Soil Health Series: Physical Properties of SoilWhat is soil? Well, it's certainly not dirt! Join the knowledgeable and enthusiastic Stephen Andrews (UC Berkeley Professor Specializing in Soils) in discovering the beauty and complexity of this essential natural resource by examining the physical properties that characterize what soil is. This class will also delve into the question of ...
Soft nucleophilic phosphinocatalysis has been known since the 1960s as a result of the pioneering work of Horner, Price, Rauhut, Currier, and Morita. In the 1990s, Trost and Lu made important discoveries, reporting isomerization, umpolung addition, and [3+2] cycloaddition. Nonetheless, it was not until the 2000s that the area of ...
As a part of our "Year of Ethnobotany" celebrations, the Garden will be hosting monthly lunch time lectures featuring the research of UC Berkeley graduate students, post-docs, and faculty. In April, join Carrie Tribble, NSF Graduate Research Fellow and PhD Candidate in Integrative Biology for a the evolution ...
New Developments In Gravitational Wave Data Analysis For Compact Binary MergersGround-based gravitational wave observatories have begun to uncover a large number of compact binary coalescences in the universe through gravitational wave signals. I will discuss novel and effective techniques we have developed recently to analyze the publicly available LIGO/Virgo bulk strain data from scratch. Built on simple ideas and easy ...
Solar radiation is the largest source of energy on both the contemporary and early Earth. An example is discussed involving the robust photochemical mechanism by which α-keto acids, react in aqueous environments to form organic radicals. These organic radicals then drive chemistry leading to larger, more complex lipids. The photochemistry ...
Odd Salon: DiscoveryJoin us for six stories of rigorous inquiry and accidental revelations, seeking the unfamiliar and encountering the unknown, and uncovering the uncharted
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 - $25
Free Bay Currents talk: Insects and the ApocalypseInsects are everywhere, and they are abundant -- in fact, they make up about half of the animal biomass on the planet. They also play vital roles in our ecosystems. Recent news of severe declines in honey bees and monarch butterflies, and the impending insect apocalypse seems dire. What is the ...
Where: AlbanyCost:
Wednesday, 04/10/19
Ultracold ChemistryThere is an ongoing revolution in techniques to produce gases of molecules with extremely low entropy (low temperature and high density). These methods can, increasingly, produce molecules in their absolute quantum ground states for all their many degrees of freedom, both internal (rotation, vibration, hyperfine, etc.) and external (center of ...
Teacher Workshop: Weather, Climate Change and Plate TectonicsDensity, temperature, and salinity of water throughout the oceans can cause major changes in weather, and over time cause climate change. Plate tectonics can also influence of the flow of atmosphere and hydrosphere, which can cause climate change. The rotation of the Earth also influence flow pattern (Coriolis effect). Complicated ...
Plan B: Taking the Carbon out of Fossil Fuels with Catalytic Reactive SeparationThere is no evidence that significant reductions in the carbon dioxide emissions associated with power generation will be cost effectively achieved using current commercial alternatives to abundant and inexpensive fossil fuels. The lowest cost process for producing hydrogen and/or dispatchable electricity without CO2 emissions in the U.S. utilizes pyrolysis of ...
Where is the best place to find living life beyond Earth? It may be that the small, ice-covered moons of Jupiter and Saturn harbor some of the most habitable real estate in our Solar System. Life loves liquid water and these moons have lots of it! Such oceans worlds have ...
After Dark: Best CoastThe West Coast (often known as the Best Coast) and its unique history and environment have created an ever-changing culture and landscape. Come explore the work of California artists, learn about our coastline, explore hidden histories of the state, and taste sustainably caught seafood in our Pairings program.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Brain & Body NightLifeFeed your brain and body this week as NightLife explores the fascinating world of neuroscience + human health.See weblink for details
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
7:00-7:25: Helen Bronte-Stewart(Stanford/ Neuroscience) on "Using Art and Science to Improve the Lives of People with Parkinson's disease"Improving the sense of embodiment for a person with Parkinson's disease can be highly therapeutic...Read more7:25-7:50: Adrienne Mayor(Stanford/ Classics and History and Philosophy of Science) on "Gods and Robots"Who first ...
WHAT: AÂ SkepTalk in BerkeleyFrom the first bill to ban the teaching of evolution introduced in Kentucky in 1921 to the present, legislation aimed at impeding science education has been a regular feature in statehouses around the country. In 2019 alone, no fewer than eighteen such bills have been introduced to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Friday, 04/12/19
Nursery Series: Growing Plants from CuttingsCome learn the secrets of cloning plants by cutting off branches and encouraging them to root! Meghan Steinharter (Fort Funston and Oceana Nurseries Manager) and Robin Binaoro (Marin Headlands Nursery Seed Ecologist) will discuss the science behind clonal propagation: what's going on inside the plant and how rooting hormones work. ...
Plants and insects communicate in numerous ways, and chemistry plays a key role in these communications. Natural compounds determine whether a plant is consumed by insects or avoided by them, or which insects may pollinate its flowers. Some insects have learned to use plant compounds as their own defenses, and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission, free for members
3D Human Brain Models and Nanoplatforms for Prognostics and Therapeutics of Neurological DisordersAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia. However, no definitive cure for AD exists due to lack of limited model systems that accurately reflect AD-related immunity in human brains, nor for a drug development strategy for delivery across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and assessment of drug efficacy ...
Transition metals have long been explored for the catalysis of reactions related to energy storage and conversion, as they possess both rich redox chemistry and the ability to bind and activate challenging small molecule substrates like dihydrogen and carbon dioxide. Recently, new approaches to small molecule activation featuring transition-metal-free systems ...
MAGC Conservation Series: Tam’s Wild Side Returns!After three years and four million images, the Marin Wildlife Picture Index Project is releasing its first findings. Get a glimpse of what we’re learning about our wild neighbors, and enjoy a reception with biologists, staff, and community scientists working to understand the health of Mt. Tam’s wildlife.
Where: RossCost: Free
Green Friday - In Our Hands: A Handbook for Intergenerational Actions to Solve the Climate CrisisFor Green Friday on April 12 there will be a presentation by Wilford Welch, who will speak on his latest book, In Our Hands: A Handbook for Intergenerational Actions to Solve the Climate Crisis. This book provides readers with the inspiration and tools they need to get started in their ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $3 donation requested
'Can Red Dwarf Stars Host Habitable Planets?'"Can Red Dwarf Stars Host Habitable Planets?" Dr. Gibor Basri - Professor at UC Berkeley. ABSTRACT -- Much recent news about exoplanets has concerned the discovery of earth-sized planets in the “habitable zone†of "red dwarf" stars. This is partly because such planets are more easily found around small stars, and partly ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
The Case of the Vanishing FirefishIf the firefish keep disappearing life as we know it on the planet will be destroyed! Ten-year-old Ayesha has courage, intelligence, creativity, and a complete lack of caution but the mission that Shekina Queen of the Seas has charged her with may be slightly out of her league. Cryptic clues involving Galileo, Gaudi’s Casa Battlo, theoretical physics, ...
Where: CampbellCost: $25-$50
Saturday, 04/13/19
Guided Nature WalkExperience the beauty and rich natural history of this 535-acre preserve. Our guided nature walks are on Saturdays throughout fall and spring. Participants are divided into small groups and paired with a trained Bouverie volunteer to explore the mixed evergreen forest and flower-carpeted oak woodland. Guided Nature Walks begin at 10:00am ...
Where: Glen EllenCost: $20 suggested donation
Wildflower Walk at Presidio Coastal BluffsWhat are those blooming beauties in the park? It’s springtime, and it’s time to find out! Join the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy’s Park Stewardship team on a leisurely walk to learn about the folklore, medicinal uses, and biology of wildflowers. Spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and an appreciation ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
The Bay Model Wants You!!! Become part of Sausalito’s very own attraction known around the world! We have a variety of volunteer positions that are suited for people just like you! Greet visitors, lead tours, work with school groups, and more! Come and be a part of one of the largest working hydraulic models in ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
TinkerfestTinkerfest is a one-day festival that celebrates the creative, curious, and innovative spirit in all of us. Tinkerfest brings together makers, artists, and tinkerers to showcase their work while inviting attendees of all ages to join in DIY fun. During the daylong event, the entire Center will be activated, both ...
Where: OaklandCost: $22 Adult, $14 Youth, Free for members
Calling All Eco-Explorers! Youth ages 5-15 will be up to their elbows in FREE, hands-on activities. Learning through fun interactive, nature science experiences and regional field trips, your kids will find out all about the Bay Area ecosystem and become the next generation of Citizen Scientists! We have extended Welcome ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Free Earth Day at Marine Science InstituteEarth Day on the Bay is the one day a year MSI get's to open it's facility up to the public and celebrate our awesome planet with live music, lots of animal touching, science activities and of course great food!
Birds of Tule PondsPlease come join us. Our facility will be open to the public to walk around and see the many changes that are occurring on the site.Families can walk with staff to see Tule Ponds at Tyson Lagoon, or they can wander throughout the 17 acres of a restored aquatic wetland. ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
BioFest 2019 Celebration of Science EventBioFest is an annual celebration of advancements in Biotechnology, including Genomics and Microscopy.We are celebrating our tenth anniversary of amazing programs in bioscience training the next generation in the practical arts of genomics, microscopy, and histology. Keynote Speakers• Ariel Waldman: “Life Under the Iceâ€; reports from her recent exploration of Antarctica’s ...
Where: OaklandCost: 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
Trekking the ModelJoin a Ranger or docent on a guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 - 2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
The Case of the Vanishing FirefishIf the firefish keep disappearing life as we know it on the planet will be destroyed! Ten-year-old Ayesha has courage, intelligence, creativity, and a complete lack of caution but the mission that Shekina Queen of the Seas has charged her with may be slightly out of her league. Cryptic clues involving Galileo, Gaudi’s Casa Battlo, theoretical physics, ...
Where: CampbellCost: $25-$50
The Case of the Vanishing FirefishIf the firefish keep disappearing life as we know it on the planet will be destroyed! Ten-year-old Ayesha has courage, intelligence, creativity, and a complete lack of caution but the mission that Shekina Queen of the Seas has charged her with may be slightly out of her league. Cryptic clues involving Galileo, Gaudi’s Casa Battlo, theoretical physics, ...
Where: CampbellCost: $25-$50
Explore Live! - Constellations and CultureThe De Anza College Planetarium will present “Explore Live!†- a live astronomy series featuring presentations by our professional planetarium staff.
Where: CupertinoCost: $9
Exoplanets: The How, What & Why of Planets Around Other StarsIn the last decade, the commissioning of new observatories (both on Earth and in space) and the development of new techniques for analyzing large datasets (including the application of deep learning) have allowed dramatic advancements in our understanding of extrasolar planets. This talk will explore how exoplanets are formed, what ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Jazz Under the StarsCome peer through our telescopes and see craters on the Moon, the visible planets, star clusters, and more while we listen to CSM's very own KCSM Jazz 91 FM. Dress warmly. Free parking in Marie Curie Lot 5. Directions are available on the Maps, Directions & Parking page.
Where: San MateoCost: Free
CalDay 2019It is the annual open house at UC Berkeley! Virtually every department is offering talks and demonstrations. Attendance is free for all.See the weblink for the schedule.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Sunday, 04/14/19
Marine Science Sunday: Magnificent MigrationsThis month we celebrate the animals that love to travel! Marine mammals are famous for their epic migrations along the California coast. Guided tours will take you around the hospital showcasing some of the patients we are caring for and how our veterinarians are getting them better. Classroom presentations through ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
The Case of the Vanishing FirefishIf the firefish keep disappearing life as we know it on the planet will be destroyed! Ten-year-old Ayesha has courage, intelligence, creativity, and a complete lack of caution but the mission that Shekina Queen of the Seas has charged her with may be slightly out of her league. Cryptic clues involving Galileo, Gaudi’s Casa Battlo, theoretical physics, ...
The Accelerated UniverseThe universe has gone through two phases of accelerated expansion: a primordial phase called cosmic inflation and an ongoing phase that has been taking place for the last 6 billions years.To explore cosmic inflation, we are now on the hunt for the primordial cosmic microwave background (CMB) B-modes. This signal ...
Physics achaeology: unearthing a 45 year old quantum spin liquidI will introduce the topic of quantum spin liquid as a prime example of emergent behavior in strongly interacting system. Recently a new example, 1T-TaS2 has been discovered. Surprisingly this material has been thoroughly studied for 45 years as a charge density wave material but its spin liquid property has ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Free lunches with chips and coherent beams: from Ramsey fringes to integrated circuit inspectionInterference between coherent photon pulses separated in time yields the famous Ramsey fringes, which allow the dynamics of objects exposed to the pulses to be characterized with much greater precision than suggested by the Heisenberg uncertainty relation applied to the pulse bandwidth. The same applies for coherent photon beams separated ...
The ALPHA Collaboration at CERN has combined antiprotons and positrons to create and probe antihydrogen atoms. ALPHA can now store over 1000 antihydrogen atoms at a time for thousands of seconds. We have developed techniques to conduct precision physics using minimal numbers of antiatoms. The comparison of antihydrogen and hydrogen ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
People and Robots SeminarBefore learning robots can be deployed in the real world, it is critical that probabilistic guarantees can be made about the safety and performance of such systems. Â In recent years, so-called "high-confidence" reinforcement learning algorithms have enjoyed success in application areas with high-quality models and plentiful data, but robotics remains ...
Hunting Dark Matter at Collider ExperimentsDark matter is believed to make up most of the matter of our Universe, but its particle origin remains a mystery. So far experimental searches for dark matter particles have largely focused on the mass window at around the Hoggs boson mass. At the same time, lighter dark matter candidates ...
Climate models suggest that keeping to within a 2° future will require us to remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A common prediction is that we will need to be removing ten billion tons (gigatons) of CO2 per year from the air in 2050 and continue for the foreseeable ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Using Forensic Science to Identify the UnidentifiedCome hear about the roles and responsibilities of the Coroner's Office with Emily Tauscher, Assistant Coroner for San Mateo County. Explore the forensics involved with the medico-legal death investigation field, especially in regards to identifying the unidentified. Learn about the scientific methods used to identify decedents including fingerprints, dental, radiology, ...
