Clean Hydrogen - Blue vs Green Hydrogen and its role in our energy future - LivestreamHydrogen is emerging as an important, potential zero-emission transportation, industrial and energy storage fuel. But there are many ways to make hydrogen and not all of them are climate friendly. Colors have been used to indicate how the hydrogen is made. Green hydrogen for example indicates hydrogen that has been ...
Where: Cost: Free
This Way to the Universe ... and to the Edge of Reality - LivestreamModern physics provides a stunning view of the universe on scales both vast and miniscule, and, of course, on the scale of our everyday lives. In his new book, This Way to the Universe: A Theoretical Physicist's Journey to the Edge of Reality, Dr. Michael Dine describes humanity's - and ...
Where: Cost: Free with discount code
Coastal acidification in estuaries: lessons of vulnerability and exposure from the Eastern oyster - LivestreamPredicting exposure and vulnerability of estuarine ecosystems to coastal acidification requires a good understanding of global ocean acidification as well as the complex, existing spatial and temporal gradients in carbonate chemistry. To anticipate effects of coastal acidification on coastal species, like the Eastern oyster, it is crucial to characterize existing ...
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Climate Change and Drought - LivestreamCalifornia’s ecosystems are undergoing a tremendous and rapid shift as a result of warming and drying - telltale fingerprints from global climate change observed on a regional scale. In this three-part series, our invited experts will delve into the “how,†“why,†and “when†of the complex feedback loops in our ...
Where: Cost: $10 Donation Requested
From Healthy Whales to Healthy Oceans - LivestreamWhales are iconic ocean animals that hold special places in the hearts of manyâ€"and are a critical link in the structure of healthy marine ecosystems. Our research team has developed tools and novel approaches to studying the underwater lives of these ocean giants. New information on how much food whales ...
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February LASER Event - LivestreamSam Kriegman (Harvard Medical School) on "Computer-designed Organisms" Rachel Rossin (Media Artist) on "The vocabulary of art in the age of virtual and crypto cultures" Laura Marks (Simon Fraser Univ) on "Soul-Assemblage Media"See weblink to register
Working at the intersection of technology and biology, architect and designer Neri Oxman is calling for a fundamental shift in the way we design and construct the built environment - to one that aligns with principles of ecological sustainability.Oxman and her team draw on multiple scientific fields to invent new ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: TBA General, Free for members
When and where life originated on Earth, and if, or where, life exists elsewhere in the cosmos are some of the biggest unanswered scientific questions of our time. Simple organic materials in meteorites and comets are often cited as potential sources for the initial organics which seeded prebiotic evolution on ...
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Nerd Nite SF # 122: Glass, Ecology, Identity!Speakers:Nate Watson, Executive Director of Public Glass, San Francisco’s only public glass studio and school. He will be getting nerdy about glass art with us, and sharing how he’s improved access to glass making.Dr. Suzanne Pierre, Principal Investigator of the Critical Ecology Lab. She will be nerding out about developing ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 Advance, $15 at door
