Hot and cold hummingbirds: The ecology, physiology, and genes of cold endothermsAnusha Shankar studies hummingbirds as a Rose Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. She is fascinated by the idea that many endotherms are in fact heterotherms that can allow their body temperature to drop and save energy. For the past decade, she has studied hummingbirds’ various daily energy ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Learning-Augmented Algorithms for Safety-Critical SystemsMaking use of modern black-box AI tools such as deep reinforcement learning is potentially transformational for safety-critical systems such as data centers, the electricity grid, transportation, and beyond. However, such machine-learned algorithms typically do not have formal guarantees on their worst-case performance, stability, or safety. So while their performance may ...
Dr. Mehrdad Ayati has identified eight critical challenges that currently face the aging population. Join Us at the Club for a discussion on healthy aging and Dr. Ayati’s proposed solutions to these critical challenges.Topics will include global aging trends and demographics, overmedications, inappropriate use of vitamins and supplements to stay ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General live, $10 online
Pathways to medicineDr. Mónica Osbelia Ruiz is in her first year as an attending at Brown University as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Critical Care Medicine. She was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley along the South Texas-Mexico border, as a first generation Mexican-American. It is ...
With the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), cosmologists now have a power tool in their hands to look deeper into the mysteries of our Universe than ever before. In this lecture, Dr. Birrer will lay out outstanding questions in cosmology and describe how JWST is uniquely positioned to advance our ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Astronomy Beginner's Forum - LivestreamIf you're new to astronomy and are perhaps considering getting your own telescope but are not sure where to start, maybe we can help!This event is an on-line meeting where you can chat with representatives of SJAA as well as other new astronomy enthusiasts. We'll share general tips and answer ...
