Tailoring Electronic Structures of 2D Heterostructures - LivestreamAtomically thin, single-crystalline 2D electronic materials have recently emerged, offering a remarkably wide range of building blocks of nanostructures, ranging from metals (e.g. graphene), large gap insulators (BN), to semiconductors (transition metal dichalcogenides and black phosphorous). One key advantage of these van der Waals materials lies in the flexibility of ...
In 2017 April, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) observed the near-horizon region around the supermassive black hole at the core of the M87 galaxy. These 1.3 mm wavelength observations revealed a compact asymmetric ring-like source morphology. This structure originates from synchrotron emission produced by relativistic plasma located in the immediate ...
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Quantum computing with superconducting circuits at Google - LivestreamHow do quantum computers work? Let's start from a couple basic surprises of quantum mechanics and develop an appreciation for the physics and logic underlying quantum computing. Then we'll delve into the implementation we're working on at Google Quantum AI, superconducting circuits.Speaker: Dr. Kevin Satzinger, Google Quantum AIZoom link
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Reproducibility and contingency in the evolution and ecology of microbial communities - LivestreamMicrobes form complex multi-species communities that play many critical roles across the biosphere. Building quantitative models that may help us predict the composition and function of a microbial community in a given habitat is a long-standing aspiration. To this end, we must understand what features of microbial communities (and at what ...
From March 2011 through April 2015, the MESSENGER spacecraft orbited Mercury and acquired data from a suite of instruments designed to work in the extreme environment near the Sun. These instruments returned the first data from Mercury orbit and facilitated groundbreaking discoveries that improved, and at times changed, our understanding ...
 What does freedom look like to you? To theoretical physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, freedom is (in part) thinking about "problems like dark matter and dark energy without worrying about cops killing Black people," and freedom is "everyone having a chance to look at the dark night sky, wonder about it, and ...
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Wednesday, 04/07/21
Sparrows in the Mist: Complex Winter Social Behavior in a Little Brown Bird - LivestreamOrnithologists often study breeding birds and as a result the winter ecology and social behavior of migratory birds is relatively under studied. For the past 18 years my students and I have been studying a population of golden-crowned sparrows that winter in the University of California, Santa Cruz Arboretum. Each ...
In this talk Stephen will discuss his research on the economic costs of local planning restrictions and NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) attitudes in the context of renewable energy deployment. Using data on the United Kingdom, he estimates how wind and solar projects affect nearby property values. He then studies ...
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 session with ...
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The Chimpanzee Within Us: Why are Humans the Way We Are? - LivestreamOne way to answer this question is to look to our closest cousins, the chimpanzees. Join Assistant Professor of Psychology and Anthropology Alexandra Rosati of the University of Michigan and Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Biology Zarin Machanda of Tufts University as they examine the world of chimpanzees, including chimpanzee social lives, ecological context, ...
At least 75% of the 3 billion base pairs of the human genome are transcribed into ribonucleic acid, or RNA, with the vast majority of these transcripts not coding for proteins but rather for “non-coding†RNAs. In this presentation, we will take a look at this far-reaching, even ancient, “RNA ...
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Labside Chats: A Conversation with a Scientist, featuring Katie Kobayashi - LivestreamTune in for the Seymour Center's next Labside Chat with Katie Kobayashi, Ph.D. candidate in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department at UC Santa Cruz and graduate student researcher with the Fisheries Collaborative Program. Discover the differences between a steelhead and a rainbow trout, and what it means for the ...
Grounds for Science - Representation in Research and The Good Side of Viruses - LivestreamRepresentation in Research: The Case of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder & Heart Disease Navya Pothamsetty, Depts. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UC Berkeley The rate and prevalence of heart disease is increasing worldwide. Although the link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and heart disease has been heavily studied in military ...
Dr. Chris Clark will present ongoing research in his lab, starting with work on how hummingbirds make sounds with their tail feathers during courtship displays. Then he will shift to ongoing research he is conducting on why owls have evolved to fly quietly.This talk is recommended for high school and ...
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April LASER EventJanine Randerson (Auckland University of Technology, live from New Zealand) on "Weather as Medium"Jennie Lavine (Emory Univ) on "What is the endgame of the covid pandemic? Will covid become endemic?"Cindy Cohn (Executive Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation) on "Imagining A Future with Real Digital Privacy"Register at weblink to receive ...
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After Dark Online: BeesThe buzz is true: This After Dark Online will be the bees’ knees! They may be small, but the impact of bees is mighty, and the work of these flying insects plays key roles in sustaining ecosystems as well as human life. At this After Dark, dive into the rich ...
Mars is hot right now, despite its sub-freezing temperatures. With multiple countries sending spacecraft to the Red Planet this year, we’ll take a look at missions past and future, their breakthroughs and challenges, and what we hope to find when we get there.
Many think that storytelling is only for fiction and frivolity. But storytelling is essential to all forms of communication. This is especially true when communicating science. Storytelling primes the brain to absorb and recall information. Without the story, the science does not stick. In this talk, I will explore the ...
You won’t want to miss this exciting and exclusive opportunity to listen to and chat with a scientist involved with history in the making! St. Louis-based research scientist, Dr. Pablo Sobron, will take us along on his journey to discover life on the Red Planet. Learn about his role as ...
From Data to MapsResponsibilities of a national mapping agencyNational Elevation dataNational Hydrography dataNext-generation mapping productsSpeaker: Michael Tischler, USGSSee weblink for connection linkÂ
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Saturday, 04/10/21
Into the Quantum World! Introduction to Quantum Computing (High school +up) - LivestreamJoin us for an interactive Introduction to Quantum Computing workshop! You will be one of the first high school students to learn about this emerging technology that will change the world.In this workshop, part of the Cambridge Science Festival's 30 Days of Science, we will discover:What can quantum computers do ...
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 ...
Join our resident caterpillar lady Sal Levinson and butterfly guy Sarab Seth for our monthly Zoom presentation, this month featuring an illustrated slideshow about rare butterflies seen in the UC Botanical Garden. Our fun Zoom event is suitable for all ages.Register at weblink
