Ericka Johnson, PhD, professor of gender and society, Linköping University, Sweden, has a new book on the prostate entitled, "A Cultural Biography of the Prostate." She examines the gland from a societal and historic point of view; the mistreatment and manhandling of men and their prostates throughout history, how the ...
Join us for this introductory session for a new weekly hands-on workshop series around Kombucha Science! Today we will be giving an overview of kombucha science and the upcoming workshops. We will also brew a big batch of kombucha, and perhaps start some trays for vegan leather. Bring a jar ...
Where: OaklandCost: $10
After Dark: Wondrous FungusThe fascinating qualities of fungi are manifold and sometimes mind-blowing. Tonight at After Dark, discover some fun facts about the beautiful, diverse, and curious fungus kingdom, including mushrooms, yeasts, and molds. Get up-close views of majestic microscopic fungi, see the surprising ways fungi can be used as art materials, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Pieter is the CEO and co-founder of SkyGeo. He leads the overall company strategy and direction. Pieter is an entrepreneur who has held executive roles in early stage technology companies, developing new products for enterprise customers in the last 2 decades. He started his career as a geologist at Shell, ...
Where: Cost: Free
Mechanically Imaging the Chemical Bond - LivestreamAbout a half century ago, Richard Feynman noted that characterizing the microscopic structure of materials would be a lot easier if one could just look and see where the atoms were. In some ways, “seeing atoms in a molecule†is now feasible fulfilling Feynman’s suggestion.  In particular, recent advances in atomic ...
In the 21st century humanity faces three formidable and intertwined challenges: (i) climate change, (ii) geopolitical instability, and (iii) economic and social inequality. There is one tool that is key to the resolution of all three challenges: energy! The availability of plentiful, clean, reliable and affordable energy will power climate ...
Where: Cost: Free
From Impossible to Inevitable: Chile's Path to Net Zero - LivestreamChile has undergone an energy revolution that has changed the country's climate and energy policy. In 2013 large coal and hydro projects were in line, which were ultimately shelved and replaced with plentiful and economic renewable energy. In 2021, 24% of all energy in the country came from solar and ...
Where: Cost: Free
How to survive wavy waters when you're a microalgae? - LivestreamAdrien Burlacot is an algal physiologist specialized in the study of photosynthesis and bioenergetics of algal cell. Adrien is a physicist by training, he received a BS and MSc in Engineering from the Ecole polytechnique (France). He has a PhD in Plant Science from the Aix-Marseille University (France) and did ...
Cultivating Equity-Focused Change in University Physics Departments - LivestreamDiscipline-based education research has made great strides in understanding how to foster more equitable and effective education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). However, there still has yet to be widespread adoption of reforms in university STEM departments. Our project seeks to understand how departments can implement sustainable, large-scale ...
WeightWatcher (WW): is an open-source, diagnostic tool for analyzing Deep Neural Networks (DNN), without needing access to training or even test data. It can be used to:* analyze pre/trained PyTorch, Keras, DNN models (Conv2D and Dense layers)* monitor models, and the model layers, to see if they are over-trained or ...
 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 ...
Be our virtual guest for the launch of GOES-T, the third satellite in NOAA’s advanced GOES-R series, the Western Hemisphere’s most advanced weather observing and environmental monitoring system.The GOES-R program is a collaboration between NOAA and NASA. NASA manufactures and launches the satellites and NOAA funds and operates them and ...
This talk exposes a profound and growing injustice that major technology companies have propagated through every level of the judiciary under the guise of protecting data privacy. The Supreme Court has repeatedly proclaimed: “In our judicial system, the public has a right to every [person’s] evidence.†Yet, for over a ...
Video clips recently released from the military, and the observation of an object with a potentially strange trajectory around the Sun, have reignited interest in the question of UFOs and the existence of intelligent alien life. This talk will explore the current state of knowledge about the probability of life and ...
Long Now continues our dialogue with the acclaimed writer Kim Stanley Robinson around COP26 and his most recent book The Ministry for the Future. Clean energy advocate & author Ramez Naam will join Robinson on stage after the talk for a further discussion.Tackling topics from carbon quantitative easing, to political ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: TBA General, Free for members and online
Dr. Friedemann Freund, world-renowned scientist with the SETI Institute and the NASA Ames Research Center, discusses the future of earthquake forecasting at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 3, via Zoom. This event is presented free of charge by Valdosta State University’s College of Science and Mathematics and is open to the ...
Where: Cost: Free
Data-driven Control of Distributed Energy Resources - LivestreamAlejandro Dominguez-Garcia (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) will discuss how to ensure proper voltage regulation across a power network with distributed energy resources (DER) and how to use DERs for secondary control.Register at weblink to receive Zoom information
DevOps combines software development and IT operations principles to accelerate software release cycles. Derived from the agile methodology, DevOps can complement your software development practices with a continuous feedback loop to gain new efficiencies as you plan, develop, deploy, and operate your modern applications. CI/CT/CD utilizes these agile DevOps principles ...
The last decade has seen a dramatic capture of digital material for machine learning production. This data is the basis for sense-making in AI, not as classical representations of the world with individual meaning, but as mass collections: ground truth for machine abstractions and operations. OpenAI’s GPT-3 language model is ...
Where: Cost: Free
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
We’re kicking off Women’s History Month by hearing from local women in science at the helm of human health research. Ologies podcast host Alie Ward returns to lead a panel of Bay Area scientists as they discuss their latest discoveries amidst the ongoing pandemic. Among them is Izabela Mauricio Rezende, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19 - $17 depending on entrance time
The Conservation of Coyote Ridge - LivestreamJoin Dr. Stu Weiss, a champion for the unique history and conservation significance of Coyote Ridge. Explore the connections that exist between humans, butterflies, plants, and a rare soil type. This exciting hour-long presentation will be followed by 30 minutes for questions with the audience. Learn why our local wildflower ...
This week on NightSchool, we’re doing things a little bit differently. Alie Ward, host of the Ologies podcast, returns to kick off our annual celebration of Women’s History Month - and we’re streaming the science directly from the Academy floor. Join us as we hear from a panel of Bay ...
Marine scientist Dr. Stephen Palumbi answers our questions about whales (and other marine life) in this online encore presentation of Wonderfest's in-person February-6th event in St. Helena. With an easy-to-procure library card number, begin by watching 2021's The Loneliest Whale. [It's streaming via the FREE Kanopy service, associated with many ...
