When the precision of mathematics meets the messiness of the world of peopleAlmost all mathematicians are attracted to the subject by its certainty and precision. It’s one of the most finely sharpened blades in the human cognitive armory. It rules supreme in many parts of Physics and Engineering. It is almost as precise when applied to the activities of large populations of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Global Health and the Future Role of the United StatesThe United States is the world’s largest investor in health at a global scaleâ€"funding and implementing programs to address challenges, including global health security, HIV and other infectious diseases, women and child health, non-communicable diseases, vaccine and drug development, digital health, and global health governance. Although Congress appropriates funding, these ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free, registration required
Khronos Standards for Neural Network Acceleration and DeploymentKhronos Group is a not for profit, member-funded consortium to create royalty-free open standards for hardware acceleration. OpenVX is an API for computer vision and neural network acceleration, especially important in real-time and safety-critical use cases. Khronos Group is also readying NNEF standard interchange format to transfer networks trained in ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
SciComm Studio 005: Hashtag ScienceMore than half of all online users use social media to learn about breaking news. How can scientists and communicators tap the power of social media to cut through the clutter and tell their stories? As social media transforms the way the public consumes news, science communicators have an exciting ...
Overview of the Mars Science Laboratory MissionHighlights from 5 years of exploring sedimentary environmentsPreview of next steps in Curiosity's climb up Aeolis MonsSpeaker: Lauren Edgar, USGSÂ
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Friday, 09/01/17
Birds & BotanyHike the forests, meadows and hills around Pine Flat and up Redhill with ACR Volunteer Patrick Woodworth & ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self. We’ll be watching (and listening) for birds on the hike out. After lunch, we'll botanize as we consider the seasonal interplay between bird foods, habitat history and current activity ...
Finding Exoplanets with the Gemini Planet ImagerThe Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey (GPIES), officially launched in November 2014, is an ambitious multi-year study dedicated to observing 600 young, nearby star systems to image young Jupiters and planet forming debris disks using the GPI instrument installed on the Gemini South telescope in Chile. The GPI instrument team ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Saturday, 09/02/17
GGRO Hawk Talk & Raptor Release - CANCELEDOur Hawk Talks and Raptor Releases occur every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 2 pm (weather permitting - heavy fog or rain cancels) during September and October, except for Fleet Week weekend. The Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and ...
GGRO Hawk Talk & Raptor Release - CANCELEDOur Hawk Talks and Raptor Releases occur every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 2 pm (weather permitting - heavy fog or rain cancels) during September and October, except for Fleet Week weekend. The Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and ...
The Changing BayPresentations and discussions about the SF Bay estuary: past, present and future.Part of Changing Landscapes Festival
Where: VallejoCost: Free
Being Human in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceWhat has artificial intelligence (AI) brought us? Where will it lead us? The story of AI is the story of intelligenceâ€"of life processes as they evolve from bacteria to humans, where life processes define their own software, to technology, where life processes design both their hardware and software. We know ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
'From the Ashes'From the Ashes takes an in-depth look at the coal industry and explores its role in climate change, while offering solutions that could help revive the struggling economies of dying mining towns and still safeguard the environment. It uses a public health lens to showcase the many individual stories of ...
Citizen science is “regular†people contributing to scientific discovery. Today, the time-honored practice of amateur science has developed into an exciting tool for helping save nature. And save it we must, as thousands of species are threatened with extinction.In Hannibal’s telling, citizen science is not only a platform for collecting data, but ...
Where: VallejoCost: Free
The evolution of tooth eruption in mammalsWhy do we have wisdom teeth? And why do so many people need to have them extracted? Teeth are extremely important biological structures that act as a physical interface between mammals and their environment. A great deal is known about the biology of how teeth erupt into the mouth. However, ...
Where: AlbanyCost: Free
Earth in Human HandsDr. David Grinspoon is an astrobiologist and Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. His research focuses on climate evolution on Earth-like planets, potential conditions for life elsewhere in the universe and planetary-scale human influences on the Earth system.
