Zero-Emission Cities - LivestreamWith COVID-19 shutting down urban areas, city dwellers from Los Angeles to New Delhi are getting a rare taste of clean air and blue skies. It is a glimpse of what net-zero cities might look like with transformed energy and transportation systems, minus the society-splintering pandemic.However, with a global recession ...
Humans have a remarkable ability to figure out what happened and why. In this talk, I will shed light on this ability from multiple angles. I will present a computational framework for modeling causal explanations in terms of counterfactual simulations, and several lines of experiments testing this framework in the ...
This talk reviews several key trends in the lithium-ion battery industry, including the year-over-year exponential reductions in the cost of lithium ion cells, which have made lithium-ion power stations more widely available in the developed and developing world. In parallel, this talk explores the trend towards residential and community-level storage ...
Efficiently Protecting Software Innovations on a Global Scale - RescheduledTo be competitive, software companies often employ designers and developers in different locations and countries to implement and update different versions of software. With this increasing workforce in other countries, software company competition can also stem from other countries, and can provide different flavors of a software product to different ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 04/21/20
COVID-19 Impacts and Equity: Berkeley's Computing and Data Science In Action - LivestreamThis event will be the second in a series of conversations hosted by Berkeley's Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society, and the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) to provide an early look at what researchers are investigating and discovering as they mobilize computing and data science to take on the ...
Where: Cost: Free
2020 City Nature Challenge Livestream 1 - How to be a 21st Century Naturalist - LivestreamGet ready for City Nature Challenge and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by learning more about community (citizen) science and the importance of being a naturalist in the 21st century. The interactive portion of this workshop will be an in-depth introduction to iNaturalist to get you ready to make observations for City Nature Challenge on April ...
Virtual Summit: Climate Resiliency PanelJoin Stanford's Office of Sustainability and regional sustainability leaders for a 90 minute panel discussion to showcase best practices in climate resiliency and action plans. This online learning summit will help to connect the dots on the complex problem. Moderated by Office of Sustainability Director Fahmida Ahmed Bangert, the session ...
It’s 2040, and you stroll into the Center for Mind Design where you can buy a variety of brain enhancements. How far do you want to go? The human calculator promises to give you savant-level mathematical abilities. The Zen garden can make you calmer and more efficient. Or you can ...
Filmed over 23 years, Rise of the Warrior Apes is an award-winning documentary that tells the epic story of an extraordinary troop of chimpanzees in Ngogo, Uganda - featuring four mighty warriors who rule through moral ambiguity, questionable politics, strategic alliances, and destroyed trust. Join director James Reed and primatologist ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: TBA
Creating Superhumans - LivestreamJody Medich is a futurist and product designer helping define how humans and machines work together. Working with organizations like DARPA, IBM, and Toyota, Jody creates new tools that leverage sensors, robotics, artificial intelligence, and AR/VR that dramatically extend, augment, and amplify human abilities - creating superhumans, rather than supercomputers. ...
The bulk of biomass on Earth is plant material. Plant cell walls are composed in large part of cellulose and hemicellulose, making them the most abundant carbohydrates on Earth. In the process of decomposition, wood-decay fungi such as Laetiporus, Pleurotus and others, produce cellulolytic enzymes capable of breaking down these ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Wednesday, 04/22/20
2020 City Nature Challenge Livestream 2 - Nature in PlaceGet ready for City Nature Challenge and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by learning about nature near you and gaining some practical skills for nature observation around your home and neighborhood. The interactive portion of this workshop will cover tricks for smartphone photography, attracting nature to your home, and some thought-provoking discussion of natural history ...
The presentation introduces air traffic management with focus on air traffic data for data-science. Starting with the common attributes of transportation systems - highway transportation, air transportation and data transportation, the initial set of slides discuss the purpose of data-science in air traffic management, reasons why air traffic management is ...
Join us for an online program exploring some of the big ideas behind the science of the Earth’s systems. Watch the live stream below or on YouTube and Facebook.April 22, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Founded in 1970 by activist groups, Earth Day is now an annual, global event to raise ...
Emphasizing equity in the way sustainable technologies are rolled out and decision-makers develop their urban infrastructure planning is critical to ensure a movement towards a just and inclusive society, especially in the context of a clean energy transition. In this talk, I focus on two particular examples where, through a ...
To discuss strategies for controlling interfaces and thin films in sustainable energy devices. She will describe the use of atomic layer deposition, a technique borrowed from the semiconductor industry, for fabrication of both solar cells and catalysts. She will present work on perovskite photovoltaics, in which nanometer-thin interfacial layers improve ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The State of the Environment During and After COVID-19 - LivestreamWhat lessons can we learn during this pandemic regarding the environment? How can we continue climate action from home? How is the environment changing following the slowdown of major cities around the world?Joins us for a cyber conversation with Director of San Francisco's Department of the Environment, Debbie Raphael, to ...
Where: Cost: Free
Machine Learning in Databases: Learned Indexes, Hash Tables, and B-Trees - LivestreamIndexing has a long and storied history in the world of computer science. Old stalwarts like the B-Tree and the hash table have dominated modern databases since time immemorial (the 1970's), but new research into applying ML techniques to indexing could shake up the indexing scene. While no one thinks ...
Climate change and other human impacts on the environment are threatening wildflowers and the life that depends on them. In this special and timely work, conservation photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter give us a spectacular view of California’s extraordinary wildflowers as both a cause for celebration and protection. Beauty ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Ugandan Communities Committed to Conservation - CANCELEDOakland Zoo has partnered with New Nature Foundation to protect Uganda’s Kibale National Park since 2006. Home to chimpanzees, elephants, monkeys and countless other species, the park is threatened by small-scale fuel wood collection. NNF’s multi-faceted approach achieves positive outcomes for both wildlife and people. In this Impact Speaker Series, ...
Where: OaklandCost: $10 - $30
Fast Radio Bursts: A long-standing mystery about to end? - LivestreamIn 2007, astronomers detected a radio signal from the sky that was unlike any seen before. It lasted only a millisecond but was extremely bright. Even more unexpectedly, its characteristics implied that it arrived from an unidentified galaxy billions of light-years away. This type of explosion, more powerful than anything ...
Where: Cost: Free
Skeptics in the Pub: Millbrae - CANCELEDBe sure to check http://www.skepticalcon.com/ and http://baskeptics.org/ For updates and SkeptiCal registration info.Science and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub West Bay, Fiddlers Green, Millbrae sponsored by Bay Area Skeptics.If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the film-flam man, and if ye drink, drink with us, your friends. If ye shun the brewer’s art, at ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
Breathing Justice: Clean Air for Whom? - POSTPONEDSocial and environmental justice shapes the very air we breathe. Local players in the Bay Area are leading the nation - and in many cases the world - on setting policy, designing action plans for emissions reduction, and working with new technologies to identify and monitor hyperlocal hot spots in ...
Since Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.Speaker: ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Nematicity studied with strain-dependent ARPES - LivestreamNematicity is a phenomenon found in an increasing number of quantum materials with strong electronic correlations. It appears in close proximity to other quantum phases such as unconventional superconductivity. It is therefore important to understand its microscopic origin. The phase diagram of most iron-based superconductors contains a nematic phase. It ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: Ex Machina - CANCELEDAre machines competitors or collaborators? As technology evolves, so do the potential outcomes of human/machine collaboration. Capacities in human agility, thinking, art, and storytelling can be augmented with machine aid, resulting in wonder - or progress of the human endeavor. Experience the integration, and don’t miss Full-Spectrum Science: Sound with ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Friday, 04/24/20
COVID-19, Santa Clara County and the Future - LivestreamAs California nears 25,000 cases of COVID-19, there have now been more than 1,800 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Santa Clara County, with a death toll of over 60. With a population of nearly 2 million, the number of COVID-19-related deaths per 100,000 residents is the highest rate of any ...
Agricultural Land Classification and Crop Water Use: The Importance of Ground Truthing for Calibration and Validation - LivestreamIn light of ever-increasing regulatory requirements (e.g. Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP), Sustainable Groundwater Management Program (SGMA), and Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-term Sustainability (CV-SALTS)) on production agricultural systems, accurate, timely, and comprehensive base layer data is required. Land IQ has developed a statewide land use mapping program for ...
Where: Cost: Free
Straight Talk: A Conversation about Racism, Health Inequities, and COVID-19 - LivestreamEmerging data show that African Americans and other U.S. ethnic minorities are being stricken by COVID-19 at a higher rate, and experiencing greater sickness and a higher death toll than other Americans. Some have said that COVID-19 is “ravaging†black communities. In this interactive conversation, five faculty members from the ...
Where: Cost: Free
Pandemic Health-Care Inequities: How They Put All Americans at Risk - LivestreamCOVID-19 has been a national disaster. The impact has disproportionately affected minority and lower income Americans, who tend to have jobs that can’t be done from home and are less likely to have health-care coverage or access to medical care. That’s true in most crises, but this one is different. ...
Where: Cost: Free
Nationwide Livestream Star PartyNATIONWIDE LIVESTREAM STAR PARTYFriday, April 24, 7pm Pacific TimeJoin us for a livestream star party featuring astronomers and observatories from around the nation. You'll get to see what the night sky looks like nationwide from the comfort of your very own living room.Access to the livestream: cfa.harvard.edu/flwo/youtube Hosted by Amy C. Oliver ...
Where: Cost: Free
Stay at Home BioblitzInterested in some fun citizen science you can do during shelter-in-place, within your own neighborhood? The EV is encouraging people to join the 2020 City Nature Challenge Bioblitz taking place from April 24th to 27th. For those who don’t know, a bioblitz uses the free iNaturalist program (available on smartphones ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 04/25/20
Lake Merritt BioBlitz 2020Lake Merritt in the heart of Oakland is the jewel of the city and teeming with life. During this event come learn about the thousands of organisms that call this place home and help document them as part of the City Nature Challenge. Local naturalists will be on hand to ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
What's that Flower? - CANCELEDWhat 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 for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Hayward Fault tour - CANCELEDThis family tour is great for elementary age children and their families. It shows the power of an earthquake without fear. In Earthquake Country knowledge of earthquakes is important. Classes include a tour of the features in Central Park. Learn how Stivers Lagoon and Lake Elizabeth were created. Other faults ...
Our Spring show has a large variety of vendors from across the country selling finished jewelry, gem stones, lapidary supplies and rough stone, fossils, mineral specimens, stone carvings and many other things of interest to “rockhoundsâ€. In addition there is a rock identification table, demonstrations of stone carving, cabochon making ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: $6 General, Free under 12 & Scouts in uniform
Science Saturday: Day of the Dinosaur - CANCELEDDay of the Dino - Prepare for time-travel during this prehistoric Science Saturday, when we'll set our sights on the age of the dinosaurs. Presented in partnership with the Carmel Valley Gem and Mineral Society, this event will feature fossils, footprints, and more as we learn what made the dinosaurs ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
6th Annual Acorn Festival - CANCELEDSTEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Art Math activites for the whole family to enjoy. Sponsored by the PTO, our 6th annual Acorn Festival, will be held on Saturday Aoril 25 from 11-4pm. This is a community event and all are invited to attend. There will will be a variety of hands on activities ...
Where: Castro ValleyCost: free
Saturdays in the Garden - CANCELEDInterested in learning more about the Bay Model waterfront? Stop by the Native Plant Garden on Saturdays to enjoy the garden and learn the latest about natural resources and recreational opportunities on Richardson Bay. Be sure to visit us on these Saturday afternoons for special activities.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Fox Stories: Indicators that Fox are in Your Area - CANCELEDDo you sometimes see paw prints in mud or scat (poop) on the trails and assume that a dog left it? It could be from something else. Come along and learn how to distinguish and identify the markings of a gray fox. Gain some insights into the fox’s nature and ...
As a world leader in the environmental and ecological sciences, Professor Steven Lindow has been a dominant force in revealing complex interactions between microbes, plants, and the environment. Using genetic and molecular research techniques, his current work focuses on developing biological strategies for addressing plant disease and frost control that ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Chabot Observatory's role in the Apollo 13 Rescue - LivestreamIn April, 1970 an explosion occurred aboard the Apollo 13 spacecraft as it neared the Moon. All around the world various people leapt into action to help save the astronauts’ lives. One of the most unusual examples of this occurred at the old Chabot Observatory in Oakland. A number of ...
Where: Cost: Free
Stay at Home BioblitzInterested in some fun citizen science you can do during shelter-in-place, within your own neighborhood? The EV is encouraging people to join the 2020 City Nature Challenge Bioblitz taking place from April 24th to 27th. For those who don’t know, a bioblitz uses the free iNaturalist program (available on smartphones ...
Where: Cost: Free
Sunday, 04/26/20
Marine Science Sunday: Magnificent Migrations - CANCELEDThis 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 ...
Our Spring show has a large variety of vendors from across the country selling finished jewelry, gem stones, lapidary supplies and rough stone, fossils, mineral specimens, stone carvings and many other things of interest to “rockhoundsâ€. In addition there is a rock identification table, demonstrations of stone carving, cabochon making ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: $6 General, Free under 12 & Scouts in uniform
Sundays in the Gardens with the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour! - LivestreamDon’t miss the chance to hear inspiring speaker and author Douglas Tallamy, who will kick off this event on April 26 at 10:00 am! Following that talk will be a series of live streamed visits to 25 Alameda and Contra Costa county gardens.Hosted on Zoom, and livestreamed on YouTube.Join us ...
Where: Cost: Free
Discovery Day Open House at Estuary and Ocean Science Center - PostponedJoin us to celebrate the EOS Center's Annual Discovery Day Open House, presented by The Barbara & Richard Rosenberg Institute for Marine Biology & Environmental Science! We invite you to experience science in action at the only marine research center on the San Francisco Bay, the Estuary & Ocean Science ...
What is sound? How high a pitch can you hear? Can you measure the speed of sound with a yardstick? Can two sounds add up to no sound? Explore these questions and more in this resonant presentation.Speaker: Ron Hipschman
From holes in the head and leeches to radio waves and vibrators, I explain the long and strange history of pseudoscience and quack medicine. Covering patent medicines, cannibalism, radium, electrotherapy, Kellogg's, snake oil, and modern day charlatans, we will see just how bizarre science can get, and maybe learn something ...
Where: see websiteCost:
Stay at Home BioblitzInterested in some fun citizen science you can do during shelter-in-place, within your own neighborhood? The EV is encouraging people to join the 2020 City Nature Challenge Bioblitz taking place from April 24th to 27th. For those who don’t know, a bioblitz uses the free iNaturalist program (available on smartphones ...
