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Galaxies on FIRE: Stellar Feedback Explains Inefficient Star FormationMany of the most fundamental unsolved questions in star and galaxy formation revolve around star formation and "feedback" from both massive stars and accretion onto super-massive black holes. I'll present new simulations which attempt to realistically model the diverse physics of the interstellar medium, star formation, and feedback from stellar ...
One of the more radical hypotheses surrounding anthropogenic climate change involves oceanic methane. Projected increases in bottom water temperature are hypothesized to liberate globally significant quantities of methane from the seafloor. While substantial geologic evidence suggests that such releases have previously occurred influencing global carbon cycles and greenhouse gas budgets ...
Since Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.Speaker: Raji ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
PRIVACY AND BIG DATACan privacy exist in an era of Big Data? Can Big Data improve privacy or does it always hurt privacy? How much privacy do you need? Or perhaps, where do you actually need privacy, where do you want it and where should you not care?In this talk we will look ...
Beans and BrewCoffee, beer, chocolate - all popular guilty pleasures. However, a warming world could affect our ability to enjoy these delicacies. Changes in microclimates are changing when and where many crops will grow. Arabica, the most consumed coffee species in the world, could go extinct in the wild within the next ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
BiteLifeSink your teeth into BiteLife, our annual event celebrating all things edible.Just in time for Thanksgiving, catch a cooking demo from the carnivorous chefs at 4505 Meats on how to prepare your own turducken sausage.Plus, get a chance to take home your very own turducken to wow (and stuff) your ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Water, Nuts, and the Nation's Fruit Bowl: California's Central Valley Hydrologic Science USGS Evening Public Lecture Water, Nuts, and the Nation's Fruit Bowl: California's Central Valley Hydrologic Scienceby Claudia Faunt, USGS HydrologistUsing about 1% of U.S. farmland, California's Central Valley supplies 7% of the U.S. agricultural output (by value) -- 1/4 of the Nation's food, including about half of the Nation's fruits, nuts, and vegetables.Approximately 20% of ...
In this talk, Dr. Beug will illustrate the spectacular and diverse world of Ascomycete fungi in the Pacific Northwest. You will learn about edibles from morels to truffles, fungal habitats and fungal lifestyles. He will describe what Ascomycetes are. You will learn about unusual fungi, some with medicinal applications, some ...
Joe Jordan will come back with new material after having really wowed and inspired our audience with his slides on this topic in 1997.Joe will show pictures of all kinds of atmospheric phenomena, including rainbows, haloes, glories, aurorae, coronae, mirages, and the legendary (but real) "green flash". He'll bring along some hands-on 3-D models (to go ...
Three different birds, three different outcomes at the hands of humans. The Passenger Pigeon once numbered in the billions, yet human exploitation drove it to extinction a century ago. The Kirtland's Warbler had dwindled to fewer than 200 singing males in 1971, yet today we know how to maintain healthy ...