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SETI Talks: Could Rogue Planets Harbor Life? - LivestreamLife elsewhere in our galaxy may come in many exotic forms, and scientists have speculated about the existence of life on alien worlds, like rogue planets. Rogue planets are planets that are not orbiting any stars.It’s awe-inspiring that astronomers have discovered more than 4,000 confirmed exoplanets to date (and thousands ...
Where: Cost: Free
The Science of Flocks and Swarms - LivestreamFlocks of birds, schools of fish, and swarms of ants are all around us. We have all seen and marveled at them. But why and how do they form? This session will introduce participants to the simple universal rules that give rise to collective flocking behavior and explore them with ...
Cephalopods are famous for their color change, cognition, and contortions, but how do these abilities help them survive in the wild? Crissy Huffard switches hats from her role in the Pelagic-Benthic Coupling Lab here at MBARI to take us on a dive into cephalopod natural history, from the tropical intertidal ...
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Modeling Cells and Organelles on Computers - LivestreamIn this hands-on computational workshop, we will analyze microscopy images of molecular motors and then learn about the physics and mechanics of cell division. We will also use computer code in Python to model the formation of liquid droplets inside cells and see them divide like cells. Preparation instructions will ...
For over a decade, radio astronomers have been observing millisecond pulses of intense radio emission. They now appear to be associated with strongly magnetized neutron stars called Magnetars, where extreme quantum electrodynamic (QED) and plasma processes take place. The rapidly developing observational picture will be summarized and a plethora of ...
Where: Cost: Free
Multimodel DL to detect depression and Visual intro to algorithmic thinking - LivestreamAn interdisciplinary framework is introduced to leverage both psychiatric clinical best practices as well as AI natural language processing and facial emotion recognition technologies. During COVID-19, the depression rate increased dramatically. Young adults are most vulnerable to the mental health effects of the pandemic. Sentiment analysis technologies and a uniquely ...
Where: Cost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #118: Plants, Signs, and Tokens of the Non-Fungible Variety!We are back and ready for action, which means presentations and pints for all! There may or may not be a battle of the puns. Come early and get cozy with a drink or two and find out!ps this may give it away, but submit your puns here to be voted on ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
the Hubris of Manipulating Nature - LivestreamFrom clearing land for pasture to building dams, humans have long changed the face of the Earth. We are tool users and problem solvers by nature. But what happens when solving one problem - the need for cheap energy, for example - creates another?Pumping carbon into the skies has led ...
