SIMULATIONS OF BLACK HOLE ACCRETION, JETS, AND OUTFLOWSBlack holes devour stars, eject relativistic jets, affect star formation and galaxy evolution, and enrich the Universe with heavy elements. Alexander Tchekhovskoy will discuss the various astrophysical manifestations of black holes and how state-of-the-art numerical simulations help us to reveal their physics.
Electrochromic materials are highly desirable because their tinting can be adjusted by a switch or automated control to allow the ideal amount of light to pass through a window, a skyroof or eyeglasses. A key advantage of attenuating light with electrochromics is that the view is not distorted as it ...
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub has an audacious vision: to "enable doctors to cure, prevent or manage all diseases during our children’s lifetime.â€Â This vision may sound outlandish at first. However, when one considers how far medicine has come in the past 100 years, this vision doesn’t seem so far-fetched. Co-presidents Joe DeRisi ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, Free for Members, $7 Student
Safety and Ethics for Advanced Autonomous Artificial IntelligencesAs the action space range and the optimization power of autonomous agents grow over the years, researchers can foresee specific new challenges in making the future of AI what designers, customers, and society would like it to be. Topics covered include the types of emergent issues, technical research threads aimed ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Nerd Nite East Bay: Animal Maps, Mud Flat Art, Nature MythsStart your night when the doors open at 7PM with pre-show games, beats by Citizen Zain, tasty food cart eats, info from the Oakland Public Library, then grab a drink and a seat as talks begin at 8PM. Where the Wild Things Go: Using Modern Technology to Map ...
