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ML Basics 1: Linear Regression Models WorkshopIn this workshop, you will explore linear regression models. You will learn about data preprocessing, predicting model parameters, bias, and variance trade-off, regularization, Ridge and Lasso Regression models, evaluating model performance, and how to tune up your models.Agenda:11:50 am - 12:00 pm Arrival and socializing12:00 pm - 12:10 pm Opening12:10 ...
Where: Cost: Free!
November LASER Event - Music from Other Worlds - LivestreamHeather Spence (Marine Biologists and Composer) on "Underwater Sound Research: Music of Marine Biology"Cheryl Leonard (Composer and Instrument Builder) on "Phantom Limbs: Composing Music Amidst the Sixth Extinction"Register at weblink to receive connection information.
Eric Hupperts is a houseplant enthusiast. He is also a horticulturist at UCBG caring for the Asian Collection, which includes favorites such as begonias, gingers, and rhododendrons. As a child, Eric was enthralled with the family houseplant, a dragon tree (Dracaena marginata) that provided a gateway into the world of ...
Where: Cost: $20
History and Mystery of the Refuge and the Bay - Livestream The Refuge was created in 1972, but this story starts 200 years earlier when Europeans discovered San Francisco Bay. Learn about the Bay’s history and the answers to mysteries such as: Why are mercury and gold a lethal duo? How did silver mining in Nevada affect the bay? Why was ...
Did you know that some birds of prey and ducks can use nest boxes? As a volunteer, Lee Pauser has been building, installing, and monitoring nest boxes for 19 nesting seasons. In this presentation, he will focus on the 6 species that he has had nest in large (Barn Owl, kestrel, ...
Where: Cost: Free
Hardcore Natural History: Small But Mighty: Monarch Butterfly Migration and OverwinteringEvery fall, thousands of monarch butterflies migrate to Monterey County from all across the western United States to spend the winter clustering together at special overwintering sites.  But how do they get here? And why do they spend the winter in certain groves of trees, but not others? How ...
What do animals know, and how do they know it? Author Peter Godfrey-Smith discusses his latest book, an inquiry into the origins of animal intelligence considering ocean creatures from sponges and shrimp to octopuses and whale sharks. These animals hold surprising lessons for some of philosophy's most vexing puzzles: how ...
Where: Cost: Free
Astronomy on Tap Seattle - LivestreamHave you ever wondered how exactly we can avoid the dinosaurs’ fate? Join as Dr. Siegfried Eggl talks about the science behind how we could deflect asteroids and keep the planet safe from interstellar objects. The event will begin at 7pm (note the early start!), and there will be lots ...
Jellies have no hearts, brains, or lungs, and are made up of 95% waterâ€"how interesting can they be? Find out during an evening with venomologist Anna Klompen, science writer Juli Berwald, and Academy biologist Riah Evin.See weblink for YouTube and Facebook Live buttons.
The observable universe is made of stars and galaxies and gas. However, it is commonly held in the astronomy community that our universe is also made of an invisible substance called dark matter that is five times more common than ordinary matter. However, dark matter has never been observed, and the ...
