Explore the sweet-side of science as Science Saturday turns its attention to Bees, Wasps, Honey, and Hives. Do all bees make honey? How do you tell a wasp from a bee? Do all bees sting? Find the answers to all of your buzzing questions as you complete a craft, and ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Solar Safe Water For All - LivestreamIn honor of Women’s History Month and World Water Day, join us for an exciting talk from the founder of Solvatten, Petra Wadstrom. She will talk about her company’s solar safe water system, that provides people living in developing countries with safe and hot water in a portable, environmentally friendly ...
Where: Cost: Free
Truth is Stranger than Fiction - Livestream"Truth is Stranger Than Science Fictionâ€. Humankind speculated about the existence of planets orbiting other Suns for hundreds if not thousands of years before their existence was finally confirmed. During that time we invented and depicted many new and now iconic sci-fi worlds - mysterious planets with exotic landscapes, orbiting ...
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 ...
Human intelligence is beyond pattern recognition. From a single image, we're able to explain what we see, reconstruct the scene in 3D, predict what's going to happen, and plan our actions accordingly. In this talk, I will present our recent work on physical scene understanding---building versatile, data-efficient, and generalizable machines ...
While it is considered to be one of the most promising hints of new physics beyond the Standard Model, dark matter is as-yet known only through its gravitational influence on astronomical and cosmological observables. I will discuss our current best evidence for dark matter's existence as well as the constraints ...
Brad joined the Global CCS Institute as CEO in August 2011, bringing extensive knowledge and experience on Australian and international energy and climate policy issues.Prior to the Institute, Brad spent almost eight years as CEO of the Energy Supply Association of Australia, steering the organisation through a period of significant ...
Biological tissues as mechanical metamaterials - LivestreamIn multicellular organisms, properly programmed collective motion is required to form tissues and organs, and this programming breaks down in diseases like cancer. Recent experimental work highlights that some organisms tune the global mechanical properties of a tissue across a fluid-solid transition to allow or prohibit cell motion and control ...
Many organizations are actively working on diversity, equity, and inclusion, but how does this work differ from decolonization and anti-racism? In this webinar, Skyller Walkes will explore the differences and outline how you and your institution can create paths to engagement, at both the individual and organizational level, with honesty ...
Where: Cost: Free
Genius Makers: Idealists, Big Tech, and AI - LivestreamBefore it began to change our world for better or worse, an eclectic group of idealistic academics from across the globe spent decades trying to build artificial intelligence, often in the face of enormous skepticism. As their ideas came of age and began to supercharge everything from talking digital assistants ...
Join Botanical Dyer extraordinaire Sasha Duerr to discover a world of beautiful color from the traditional palette of Hawai'i.Register at weblink to receive Zoom information.
Where: Cost: $25 General, $20 Members
Basic Science Lights the Way: Expanding Access and Acceptance in Science - LivestreamImplicit bias and institutionalized racism hinder diverse perspectives from pursuing or participating in the sciences. Two esteemed biologists and an emerging quantum physicist consider the changes required to redress this problem and create equitable academic communities.This talk features Diana Bautista, Charles D. Brown, and Tyrone B. Hayes, moderated by Colette ...
 Classic ML approaches to AI cannot provide a full scientific understanding of the inner workings of the underlying models.This raises credibility issues due to the lack of transparency and generalizability.Explainable AI is an emerging approach for promoting credibility in mission-critical areas (e.g., Medicine) by combining ML with explanatory techniques that ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wednesday, 03/31/21
Decarbonizing the Grid - Storage Integration including but also Beyond Batteries - LivestreamLarge-scale battery storage systems are increasingly being used across the power grid in the United States. Over 90% of large-scale battery storage power capacity in the United States was provided by batteries based on lithium-ion chemistries. Beyond battery (Lithium-ion), we also need to advance other long-duration storage technologies to decrease ...
Join us for this very special Ubiquity Ventures event open to the public. On Wednesday, March 31st, we will celebrate the recent news of NASA's Perseverance Rover landing on Mars with a Ubiquity event focused on the search for life beyond Earth and how "software beyond the screen" is playing ...
Where: Cost: Free
The Power of Stories: Writing the Future of Our Planet - LivestreamTogether, we are writing the future of our planet. In the same way that we are living with the deeds and decisions of the past, the choices made and actions taken by those of us alive today will bear direct impact on the generations who come after we are gone. ...
The disproportionate burdens of climate change borne by the Global South are numerous and increasingly well-documented. While the effect of the climate crisis in the South is starting to receive its due coverage in a current moment of heightened awareness, the centuries long relationship between the two also deserves deeper ...
Where: Cost: Free
On the Origin of Life - LivestreamFrom the Big Bang to the emergence of humans… we’re asking the age-old question: what is the origin of life? While this question has fascinated humans for centuries, recent breakthroughs have been made that bear remarkable implications. Join us for this special Science at Cal Lecture celebrating the UC Museum ...
What image comes to mind when we think of a scientist? For a very long time, the most prominent image would have been a man in a white lab coat. But in the 21st century, we all know that scientists actually come in a variety of genders, colors, and outfits ...
Where: Cost: $10 General
Thursday, 04/01/21
Basic Science Lights the Way: Innovations & Adaptations for Sustainability - LivestreamSolving the global challenge of environmental sustainability requires ideas from experts across STEM fields and beyond. Our panel’s expertise spans from biodiversity in Amazonia to batteries and new planet-friendly materials.This talk features Paul V.A. Fine, Alessandra Lanzara, and Ramamoorthy Ramesh, moderated by Charles R. Marshall, Philip Sandford Boone Chair in ...
Where: Cost: Free
'Whale Wisdom' and 'Dick Ogg: Fisherman'Film #1: WHALE WISDOM Filmed entirely in 4K from above and below the surface using boats, kayaks and drones, and working with respected whale scientists and researchers, Rick Rosenthal shines a light on the culture and wisdom of whales. What goes on inside those vast heads? How might such almost ...
Where: Cost: $9
After Dark Online: Transgender Day of VisibilityObserved on March 31, Transgender Day of Visibility is an international day of awareness and celebration built from decades of activism in response to the intentional exclusion of transgender people and voices in our culture and discourse. Transgender experiences expand and challenge our often limited models of gender, sex, and ...
Professor Munira Khalil is a physical chemist at the University of Washington whose research focuses on developing a microscopic understanding of how coupled electronic, vibrational, and solvent degrees of freedom optimize charge and energy transfer pathways in molecular photochemistry.Register at weblink to attend via Zoom
Who says botanists can’t have a little fun and a lot of adventure? Join Nathalie Nagalingum, cycad expert and the Academy’s Curator of Botany, as she hosts fellow botanists and asks them to regale you with tales of tracking down plants and blooms all around the world.
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 04/02/21
NightSchool: Geology & Society - LivestreamExplore the vast field of geology and just a few of the ways the ground beneath our feet affects our lives - and vice versa. Hear from researchers studying how human activities impact the Earth’s structure and consider how geologic features are linked to the culture of local communities.See weblink ...
Where: Cost: Free
A Journey Through Painted Jewels - LivestreamLapidary historian Justin K. Prim takes us on an artistic journey through time. Starting in 1380, Justin will look at a painting from each century until the modern day, examining and analyzing the gemstones depicted within. We will discover that it’s possible to extract accurate historical information about gemstones, jewelry, ...
