10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. David Baker, Energy Reporter, The San Francisco Chronicle Jessica Lovering, Director of Energy, The Breakthrough InstituteWith many of America's first nuclear power plants nearing the ends of their expected lifespans, should they be shut down or given a new lease on life? In recent years ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
From microbes to landscapes: Managing the rhizosphere for productive, resilient, and healthy agroecosystemsSpeaker: Dr. Timothy Bowles. I am an agroecologist motivated to help make our agricultural systems restorative and resilient by increasing reliance on biodiversity and ecological processes. My research centers on how plant-soil-microbial interactions underpin sustainable resource use in agroecosystems and lies at the intersection of plant ecophysiology, soil biogeochemistry, and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $12 General, Free Students, Staff, Faculty
Performance-based Seismic Design of Tall BuildingsProfessor Jack Moehle is a renowned expert in the area of design and analysis of structural systems, with an emphasis on earthquake engineering, reinforced concrete construction, new and existing buildings and infrastructure, and development of professional design guidance.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Being Human: The Primates Who Tell StoriesJoin cognitive psychologist Tania Lombrozo for an evening exploring humans' unique storytelling ability. Learn how these stories, or explanations, are central to our sense of understanding the world around us. We humans are curious creatures. When we don't understand, we ask questions. Why is the sky blue? How do birds ...
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into space in June 2008. The main instrument is the Large Area Telescope (LAT). Dr. Furniss will present the Fermi- LAT instrument and highlight its most interesting results after more than seven years of operation.Gamma-ray observations open a new window into the universe, ...
