Our Lonely Sun: How Multiple Star Systems Form (or don’t)Most stars are born with one or more stellar companions. Observational advances over the last decade have enabled high-resolution, interferometric studies of forming multiple systems and statistical surveys of multiplicity in star-forming regions. These have yielded new insights into how such systems form and how multiplicity affects disk evolution and ...
Phytoplankton are key primary producers performing half of Earth’s carbon fixation, forming the base of aquatic food webs, and driving major biogeochemical cycles. The global analysis of phytoplankton thermal traits shows that warming may change phytoplankton biodiversity, with tropical regions being especially vulnerable, and that the interactions of temperature with ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
POP Movement: Spearheading Youth-Led Innovation and Action to Protect Our PlanetThe session will provide an overview of the work, vision, and values of the POP (Protect Our Planet) Movement and will showcase projects led by youth spearheading action to tackle climate change through unique, innovative, and technology-based solutions. These projects have been nurtured by the POP Movement under its mentorship program to ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
After Dark: Light ScienceLight is all around us, bringing energy and color to our world in a whole spectrum of ways. Tonight, learn about the science of what makes things glow, and experience demos from artists and makers who harness light to transformative effect. Wander our galleries and discover a collection of luminous ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, everyone’s invited to shop the halls at our annual eclectic holiday market curated by SF Bazaar. Looking for original artwork? We got you. Handmade jewelry or gourmet chocolate? Yep, got that too. With nearly 40 local makers and merchants in attendance, there’s ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $18.75
NightSchool: World's Most Endangered - LivestreamCycads are older than dinosaurs and more endangered than any other group of organisms on Earth, but for something with those impressive superlatives, their plight is woefully obscure. If you’ve ever looked at dinosaur art, you know what cycads look like: They’re the flora in the background, palm-like but with ...
