There are four worlds in our Solar System that have substantial atmospheres and observable surfaces: Venus, Earth, Mars, and Titan. The effects of an atmosphere interacting with a surface are clear: each of these planetary bodies has sand seas covering some fraction of its surface. Hidden within the morphology of ...
The scientific revolution that began four hundred years ago was powered by the uncanny visibility of things that had long been hidden: celestial objects through telescopes, cells through microscopes. Today, new instruments are bringing hidden aspects of human life into view. The rise of automatic systems to track and monitor ...
Jean-Jaques Hublin serves as the Director of the Department of Human Evolution at Max Planck Institute,Leipzig. His research has focused on the origin and evolution of Neanderthals. He has proposed an accretion model for the emergence of the Neanderthal lineage that roots it in time in the middle of the ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Python in Python: the PyPy systemPyPy is a complete Python implementation in Python, in the old tradition of Squeak and Scheme48 --- but there is more to PyPy than just this.During this talk I will describe what PyPy is: a mature, 8 year old project of roughly 200K lines of code and 150K lines of ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Hands on LED Product DemonstrationIn addition to discussing the basic technology of LEDs (no electronic degrees required), we'll be demonstrating the best which LEDs have to offer. All products will be in the open and everyone will be able to handle and work with any light they find interesting. We'll not only show the latest ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: $15 General and at door, $10 Members in advance
Insulation - A Key Strategy for Achieving Net-Zero Energy and Carbon Neutral Performance, but at What Cost? "The more insulation the better", is the mantra of the energy efficiency faction of the sustainability and Green Building community. From the basic Title 24 requirements to the demanding Passive House movement, there are many types of materials and methods, with a variety of outcomes and consequences. We will attempt ...
Every year, the average American spends about $7,300 on medical expenses. The typical Canadian pays $2,700, the Briton only $2,000. And yet, according to the World Health Organization, our healthcare system, in terms of total quality, ranks thirty-eighth in the world, right between Costa Rica and Slovenia. Not only do ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
How Dinosaurs Grew (and how we know) Have you ever asked yourself: How did dinosaurs grow? How fast did they grow? Did they grow like other reptiles? Did they grow all through life? How old were they as adults? Did they live long after becoming adults? When did they start having babies?If not, then you may suffer ...
Where: AlbanyCost: Free
'Collapse'In this disturbing documentary, Michael Ruppert makes the analogy of our current collapsing civilization to the sinking Titanic. There were three types of people on board, he says: the first type refused to believe the ship was sinking and sat in the bar enjoying the luxurious apertifs; the second panicked ...
