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SynBioBeta 2020: The Global Synthetic Biology Conference - RescheduledSynBioBeta is where tech meets bio and bio meets tech. Join us September 29 - October 1, 2020 to see how synthetic biology is disrupting consumer products, food, agriculture, medicine, chemicals, materials, and more. The SynBioBeta Global Synthetic Biology Conference 2020 unites the leading biological engineers, investors, innovators, and entrepreneurs ...
Where: OaklandCost: $2,500 after Feb 21
Climate Justice: Radioactive and Toxic Waste, Racism, and Rising Oceans - LivestreamAt the recent Global Training in July 2020, former Vice President Al Gore and the Climate Reality Project continued their call to prioritize and center the environmental justice work of communities of color and indigenous communities. In this spirit, we invite you to learn about and engage with Greenaction for ...
Where: Cost: Free
Trends in Electronic Measurement - LivestreamElectronic measurement is critical for the advancement of the electrical engineering profession, and more broadly for addressing many of the challenges and opportunities facing the world today. Modern electronic measurement instruments are both beneficiaries and enablers of new technology, and as such their architectures and capabilities can provide insight on ...
Where: Cost: Free
Basic Science: Consequences of a Changing Climate - LivestreamExperts on the atmospheric, oceanographic, microbial, and ecological connections to Earth’s climate share their big-picture perspectives on this urgent topic. How will climate change alter the cycling of carbon and methane in sea and sky? What is the outlook for the weather or biodiversity?Please register in advance. To access the ...
Where: Cost: Free
Biochemistry and Artificial Intelligence - LivestreamThe event will include brief presentations on careers and research surrounding the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve complex biochemistry questions, followed by a Q&A.Register at weblink to obtain connection link.Panel: Kate Stafford, Atomwise; Murchtricia Charles, Univ. of Michigan; Joel Karpiak, GlaxoSmithKline; Jocelyn Sunseri, Univ. of Pittsburgh
A Special Edition Birdy Hour, a virtual science talk by Wild Care Executive Director Stephanie Ellis. Join Stephanie through a vivid photographic presentation of the eastern Galápagos Islands and learn why the unique flora, fauna and fragile ecosystems of the Galápagos are a must see for all wildlife enthusiasts and deserve our ...
Where: Cost: $10 Donation Requested
LASER - Paradoxes and illusions: innovative and disruptive concepts of art - LivestreamIlluminating the Depths: Artist at Sea"Speaker: Rebecca Rutstein, Interdisciplinary ArtistThe paradox of silence within a social and artistic frameworkSpeaker: Blanca Bercial, Artist3D meeets 2DSpeaker: Alexa Meade, Visual ArtistRegister at weblink for connection information
Where: Cost: Free
Hardcore Natural History: Planting for MonarchsJoin us as we speak to Emma Pelton about what we should keep in mind while planting for monarchs, especially around over wintering sites. Emma is a Senior Conservation Biologist at the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation where she leads western monarch conservation efforts including developing best management practices for ...
Where: Cost: $10 General, $5 Members
After Dark Online: WildfiresIn California, an extreme fire season has commenced early and caused cataclysmic effects on California's landscapes, residents, and air. At After Dark: Wildfires, learn about the science behind these wildfires and the ways climate policy can be used to advocate for environmental restoration and equity.This month’s After Dark Online is ...
Sharktoberfest celebrates two things dear to our hearts: the annual return of white sharks to our marine sanctuaries and the world’s annual salute to beer. Get a taste of shark science and Fort Point beer (plus a bonus combo of the two) during this year’s online Virtual NightLife celebration. Featuring ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 10/02/20
StorageX, X=Fuel - LivestreamThis week's StorageX International Symposium features Prof. Sossina Haile of Northwestern University, speaking on "High-temperature electrochemical cells for electricity storage and power generation" and Prof. Tom Jaramillo, Stanford University, presenting "Electricity to fuels and chemicals: H2, carbon-based products, and NH3".Register at weblink.
Join us for an OLLI Lectures presentation on Friday, Oct. 2, at 10:30 AM by Ken Alex, Director of Project Climate at Berkeley's Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) who'll discuss promising climate solutions as well as some of the challenges and strategies for moving them forward more ...
Where: Cost: Free
Q&A with Erin Sills - LivestreamIn celebration of the exhibition "MOTO MMXX," join the Museum of Craft and Design on Zoom for a virtual discussion with land speed motorcycle racer, Erin Sills, in conversation with MCD's Assistant Curator, Ariel Zaccheo.Land speed racing is one of the longest-standing extreme sports in the World. Women and men ...
Where: Cost: $10 General, Free for Members
John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge: Covid’s Wake Up Call - LivestreamCOVID-19 has been a startling wake-up call and exposed the medical and economic challenges of dealing with a pandemic. As the death toll continues to rise, what can be done to keep people safe? And why are some countries handling the crisis better than others?Economic journalists Micklethwait and Wooldridge identify ...
Where: Cost: Free
Virtual Family Night Hike: Bats!Did you know that bats are the only mammals that fly? It’s true. Learn about the bats of northern California from the experts from the East Bay Regional Park District. We will learn how they use echolocation to find food, why they come out at night, interesting tools we use ...
A COVID-modified style bird walk at Mountain View's Charleston Slough with one the Bay Area's favorite bird walk leaders. Whether you are an experienced birder, or if this is your first bird-a-thon, the Go Gos welcome all birding levels. Space limited! Exact location provided upon registration.Register at weblink.
Where: Mountain ViewCost: $60 donation
A Cosmic Perspective: Searching for Aliens, Finding Ourselves - LivestreamAre we alone? Humans have been asking this question throughout history. We want to know where we came from, how we fit into the cosmos, and where we are going. We want to know whether there is life beyond the Earth and whether any of it is intelligent.Since the middle ...
Where: Cost: Free
Virtual Telescope Viewing - LivestreamJoin our resident astronomers on Facebook Live every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck!Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will be ...
Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D., will be presenting this online Forum on the topic of:"Why Kitzmiller v Dover should be remembered 15 years later"Kitzmiller vs Dover was a federal district court trial in 2005 over the legality of a small Pennsylvania town’s requirement of the teaching of “intelligent design theory” (ID). ...
Where: Cost: Free on-line
Monday, 10/05/20
Safe Learning in Robotics - LivestreamA great deal of research in recent years has focused on robot learning. In many applications, guarantees that specifications are satisfied throughout the learning process are paramount. For the safety specification, we present a controller synthesis technique based on the computation of reachable sets, using optimal control and game theory. ...
Where: Cost: Free
STARtorialist: the Cosmology of Astro-Fashion - LivestreamProf. Emily Rice is co-founder and CEO of STARtorialist, Inc., an astronomy fashion blog turned online shop. She will share the formation and evolution of the astro-fashion Universe from the STARtorialist perspective, as well as the impacts that science-infused style and shopping can have on the culture and community of ...
While we continue to feel the impacts of climate change in the form of wildfires and extreme weather events, California remains resolute in its commitment to decarbonizing our energy system. Much of our electricity is already carbon-free - and the electric grid becomes cleaner every year. This progress does not ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 10/06/20
Election 2020 - Critical Technology Policy Issues - LivestreamThe 2020 Presidential election in the US comes at a critical juncture for technology, innovation, politics, and policy. From aeronautics to space exploration, and from semiconductors to the internet, history shows in no uncertain terms the fundamental connections between government policy, political priorities, and technological innovation. What are the key ...
Where: Cost: Free
SETI Talks: Who is the SETI Institute? - LivestreamYou’ve heard about us. Maybe you’ve noticed we were mentioned in a blockbuster Hollywood movie or in a sitcom on TV. Perhaps you used to run SETI @ home on your computer back in the day (for the record, we’d love to take credit, but that wasn’t us). If someone ...
A long-standing debate in the Earth Sciences bears on the question of whether top-down erosion processes govern mountain building processes, but how do we measure the topographic signature of the climate drivers independent of tectonics? We use two natural experiments to detangle a potential signature of climate and drivers of ...
Where: Cost: Free
Basic Science: Seeing Cells in a New Light - LivestreamRecent breakthroughs in biological imaging using adaptive optics and novel types of ultra-high-resolution microscopes have enabled watching live cells in action in the brain and other tissues. Pioneers of these approaches describe how Berkeley’s new Advanced Bioimaging Center will be a visualization and data-processing powerhouse for the biological sciences.Please register ...
In The Alchemy of Us, scientist and author Ainissa Ramirez examines eight inventions - clocks, steel rails, copper communication cables, photographic film, light bulbs, hard disks, scientific labware, and silicon chips - and reveals how they shaped the human experience.Ramirez shows not only how materials were shaped by inventors but ...
Supermassive black holes are the most powerful persistent sources of energy in the Universe. They power the emission of radiation in every waveband that humans have learned to study, from long, low-energy radio waves to blistering gamma rays. Humans have learned to study these immense, mysterious objects using instruments designed ...
Live ScienceJoin Chabot Science Educators for a fun and interactive science experiment! Together, we will investigate and observe a phenomenon of science through a captivating demonstration.We’ll ask for observations and explanations of what YOU think is happening before revealing the science behind it. Then, we’ll end with a live Q&A for ...
Lauren Sallan, University of Pennsylvania, is a ‘next generation’ paleobiologist and ichthyologist applying cutting-edge developments in ‘Big Data’ analytics to reveal how evolution happens at the largest scales (macroevolution). Lauren uses the vast fossil record of fishes as a deep time database to determine why some species persist and diversify while others die ...
How do scientists go from OMG to PhD? How do they turn their passion for science into their profession? What advice do they have for future scientists?If you are a 5th-12th grade student, undergraduate, teacher or parent, join us to ask these questions and more in a Q&A sessionParents must give ...
Where: Cost: Free
Mediation of trophic cascades by anti-predatory responses - LivestreamTrophic cascades, the positive indirect effect predators have on the basal resource, are a key component of predator-prey interactions. The strength of trophic cascades is determined by both the predators’ consumption of prey and the extent to which predators induce an anti-predatory response in prey - colloquially termed a ‘fear ...
Where: Cost: Free
Combatting Misinformation by Introducing Peer-Reviewed Journals into the Science Classroom - LivestreamIn an age of misinformation, it is essential that students develop the scientific literacy and critical thinking necessary to discriminate between science and pseudoscience. Peer-reviewed journals are the most reliable source of information but are often full of intimidating jargon and have limited accessibility, while misinformation is generally free and ...
Preventing catastrophic climate change will require a rapid shift to transportation powered by clean electricity, and shared vehicle services (including taxis and ride-sourcing) can serve as a crucial beachhead market for battery electric vehicles. In this talk, Gordon will present his research on how to electrify these services, including infrastructure ...
Where: Cost: Free
Meta-skills for Data ScientistsThe talk will cover meta-skills for data scientists to include methods to identify and mitigate bias, as well as strategies to improve cognitive performance.Agenda:4:50 pm - 5:00 pm Arrival and socializing5:00 pm - 5:10 pm Opening5:10 pm - 6:50 pm Wes Barlow, "Meta-skills for Data Scientists"6:50 pm - 7:00 pm ...
Come be in your elements with Exploratorium host and scientific raconteur Ron Hipschman - follow tales of intrigue and invention, join in dynamic demonstrations, and uncover fascinating connections between individual elements and our collective human experience.Not named after the subcontinent of India, but rather for the bright blue-violet (that is, indigo) light emitted ...
