Relativistic jets from tidal disruption events The tidal disruption event (TDE) of a star by a supermassive black hole provides us with a rare glimpse of these otherwise dormant supermassive black holes in galactic centers. It has long been predicted that the disruption will be accompanied by a thermal "flare", powered by the accretion of bound ...
After Dark: Extended CinemasThe warm glow of the projected image invites us to in-between worlds. During this cinematic celebration, now an annual favorite, the passive act of watching turns to listening, peering, touching, and interacting as Exploratorium Cinema Arts takes over museum spaces to provide experiences-both on and off the screen-created by artists ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Wake up and smell the coffee at NightLife's first-ever tribute to the Bay Area's favorite way to get buzzed.Sip samples from your favorite local roasters while learning everything there is to know about caffeine-and the hippest ways to get your fix. Enjoy siphon and roasting demonstrations as well as tastings from Andytown ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Let's play with robotsDomo arigato and welcome to the world of robotics! What's in store for us as we move into the deep unknowns of Artificial Intelligence? Have the doomsday preppers been right all along or will we be entering a golden age of robotics?Today, robots build cars, clean your ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 Students / $25 General Admission
First-Photon Imaging and Other Imaging with Few PhotonsLIDAR systems use single-photon detectors to enable long-range reflectivity and depth imaging. By exploiting an inhomogeneous Poisson process observation model and the typical structure of natural scenes, first-photon imaging demonstrates the possibility of accurate LIDAR with only 1 detected photon per pixel, where half of the detections are due to ...
Adam Skolnick's book, "ONE BREATH: Freediving, Death, and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits," reveals the captivating world of elite freedivers addicted to the buzz that comes from tempting their own fate. Join Adam Skolnick as he discusses his book, freediving, marine plastic pollution, and the tantalizing thrill of exploring the ...
