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The Carmel River is an ephemeral river/bar built estuary located in southern Carmel Bay that is bounded by rocky headlands to the south and north of the 700-meter long pocket beach. Observations show the hydrodynamics during breaching and closure events that occurred during the transition from dry to wet seasons ...
Noah Whiteman, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley and the Principal Investigator of the Whiteman Laboratory. Their research follows from Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace, who focused on the evolution of traits shaped by biotic interactions (interactions between organisms).
Machine learning (ML) algorithms are increasingly used to model and predict economic outcomes. Using 15 years of data and nearly 10,000 variables, we build an ML model to predict the likelihood that manufacturing facilities will violate EPA regulations on hazardous waste. Given that the EPA can inspect a limited number ...
The pharmacologic properties of cannabis are varied: sophisticated changer of consciousness, medicine with claims of healing for numerous syndromes, and substance of abuse. The story of how the neurochemical and neurophysiological properties of cannabis are being revealed is a tale of inspiration and dedication. In particular, the discovery of cannabinoid ...
The Bay Area’s transportation system is running at capacity. We see the strain when squeezing our way into crowded MUNI and BART cars, waiting 30 minutes or more at the Bay Bridge toll plaza, and dodging scooters as we cross the street. To add to the challenge, the California Metropolitan ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #112: Parasites, Octopuses, and Superheroes!“Mindsuckers: Tales of the Most Badass Bugs on the Planet” by Anand VarmaThe stuff of nightmares: Parasites that hijack their host bodies. They control their minds. Force them to become their bodyguards, steer them into their burrows where the will be devoured alive, or compel them into the mouths of predators. How ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10
Probability Management - A Cure for the Flaw of Averages - RESCHEDULED and MOVEDEditor's Note: This event has been rescheduled to September 19 and moved. See our listing on 9/19.Dr. Sam L. Savage, Executive Director of ProbabilityManagement.org, Author of The Flaw of Averages: Why we Underestimate Risk in the Face of Uncertainty, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University. The discipline ...
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA space mission that is tasked with tracking the brightness variations of stars across nearly the entire 360 degree expanse of the sky, in its two year planned mission. In operation for the past year, it has already made numerous new discoveries, ...