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Mechanisms and Dynamics of Pericyclic Reactions - Homage to Andy StreitwieserThis lecture will pay homage to Berkeley Professor Andrew Streitwieser by describing how modern computational methods, that he pioneered, now enable the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms in a time-resolved fashion. The study of timing of bond formation in pericyclic reactions will be described using quantum mechanics and molecular dynamics. ...
Towards a 5-sigma constraint on the sum of the neutrino masses I will discuss the effects that neutrino masses induce on the clustering of matter and galaxies, on the halo mass function and on the void size function. I will then introduce the Quijote simulations, a set of 23000 N-body simulations containing, at a single redshift, more than 3.3 trillions of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Synergies and Fundamental Physics from the Large Scale Structure Galaxy surveys and the study of the Large Scale Structure (LSS) have played an important role in establishing the standard cosmological model, LCDM, and will push the envelope of observational cosmology the next decades, thanks to experiments such as DESI and Euclid. In this talk, I will show how we ...
Intrinsically disordered peptides are a special class of proteins that do not fold to a unique three-dimensional shape. These proteins play important roles in the cell, from signaling to serving as structural scaffolds. Under pathological conditions, these proteins are capable of self-assembling into structures that are toxic to the cell, ...
Nerd Nite Silicon Valley #01 - January 2019Nerd Nite Silicon Valley is back!Non-nerds are very welcome to have a blast too! Doors 6:50pm.1. Steven Savage: "Geeky Productivity"2. Ray Engeszer: "Conflict in Sexual Selection and Natural Selection"3. Manuel Meyer: "Supermassive Black Holes as Particle Accelerators"Pro Tip: Curious about the topics but not sure? Come anyways, you won't be ...
Where: San JoseCost: Donation.
Making Waves in a SuperconductorSuperconductors are materials in which electric current flows freely, without resistance. They are used to create the powerful magnetic fields needed to operate MRI machines and levitate high-speed trains, and have even served as building blocks for quantum computers. While most metals can become superconducting at temperatures close to absolute ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
The Second Kind of Impossible: The Quest for a New Form of MatterWhen leading Princeton physicist Paul Steinhardt began working in the 1980s, scientists thought they knew all conceivable forms of matter. "The Second Kind of Impossible" is the story of Steinhardt's 35-year-long quest to challenge conventional wisdom. Steinhardt's discoveries chart a new direction in science. They not only change our ideas ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $18 | $15 Member, J-Pass Holder | $10 Student w ID