The Tanner Lectures were established by the late American scholar, industrialist and philanthropist Obert Clark Tanner. The purpose of the lectures is to advance and reflect upon scholarly and scientific learning relating to human values. This intention embraces the entire range of values pertinent to the human condition, interest, behavior and ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Citizen Science and Macroseismic Intensity in Earthquake Research, Engineering, & Risk AssessmentMacroseismic intensity observations and analyses connect our collective seismological past with the present - and the present to the future - by facilitating hazard estimates and communicating the effects of shaking to a wide variety of audiences across the ages. Traditional macroseismic surveys are now supplemented by citizen-science-based intensity observations, ...
So you’re looking for a different kind of Lunar New Year party. You know, the kind where you can play mahjong, get a tattoo, and wander through a bustling night market. You in? Join the celebration and welcome the year of the rabbit and cat the NightLife way.Featured programming:Did someone ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20.25
After Dark: Ice StoriesDelve deep into Jen Lewin’s luminous installation The Last Ocean before it leaves the Exploratorium floor! Traverse the artwork’s 1,200-square-foot landscape of interactive platforms =- inspired by an Antarctic ice shelf - then learn about how ice sheets are studied, reflect on the impacts of climate change, and get up ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Learn about:How NVEWS implementation will improve our capability to detect eruption precursors at the earliest stagesThe top priority volcanoes for implementationHow the implementation of NVEWS builds upon volcano monitoring investments already madeSpeaker: Charles Mandeville, USGS Volcano Hazards Program CoordinatorSee weblink to attend.
Where: Cost: Free
Astronaut Steve Smith: Lessons from Life at Mach 25Hear Astronaut Steve Smith share amazing stories from his four trips to space and inspire us all to achieve our biggest goals.Steve Smith is one of America’s most experienced astronauts, a veteran Diplomat, a former Silicon Valley product manager, and a successful elite athlete.He flew in space four times, performed ...
Join us as we investigate the world of long-distance animal travels. Whales, birds, insects, and more will be the focus of our deeper look at these natural phenomena. Learn about the many amazing migrators that visit Monterey County every year and celebrate another birthday for Sandy the Whale!Â
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
TEDx Berkeley 2023: Channel XThe TV is on. It is January 28, 1986 and you are watching the Challenger explode on live television. Click. It is September 11, 2001, and you are in Ohio, watching New York crumble. It is the final two minutes of Super Bowl XLII and the New England Patriots’ perfect ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $99 General, discounts for UC Berkeley community
Advocate for the Ocean with Ke Kai Ola Hospital - LivestreamGet ready to explore The Marine Mammal Center’s Hawaiʻi Hospital & Education Center, Ke Kai Ola! We are offering an exclusive opportunity to virtually tour our hospital in Kona on Hawaiʻi Island. Through this tour we will explore the facilities that help The Marine Mammal Center care for the endangered ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday Cinema: Shimmering PhenomenaIn celebration of Glow: Discover the Art of Light we invite you into gleaming worlds of cinematic light and color. A selection of animated and abstract short films shimmer in the theater's darkness to conjure luminous worlds, both kinetic and contemplative.Dawning by Elon Goliger Mallimson (2021, 30 sec.) A time-lapse ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Jazz Under the StarsJazz Under the Stars is a FREE monthly public stargazing event! Occurring on the Saturday nearest the 1st quarter moon (check our Events Page), join us on the 4th floor observatory for a night of smooth jazz, bright stars, and a lot of fun! We play our jazz from CSM's own ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Fort Point Candlelight TourThe Candlelight Tour of Fort Point is a popular guided program that allows visitors to experience the fort in a new light. This evening tour will maze through the shadows of the historic structure by candlelight and visitors will see the glimmering lights of the Golden Gate Bridge towering up ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Youth
An Introduction to Astrophotography - LivestreamHave you ever wondered how astronomers take a picture of another galaxy or celestial object? In this presentation, you will hear how amateur astronomers produce these images. This includes the required equipment, what an imaging session looks like, and finally, an overview of processing data into a final image. Whether ...
Drop-in anytime between 9 am and 11 am to bird with us! SCVAS volunteers will be stationed at Palo Alto Baylands on the north side of the duck pond with binoculars to help you identify the huge variety of shorebirds and ducks that call the Bay Area home. No RSVP ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Mycological Society of San Franciso Fungus FairWhen the first rains tease up the chanterelles and porcini, fungus lovers head to the Fungus Fair: A Celebration of Wild MushroomsThe 2023 Fungus Fair will display expertly identified fungi collected in various locations in the Bay Area. Annual collections have been made by MSSF since 1972. This historical information ...
Where: Pleasant HillCost: $20 General, $15 Senior, $5 Student & Youth
Afternoon Hike at Mindego HillJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful 5-mile hike from the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve to the top of the POST-protected Mindego Hill. You will be guided by POST ambassadors who will share details about how we protected this beautiful property featuring panoramic views of redwood ridges and ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
How the brain maintains homeostasis, from thirst to agingWilliam Allen trained in both molecular and systems neuroscience as a Ph.D. student at Stanford’s Interdepartmental Neurosciences Program, Dr. Allen plans to use state-of-the-art spatial transcriptomics, systematic CRISPR-based in vivo screen, and imaging to identify the mechanisms underlying brain aging and neurodegeneration at the level of cells, tissues, and organisms. He ...
Near-surface Turbulence in Arctic, Temperate, and Tropical Inland Waters: Implications for Gas FluxesNear-surface turbulence is a key determinant of gas exchange velocities (k) used to compute fluxes of climate forcing trace gases under light to moderate winds in lakes and oceans. Scaling approaches to accurately predict turbulence would enable modeling of fluxes from diverse water bodies over large spatial scales. While wind-based ...
While kinase inhibitors have dramatically changed the landscape of cancer treatment, the near-universal emergence of resistance limits their clinical durability. Our research program is founded in a new paradigm in nutrient sensing and protein regulation, termed metalloallostery, whereby redox-active metals control kinase activity. Our laboratory’s focus lies at the intersection ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Dawn of the Quantum Computing EraQuantum mechanics describes the physical world around us with exquisite precision, with no known violations of the theory. Ironically, this precision comes with some additional baggage: the theory permits the existence of a host of complex, delicate entangled states of the physical world, many of which have yet to be ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Leon Clarke, Bezos Earth Fund - LivestreamThe economic conditions have never been more promising for decarbonization. The costs of solar cells, wind, and batteries dropped 85%, 55%, and 85% from 2010 to 2019 (IPCC, 2022); people are buying green; companies are investing in clean production; the E.U. is putting tariffs on carbon-intensive products, and the topic ...
Emerging AI technology has the potential to replicate some of the processes used by artists when creating their work. Dr. Nettrice Gaskins uses AI-driven software such as deep learning to train machines to identify and process images. Her approach puts the learning bias of race to the forefront by using ...
Where: Cost: Free
The James Webb Space Telescope: Atmospheres of Other WorldsJWST is an extraordinary technological achievement. Its ultra-precise optical system makes it a powerful tool for studying extrasolar planets (exoplanets) - worlds that orbit around other stars. Specifically, JWST is capable of measuring the chemical composition of exoplanet atmospheres with unprecedented sensitivity. In this lecture, Prof. Macintosh will discuss the ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Tuesday, 01/31/23
Encore Movie: A Life's WorkJoin your TeamSETI friends for a special encore presentation of movie night featuring the documentary A Life's Work. The original movie night presentation aired in December, and we're rebroadcasting it at a different time so timezones outside the U.S. can enjoy the show. Seth Shostak hosted with special guests Jill ...
Understanding our Dynamic, Magnetically Active StarUnderstanding solar activity --- and in particular, how magnetic flux and energy emerges from the Sun's turbulent interior (where it is generated) into the solar corona --- is of fundamental importance to our efforts to better predict and mitigate potentially damaging solar storms here at earth. The Sun's dynamic magnetic ...
AI for Good initiatives recognize the potential impacts of AI systems on humans and societies. However, simply recognizing these impacts is not enough. To be truly Human-Centered, AI development must be user-centered, community-centered, and societally-centered. User-centered design integrates techniques that consider the needs and abilities of end users, while also ...
Without the Lisa, there would be no Mac, and no iPhone. Apple’s innovative Lisa computer transformed how people interact with computers - from arcane text-based interfaces to the modern graphical user interface ubiquitous today. How did the Lisa change the world and yet ultimately become a commercial failure? How was this ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
SOFIA: High-flying Infrared AstronomySOFIA was a 2.7 meter infrared telescope in a Boeing 747 SP. It was a US-German project; NASA provided the aircraft, and the German aerospace center, DLR, provided the telescope. The airborne observatory allowed us to study the cold universe using infrared light, which is inaccessible from the ground. This ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: $7 - $17
The James Webb Space Telescope: Atmospheres of Other Worlds - RESCHEDULEDJWST is an extraordinary technological achievement. Its ultra-precise optical system makes it a powerful tool for studying extrasolar planets (exoplanets) - worlds that orbit around other stars. Specifically, JWST is capable of measuring the chemical composition of exoplanet atmospheres with unprecedented sensitivity. In this lecture, Prof. Macintosh will discuss the ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Wonderfest: Neuroplasticity, Sensitive Periods, & the Adolescent BrainExperiences at different times in life may alter aspects of personality: appetite for risk, tolerance for delayed gratification, interest in music, etc. Our brains seem to develop particularly rapidly during a staggered sequence of "sensitive periods" that stretch late into the second or third decade of life. Such periods of ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Wednesday, 02/01/23
Building Intelligent Agents to Reach Net-Zero 2050Reaching net-zero by cutting green house gas emission by 2050 is arguably one of humanities greatest challenge. The sheer speed and scale at which this needs to be achieved brings into question whether such lofty goal can be achieved when only broad plans have been outlined. A significant part of ...
Hurricanes are among the most costly natural hazards affecting communities worldwide, and they involve different hazard sources (i.e., wind, windborne debris, flood and rain). Climate change is expected to increase the intensity of future hurricanes. This presentation will illustrate a novel probabilistic Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering (PBHE) framework that disaggregates the ...
Where: Cost: Free
Can we really address the wildfire problem? - LivestreamWildland fires occur all over the nation, yet focused mainly on the west, predominately in California.   In the wildfire world, most people use California as the barometer for land management, urban planning, forest health, building codes, response, and recovery efforts.   If it happens in California, it may soon happen elsewhere, so let’s ...
The path of a flush Over 50% of the world’s population live along the coast. Consequently, the impact of anthropogenic inputs on the life and health of coastal ecosystems is stark. Decades of impact, fueled by climate change have impacted the coastal environment of the south China sea. Today, I will take you through my ...
Where: TiburonCost: Free
Catalyzing America’s Clean Energy Economy Through Federal SustainabilityPresident Biden's Executive Order 14057 on catalyzing American clean energy industries and jobs through Federal sustainability and accompanying Federal Sustainability Plan (collectively referred to as "The Federal Sustainability Plan") sets out a range of ambitious goals to deliver an emissions reduction pathway consistent with President Biden's goal of reducing U.S. ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Birds of Patagonia - LivestreamLocated at the southern tip of South America, Patagonia is a destination which may be on your bucket list for hiking at the magnificent Torres del Paine National Park, visiting its fjords on a cruise, or just as a gateway to places like Antarctica or the Falkland Islands. It has some ...
