COSMOLOGY WITH OPTICALLY SELECTED GALAXY CLUSTERS: LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DARK ENERGY SURVEYGalaxy clusters, the largest peaks in the cosmic density field, play an important role in astrophysics and cosmology. By tracing large-scale structure, clusters provide a key opportunity to test our understanding of structure formation, cosmic expansion history, and general relativity. In the next few years, large- scale optical surveys such ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
The Monkey Whisperer: The Evolution of Irrationality – Insights from MonkeysLaurie Santos, who has been called "the Monkey Whisperer," studies the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives make decisions. She'll discuss her recent work on "monkey economics" and will show that some of the silly financial choices seen in humans can be observed in monkeys ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Bone Cleaning Class with Ron CaubleThe Bone Room's own Ron Cauble will again teach a class on the basics of bone and skeleton cleaning. Class fee is $10, and space is again limited so please call in advance to sign up.
Where: BerkeleyCost:
One Step BeyondStories of the Mysterious and UnexplainedSpeaker: Dr. Robert Porter
How will decisions that the global community makes about emissions likely affect the future of the western U.S.?What might changes in atmospheric CO2 concentrations mean to human land-use and environmental systems throughout California, and the San Francisco Bay Area?How will rising sea level likely affect coastal human communities and vulnerable ...
