What does research in computational biology look like, specifically at the intersection of deep learning and genomics? In this talk, we'll walk through an example research project to illustrate how comp-bio research can be driven by the knowns and unknowns of biology and how we can leverage deep learning to ...
Speaker: Johannes Eichstaedt, Stanford University, will now speak on March 7, 2022.See weblink to register
Where: Cost: Free
Ask the Experts: Omicron Update - LivestreamIn late 2020, scientists reported the emergence of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2: Omicron.Today, Omicron accounts for about 98 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the United States. And many places throughout the country are seeing a record number of both cases and hospitalizations.Recommendations continue to shift on how to ...
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Many-body ground state problem and near-term quantum computer - LivestreamIt is well-known that solving the ground state of locally interacting quantum many-body systems can be computationally challenging in two spatial dimensions and higher. There are approaches to solve this problem using a quantum computer, but the quantum computers available these days are still noisy and small, posing a significant challenge ...
The power of quantum information lies in its capacity to be non-local, encoded in correlations among entangled particles. Yet our ability to produce, understand, and exploit such correlations is hampered by the fact that the interactions between particles are ordinarily local. To circumvent this limitation in the laboratory, we let ...
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The future of our forests in a rapidly changing worldDr. Joan Dudney is a postdoctoral fellow based at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. She recently completed a David H. Smith Postdoctoral Fellowship at UC Davis and received her Ph.D. from the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley in May 2019. Her research is ...
The lithium ion battery is solidifying its role as the technology platform that underpins the new energy system. Fake solutions like hydrogen are falling by the wayside as they are becoming better understood as less efficient than batteries in competitive use cases or suffer significant contamination by legacy oil and gas ...
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From Dinosaurs to Nuclear Waste - an adventure in physics - LivestreamMy research in 1985 on the death of the dinosaurs led directly to my current work disposing of nuclear waste. After I retired from academic research, my daughter and I founded a company, Deep Isolation Inc, that offers an inexpensive method safely to disposal of high level nuclear waste. We ...
 Many of us are captivated by the behavior of wild animals: a pride of lions fighting off a clan of hyenas, a honeybee dancing to communicate the location of food, the crazy acrobatic courtship displays of male lance-tailed manakins. What is it like to be a biologist who studies the ...
The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM; 55.8 Ma) is one of the best-studied hyperthermal events. Proxy data indicate large changes in temperature and hydroclimate during the PETM, but the data are sparse and not evenly distributed across Earth, which makes it challenging to infer spatial patterns of change. Here, we use ...
Using unique longitudinal administrative data of close to 6 million workers’ records, we examine how residential mobility within a high-cost housing market may have impacted the effect of Seattle's $15 minimum wage ordinance on low-wage workers. Specifically, we document residential patterns of low-wage Seattle workers and their impacts on commute ...
Digitized data and computational methods have revolutionized the way we understand ourselves, society, and our place in society. On the one hand, this moment has revived calls for a social physics: a social science that can identify the underlying laws that govern social interaction and behavior. On the other hand, ...
Aerosols pose the number one environmental health risk according to WHO. They can be emitted directly into the atmosphere (primary) or formed through atmospheric chemistry processes (secondary). While there is ample observational evidence that the majority of ambient organic aerosol is secondary, we do not yet sufficiently understand the pathways ...
No introduction is needed for Dr. Tom Seeley. Famed Cornell University professor is a Rock Star in apiculture. Understanding Honey Bee behavior is his life work.In this talk, we will look at the zig-zag path of investigation that Karl von Frisch blazed as he deciphered the famous waggle dance of ...
The Universe is magnetic. From stars to galaxies to intergalactic space, magnetic fields thread the cosmos. Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, hosts a magnetic field that helps to shape the interstellar medium: the “stuff between the stars†out of which new stars are born. Join us on a tour ...
Health behaviors account for the most significant influence on overall health outcomes and healthcare costs, far outpacing genetic effects or the influence of access to medical care. As we move from an era of “reactive†medicine that is hospital and clinic-based toward more holistic and proactive care focused on the ...
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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Post-aquaculture estuarine restoration and eelgrass recovery in Drakes Estero, California - LivestreamBetween August 2016 and May 2017 the National Park Service (NPS) removed 95 wooden oyster racks and associated mariculture debris from Drakes Estero, a shallow estuary within Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California. A total of 3.8 million lbs. of debris was removed from the estero, with the majority ...
This Old Zero-Emission House: Climate Retrofits on a Limited Budget - LivestreamIs your old home running up your utility bills? By making small, affordable changes you can transform your old home into a healthy and efficient home. Join Sean Armstrong as he provides attendees with best practices for improving old homes. He will explain product and price options for replacing stoves, ...
The presentation describes how the biology and physiology of this mammal superbly adapts it to its way of life. It explains their ecological and habitat requirements and how this fits in with the changing face of the British countryside. Finally, it explores the extensive superstition and mythology which has surrounded ...
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The physics of timekeeping: from Stonehenge to atomic clocks - LivestreamThe need to tell the time connects you to over five thousand years of human history. From the first solstice markers at Newgrange to quartz crystal oscillating in your watch today.Join Chad Orzel as he discusses time from orbital motion and axial tilt to the quantum mechanics and relativity theory ...
We are in the midst of a revolution in computing and data. In the past 50 years we have moved from electrical analog models to massively parallel computer systems. The fastest computers in the world when landmark papers such as Freeze and Harlan were written are much slower than the ...
Earth-based radar observations in 2006 - 2020 enabled the first measurement of the spin precession rate and moment of inertia of Venus. The observations also showed that the spin period of the solid planet changes by tens of minutes. The length-of-day variations are due to variations in atmospheric angular momentum ...
Cloud computing while mostly a research topic only a few years, now is part of every company’s strategy. Cloud computing touches a wide range of scientific and technical topics like Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Cyber Security. In this talk, I will give an overview of the Cloud ...
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Herding Cats: Organizing Skepticism Online - LivestreamHerding Cats: In conversation with Susan Gerbic - A romp through the last 24 months - Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia, the grief vampire investigations: Operation Lemon Meringue and Operation Onion Ring. Gerbic’s mission is to keep the community active and growing with SkeptiCamps, interviews, and a social trivia group that ...
Earth’s magnetic field does more than just help us to navigate. It is also used by animals for orientation and migration, and it protects life on Earth from charged particles that stream in from the sun and from deep space. This field is believed to be powered by a gigantic ...
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Space Fest 2022 - 'Operation Moonglow' - LivestreamOn July 20th, 1969, over half the world’s population witnessed Neil Armstrong’s first step on the Moon. While often remembered as a scientific and technological feat, the ambitions of the Apollo program aimed far beyond the Moon. Through spaceflight, America sought to win hearts and minds, foster alliances, and shape ...
Ring in the Year of the Tiger with a NightLife Lunar New Year celebration to remember! Live drumming and breathtaking martial arts will get your blood pumping as the evening kicks off with a stunning traditional lion dance performance by Chinatown’s own Jing Mo Athletic Association. Join Kristina Cho, author ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $17.75 - $15.25
After Dark: See for YourselfSpark 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. Fuel up with a cocktail and prepare to roam free through six spacious outdoor and indoor spaces. Be ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Beneath the soil is a vast underground network of mycorrhizal fungi that’s unseen by humans, but crucial to thriving forests. From nutrient exchanges and complex warning systems, learn more about the fascinating relationship between trees and the fungi that support them.See weblink for links to YouTube and Facebook to attend.
This talk will cover research being conducted in the Schimpf Lab, which focuses on solution-phase syntheses of inorganic solid-state materials. The talk will contain two parts: colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals and cluster-based coordination assemblies. In the first part, I will discuss the use of colloidal synthesis to access metastable phases of ...
Regulating Thermal Radiation With Metal-Insulator Phase TransitionAs a textbook example of strongly correlated electron material, vanadium dioxide (VO2) features a metal-insulator transition (MIT) when temperature drops below 67oC. The physics of the MIT has challenged physicists for decades, while the potential of the MIT has inspired researchers for a wide range of applications. We ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Virtual Star Party - Space Fest - LivestreamThe future of space is as bright as the stars! From the JWST to LUCY to DART to VERITAS, there are more missions than ever before working to study our universe. Join the Bell Museum planetarium team as we explore the future of astronomy and share live views of the ...
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First Friday: Winter SkiesHave a stellar night of after-hours fun as we relaunch our fan-favorite First Friday series. Get the inside scoop on everyone’s favorite dwarf planet, Pluto and winter’s constellations. Then, gaze into the depths of the cosmos with a virtual reality installation, live Sky Tonight Zeiss Planetarium Show, Telescope Viewing! For ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15 General, $10 kids/seniors, $5 members
Space Fest 2022 - Spectacular Spacecraft, Extraordinary Missions - LivestreamCruise through the solar system with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. We’ll explore groundbreaking space missions to destinations such as Saturn’s exotic moon Titan, our neighboring planet Venus, and the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, the source of NASA’s first asteroid sample, which is aboard a spacecraft making its way back to ...
The EV is joined by guest Speaker Nat Goodby for an informative and exciting look at the Bats of North America. Learn about the diversity of bats (in California and globally), why bats are amazing and important, threats to bats and conservation needs, and an overview of the North American ...
Where: Cost: Free
Sunday, 02/06/22
Space Fest 2022 - Moon, Mars, and Beyond! - LivestreamCome along with our crew of regional NASA Solar System Ambassadors on an exciting tour of current and future NASA space exploration missions, including Artemis and Mars Perseverance. Our journey will include a hands-on activity that the whole family will enjoy as well as plenty of time for Q&A. Register ...
