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Creating Informed Responses: Berkeley’s Computing and Data Science In Action - LivestreamNobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter, Director of the Berkeley Institute for Data Science, and Michael Lu, Dean of the Berkeley School of Public Health, will host and moderate a roundtable discussion with Berkeley researchers who are mobilizing computing and data science for COVID-19 response and recovery, from helping local public health ...
The Science of Happiness During COVID-19 - LivestreamThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every facet of human life. Schools, businesses and entire industries have effectively shut down overnight, citizens have been asked to stay at home and limit social interaction as long as they can, and essential workers are risking their health every day on the frontlines ...
Hospitals, Doctors and Insurers Face COVID-19: Reports from the Field - LivestreamCOVID-19 is challenging the U.S. health-care system in unprecedented ways. Hospitals are staggering under the burden of treating infected patients, doctors struggle to protect themselves while working overtime, and insurers weigh eliminating co-pays for testing and treatment as their expenses skyrocket.Hear top executives from among the country’s largest hospital systems, ...
Where: Cost: Free
Manipulation-Proof Machine Learning: An Experiment with Consumer Credit in Kenya - CANCELEDIn settings ranging from consumer credit to poverty targeting, an increasing number of decisions are being guided by machine learning algorithms. In Kenya, over one quarter of the adult population has taken out 'digital credit' loans over mobile money, where machine learning algorithms are used to assess the likelihood of ...
Geographic structure of Antarctic penguin populations: Revisited - LivestreamWe tested the hypothesis that regional spatial organization of Adélie, emperor, chinstrap and gentoo penguin colonies is dependent on proximity and size of adjacent colonies, availability of breeding habitat, and proximity of polynyas and submarine canyons. We tested previously the hypothesis that large colonies affect sizeof adjacent colonies of seabirds, ...
Where: TiburonCost: Free
Thursday, 04/09/20
Emerging Evidence for COVID-19 Spread and Treatment - LivestreamThe third COVID-19 Conversations webinar will discuss: emerging evidence on SARS-CoV-2 surface and aerosol transmission and stability; emerging and promising treatment modalities for COVID-19, including convalescent plasma and hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine; and the ethical implications and considerations for treating those who are ill with therapeutics approved via an emergency use ...
Where: Cost: Free
Imaging extrasolar planets: GPI, GPI2, and miniature starshade - LivestreamIn the landscape of exoplanet detection and characterization, direct imaging - spatially separating the planet from its parent star - remains the most challenging technique: all but the most massive and young planets are extremely faint, and the outer parts of planetary systems that imaging can access appear to be ...
Where: Cost: Free
Astronomy on Tap on the Couch - LivestreamTo mark the seventh orbit-versary of the very first Astronomy on Tap event in NYC, satellite locations around the world are merging to ignite a 7 hours for 7 orbits astro-vaganza of content from across the globe. Tune in to the Astro on Tap HQ youtube channel to enjoy a ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: Green Spaces - CANCELEDThis spring, get out and get green - celebrate the 150th anniversary of Golden Gate Park and the 50th Earth Day. Come learn more about the history of parks and modern green-space efforts, and honor the amazing place we call home: Planet Earth. Plus, don’t miss an exploration of all ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Under the Sea Prom NightLife - CANCELEDYou’re invited to have the time of your life at NightLife’s annual prom! This year’s theme is “Under the Sea,” so come dressed up and ready to raise a glass to the beauty and wonder of coral reefs.
7:00-7:25: Walter Scheidel(Stanford/ Classics) on "TBA"Abstract forthcoming...Read more7:25-7:50: Craig Hobbs(SJSU CADRE) on "TBA"Abstract forthcoming...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone in the audience currently working within the intersections of art and science will have 30 seconds to share their work. Please present your work as a ...
The rise of Deepfakes has prompted intense coverage in the press, concern from government officials, and fear among the public. Deepfakes, along with GANs (generative adversarial networks), are a class of “generative” neural networks capable of creating highly realistic synthetic images. The widespread availability of open-source Deepfake tools means anyone ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Friday, 04/10/20
When stars go nonlinear: large amplitude tides and stellar oscillations - LivestreamTides significantly impact the structure, evolution, and fate of many types of close binary systems, including short-period exoplanets, stellar binaries, and coalescing binary neutron stars. In many of these systems, the tide’s amplitude is so large that it cannot be treated as a small, linear perturbation to the background star. ...
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COVID-19: Economic Impact, Human Solutions - LivestreamThe COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis threatening to become an economic catastrophe that affects tens of millions of Americans. Is the $2 trillion aid package recently passed by Congress and signed by the president enough to keep the economy from freefall? What more is needed?A panel of UC ...
Apollo 13 50th Anniversary - CANCELED50 years after launch, we’re looking back on the Apollo 13 mission, source of the infamous “Houston, we have a problem” message. Join us for a day of astronaut activities and a special screening of Apollo 13 (1995).
Where: OaklandCost: Free with Admission
Exploring the Dunes - RESCHEDULEDAntioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge is home to three endangered species: two gorgeous flowering plants (Antioch Dunes Evening Primrose and Contra Costa Wallflower) and a delicate butterfly found nowhere else on the planet - Lange’s Metalmark butterfly! Generally, this refuge is closed to the public to protect them. However, once ...
Where: AntiochCost: Free
What's That Flower? - CANCELEDWhat are those blooming beauties in the park? It’s springtime, and it’s time to find out!Join the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy’s Park Stewardship team on a leisurely walk to learn about the folklore, medicinal uses, and biology of wildflowers. Spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and an appreciation for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Zoom: A Festival of Microscopy - CANCELEDDelve into the world of tiny things with scientists, inventors, and artists who specialize in microscopy. Learn how microscopes work, which new microscopes are helping change science, and what tiny organisms live on us and around us. Marvel at the antics of living cells, and see if you can identify ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $29.95 General, see weblink for discounts
Family Bird Walk - RescheduledLet family walks become a shared time of nature learning. We’ll begin by helping kids create their personal bird watching field guides, and then head out onto the trails to find those birds. A limited number of binoculars are available to borrow. Recommended for children ages 5-10. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.Register at ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Sunday, 04/12/20
Marine Science Sunday: Magnificent Migrations - CANCELEDThis month we celebrate the animals that love to travel! Marine mammals are famous for their epic migrations along the California coast. Guided tours will take you around the hospital showcasing some of the patients we are caring for and how our veterinarians are getting them better. Classroom presentations through ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Zoom: A Festival of Microscopy - CANCELEDDelve into the world of tiny things with scientists, inventors, and artists who specialize in microscopy. Learn how microscopes work, which new microscopes are helping change science, and what tiny organisms live on us and around us. Marvel at the antics of living cells, and see if you can identify ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $29.95 General, see weblink for discounts
Monday, 04/13/20
3D mapping of the dusty, magnetized ISM with starlight polarization - LivestreamThe coming decade will mark a milestone in our understanding of interstellar magnetism: achieving a first reconstruction of the Galactic magnetic field in 3D. This will be crucial for progress in fields such as CMB cosmology and cosmic ray physics. Achieving this goal relies on the combination of (a) high-accuracy ...
Coronavirus: Science and Solutions - LivestreamBerkeley’s School of Public Health will host a follow-up to its initial town hall, Coronavirus: Facts & Fears, that focused on illuminating the facts and dispelling fears around this public health crisis. Part 2 of this series, Coronavirus: Science and Solutions, will focus on addressing unanswered questions from the last ...
Legal issues affecting the deployment of clean energy solutions are arising across the U.S. energy landscape. The Trump administration is scaling back industry-wide restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions, raising fundamental questions about Clean Air Act authority to drive down carbon emissions. Meanwhile, new clean energy and fossil-fuel-based infrastructure projects (e.g. ...
Dr. Laurance Doyle is an astrophysicist and principal investigator at SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) with expertise in diverse subjects including extrasolar planets, signal processing and communications theory. He has worked on image analysis from the Voyager mission and Halley's Comet, developed statistical methodologies to search for extrasolar planets, and ...
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Neural Abstractions - ONLINEHow do machines perceive the world? Tom White has investigated enabling computer vision systems to draw their own visual abstractions through the creation of abstract ink print artworks. Though these artificial vision systems are trained only on real world images, when forced to express themselves abstractly they are able to ...
Dr. Laurance Doyle is an astrophysicist and principal investigator at SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) with expertise in diverse subjects including extrasolar planets, signal processing and communications theory. He has worked on image analysis from the Voyager mission and Halley's Comet, developed statistical methodologies to search for extrasolar planets, and ...
