Weighing the giants with CMB lensingGalaxy clusters are the largest virialized objects in the Universe, and are powerful probes of cosmology. Their abundance as a function of mass and redshift is extremely sensitive to how structures grow and the properties of dark energy. Though they are powerful probes of cosmology, they are currently limited by ...
Skin is the body’s largest organ, and is responsible for the transduction of a vast amount of information. This conformable, stretchable, self-healable and biodegradable material simultaneously collects signals from external stimuli that translate into information such as pressure, pain, and temperature. The development of electronic materials, inspired by the complexity ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Of Pathogens and Humans. A Cultural History of the Policies on Epidemics in the Nineteenth CenturyIn the nineteenth century, epidemics reached, for the first time in history, all inhabited continents. Globally spreading pathogens were an unintended side effect of a growing flow of people, animals and goods across state borders, imperial spaces and continents. "Of pathogens and humans" is an ongoing research project that analyzes ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Breaking the Standard Model with High-Energy Neutrino ObservatoriesThe March 2018 report of two anomalous (Earth-emergent) e_cr ~ 0.6 EeV air showers by the ANITA collaboration has presented a severe puzzle of interpretation. Given existing limits on neutrino transient sources and the diffuse neutrino flux, these events are straightforwardly impossible under the Standard Model, due primarily to the ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Wildlife Picture Index ProjectCome contribute to the Marin Wildlife Picture Index Project! Volunteer community scientists assist with research by helping maintain motion-activated cameras and processing photos. At this event, we view the images on the computer, identify the mammals, and enter the results in a database. New and experienced catalogers welcome, as training is ...
Where: Corte MaderaCost: Free
Wonderfest: Human Values in A.I.How do we ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) reflects and enacts human values? UC Berkeley’s Dylan Hadfield-Menell will explore how AI is applied in the world, and how it can go wrong - even terribly wrong. He’ll examine potential solutions that draw on an analogy with misaligned incentives in economics: ...
Where: San RafaelCost: $10 General Advance, $12 at door
Probing Galaxy Formation and Cosmology in the Non-Linear Regime Current and future galaxy surveys have the potential to transform our understanding of both galaxy formation and cosmology. The distribution of galaxies and matter on small, non-linear scales (~Mpc) holds the most statistical constraining power but is also the most challenging to model. In this talk, I will concentrate on ...
X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES or NEXAFS) is a powerful technique for electronic structure determination. However, widespread use of XANES is limited by the need for synchrotron light sources with tunable x-ray energy. Recent developments in extreme ultraviolet (XUV) light sources using the laser-based technique of high-harmonic generation have ...
How Climate Change affects our WaterFor the water-starved western United States, moisture flows known as “atmospheric rivers,†are both important sources of water and causes of devastating floods. Climate change is projected to warm atmospheric rivers, turning snow into rain, which could impact our infrastructure and water resources for years to come. However, this is ...
Heart of the Matter: What Death Can Teach Us About Living FullyDeath is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight. She helps us to discover what matters most.The good news is we don’t have to wait ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
How Emerging Technologies are Improving the Pediatric Patient ExperienceOver the past two years, the Stanford CHARIOT Program at LPCH has helped treat thousands of patients using emerging technologies. The tools they develop are used to reduce pain and anxiety in clinical settings, assist in physical therapy and pain rehab, offer new alternatives to anesthesia and opiates, and provide ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
The Art and Science of Wildlife TrackingComing direct from Africa, Meghan Walla-Murphy will explore the ancient art of tracking and what wildlife has to teach us, sharing stories of tracking in North America, the Republic of Congo, Southern Africa and Brazil. Tea and biscuits (that’s Brit talk for cookies) will be served and, in addition to ...
7:00-7:25: Patricia G. Lange(California College of the Arts) on "Is Ranting Ever a Good Idea?"Forms of civic engagement, which include collective identification of problems, are increasingly moving to online spaces...Read more7:25-7:50: Reza Zadeh(Stanford Institute for Computational Mathematics) on "Computer Vision Made Simple"Machines are opening their eyes via neural ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Lions and Leopards and Whales, Oh My!Jodi will take us on a visual journey and natural history and behavioral tour of the many marine species she has met on her extensive world travels. From orcas and humpback whales of Norway to leopard seals, penguins, humpback whales and more along the Antarctic Peninsula, we’ll have the opportunity ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Science at the Library: Minerals and GemsThere are 4 activities at each presentation after a show presentation. Parents work with their children to learn about science. Recommended for elementary age children. Families are encouraged to attend.  Limited seating.Learn why not all minerals are gems and not all gems are minerals. Learn about the importance of minerals ...
