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Science Film Festival: 'Jurassic Park'The classic film captured the imagination of young and old alike, with its groundbreaking visual representation of dinosaurs. Incredible advancements in science, according to the film, have enabled scientists to create an island full of living dinosaurs. What happens when the scientists lose control of their own creations.Speaker: Lee Bishop, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: See weblink
Exploring the Final Frontier with the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)Phil Marshall, Ph.D. is one of many scientists and engineers getting ready to operate the LSST, a big new survey telescope being built in Chile that will use the world's biggest digital camera, currently under construction at SLAC, the national lab down at Stanford University. This remarkable new machine will ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Wonderfest: Extreme Life of the SeaSome of Earth's most marvelous - and most alien - lifeforms reside in the ocean, where overfishing and climate change pose huge challenges. Marine scientist Dr. Stephen Palumbi will share deep insights and unforgettable stories about fragile aquatic ecosystems - from the icy arctic to boiling hydrothermal vents and on ...
Where: AlamedaCost: Free
Monday, 12/03/18
4th International Conference on Drug Discovery Development and Lead OptimizationThis conference will be a valuable and important platform for inspiring international and interdisciplinary exchange at the forefront of drug research. Over the course of 3 days, internationally-renowned speakers will describe how their research journey have developed in response to contemporary challenges: inspirational and innovative lessons in drug research. The ...
As we are in the business of making molecules, forming and breaking bonds are like two sides of the same coin: the construction of molecules with the desired architecture necessitates the ability to break specific bonds at will. We aim to break stable carbon"carbon bonds in order to create new ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Gravitational lensing of line intensity mapsGravitational lensing of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) has emerged as a powerful cosmological probe, made possible by the development and characterization of nearly-optimal estimators for extracting the lensing signal from temperature and polarization maps. One can ask whether similar tools can be applied to upcoming "intensity maps" of emission ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
People and Robots SeminarNew advances in parallel real-time scheduling theory and concurrency platforms are enabling a new generation of cyber-physical systems, which can support a challenging combination of (1) significant computational demands, (2) stringent timing constraints, and (3) dynamic and substantial changes in how resources are allocated, at run-time. This talk will describe ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Lessons on Super-Eddington Accretion Learned from Tidal Disruption Events In a tidal disruption event (TDE), a star approaches very close to a supermassive black hole and is therefore torn apart by the overpowering tidal force. Stellar debris is then fed to the black hole at a rate largely exceeding the Eddington accretion rate. Therefore, TDEs provide a unique opportunity ...
The 25th anniversary of the commercialization of lithium-ion batteries marks their wide-spread use in handheld consumer electronics and coincides with a period of intense efforts for powering electric vehicles. Managing the potent brew of lithium ions in the large quantities necessary for vehicle propulsion is anything but straightforward. From spacecraft ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Machine Learning and Empiricism from the Lens of Silicon ValleyI look at how and where machine learning is deployed in practice, pulling lessons and anecdotes from academia, venture capital, and various industries. Central to this is a working thesis around "radical empiricism" which seeks to analyze the evolving duality between machine learning and epistemology. I point this lens across ...
The Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics (SITP) Monday Colloquium will be given by Professor Greg Moore of Rutgers University.
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Perovskite Chalcogenides: New Semiconductors for Visible to Infrared OptoelectronicsPerovskite Chalcogenides are a new class of semiconductors, which have tunable band gap in the visible to infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Besides this band gap tunability, they offer a unique opportunity to realize large density of states semiconductors with high carrier mobility. In this talk, I will discuss ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Proper use of (Gaia) astrometric dataThis talk is aimed at providing guidance on the use of Gaia astrometric data, following the paper by Luri et al. (arXiv:1804.09376). In addition a subset of the material in the slideset by Lindegren et al.(https://www.cosmos.esa.int/documents/29201/1770596/Lindegren_GaiaDR2_Astrometry_extended.pdf/1ebddb25-f010-6437-cb14-0e360e2d9f09) will be presented, focusing on systematic and correlated uncertainties in the Gaia catalogue.Speaker: Anthony ...
In this talk I will review the research on the benefits of diversity for innovation, and unpack the critical factors that teams should consider when seeking to leverage the benefits of diversity for innovation. Participants will leave the session with research-based actions to further inclusion and innovation on their teams.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
People and Robots SeminarAutonomous systems, such as self-driving cars, are becoming tangible technologies that will soon impact the human experience. However, the desirable impacts of autonomy are only achievable if the underlying algorithms can handle the unique challenges humans present: People tend to defy expected behaviors and do not conform to many of ...
Eric leads a team of 80+ Data Scientists who are altering fashion retailing through data science. His team is responsible for an extensive collection of algorithms that are applied to nearly every function of the company: merchandising, inventory, marketing, forecasting & demand, operations, and the styling recommender system.
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The History and Science of Paper in Manuscripts of Central AsiaManuscripts from the Silk Road have been used as a key source in the study of religions, literature, and the cultural history of Central Asia. However, they have hardly ever been viewed as artifacts in their own right. As one of the most important physical features of a manuscript, paper ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Training for field collection of mushrooms in Alameda CountyThis event is a training session for field collection and preservation of mushrooms in Alameda County. Citizen Scientists are needed to gather and process mushrooms for long-term storage in study collections. When training is completed participants will be invited for forays to gather mushrooms of all shapes and sizes. Volunteers ...
Journeys to the Moon with NASAAs NASA, the nation, and the world prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon, we will examine NASA's missions of lunar exploration. We will review the missions that led to Apollo as well as the six individual Apollo ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
Tuesday, 12/04/18
4th International Conference on Drug Discovery Development and Lead OptimizationThis conference will be a valuable and important platform for inspiring international and interdisciplinary exchange at the forefront of drug research. Over the course of 3 days, internationally-renowned speakers will describe how their research journey have developed in response to contemporary challenges: inspirational and innovative lessons in drug research. The ...
Gaia Science ResultsI will present the Gaia mission status, the plans for an extended mission, and a summary of the contents planned for future Gaia data releases. This is complemented by highlights from the science harvested from Gaia DR2.Speaker: Anthony Brown, Leiden Univ.
People and Robots SeminarAutomated driving is breaking new ground where "smart", connected and eventually collaborating machines are deployed for increasingly complex tasks in unstructured environments. This provides a wonderful stage with numerous opportunities and challenges, especially considering the societal impact and broad variety of applications, from automated machines in mines to SAE level ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Maps of a rising water table: The hidden component of sea level riseMap-based data viewers have been available for several years that reveal where coastal flooding is likely to occur as oceans warm and ice sheets melt. Recently, geologists have begun to study the influence of sea level rise on groundwater, and have concluded that in some coastal areas, as much or ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies For most of the world, the terms "Silicon Valley" and "startup" are synonymous. Indeed, Silicon Valley is home to a disproportionate number of companies that have grown from garage startups into global giants. But what is the secret to these startups' extraordinary success? Contrary to the popular narrative, it's not ...
What do Uber, Airbus, Larry Page, Amazon, Chipotle’s, UPS and Domino’s all have in common? They are planning on air taxis, flying cars, flying burritos, and drone deliveries landing and taking off at a place near you in the next few years … and they are committing hundreds of millions ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $9 adv/$10 door general; $4/$5 IEEE members
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15, students free with ID
San Francisco Orchid Society MeetingSkills Session: begins at 7:00pGeneral Meeting: begins at 7:30pmSkills Session: hands-on demonstrations of re-potting or other skills related to growing orchidsSpeaker: Every month we have a different guest lecturer - see our website for more info (http://www.orchidsanfrancisco.org)Plant Opportunity Table: A variety of orchids are available to all attendees at each ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Science at the Library: Solar System and BeyondThere are 4 activities at each presentation after a show presentation. Parents work with their children to learn about science. Recommended for elementary age children. Families are encouraged to attend. Limited seating.The planets are not the only components of our Solar System. Learn about the Oort Cloud and Kuiper Belt ...
Famed primatologist Jane Goodall forever changed our understanding of culture and animal intelligence when she discovered that wild chimpanzees were fashioning tools from sticks. Her mentor Louis Leakey exclaimed “Now, we must redefine ‘tool,’ redefine ‘man,’ or accept chimpanzees as humans.” In the 21st century, we continue to redefine ourselves ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
Astronomy on Tap San FranciscoThe folks at Astronomy on Tap have overcome many an academic challenge to bring you another edition of your favorite bar-based space event, just in time for the solstice! Come for another night of talks from local scientists, Astronomy in the News, trivia and prizes! This time, we’ll be hearing ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Wednesday, 12/05/18
4th International Conference on Drug Discovery Development and Lead OptimizationThis conference will be a valuable and important platform for inspiring international and interdisciplinary exchange at the forefront of drug research. Over the course of 3 days, internationally-renowned speakers will describe how their research journey have developed in response to contemporary challenges: inspirational and innovative lessons in drug research. The ...
First Wednesdays are free for all at the Bay Area Discovery Museum. Group visits of 10 or more people are not available on Free Wednesdays.My Sky: Now Open!Our newest exhibit explores the Sun, Moon, and stars through interactive settings encourage that children to engage with the science of the sky!Learning ...
Predictive Models for Transition Metal Catalyzed Organic ReactionsDue to limited mechanistic insights and the complexity of catalyst-substrate interactions, catalyst design and optimization in transition metal catalysis often rely on chemical intuition and experimental trial-and-error. I will discuss our recent efforts to utilize a streamlined computational approach to understand and predict the reactivity and selectivity of transition metal ...
Environmental policy with uncertainty is often posed as a choice of price versus quantity instruments. Quantity targets are typically preferred, but paradoxically employ architecture derived from the first-best global framework that applies imperfectly to the partial equilibrium policy setting. In practice, climate policies are incremental and multi-faceted, combining economic and ...
Much of the water infrastructure in the United States is nearing the end of its design life, and it faces new challenges from climate change. The next generation of urban water infrastructure can provide additional benefits like resource recovery, wildlife habitat and energy generation. Yet there is little guidance for ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Full-length alternative transcript isoform analysis with nanopore sequencingOur group aims to understand the mechanisms of alternative RNA splicing regulation and splicing dysregulation in cancer. Short-read, high-throughput cDNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) has revolutionized our ability to profile RNA splicing; however, this approach cannot capture the full complexity of RNA transcripts. First, “RNA-Seq” should, more appropriately, be called cDNA-Seq"it is ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Xconomy's San Francisco Biotech: The Next GenerationHow do scientists and entrepreneurs push past the status quo while respecting collective experience and wisdom? At Xconomy’s upcoming forum, company founders and visionary scientists share how they’re pursuing new ideas and breaking biotech boundaries. Hear fresh takes on cutting-edge medical science, new experiences and perspectives from unlikely executives; and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $90-125
Important issues facing Women in the Data Science CommunityOur panel discussion will include many questions, but to highlight a few:* What are the challenges faced by girls and women who pursue careers in STEM, including careers in data science?* What constitutes a data science career? Could youplease give us some examples of data science jobs?* How can one ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
The Story of a Fun and Rewarding Career in Medicine: The Evolution of Heart Transplantation2018 is the 50th anniversary of the first heart transplant in the United States, performed by Dr. Norman Shumway at Stanford University. Join us for a talk with Stanford's Dr. Sharon Hunt, who began medical school at Stanford one year before the first transplant. She became an integral part of ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Thursday, 12/06/18
Charting the High Frontier of SpaceThroughout human history, mapping has been the key to the opening of new frontiers. Mapping of previously uncharted regions has enabled economic expansion and the development of new markets, science, and defense. For similar reasons, we argue that mapping the locations and trajectories of the millions of uncharted asteroids in ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Can California Go Carbon Neutral? - RESCHEDULEDJust ten years ago, an entire state running on 100 percent renewable electricity was considered fanciful. But this dreamy vision became reality when, with the backing of big utilities, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 100 into law, committing California to 100 percent use of zero-carbon electricity by 2045. Then Brown ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Going Carbon NegativeThe math is clear: Lowering greenhouse gas emissions is not enough to keep the Earth below 1.5 degrees Celsius of postindustrial warming. The latest science indicates that actively removing carbon from the atmosphere - storing it in rocks, soil, trees and even turning it into products like concrete - is ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
After Dark: Glow Excite your atoms at Glow, our annual festival of ebullient lights and subtle glows celebrating the close of the year. Bask in the mesmerizing gleams of special installations and kinetic sculptures, take a shine to illuminating exhibits, and show your sparkle with scintillating activities.Some Glow artworks will be ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $17.95 adv, $19.95 door, free with A.D. membership
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco.Cafe Inquiry is a social event hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco.For more information or if you have questions please email sf@centerforinquiry.net
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Feel the Force NightlifeChannel your inner Jedi during an evening of galactic entertainment inspired by a galaxy far, far away.Wander among droids built by the R2 Builders club and come in costume to celebrate your favorite epic space saga and Pose for photos with the 501st Legion - aka Vader’s Fist - and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22 General, $18 Members
Astronomy on Tap Santa Cruz - Planets Near and FarAt this month’s Astronomy on Tap we’ll be spanning the distance scale of planets! Come to hear UCSC PhD candidate Rachel Maxwell speak about our nearest space-neighbor, the Moon! She’ll tell us why it’s important to understand magnetic fields around planets and what we can learn from studying the Moon’s ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Mini-Med School: Innovation for the Safety Net: Emergency, Trauma, and Ambulatory Care UCSF has a long history of pioneering innovation and advancing its bold vision for health worldwide. Whether it’s a new drug molecule, medical device, digital health application, or care process, our goal is to ensure that innovation reaches our patients and benefits patient care. UCSF leaders in innovation--representing a wide ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15, students free with ID
Friday, 12/07/18
Two KIPAC Tea Talks Revealing Quantum Gravity with the Event Horizon TelescopeThere is currently great interest in experimental tests of quantum gravity theories. However the EHT may provide the first opportunity for testing quantum gravity. In particular the Chapline-Laughlin -Mazur vacuum for quantum gravity leads to a spectacular prediction: the event horizon for any ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Theoretical priors for quintessenceDark energy is a key unsolved problem. An enormous number of theories try to explain the accelerated expansion of the universe, ranging from the simplicity of a cosmological constant to the inclusion of new gravitational fields that affect space-time dynamics. We need clever methods to test the landscape of theories ...
$5 First Friday: Starry NightEach $5 First Friday at Chabot is an exciting and immersive experience for all ages! Join us each month for hands-on activities and live demonstrations that are fun for the whole family. Each month there will be new things to explore!
Where: OaklandCost: $5
Grounds for Science - The weird and wonderful world of Quantum MaterialsSome of the most notable achievements in the study of materials have led to technological breakthroughs which have shaped modern society; take, for example the solid-state transistors which are the foundation for computation. But apart from useful applications, the study of the quantum mechanical properties of crystalline materials, or “hard ...
Where: EmeryvilleCost: Free
Seeking Gravitational Waves: The Tao of LIGOGravitational waves (ripples in space and time) were first predicted by Einstein, who thought they were too weak to detect (and didn’t believe in black holes). However, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) made the stunning first detection of Gravitational Waves from colliding black holes in 2015. So, what is ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Saturday, 12/08/18
One Tam Day Fungus BioBlitz: Early Winter EditionJoin One Tam at Roy’s Redwoods as we try to identify and document every fungus species we see! Hone your naturalist skills, learn to use the iNaturalist app, and become our scientific collaborator for a day! RSVP's are required for this event. No experience necessary, training and guidance will be ...
Where: WoodacreCost: Free
Time to Wake Up! Presentation and Author Talk with Dr. Will Tuttle“If we cause war against animals we will cause war against ourselves.” This line from Will Tuttle’s international bestseller, The World Peace Diet, illumines a path you can take toward a world where freedom, harmony, and sustainability are possible.Dr. Tuttle’s teachings express the heart and soul of the peace, justice, and animal liberation movements. They ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: FREE
Oceans Aglow: Family Night Hike & CampfireJoin NatureBridge Golden Gate as we discover one of the most amazing natural phenomenon, bioluminescence. We will hike out to Rodeo Beach and explore the sands for twinkling plankton. Where did they come from? Why are they blinking? Are they here all the time? We will try and answer all ...
