Steven Cole is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the UCLA School of Medicine. His research pioneered the field of human social genomics, developing new bioinformatic and molecular genetic strategies to map the pathways by which social conditions and psychological processes regulate the activity of human, ...
A WISE search for large extraterrestrial civilizations: a complementary approach to traditional SETIIf alien civilizations exist throughout the universe, many have had billions of years to develop technology, expand their population and energy supplies, and travel across their galaxies. Kardashev classified hypothetical advanced civilizations by the magnitude of their power supply, with Type II civilizations harnessing most of the energy output of ...
Drinking from the Firehose – Run-ahead Transfer PredictionPrograms frequently execute only a handful of operations between transfers of control: branches, calls, and returns. Yet modern wide-issue VLIW and superscalar CPUs can issue similar handfuls of operations every cycle, so the hardware must be able to change to a new point of execution each cycle if performance is ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
EngX: Big Data, Big ImpactJoin us for a mini-conference on leading ideas from Stanford Engineering.The analysis of large data sets has the potential to be what some have called a dashboard for humanity, an intelligent tool that could lead to better ways of understanding the world and making decisions. At the first EngX (pronounced "en-JEX") ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
How Can San Francisco's Bay Delta Be Saved?The California Delta is considered by many to be one of the world's great estuaries, providing water to most Californians and supporting hundreds of plant and animal species. But for decades, it has also been the place where grand plans and compromise go to die, thanks to its many conflicting ...
Michael Stocker, bioaccoustician and founder of Ocean Research Conservation org. New book release and signing. Ocean Conservation Research is focused on understanding the scope of, and exploring solutions to the growing problem of human generated noise pollution and its impact on marine animals. OCR engages in marine biological and technological ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $5 Donation
Bridging Movements, Building People Power: New Strategies for Fighting the Climate CrisisAs the fights around fracking, coal, and the Keystone pipeline continue, the 17th Mario Savio Memorial Lecture will present a panel discussion on Bridging Movements, Building People Power: New Strategies for Fighting the Climate Crisis, with leaders of five national environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club, Greenpeace USA, 350.org, Movement ...
Cataclysmic destruction. Surprising survival. In this new live stage performance, Radiolab turns its gaze to the topic of endings, both blazingly fast and agonizingly slow. With their signature blend of storytelling, science, and music, hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich romp through hundreds of millions of years of history to arrive ...
