Weeds of Lake MerrittWhat's a "weed"? Join us for a short stroll around Lakeside Park to look at some of the often-ignored and sometimes-reviled plants that are considered weeds.
Michaelangelo will present selected portions of his dissertation titled “Leveraging New Data for Renewable Integration and Energy Efficiencyâ€, which seeks to answer two questions. First, how will the locations of photovoltaic (PV) generators affect the variability and uncertainty of the power they generate? And as a result, will locations of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Rigidity of black holesThe gravitational waves detected recently by LIGO were produced in the final phase of the inward spiraling of two black holes before they collided to produce a more massive black hole. The experiment is entirely consistent with the so-called Final State Conjecture of general relativity, according to which general solutions ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Is Mt. Tam at Peak Health?One Tam is the community initiative of the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative and is focused on expanding stewardship and engaging the community to ensure a healthy future for the mountain. Hear about the results of a recent science-based health assessment of Mt Tam and its plants and wildlife and measures to ...
Where: RossCost: $20
A Message from the Sea: Climate Change and Marine EcosystemsDrawing from his experiences in diverse places across the Pacific Rim, Dr. Michael V. McGinnis will discuss how climate disturbances impact diverse coastal cultures. He is passionate about forging a more sustainable future that includes the protection of  the ecosystems we are connected to and dependent on.
Where: Pacific GroveCost: $5 General, Free for members
Mass extinctions â€" episodes during which many groups of previously successful organisms disappeared from Earth in a geologically short timespan â€" are one of the most striking and earliest recognized features of the fossil record. As the modern biodiversity crisis unfolds, scientists are increasingly turning to these events to understand ...
