Exploring the z~2.3 Cosmic Web with 3D Lyman-Alpha Forest Tomography The hydrogen Lyman-alpha forest absorption, seen along the line-of-sight to bright distant quasars, has been an important probe of the high-redshift (z>2) cosmic web. In recent years, we have conducted Keck observations targeted instead at the Ly-a forest absorption of z~2-3 star-forming galaxies at ~24mag. This allows us to measure ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
2nd Annual Microbiome Symposium1:30 pm - 1:40 pmWelcome & Overview: Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, Chairman, Department of Radiology1:40 pm - 2:05 pmAmi Bhatt: A Multi- 'Omic Approach for the Identification of Microbiome-specific Epigenetic and Transcriptomic Host Signatures2:05 pm - 2:30 pmSusan Holmes: The Vaginal Microbiome of Pregnancy in High-Definition2:30 pm - 2:55 pmJulie Parsonnet: ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
UC Berkeley Egyptology lecture: Casino Royale in ancient skyscrapers? In recent campaigns in Tuna el-Gebel (Ashmunein/Hermoupolis Magna), several six-sided dice have been unearthed. These have been found in settlements of tower houses close to the temple, and the archaeological evidence suggests that these houses must have been priestly properties. The dice are small and of simple material, and ...
Four decades from its pioneering first steps at Bell Labs, microphotonics is transitioning from a few components to large-scale integrated systems on chip. In the near term, this can address severe bottlenecks seen in complex digital electronic systems – through integration with relatively simple but efficient photonic systems. In the ...
During the past two decades, headlines on newspapers across the country have proclaimed such things as: "Scientists and the American Public Disagree Sharply over Global Warming." And one U.S. Senator has pronounced that the global warming issue is "dead" in the minds of Americans. Meanwhile, emissions reduction bills, such as Waxman-Markey, have been defeated in the Congress. Is ...
Greg Makowski will talk about using Deep Learning to do real-time scoring in practical applications. He will talk about the current state of the art and what will be done in the future. The talk is based on both his academic and research background and his considerable experience in ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Nerd Night East Bay #38: Drones, Gumbo, ReligionThe first Nerd Nite East Bay of the new year will have three amazing talks. NNSF and Nerd Nite Global alumni Jacob Ward (though I suppose you may also know him from Al Jazeera America and/or his stint as editor-in-chief of Popular Science) will shock you with tales of killer ...
