Serpentinization, chemistry, and life at the Coast Range Ophiolite Microbial Observatory Serpentinizing systems -- in which aqueous alteration of ultramafic rocks yields highly reducing and alkaline fluids -- have been suggested as possible niches for photosynthesis-independent ecosystems on Earth and beyond. To date, most research has focused on systems characterized by extremes of pH or redox potential, and on surface expressions ...
A CE Device to Defeat Human TremorsUp to 10 million people in the US suffer from tremor, typically due to Essential Tremor or Parkinson's Disease. The condition typically worsens with age, and currently there are few options for relief other than drugs or brain surgery.This talk will discuss the new Lift Labs invention, a consumer electronics ...
Santa Cruz LASERLeonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous (LASERS) are a national program of evening gathering that bring artists, scientists, and scholars together for informal presentations and conversations.Please join us for refreshments at 6:45 p.m. followed at 7 p.m. with presentations by:Robert Dawson, "From Alan Chadwick to Bill Moyers: Forty Years of thinking about ...
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Mathematics of BatsIt is often said that mathematics is the language of the Universe, present everywhere around us. To skeptical ears this may appear to be just rhetoric, but I shall explain how mathematics helps us to understand the behavior of familiar beings, namely bats which float around at night in the ...
