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Einstein’s Microscope: Uncovering Small-Scale Dark Matter Structures with Novel Gravitational Lensing Probes The physical nature of the astrophysical dark matter (DM) is a fundamental question in cosmology. The clustering structure of DM on sub-galactic scales is key to distinguishing between various viable DM models which all make successful predictions about the large-scale structure and galaxy formation, but empirical tests have been fundamentally ...
California has set the aggressive and vital goal to become carbon neutral by 2045. This means that California must continue on its path to decarbonizing its economy by transitioning to renewable sources of energy and fuel. However, current models predict that these measures alone will not be sufficient to completely ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Odd Salon: MonumentalKelly Jensen ~ James Lick’s Great Pyramid Scheme Long before the TransAmerica Pyramid caused an uproar in Architectural circles, there were plans to erect a pyramid tomb larger than Great Pyramid of Giza in downtown San Francisco, dedicated to disagreeable millionaire James Lick. The story of why there’s a dead rich guy ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12/15 General, $25 Reserved
Catastrophe and Storytelling: Climate Change and Sacred GrovesIn his most recent book, Climate Change and the Art of Devotion, Ray shows how a site-specific and ecologically grounded theology emerged in northern India in the wake of the Little Ice Age (ca. 1550 - 1850), an epoch marked by climatic catastrophes across the globe. His interests dovetail in unexpected ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: $20 General, $15 Member
you are variations: Ecologies of Translationyou are variations is a public lecture addressing a vital, urgent and intricate matter of concern: Can we learn to listen to a tree? And if so, how?Christina Della Giustina presents research studying the water cycle of trees. It processes environmental data on sap flow from scientific research on climate ...
