Intro to Species Distribution Modeling: Intro to species distribution modelingOne of the fastest developing and increasingly used tool for conservation and biogeographic research, this workshop introduces species distribution modeling. We will introduce the concepts and the process of combining species location (x,y) data with environmental data (climate, landcover, etc.) to predict where a particular species may occur. It is ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $84 UC Students/Fac,Staff, $224 General
Antineutrino emission rates and energy spectra encode information about the operational status, total power output, and fissile content of operating nuclear reactors. Researchers in Russia in the 1980s, and more recently our group in the US, have experimentally demonstrated that ton-scale antineutrino detectors operating outside of containment at some tens ...
What does the future of energy really hold? Join energy visionary Dr. Scott Tinker on a spectacular global adventure to find out.Dr. Tinker explores the world's leading energy sites, from coal to solar, oil to biofuels, many highly restricted and never before seen on film. He gets straight answers from ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
'Steven Pinker - The Decline of Violence'Steven Pinker changes the world twice in his new book, THE BETTER ANGELS OF OUR NATURE: Why Violence Has Declined. First, he presents exhaustive evidence that the tragic view of history is wrong and always has been. A close examination of the data shows that in every millennium, century, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Free Members
The Hubble Space Telescope is the best known telescope in history, and the most successful. Its nearly 20 years of history have produced thousands of papers, and hundreds of thousands of images. Reviewing them all would take a lifetime, so luckily astronomer Dr. Chris Lintott has sorted through the archives ...
