Plastic pollution is a well-known problem, gaining attention in mass media, international organizations, and amongst policymakers. Plastic, however, is not one thing but rather many different materials. The life cycles of plastics are complex - stretching from extraction to production, product development and use, to waste production - involving many ...
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The Electric Golden State - LivestreamBuildings are responsible for a quarter of California’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Significantly reducing that percentage is a necessary component of the state’s attempt to meet its goal of carbon neutrality by 2045. While cities and counties have led the way in pushing policies to promote all-electric building construction, with ...
Speaker: Cory Simon, Oregon State UniversitySee weblink for Zoom information
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Sharing stories: How do we create experiences and pathways to help support a STEM identity? - LivestreamEngage:What is your immediate reaction to the words: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math? Why?What does it mean to have a STEM identity?How important are these words to your self identity?Explore:What experiences help support the cultivation of a STEM identity?What experiences were obstacles to cultivating a STEM identity?Informal vs Formal educational ...
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The Genius of Dogs: The New Science of Canine Cognition - LivestreamVanessa Woods and Brian Hare, researchers at Duke University, explore that question in their sensational new book, SURVIVAL OF THE FRIENDLIEST. It will change the way you think. Hare and Woods are also the coauthors of the New York Times bestselling book THE GENIUS OF DOGS. And they are eager ...
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Healthy Society Series: COVID-19 Vaccines - What We Know and What We Don't Know - LivestreamThe COVID-19 pandemic, which began in early 2019, has had significantly negative consequences for individuals, families and communities around the world, with huge economic and political effects. Short-term strategies have involved sheltering in place and social distancing, rigorous and frequent hand washing, and the disciplined use of masks. We now ...
Wonderfest Science Envoys are early-career researchers with special communication skills and aspirations. Following short talks on provocative modern science topics, these two Science Envoys will answer questions with insight and enthusiasm:Stanford neuroscientist Neil Khosla on "The Neurobiology of Consolation" - Cooperation facilitates social bonding and supports group cohesion. What aspects ...
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Thursday, 02/11/21
February LASER Event - LivestreamThe World of StonehengeMike Parker Pearson (UC London/ Archeology)Iran's Media Art SceneSpeaker: Maryam Razi (Art Researcher, live from Iran)Register at weblink to receive connection information
Ask the Scientist - Steve KielarHow 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 session with ...
In batteries, energy is stored in tiny particles within the electrodes that individually breathe in and out and chemically evolve as the battery is charged and discharged. Improving the efficiency and lifetime of batteries will require a better understanding of how these particles transform individually and how they interact within their ...
Join us to hear Lara Tseng tell the story of how she became interested in birds and how this led to her passion for science and conservation. She will also be talking about her research on the timing of eggshell consumption of Western Bluebirds and what science has taught her. ...
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'Dammed to Extinction' - Film Screening and Panel Discussion - LivestreamFor eons, a one-of-a-kind population of killer whales has hunted chinook salmon along the Pacific Coast of the United States. For the last 40 years, renowned whale scientist Ken Balcomb has closely observed them. He’s familiar with a deadly pattern, as salmon numbers plummet orcas starve.The orcas need roughly a ...
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After Dark Online: Representation Through Visualization - LivestreamTechnology and design aren’t neutral. But how can we correct course on histories and technologies that have too often left out Black voices, with oppressive results? Tonight at After Dark, we’ll consider this question through two lenses: design history and machine learning.This program features:Join graphic designer Silas Munro as he ...
Celebrate the beginning of a new lunar year with an ode to the Moon and its significance to our planet, our oceans, and our local culture and communities.EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:Moons affect more than just tides: Most corals reproduce during annual mass spawning events triggered by the full Moon. Join Dr. Rebecca ...
One of the biggest surprises of the genomics era is the discovery that every family, genus, and even species, has a shocking number of unique genes that are not found in closely related species. These so-called “orphan genes†have intrigued scientists for the past two decades and their diverse origins ...
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Friday, 02/12/21
StorageX International Symposium - LivestreamStanford's StorageX faculty & global experts will cover materials, devices, systems, theory, simulation & economics across the spectrum of energy storage applications - from electronics & EVs, to backing up the grid & renewables.This week's StorageX International Symposium features:Simon Moores, Managing Director, Benchmark Mineral Intelligency, speaking on " The global battery arms ...
Mountains have risen, continents have moved, rivers have hurtled to the ocean, and over millions of years, the Bay Area has taken shape. Cyclical interactions over deep time give rise to the Bay Area’s great diversity of life forms and support them today. In this online talk, author Mary Ellen ...
Between August 2014 and September 2016, ESA's Rosetta spacecraft rendezvoused with its target comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and accompanied it through its perihelion passage. During the over-two-year operation, the scientific camera system on board Rosetta, OSIRIS, acquired more than 70,000 images of the comet with unprecedented resolution and coverage. In this talk, ...
In this talk, Dr. Jillian Sanzone will highlight the new Merck Research Laboratories site in South San Francisco, CA. Merck is a global healthcare company headquartered in New Jersey focusing on oncology, vaccines, infectious diseases, COVID-19 treatments, and cardiometabolic diseases. The Merck discovery hub in South San Francisco was established ...
Planetfest '21: To Mars and Back Again Virtual Conference - Day 1Calling all space enthusiasts!NASA’s Perseverance rover, China’s Tianwen-1 lander, and the United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter are all arriving at the Red Planet in February. This calls for a global celebration!Welcome to Planetfest ‘21: To Mars and Back Again. Come learn, celebrate, and explore with us.Speakers include:Jim Bell, Principal Investigator ...
Join 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 ...
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Sunday, 02/14/21
Planetfest '21: To Mars and Back Again Virtual Conference - Day 2Calling all space enthusiasts!NASA’s Perseverance rover, China’s Tianwen-1 lander, and the United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter are all arriving at the Red Planet in February. This calls for a global celebration!Welcome to Planetfest ‘21: To Mars and Back Again. Come learn, celebrate, and explore with us.Speakers include:Jim Bell, Principal Investigator ...
Have you dreamed of stars and galaxies far, far away? Join Kellie Gerardi, author of Not Necessarily Rocket Science: A Beginner's Guide to Life in the Space Age, in a conversation with Exploratorium astronomer Dr. Isabel Hawkins about her experiences in the commercial space industry. In her book, Kellie takes us ...
Speaker: Jill Marshall, University of ArkansasSee weblink for Zoom information
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Active Topology - LivestreamTopology plays a key role in condensed matter physics, underlying much of our understanding of equilibrium matter in terms of defects in ordered media and topologically protected states. In active systems - collections of entities that consume energy to generate their own motion and forces - topological phenomena can take ...
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Healthy Food as Preventative Medicine: California and Beyond - LivestreamCan healthy food be preventative medicine, prescribed and paid for by health care providers? At food pharmacies and similar organizations that have launched in the Bay Area and across the country, doctors are writing prescriptions - and providing vouchers - for healthy food in an effort to reduce hunger, improve ...
As vaccines for COVID-19 become more widely available, there are many questions. How do these vaccines work? What are the differences between the different vaccines made by different manufacturers? How effective are these vaccines in fighting this disease? Are these vaccines protective against the new variants of the COVID-19 virus? ...
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Two Talks: Popping the Science Bubble - LivestreamJuggling Sickness, Self-care, and Parenthood : A bird’s eye viewSpeaker: Mattina Alonge (Integrative Biology)Part of Me or Pathogen? How can you T(c)ellSpeaker: michael Manoharan-Laverio (Molecular and Cell Biology)See weblink for Zoom and Facebook links
Michael was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1956 and grew up in the Los Angeles, CA area and on Long Island, NY. I studied forestry at Paul Smith's College, NY and Oregon State University from where I received a Ph.D.Caz Castellano I began working for the Forest Service, Pacific Northwest ...
