applications, such as medical implants. We are interested in exploring nanotechnology and novel materials to improve the membrane-surface interactions. Recently, we and other groups have shown that vertical nanopillars protruding from a flat ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Data Assimilation and Optimal Control in the Context of UAV-based Flash Flood MonitoringFlash floods are one of the most common natural disasters worldwide, causing thousands of casualties every year. The emergence of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) gives the possibility to monitor these events over large geographical areas. In this talk, we focus on the problem of trajectory planning for a swarm of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
CuriOdyssey’s March 6 First Friday Family Night Celebrate March Member Madness on Friday, March 6, 5-8pm! Relax with live music and bar while the kids meet animals and play with science. CuriOdyssey Members, bring a friend for free to this event (one free admission per membership) and if that friend joins during the evening, both member and ...
Where: San MateoCost: 12.95-15.95, Free for members
First Friday: Food FascinationThrow your table manners out the window and join us as we play with our food! Learn all about the science of the food we eat through hands on activities and demonstrations by local community partners. Dig into every aspect of the production and consumption of your daily meals, with ...
Developed in Berkeley in just 2012, the CRISPR-Cas9 system lets scientists rewrite DNA in living cells and organisms, editing the genetic code that defines life itself. The technology has already changed the face of basic research, allowing researchers to alter the DNA of hundreds of organisms.Powerful real-world applications are on ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
Woodside First Friday: WHY THE ARCTIC MATTERS - Ice911Please join Dr. Leslie Field as she describes the work at Ice911 that she started in 2006 to turn her climate despair into action, and working to help ensure a habitable planet for her kids. This Arctic restoration work provides well-founded hope, meant to give time for the world to ...
Where: WoodsideCost: Free
Neutrinos: The Ghosts of the Standard Model of Particle PhysicsNeutrinos are the lightest massive particles ever observed. For many decades it was unclear whether neutrinos were completely massless or instead just had a very small mass, but the results of several large experiments at the end of the 20th century convincingly proved that they do have a very small ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Saturday, 03/07/20
Trail Crew: Alpine Lakeshore AdventureJoin the Marin Municipal Water District in helping to repair trails along the alluring Alpine Lake. Our trail volunteers will assist in maintaining and improving Mt. Tam's extensive trail network and enhancing natural habitat. We will be focused at Kent Trail to perform trail realignment and drainage work plus brushing! ...
Where: FairfaxCost: Free
The Bay Model Wants You!!! Become part of Sausalito’s very own attraction known around the world! We have a variety of volunteer positions that are suited for people just like you! Greet visitors, lead tours, work with school groups, and more! Come and be a part of one of the largest working hydraulic models in ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Pacific FlywayOur wetlands are an important stop on the Pacific Flyway, a major bird migration route. Stroll with docent Laurel Stell to learn why birds migrate, why they stop along the San Francisco Bay, and to spot the birds in action. Trail is easy and level. All ages and abilities welcome. ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
City Star Party - Lands EndCome join us for our monthly San Francisco City Star Party. SFAA members provide telescopes for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to check the SFAA website for the latest updates…bad weather or overcast skies will cancel!
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Fantasy Flights to the MoonThis talk is in part based on the same section in my new major lunar observers handbook, Luna Cognita. The 3-volume set is scheduled to be published by Springer before the end of this year. Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17 wrote the Introduction. The book is available on Amazon right ...