Fibre-optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is an emerging technology that enables the recording of ground motions with fibre-optic (telecommunication) cables. Since these cables can be deployed in environments that are traditionally challenging for seismometers (underwater, in cities, glaciers, deep boreholes, etc.), we can use DAS to make measurements of seismic ...
Where: Cost: Free
21-cm cosmology in 2021 - LivestreamI will describe how to use the 21-cm line of hydrogen to learn about cosmology and particle physics. I will begin with an overview of the 21-cm signal during cosmic dawn and reionization, and give an update of the 2021 status of both theory and data. Then I will show ...
Where: Cost: Free
NASA Ocean Satellites, Supercomputers, And Climate Science - LivestreamLearn more about climate science at NASA with Dr. Dimitris Menemenlis, a research scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. Working with the Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean, or ECCO, Menemenlis and colleagues attempt to make the best possible estimates of ocean circulation and ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2021 - VirtualJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) and Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen) as we co-host the Wild & Scenic Film Festival Virtually! Those who register will enjoy 2-hour film program that will air live at 7pm, Friday May 21st, and can be watched at any time, on demand through ...
Where: Cost: Free
A Walking Tour of Optical History -- Artifacts and Anecdotes from the Astronomical Lyceum - LivestreamPioneering telescope makers allowed a revolutionary ascendancy of American astronomy in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Astronomical Lyceum in New Mexico, originally built in 1936 as a theater and gymnasium, now houses a collection of telescopes, optics, archives, and literature from this ascendancy. Its volunteer staff find the ...
 This workshop is for total novices in deep learning. We will have a brief introduction to how neural networks work, build a simple example with Keras, and learn about how we can tune up a simple deep learning model. You don’t have to have any prior deep learning knowledge, but ...
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 ...
Where: Cost: Free
Sunday, 05/23/21
Bringing Back the Natives Virtual Garden TourIn a series of live garden visits passionate garden owners and the talented designers of the Bay Area’s most beautiful and inspiring landscapes will show us what’s happening in the garden now, feature their favorite natives, describe their great native plant gardening resources, and more.Check the weblink for the agenda ...
2021 is an exciting year for astronomy, with the launch of the highly anticipated James Webb Space Telescope (Webb). Webb, NASA’s and ESA’s flagship mission, will revolutionise astronomy. It will be the largest and most powerful telescope launched into space, and it has strong Scottish connections with one of the ...
Globally, our water supply is becoming increasing dependent on groundwater, but as a direct source and as a means of water storage. Climate change and population growth will only serve to increase our reliance on groundwater. To sustain groundwater supplies, we will therefore need to ensure sufficient aquifer recharge to ...
An increasing number of companies and governments around the world are pledging to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in the face of mounting risks from global climate change. Given its technological, financial, and natural resource endowments, the United States is well-placed to lead by example. The Net-Zero America transition scenarios aim ...
Where: Cost: Free
A Hybrid Method to Predict Sports Related Concussions with Machine Learning - LivestreamExisting evidence in Sports Related Concussions(SRC) is insufficient to determine the best combination of measures in the use of evaluation tools. Three Machine learning methodes and SRC prediction rules are dicussed.This talk describes a hybrid machine learning model based on the combination of human/knowledge based domains and computer generated feature ...
Dr. Ralph Moss details the origin of cancer immunotherapy and how it disappeared for almost 100 years. Recently, it has been rediscovered and has become one of the most widely used cancer treatments. Inducing fever with compounds of killed viruses, immunotherapy triggers the human immune system to identify and destroy ...
Where: Cost: $5 General, Free for members
Nature-Based Sequestration: One Key to Solving our Climate Crisis - LivestreamReducing the carbon that we are putting into the atmosphere is not enough. We must also draw down and sequester hundreds of millions of metric tons of carbon. We will cover natural techniques for carbon sequestration through farming, ranching, and habitat restoration, as well as the prospects for a technological ...
Where: Cost: Free
It’s not easy growing a supermassive black hole - LivestreamWhen we think of black holes, we often think of them as endless hoovers, sucking up anything around them. In reality, it’s very difficult to grow a black hole; to get matter close enough to that point of no return. Instead, most matter will happily orbit a black hole. Just ...
Discover the beautiful diversity of the world of succulent plants! Almost every imaginable size, color, texture, and form can be found in these types of plants, representing many different plant families found around the world. We'll explore together some of their amazing features, talk about where and how they grow, ...
Zurite, Perú (3400 m.a.s.l.) derives irrigation water from the 2.12 square kilometer Upper Ramuschaka Watershed (URW) ~ 1000 m above. The URW is part of the puna biome - a seasonally dry grass and shrub ecosystem existing at the altitudinal limits of vegetation and from which non-glacially fed streams originate. ...
Speaker: Neil Degrasse TysonThis was originally scheduled for May 12, 2020 and has now been canceled.
Where: San JoseCost: $46 - $96 and up
Wednesday, 05/26/21
Lunar Eclipse Virtual Watch PartyStay up with Chabot astronomers to virtually watch a total eclipse of the Moon as it passes through the shadow of the Earth. It has been more than two years since we’ve enjoyed a total lunar eclipse, and this one will be extra special: it will happen during a perigean ...
 The COVID-19 global pandemic has shined a bright light on our medical system unlike perhaps any other time in this country's history. For more than a year now, we have seen how the daily work of making important, even life-and-death decisions is frequently made harder by factors and variables outside ...
A tale of hungry black holes and unfortunate stars. At the centre of every galaxy lies a supermassive black hole. Some of these black holes are in an 'active' state, pulling in a steady stream of material from the surrounding area. While in this state these black holes have a ...
Where: Cost: Free
How to Prepare for Climate ChangeWhy did a music major and a surgeon get trained by Vice President Al Gore's Climate Reality Project later in life to press for urgent action on climate? Come hear David Pogue (NYT best-selling author and CBS Sunday Morning correspondent) and Mercy High School sophomore parent Andrea Metkus, M.D. as ...
This lecture will give a brief overview of the SDGs with reference to recent industry specific trends and ESG benchmarks. An important part of the lecture will be about mapping a roadmap of integrating the SDGs in your organization that has been developed by the presenter, Nitesh Dullabh. He will ...
Today, the search for intelligent, civilization-building life in the Universe is undergoing a profound renewal. Thanks to the discovery of thousands of planets orbiting other stars, the introduction of new observing technologies, and increased support from both public and private sectors, a new science of searching for “techno-signatures†is emerging. ...
Where: Cost: Free
Science on Tap - Armed and Dangerous: How octopuses use and lose their arms - LivestreamOctopuses have a fascinating and important place in the marine ecosystem because they connect many different organisms in the food web. They are hunted by fish, marine mammals, and even other octopuses, so they have had to evolve a variety of interesting, well-known strategies they use to live another day. ...
Join us for a virtual discussion, live-streamed direct from Berlin, Germany, with Heino Falcke, the German astrophysicist, about his research into the nature of black holes. His new book A Light in the Darkness is the story of how the first photographic evidence of black holes was achieved by Falcke ...
Where: Cost: Free ($5 without discount code)
Labside Chats: A Conversation with a Scientist, featuring Haley Ohms, Ph.D. - LivestreamTune in for the next Labside Chat with Haley Ohms, assistant project scientist at UC Santa Cruz and researcher with the Fisheries Collaborative Program. Learn more about the ecology and evolutionary biology of steelhead in the Carmel River.Join the conversation! Submit your questions in advance for Haley, then watch the ...
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Counterfactuals: the science of can and can't - LivestreamPhysicist Chiara Marletto proposes a new way of thinking about laws of nature. Thinking about which laws are possible or impossible may generate an alternative way of providing explanations, and therefore new scientific theories.In this talk, Chiara will explain this fascinating, far-reaching approach (known as Constructor Theory) which holds promise ...
What happens when artificial intelligence drives a shift away from democracy, increases inequity, and harms the planet? How is AI shaping our understanding of ourselves and our societies? Drawing on more than a decade of research, AI expert Kate Crawford reveals how AI is a technology of extraction: from the ...
When and where life originated on Earth - and if, or where, life exists elsewhere in the cosmos - are some of the biggest scientific questions of our time. Even the origin of the basic materials needed for life is a mystery. Meteorites and comets are often cited as potential ...
Where: Cost: Free
ANDY WEIR Discusses 'Project Hail Mary' with SETI Scientist Pascal Lee - LivestreamBooks Inc. proudly presents #1 New York Times-bestselling author Andy Weir in celebration of his critically-acclaimed new novel, Project Hail Mary. Andy will be in conversation Pascal Lee, planetary scientist with the SETI Institute.With Starred reviews from Booklist, Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal, Project Hail Mary is an ...
Where: Cost: Free
Hardcore Natural History: Regeneración Pajaro Valley Climate Action - LivestreamJoin us as we speak to Natalie Olivas, Community Organizer at Regeneración Pajaro Valley Climate Action where she helps to build community capacity to advocate for equitable climate action. She works across sectors to interweave climate justice into various programs and curriculums. Natalie has experience working with local governments, businesses, ...
Calling all creatures of the night: explore the nocturnal side of the Academy at NightLife and see what's revealed. With live DJs, outdoor bars, ambiance lighting, and nearly 40,000 live animals (including familiar faces like Claude the albino alligator), the night is sure to be wild.Reserve your entry to the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $17.50 - $20
After Dark Online: Transitional LandscapesAs the Bay Area prepares for climate change and the impacts of sea level rise, the development planned for Treasure Island - incorporating innovative strategies for urban agriculture, sustainability, sea level rise, and environmental stewardship - is one forward-looking project.Join us in exploring the participation of artists in developing climate ...
Get a better understanding of shark physiology and peer into some jaws and maws. During this evening highlighting the diversity of sharks, we’re embarking into the wonderful world of filter-feeders, finding out what fossilized shark teeth can tell us about ancient oceans, and getting an up-close look at specimens from ...
 Three large earthquakes since 2019 have ruptured incompletely mapped faults in the western U.S.Both satellite and field measurements give extremely detailed maps of how the ground deformed.Imaging these earthquakes and studying the previously unrecognized connectivity among the causative faults offers a rare window into the types of earthquakes that can ...
