Exploring Complex, High-Dimensional Data For Hidden StructureHow does one search for a needle in a multi-dimensional haystack not knowing what a needle is and not being sure there is one in the haystack? Solving this sort of problem might seem to be impossible, yet this is exactly what Dynamic Quantum Clustering (DQC) manages to do. Several ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
FREE Educators' Open House and Resource FairEnergize your teaching for the new school year by attending the free Educators' Open House at Lindsay Wildlife Museum. Explore and learn about our new exhibits - The Burrow and Hive Alive. Learn about Lindsay Wildlife Museum's school programs, which can be scheduled at the museum, at your school site, or ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: FREE
Hydrodynamics and Topological Defects in 'Living Liquid CrystalsActive matter is a distinct category of nonequilibrium matter where energy injected at the scale of microscopic constituents is converted into organized motion and function at the macroscopic scale. Examples are bacterial suspensions, epithelial cell layers, the cytoskeleton of living cells, and self-propelled colloids. In this talk I will describe ...
When biologist Aaron Hirsh leads twelve college students to a remote fishing village on the Sea of Cortez, they come upon a bay of dazzling beauty and richness. As the group pursues various threads of investigation-ecological and evolutionary studies of the sea, the desert, and their various species of animals ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Don't Fade Away: Saving the Vivid Yellows of Matisse and Van GoghThe masterpieces of Henri Matisse, Vincent Van Gogh, Georges Seurat and many of their contemporaries are currently undergoing catastrophic changes, including paint discoloration and loss. This damage, which threatens many works of art of our cultural heritage, is associated with three specific yellow pigments: cadmium yellow, chrome yellow, and zinc ...
