About a decade ago, we completed an epochal transformation in the understanding of our cosmos, unraveling a broad and deep understanding of how the observable universe has evolved from a hot, dense state 13.7 billion years ago. Yet a second, even bigger transformation may now be taking place, because this ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
MIPS: Risking It All on RISCIn 1981, John Hennessey led the Stanford research team that developed a Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) microprocessor that had the potential to dramatically increase performance and reduce costs.Then in 1984, Hennessy joined Skip Stritter and John Mousourris to cofound MIPS Computer Systems to take on the daunting task of ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Donation
Science PicnicBring your lunch and learn about the science behind the common picnic. We will play games and have activities on picnic pests (ants and wasps), perils (food-borne illness) and lemonade (dissolving activities).
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Jeremy Bailenson: Infinite RealityAdvances in our understanding of how the brain works, combined with the explosion of immersive digital technology, could make ideas as far-fetched as total "personality downloads" possible – meaning your great-grandchildren would be able to know and have conversations with you in the future, all in a virtual setting indistinguishable ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 students
Metabolic Engineering and Evolution in the Bay Metabolic Engineering and Evolution in the BaySpeaker: George Church from Harvard University will be talking about metabolic engineering.About ME2Bay: The mission of Metabolic Engineering and Evolution in the Bay (ME2Bay.org) is to help scientists collaborate and grow by providing a network for sharing ideas and technical knowledge about metabolic engineering and ...
