Data-driven and data-assisted modeling for applications in fluid dynamics and geophysics - LivestreamAdvances in the field of Machine Learning (ML) have the potential to be important in developing tools for scientific disciplines such as climate modeling, weather prediction, and computational fluid dynamics. In this talk I will consider some aspects of purely data-driven models as well as techniques to construct hybrid models that combine a physics-based numerical ...
Over the last 20 years, searches for dark matter above the proton mass have advanced significantly across direct and indirect searches, but sub-GeV dark matter has until recently been comparatively unprobed. In this talk, I will discuss the state of the Sub-GeV direct detection field, and prospects for applying quantum ...
Inexpensive, long-duration energy storage is necessary to enable the widespread deployment of renewable energy sources like wind and solar, but existing technologies fall short. To meet this need, Antora Energy is combining high-temperature thermal energy storage with novel, high-efficiency thermophotovoltaic energy conversion. When excess electricity is available - for example, ...
Where: Cost: Free
Earth Science Week - The Incredible Sun - LivestreamCelebrate Earth Science Week with the HSU Natural History Museum (NHM) through a live virtual after school program. These 75 mins. sessions are geared towards children 8-12 years old. The weekly program includes a student packet including copies of materials and samples to use during the program and for independent activities at home. For ...
Where: Cost: $25 General, $20 Members for all five sessions
From Frustrated Quantum Magnetism to Public Policy Research - LivestreamIn the first part of this talk, Dr. Parker will give a quick overview of how physicists think about phase transitions, and will discuss an example from his own research, in which he ran large-scale computer simulations of a quantum magnetic marerial known as YbMgGaO_4. In the second part, he'll ...
Where: Cost: Free
The genetic basis of complex traits: from understanding to engineering - LivestreamHunter Fraser studies the evolution of complex traits by developing new experimental and computational methods.His work brings together quantitative genetics, genomics, epigenetics, and evolutionary biology to achieve a deeper understanding of how genetic variation shapes the phenotypic diversity of life. His main focus is on the evolution of gene expression, ...
Standard treatment for obesity, based on a law of physics, assumes that all calories are alike, and that to lose weight one must simply “eat less and move more.†However, this prescription rarely works over the long term. According to the Carbohydrate-Insulin Model of obesity, the metabolic condition of fat ...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was founded in 1988 to provide scientific background for the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Since then, it has released six major assessment reports. The Sixth Assessment, released in August 2021, prompted the UN Secretary-General to call it a “code red ...
Where: Cost: Free
Fall Birds of the East Bay Hills - LivestreamThe Bay Area is rich in varying habitats that are home to many bird species. Some birds are here throughout the year, but fall marks the return of a number of species that had gone elsewhere to breed. We’ll talk about many bird species that can be found in our ...
Where: Cost: Free
Fluctuating superconductivity on a partially flat band - LivestreamPhase coherence is considered to govern the superconducting Tc in underdoped cuprates. However on the overdoped side, magnetic and optical evidence of diminishing zero temperature superfluid density are mounting in La2CuO4 cuprates. We combine magnetic and thermodynamic probes with angle-resolved photoemission, and show evidence of superconducting fluctuation substantially above Tc ...
Where: Cost: Free
The New Decade of Venus ExplorationThe coming decade will see a veritable armada of spacecraft arrive to explore mysteries that have only become more compelling since the early days of the planet’s exploration. The Venus science community has a huge laundry list of questions about the second planet that has only grown since Magellan, the ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Earth Science Week - Stars and Galaxies - LivestreamCelebrate Earth Science Week with the HSU Natural History Museum (NHM) through a live virtual after school program. These 75 mins. sessions are geared towards children 8-12 years old. The weekly program includes a student packet including copies of materials and samples to use during the program and for independent activities at home. For ...
Where: Cost: $25 General, $20 Members for all five sessions
Wildfire smoke is rapidly becoming a regional air pollution issue threatening decades of air quality improvement. Meanwhile, the health impacts from exposure to wildfire smoke are increasingly understood to be widespread but to exhibit different patterns of exposure than other pollution sources in the United States. In light of these ...
On Ising’s Model of Ferromagnetism - LivestreamThe 1D Ising model is a classical model of great historical significance for both classical and quantum statistical mechanics. Developments in the understanding of the Ising model have fundamentally impacted our knowledge of thermodynamics, critical phenomena, magnetism, conformal quantum field theories, particle physics, and fractionalization in many-body systems. Despite the ...
Speaker: Dr. Carolyn Patten, Director and Professor, Biomechanics, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Neuroscience, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UC DavisRegister at weblink to receive Zoom information
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 ...
Where: Cost: Free
Earth Science Week - Forces of Water - LivestreamCelebrate Earth Science Week with the HSU Natural History Museum (NHM) through a live virtual after school program. These 75 mins. sessions are geared towards children 8-12 years old. The weekly program includes a student packet including copies of materials and samples to use during the program and for independent activities at home. For ...
Where: Cost: $25 General, $20 Members for all five sessions
Mass Mobility, Fleets, and Innovation: Panel Discussion - LivestreamPanelists:Doug Davenport, Prospect Silicon ValleyBhavin Khatri, San Francisco Municipal Transportation AGencyDavid Rubin, CruiseKristin Slanina, ParkMyFleet and Charge Across America Electric Vehicle RaceÂ
Where: Cost: Free
Animals Asia: Heroes for Moon Bears and More - LivestreamOur guest Jill Robinson, founder of Animals Asia, has taken the lead on rescuing over 600 beautiful moon bears from the bear bile industry. This amazing organization gives these bears a beautiful life in natural enclosures in the company of their fellow bears in their China and Vietnam sanctuaries. Her ...
What are the impacts of wildfires and air pollution on our health? Join the San Mateo Public Library for a virtual talk with Stanford professor and researcher Dr. Mary Prunicki, who will discuss her research on pollution exposure, the increasing burden of climate change, and risk reduction among fire prone ...
The map of humanity isn’t settled -- not now, not ever.In the 60,000 years since people began spreading across the continents, a recurring feature of human civilization has been mobility - the ever-constant search for resources, stability and opportunity. Driven by global events from conflicts, famine, repression and changing climates ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free for members
Thursday, 10/14/21
The Water-Energy Nexus: Driving Equitable Climate Solutions - LivestreamThere is a strong link, often referred to as the water-energy nexus, between water, energy, and the climate crisis. Reducing energy demand - and thereby reliance on fossil fuels - is necessary to drive the clean energy transition forward. Better water management can play a key role in driving down ...
Where: Cost: Free
Compound Climate Risk Threatens Aquatic Food System Benefits - LivestreamAquatic foods from marine and freshwater systems are critical to the nutrition, health, livelihoods, economies and culture of billions of people worldwide - but climate-related hazards may compromise their ability to provide these benefits. This talk presents estimates of national-level aquatic food system climate risk based on an integrative food ...
Can Data Scientists and General Analysts be Happy with the Same Software?Many analysts lack the time or inclination to become good programmers. They prefer software that is easy to use. Data scientists emphasize analytic depth and reproducibility in their tools. With such different perspectives, can they both be happy with ...
Earth Science Week - Remarkable Rocks - LivestreamCelebrate Earth Science Week with the HSU Natural History Museum (NHM) through a live virtual after school program. These 75 mins. sessions are geared towards children 8-12 years old. The weekly program includes a student packet including copies of materials and samples to use during the program and for independent activities at home. For ...
Where: Cost: $25 General, $20 Members for all five sessions
Disaster Preparedness for People with Diabetes - LivestreamManaging diabetes can be even harder when you are dealing with a natural disaster, such as a major storm, loss of electricity, or maybe a possible evacuation from your home. Building a “diabetes kit†now can save a lot of worry and time if - or when - a disaster ...
Where: Cost: Free
Efforts to Protect Breeding Burrowing Owls in our Region - LivestreamWestern Burrowing Owls are a native species to California and long-time residents of our region.But we are in danger of losing them as a breeding species in the South San Francisco Bay Area. Research that Dr. Lynne Trulio and her colleagues conducted on wintering Burrowing Owls, using field and cutting-edge ...
Snakes, spiders, and scorpions, oh my! We share a planet with all sorts of creepy-crawlies and fantastic beasts. They can inspire curiosity, wonder, and a healthy dose of fear. Encounter some of the strangest creatures that have been discovered and learn about the legends that some of them have inspired ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Catch a sneak peek of the new BigPicture exhibit, where life is wild, beauty is bizarre and animals inspire us to be more human. Full event details to come!
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19 - $16.50 depending on entrance time
Bay Area Bats - LivestreamWe’ll be joined by Corky Quirk from Northern California Bats, an organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of bats throughout Northern California. Join us as we learn about these animals and their importance as insect control and dispel fears and myths that lead to the death of roosts ...
Where: Cost: Free
Virtual Stargazing - The Solar SystemThis virtual stargazing will feature a tour of the bright solar-system objects, providing live views of the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, and Neptune through telescopes! Want to have a closer look at these amazing objects that you can easily spot in the autumn sky? Come join our online telescope viewings!This ...
Oceanic transform faults are a significant component of the global plate boundary system and are well known for generating fewer and smaller earthquakes than expected. Detailed studies at a handful of sites support the hypothesis that an abundance of creeping segments is responsible for most of the observed deficiency of ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Getting Ready for Lucy's LaunchOn October 16, NASA's Lucy mission will launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the SETI Institute's Franck Marchis on the scene. The Lucy mission is the first space mission to explore the small bodies known as the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. Join Franck and a group of citizen astronomers ...
Where: Cost: Free
Laser-Based Phase Contrast in Transmission Electron MicroscopyWe have recently shown that laser-based, quantum-coherent manipulation of free electrons can help overcome long-standing problems in electron microscopy, specifically cryo-EM. Our Laser Phase Plate has demonstrated a near-ideal contrast transfer function, but the current implementation still suffers from an increased amount of chromatic and spherical aberration that ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Earth Science Week - Fossil Clues - LivestreamCelebrate Earth Science Week with the HSU Natural History Museum (NHM) through a live virtual after school program. These 75 mins. sessions are geared towards children 8-12 years old. The weekly program includes a student packet including copies of materials and samples to use during the program and for independent activities at home. For ...
Where: Cost: $25 General, $20 Members for all five sessions
Earth Science Week - The Life and Times of Dinosaurs - LivestreamCelebrate Earth Science Week with the HSU Natural History Museum (NHM). These sessions are geared towards children 8-12 years old. The weekly program includes a student packet including copies of materials and samples to use during the program and for independent activities at home. For more information or to enroll online go ...
Where: Cost: Free
Past, Present, and Future Indigenous Land Stewardship in the Tolay Valley - LivestreamThe focus of Dr. Peter Nelson’s talk will be on his work with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and Sonoma County Regional Parks Department to reconstruct the precontact environment and gather evidence for Indigenous stewardship practices employed in this area, primarily at Tolay Lake Regional Park. He will share ...
Where: Cost: $15 General, $10 Members
Agar Art - Painting with Bacteria!Come and learn how to make colorful and unique living art. Design your own art piece using our colorful bacteria.In this hands-on workshop, participants will be able to create their own works on provided Petri plates. Feel free to bring some designs for inspiration - simple line drawings that fit ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15
Observe the Moon NightThe Foothill College Astronomy Department and the Peninsula Astronomical Society will be hosting a contact-less observing event on October 16, 2021, as part of NASA's International Observe the Moon night. We will livestream the view from Foothill Observatory, including discussion with NASA solar system experts, and we will have telescopes with cameras ...
Our Local Group of galaxies is composed of our Milky Way; its twin galaxy, Andromeda (M31); and the dozens of small “satellite†galaxies orbiting around each of them. Satellite galaxies are thought to be the building blocks of more massive galaxies, therefore tracking the orbital histories of satellite galaxies in ...
Globular star clusters are among the oldest objects in the Universe. Accordingly, they can provide valuable information about the early evolution of the galaxies they inhabit. This presentation, focusing on the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies, will show what globular clusters reveal about their host galaxies' chemical composition. We will ...
Join our resident astronomers on Facebook Live and YouTube every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck!International Observe the Moon Night is an annual worldwide public event that encourages observation, appreciation, and understanding of our Moon and its connection to NASA planetary science and exploration.The annual event connects scientists, educators ...
Where: Cost: Free
Sunday, 10/17/21
The Pumpkin: Botany and Crafts - LivestreamPick up a special "Pumpkin Kit" from the Garden, and join us from your home online for a fun-filled morning celebrating everyone's favorite October plant--the pumpkin! We'll explore the botanical side of this lovely orange fruit, learn about its life cycle, flowers and pollinators, even how it's related to ...
Where: Cost: $12 General, $10 members
You Are What You Eat: Investigating Diet and Vulnerability in Bottlenose Dolphins - LivestreamHow do we study what cetaceans eat, and why should we care in the first place? Cetaceans increasingly face disturbances - including harmful algal blooms, commercial and recreational fishing, and climate change - that disrupt their access to prey, with consequences ranging from changes in prey choice and feeding behaviors ...
Where: Cost: $10 General per household, Free for members
Late Afternoon Hike at Mindego HillOn this 5-mile excursion, you’ll hike from the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve to the top of the POST-protected Mindego Hill and back. We advise that you bring snacks to enjoy at the top of the hill for 10-15 minutes before heading back to the parking lot.See weblink for additional ...
