Carbon is naturally sequestered in the deep ocean by organic particles and organisms that sink out of the surface ocean in a process called "the biological pump". The amount of carbon that is transported by this process is difficult to constrain due, in part, to the complex ecological interactions that ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Combating CybercrimeParisa Tabriz manages Google's information security engineering team at Google, which is responsible for improving Google's product security. This team of "hired hackers" conducts security design and code reviews, builds and enhances Google technology to make secure development possible and easy, conducts security engineering training, and does vulnerability response.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Measuring Regenerative Medical TechnologyDr. Jan Nolta is the Director of the Stem Cell Program at UC Davis School of Medicine. Her current research is focused on developing therapies that will use mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to deliver factors for treating Huntington's disease and other disorders and injuries. Her group focuses on "bench to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Himalayan Tectonics, Isotopes, and the Late Cenozoic Carbon Cycle: A Work in ProgressThe Himalayan orogeny is widely believed to have had impacts on global climate, erosion and weathering fluxes, and the carbon cycle. Despite many proposals, the connections between late Cenozoic Himalayan tectonic history, geochemical tracer records such as 87Sr/86Sr, 187Os/188Os, and d7Li, and the carbon cycle remain uncertain. Both modern river ...
Does morality come from God, as many religions believe, offering a foundation of theocracy, or could there be biological explanations that have more to do with evolution than Divine design? In this lecture, De Waal will discuss the sense of fairness in animals and will review expressions of empathy in ...
Where: StanfordCost:
Mega-DroughtTrends indicate that a major drought event is looming in the not-too-distant future. In as few as three decades we could experience conditions that would make the Dust Bowl of the 1930s seem like an oasis. Efforts to conserve, while admirable and desperately necessary, may already be too late. This ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Building ExoskeletonsExoskeletons offer a world of possibilities in augmenting human ability. We can help restore motion to those who have been injured and we can provide extra strength to soldiers or builders. The super suits offer a lot of possibility for improving our world, but creating them is not as easy ...
Speaker: Philip HarrimanEditor's Note: Per the speaker, this talk has been rescheduled to next week, 3/16.
Where: SebastopolCost: $5
SF Microscopical Society: An Evening of Microbial AppreciationWe will have various phase contrast, dark field, and Rheinberg microscopes set up for viewing of live specimens. I'll also be bringing various aquatic samples from Marin County where I've had good protozoan activity from before. I've also put together some baited freshwater and soil samples in order to get ...
