Within months of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, public health systems in the United States (and around the world) were stretched to the brink of destruction. The virus infected millions, killed hundreds of thousands, and effectively made the country stand still. Nineteen months later, the pandemic continues. ...
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Understanding the ghost particle - LivestreamProf Daniela Bortoletto - Head of Particle Physics, Oxford University, will host this lecture, and moderate the Q&A session after the talks.Speakers will be:Prof David WarkProf Steven BillerAt this event, these three senior members of our department will look at the incredible contribution to neutrino research the sub-department of Particle ...
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Weekday Morning Walk at Pillar Point BluffJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for an afternoon Hike at Pillar Point Bluff just north of Half Moon Bay! You will be guided by a POST representative who will share details about the area’s interesting natural history, from the coastal scrub habitat to the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve that hosts tide ...
After Dark: Discover WonderSpark your curiosity at After Dark! As the sun sets, we’ll hit the rainbow lights, turn the music up, and open our doors, inviting you to take your imagination out to play. Be ready to bring fresh eyes to old favorites and uncover phenomenal new experiences. And join Exploratorium Osher ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
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.Step inside the iconic Shake ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19 - $16.50 depending on entrance time
Humans and Alcohol: The Archaeology of a Deeply Entangled Relationship - LivestreamAttitudes about alcohol exhibit a striking degree of ambivalence. On one hand, drinking alcohol is a broadly accepted and very popular activity around the world. Yet, alcohol has also acquired a bad reputation as a dangerous substance. Some governments and religions have even tried to ban it altogether. Archaeological evidence ...
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Micromitigation: Fighting Air Pollution with Activated Carbon - LivestreamWe would like to invite new members to join Counter Culture Labs' Micromitigation Meetup alternate Thursdays. We will be discussing ways to deploy existing adsorption technology using commodity granulated activated carbon for the mitigation of air pollution. We welcome those interested in both the environmental justice and technical engineering aspects of ...
Ever wondered what makes certain plants and animals glow in the dark? Join a panel of bioluminescence experts for a deep dive into the inner workings of nature’s glow, including what it can teach us about our relationship with beneficial bacteria, the surprising evolutionary clues it unlocks, and how it ...
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Friday, 11/05/21
Bay Area Chemistry Symposium - LivestreamThe Bay Area Chemistry Symposium provides a unique opportunity to connect local students and academics with scientists from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, covering themes of synthesis and design in medicinal, process, and computational  chemistry. The one-day symposium will feature keynote addresses given by Gilead, Genentech, and Novartis as well ...
Join Peninsula Open Space Trust for a special free online screening of “The Falconerâ€in honor of the Fall Raptor Migration Season! The event is free but registration is required. Guests who register for the event will receive a viewing link and password to access the film anytime between 7pm Friday, ...
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Saturday, 11/06/21
Fall 2021 King Tides ProgramEach year, the King Tides come to the Palo Alto Baylands (and much of the California Coast!). Join us in a fun, interactive learning experience which will teach you about what a King Tides is, and why they are so exciting. All ages are welcome - activities will be accessible ...
Deep sea researcher Dr. Amanda Kahn of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories and San Jose State University will share her latest findings on the secret lives of sponges at. Vast reefs and gardens of sponges form the foundation of unique communities in the deep ocean. Learn how sponges move without muscles ...
Join author and anthropologist Ann Armbrecht as she speaks about her work following medicinal plants to the source, documenting the stories of the people and places behind finished herbal products. She will talk about why it is important to know where the herbs you use come from, outline responsible sourcing ...
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Monday, 11/08/21
Understanding variability in cognitive performance - LivestreamPriya Rajasethupathy MD PhD is the Jonathan M Nelson Family Assistant Professor and head of the Laboratory of Neural Dynamics & Cognition at the Rockefeller University. She obtained her B.S. from Cornell University, and an MD / PhD in Neuroscience (2012) from Columbia University, working with Eric Kandel. During this ...
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A new look into cuprate superconductors using high-precision photoemission spectroscopy - LivestreamOver the past three decades, angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy has contributed extensively to our understanding of the cuprate high-temperature superconductors. Nevertheless, there are key questions awaiting to be addressed through measurements with new levels of precision and control. In this talk, I will present our recent efforts in tackling the following ...
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant for Zero-Carbon Electricity, Desalination & Hydrogen Production - LivestreamExtending the life of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant could help California meet the increasing challenges of climate change by providing clean, safe and reliable electricity, water and hydrogen fuel, according to a new study.Speakers:Bruce Cain, Charles Louis Ducommun Professor in Humanities and Sciences, Stanford UniversitySteven Chu, William R. ...
What is really inside a proton? The fundamental building blocks of the proton, quarks and gluons, have been known for decades. However, we still have an incomplete understanding of how these particles and their dynamics give rise to the quantum bound state of the proton and its physical properties, such ...
San Diego Community Power is a coalition of people focused on moving towards a healthier and sustainable clean energy future. Their goal is to manage their community's electricity supply, taking advantage of the affordable, common sense options available for cleaner power, today and for future generations.Speaker: Byron Vosburg, San Diego ...
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Exploring the Unexplored: Searching for Dark Matter in the mass range from 10meV-1GeV - LivestreamSubstantial astronomical observations have established that approximately 25% of the energy density of the universe is composed of cold non-baryonic dark matter, whose detection and characterization could be key to improving our understanding of the laws of physics. Over the past three decades, physicists have largely focused on searching for ...
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Astronomy on Tap: Los Angeles - LivestreamJoin us for a special Astronomy on Tap celebrating the imminent launch of the James Webb Space Telescope streamed over YouTube Live. We’ll hear from Dr. Colette Salyk: “Where Does Beer Come From? JWST Will Tell Us†and from Dr. Sasha Hinkley: “Seeing Exoplanets in a Whole New Light with ...
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Tuesday, 11/09/21
Denialism: From Climate Change to COVID-19 - LivestreamThe preponderance of scientific evidence collected over the course of the past several decades shows that anthropogenic climate change is occurring. However, as documented by historians and journalists, the fossil fuel industry worked to obscure the science and delay action. Parallels have been drawn between these efforts and recent attempts ...
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Temperature-Driven Disease Outbreaks Impact Oyster Aquaculture in Tomales Bay - LivestreamThe talk will focus on Priya Shukla’s PhD research which is a collaboration with the Hog Island and Tomales Bay Oyster Companies to develop strategies for improving oysters’ ability to withstand temperature-driven disease and outbreaks. The talk will also cover her work using bivalves to track ocean acidification as part ...
Where: Cost: $15 General, $10 Members
Weekday Morning Hike at Rancho Cañada del OroJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for an excursion where you’ll explore the Mayfair Ranch - Longwall Canyon trails of Rancho Cañada del Oro! You will be guided by POST Ambassadors who will share with you the history of the preserve, the region, and the importance of conservation in the area. The ...
Professor Luca Caricchi will be introducing the fundamentals of the machine learning approach he used to estimate pressure and temperature of crystallisation, and melt in equilibrium with clinopyroxene and amphibole. He will also present an application of this approach to St. Kitts (Lesser Antilles), Mt. Etna and Colli Albani (Italy) ...
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Flat Bands in Flatlands - LivestreamIn a flat band system, the charge carriers’ energy-momentum relation is very weakly dispersive. The resultant large density of states and the dominance of Coulomb potential energy relative to the kinetic energy often favor the formation of strongly correlated electron states, such as ferromagnetism, nematicity, antiferromagnetism, superconductivity, and charge density ...
Recent increases in homelessness in the United States have been described as a nationwide emergency. The negative impacts of homelessness on communities and individuals are well-established, including significant impacts to health, safety, and social and economic equality. To address the effects of increasing homeless populations, particularly in cities on the ...
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Ask Me Anything (AMA): on Machine Learning - LivestreamHave a question on Machine Learning and related areas that has been unanswered for long? Here’s your opportunity to get insights into cutting edge research that is driving innovation. Professor, book author, and SIGKDD Innovation Award winner, Pedro Domingos will be hosting an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session with the ...
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NOVA Universe RevealedAn exclusive preview screening of the widely acclaimed science documentary series "NOVA Universe Revealed".The wobble method. The transit method. These may sound like strategies for getting home after from the bar, but they're actually two different ways that powerful telescopes detect planets hundreds and thousands of light-years away. These exoplanets, ...
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 ...
