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Cork oak (Quercus suber) is an endemic tree species to the western Mediterranean Basin where it naturally occurs in Southern Europe (Portugal, Spain, France and Sardinia in Italy) and Northern Africa (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia). It is mostly known by its bark - the cork - which is harvested each ...
“Plant blindness” is the term used to describe the phenomena where plants often go unnoticed or underappreciated by humans. Plant blindness is observed in many contexts including in the study of palaeontology where plants are often overlooked simply as food for animals rather than as the fundamental underpinnings of all ...
Where: Cost: Free
Mathematics: The Key to a Hidden World - LivestreamDo we really need to learn about mathematics in our modern world? We all carry calculators around in our pockets and so much of what we're taught in school mathematics can seem irrelevant to our lives. However, the reason we learn mathematics is not just to solve problems. It's to ...
Where: Cost: Free
Collective Dynamics of Coexisting Spin Textures: The Antiferromagnetic Switching of FexNbS2 - LivestreamThe theory behind the electrical switching of antiferromagnets is premised on the existenceof a well defined broken symmetry state that can be rotated to encode information. A spin glass is in many ways the antithesis of this state, characterized by an ergodic landscape of nearly degenerate magnetic configurations, choosing to ...
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Finding a path towards a molecular theory of nonequilibrium systemsIn this talk, I will discuss some recent efforts to develop a set of theoretical and simulation tools to study molecular systems driven away from equilibrium. This work leverages recent advancements in the study of large deviations and control theory, as well as the burgeoning area of stochastic thermodynamics. Generalizations ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Two Talks: Popping the Science Bubble - LivestreamMoss Animals? The Secret Lives of Overlooked Sea CreaturesIf you’ve ever been to a kelp-encrusted beach or a rocky tidepool, you have probably seen a bryozoan, but few even realize these odd little creatures are living beings. Although easily overlooked, these “moss animals” have survived 450 million tumultuous years through ...
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Mary Roach's Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law - LivestreamMary Roach wants to let us in on a secret: The greatest number of repeat criminal offenders are outside, all around us, and you’ve probably even seen some today - animals. It has only been three centuries since animals had to stand trial for their misconduct, in a court of ...
Where: Cost: $5 General, Free for members
Advanced Mushroom Identification - LivestreamAlan Rockefeller is scheduled to be our guest speaker this month. He is a mycologist living in Oakland, California. In 2001 he began studying mushrooms, and is self taught. Each year since 2007 he has traveled to Mexico to collect mushrooms - he has now photographed more than 1,000 species ...
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Conversations About Landscape: Hidden Nature SF - LivestreamWhere San Francisco’s iconic skyscrapers, streets, and parks stand today, there once was a wild landscape full of surprises - from vast hills of drifting sand to lush valleys and wetlands of many kinds. This land, home to the Ramaytush Ohlone, has been radically transformed. Nevertheless, its history remains an ...