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Can Cycling Superhighways Succeed in the Bay Area? - LivestreamThe Copenhagen metro region boasts over 290 miles of cycling “superhighways,” protected commuter bike lanes that connect the Danish capital to outlying cities and towns. Could a similar network work in the Bay Area? Come learn about the Supercykelstier model and how transit agencies are building a Bay Area version ...
Where: Cost: $10 General, Free for Members
Protecting Urban Surface Waters from Pesticide Related Toxicity: Science Driven Prevention and Response - LivestreamThe California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR)’s Surface Water Protection Program (SWPP) has been monitoring pesticides in urban waterways since 2008. Pesticides are a concern in urban waterways due to high use of pesticides in urban areas and high potential for pesticide runoff from impervious surfaces. SWPP’s urban monitoring studies ...
Ecosystems are undergoing rapid changes globally, resulting in changes to local biodiversity. It is increasingly important to be able to monitor these changes and the scales on which they are occurring. Genetic tools like environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis offer a way to detect a wide diversity of organisms from a ...
Where: Cost: Free
Storytime Science for Kids: The Sun - LivestreamJoin us for Storytime Science - a storybook read aloud followed by a simple related activity geared toward very young children. This month, Exploratorium staffer and children's literature aficionado Vivian Altmann will read Sun! One In A Billion, by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Stevie Lewis. The sun is our own very ...
Where: Cost: Free
Introduction to Computer Simulations in Physics, from Forest Fires to Salad Dressing - LivestreamIn this multi-day session, we will begin with a hands-on introduction to how computer simulations are used in scientific research, focusing on a kind of simulation called "lattice models." We'll use Python code in Jupyter notebooks (which work through an Internet browser), and participants will change parameters in the code ...
Where: Cost: Free
A Prickly Problem: Saving the Suisun Thistle from Extinction - LivestreamThe Suisun Thistle (Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum) was once widespread in brackish tidal marshes that frame the northern edge of Suisun Bay. Over time, 87% of these marshes were transformed into managed ponds. The few remaining tidal marshes in the region are relatively small and fragmented. The Suisun Thistle declined ...
Where: Cost: Free
Multi-Billion Search Engines, Data Science and AI Workshop - LivestreamThe workshop is about how AI and Data Science are used in multi-billion dollars/documents/users search engines such as Google / Apple / Walmart / eBay / Zillow and how to build a successful career in such companies. I'll talk about various use cases of using AI and Data Science to ...
Where: Cost: Free
A COVID-19 Outlook: Progress on antiviral drugs and vaccine development - LivestreamBringing a new drug to market is a complex process with innumerable possible twists and turns. With a huge global research effort focused on SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19, what does that mean for the development of antiviral drugs and vaccines? What kind of jobs are in COVID-related research?If you’re ...
Where: Cost: Free
Science on Tap: Mapping the Missing Matter in Our Universe - LivestreamFast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are mysterious events that were discovered only in the last decade by astronomers. They last a few milliseconds at most but are extremely bright sources of radio waves. They are so bright that we can spot them from distant galaxies. Although we are not fully certain ...
