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¡Únase a nosotros para el Día de la ingeniería 2020 en línea!La sede del Área de la Bahía de San Francisco de la Sociedad de Ingenieros Profesionales Hispanos y el Exploratorium presentan Conozca a los ingenieros, una conversación con profesionales que trabajan en una variedad de campos de ingeniería.Este programa ...
Where: Cost: Free
September LASER Event - LivestreamThe Legacy of Frank PopperWe pay tribute to one of the most influential scholars in both art and science, who died recently. We invited his friend Roger Malina to discuss Popper's work and influence. Born in the Czech Republic in 1918, Frank Popper died in 2020 at the age of ...
Join us for a remarkable discussion about the intersection of the science fiction and science facts behind spacecraft, past, present and future. Two noted space artists and a space historian join forces to explore how the idea of plying the interplanetary and interstellar spaceways came to be, who designed the ...
As our nation prepares for a major election, After Dark takes a month-long look at some key factors that influence personal and collective decision making and the effect these influences have on the democratic process.What happens when our individual voices gather to make collective choices? Tonight, take a closer look ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightSchool: Coast to Coast - LivestreamWhile one of the most biodiverse marine habitats in the world can be found in our own backyard, this virtual NightSchool event will allow you to travel from coast to coast, exploring the fascinating ecosystems that exist where water meets land.See weblink for connections.
The rise of Deepfakes has prompted intense coverage in the press, concern from government officials, and fear among the public. Deepfakes, along with GANs (generative adversarial networks), are a class of “generative” neural networks capable of creating highly realistic synthetic images. The widespread availability of open-source Deepfake tools means anyone ...
Advocates of science and critical thinking often shy away from using marketing to promote their passion. This talk examines several common marketing myths that often prevent us from gaining broad adoption and suggests some well-understood techniques that science advocates and scientific skeptics can use to promote critical thinking in society.Speaker: ...
