Join us at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory for a 90-minute unique and family friendly tour experience. The tour will begin with a short film, “Making Science Happen,” then visitors will get a peek inside the lab’s facilities. Hear about the ways in which SLAC is a leading force in scientific ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Two KIPAC Tea TalksBenefits of sparsity in gravitational lens modelingSpeaker: Aymeric GalanLens monitoring and time-delay measurement for a precise determination of the Hubble constantSpeaker: Martin Millon, EPFL, Switzerland
Have you ever wondered what happens at a government research facility? Are you interested in high energy physics, harnessing light, or nanoparticles? Join us for a tour at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and learn about the Lab’s long history of bringing science solutions to the world. Spend the afternoon getting ...
In embryonic development, cells read the program encoded in their DNA to become cell types such as those found in muscle, liver or brain. The goal of Professor Hernan Garcia’s lab is to uncover the rules behind these decisions to predict and manipulate developmental programs. Find out how the lab ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
A Discovery of Pulsars: A Graduate Student's TaleThis year's Emilio Segrè Lecture will be presented by Jocelyn Bell Burnell. In her presentation she will describe how pulsars were inadvertently discovered, describe some instances where they were 'nearly' discovered, and outline the properties of these amazing objects.
July 2019 was the 50th anniversary of humanity’s first steps on the surface of the Moon. In that time, the Apollo missions, a fleet of robotic probes, and observations from Earth have taught us a lot about Earth’s surprising satellite. In this non-technical talk, Andrew Fraknoi will look at the ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
First Friday: SleepWhat exactly does sleep do for your body and mind? What do researchers know about the science of sleep, and why do we dream? Learn about all of this and more at our Pajama Party First Friday! Join us for fun party games, hands-on activities and even listen to a ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
Banning Facial Recognition TechnologyThis year, San Francisco became one of the first major U.S. cities to ban the use of facial recognition software by police and other agencies. But what does the ban really mean for citizens of the Bay Area? How else is this technology being used? What other actions can be ...
In Climate Change Summit, communities work together to weigh different stakeholder positions to solve a relevant problem that requires a nuanced understanding of climate issues. For 2019, our problem is about dam renovation or removal. Participants are randomly assigned into one of eight stakeholder positions and then guided through a ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Probing Fundamental Physics with Strong Gravitational LensingIn general relativity, the presence of matter can curve spacetime, and the path of a light ray will be deflected as a result. This process is called gravitational lensing, analogous to the deflection of light by (e.g. glass) lenses in optics.In rare and extreme cases, light can take different paths ...
