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New Insights into Cosmology and the Galaxy-Halo Connection from non-linear Scales Current and future galaxy surveys have the potential to transform our understanding of galaxy formation. Information on small, non-linear scales holds the greatest statistical power and potential insight into the galaxy-halo connection. In this talk, I will concentrate on constraints derived from galaxy clustering, galaxy-galaxy lensing and satellite kinematics, showing ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Data and Sustainability Science and PracticeThe energy-information nexus has become a key tool and research area in efforts aimed at decarbonizing energy systems, enabling and operating the ‘smart grid’, which Dan Kammen argues encompasses the utility-scale system, mini-grids, and off-grid energy systems. In this talk he will review a range of theoretical models and practical ...
Odd Salon: AbsurdLeonard Apeltsin ~ Albert Camus’ Absurdist Guide to Finding Meaning in our Cruel and Sh*tty UniverseAaron Doran ~ ARE YOU READY FOR so. much. football: Georgia Tech vs Cumberland’s 222-0 GameBrianne Hughes ~ White & Nerdy: 100 Years of American Novelty MusicLin Lawhn ~ Emperor Bootikins and His Italian Stallion: ...
It is about time that researchers communicate their findings in an understandable, entertaining and yet scientific way.The first Bear Slam at UC Berkeley strives to do exactly that: six scientists from various disciplines will present their research to a broad audience in an understandable, creative and fun way. Each slammer ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Mycology in local high school classrooms Fungi are often the forgotten Kingdom when it comes to high school classrooms in the United States. A few teaching modules exist that slyly allow teachers to hit standards while getting to talk about fungi, but they are adopted by only a few. Some local teachers less constrained by ...