Gendered Innovations in Science, Engineering, Health & Medicine and the EnvironmentWomen and men differ in their needs for and experience with technology. Thus it is important to include both women and men in technology design. Integrating sex and gender analysis into research as well as including both women and men users in technology development are positive actions that can lead ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
H2 Meets the ESUHow quantitative genetics can be used to assess the evolutionary significance of phenotypic traits that diagnose the endangered San Francisco Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataeniaSpeaker: Dr. Mike Westphal, Bureau of Land Management
For almost 60 years, the California Water Plan has served as the long-term strategic plan for informing and guiding the sound management and development of water resources in our state. With updates every five years, it remains the single most complete and relevant body of knowledge about statewide water resources. ...
Big data brings us challenges, but also hopes. This talk discusses these challenges and hopes from the semantic perspective. I will present two use cases to demonstrate the potential of semantic technologies for data integration and data analysis. The first use case discusses how to integrate researcher profiling data from ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Nutritional Inadequacy and Age-Related DiseasesMost of the world's population, even in developed countries, has inadequate intake of one or more of the body's essential vitamins and minerals. In the US, we often don't consume enough of the nutrients that our bodies need to stay healthy. Although we have enough vitamins and minerals to live, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $10, Free to UC Berkeley students and staff
Pacific Rim or Pacific Garbage Patch?: The Ocean and Ecological Crisis in the Post-3/11 WorldThis panel discussion will focus on the health of the ocean today, from various perspectives. Wu Ming-yi, science fiction author and environmental activist, will speak on ocean issues in Taiwanese Oceanic Literature (in Chinese with interpretation). Eric Hartges will talk about the impending issue of ocean acidification, the relationship to ...
Tuberculosis is a major global health problem that is propagated by undiagnosed and mistreated cases. Significant progress has been made over the past decade by improving the technology for diagnosing TB. At the outset this progress arose from a simple linear model of technology development that evolved with time into ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Valuing Intellectual CapitalIntellectual capital is the major contribution to corporate income. It is consists of the combination of the competence of the human workforce and its intellectual property (IP) that they create and exploit. In computing the product design, the circuit layouts, the chip masks, and the software hold the IP. Most ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Robots in Unconventional WorkplacesRobots have traditionally been given jobs according to the three Ds: dirty, dangerous or dull. With those jobs filled, the field of robotics has expanded to tackle jobs in new and unconventional settings. From the oceans to the cloud, from monitoring agriculture to hair restoration, this panel will discuss the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 non-members, $8 members, $7 students
Brewing Biodiversity: Food webs and ecosystem services in the coffee agroecosystemCoffee evolved under the forest canopy, and has been traditionally grown under the shade of trees. Yet over the past decades, coffee production systems have been intensified leading to a reduction or removal of the shade canopy, and higher levels of chemical inputs. The negative impacts of coffee management intensification ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Exploding Stars, New Planets, Black Holes, and the Crisis at Lick ObservatoryLick Observatory, the first remote mountaintop observatory in the world, has had a remarkable record of discovery spanning 126 years. It continues to be a vibrant research facility, especially for projects that require large numbers of nights on modest-size telescopes. Come hear about the exciting research areas in which Lick ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
Pritzker Lecture: Wildlife Conservation: A Photographer's LifeSuzi Eszterhas is an award-winning wildlife photographer who is best known for her work documenting animal family life on the African savanna. Eszterhas spends several months each year in the field, photographing animals from the poles to the tropics and is well known for her unprecedented work with newborn animals, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Seniors, Free for members
Science and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub, West BayIf ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the film-flam man, and if ye drink, drink with us, your friends. If ye shun the brewer's art, at least help us lay waste to bangers & mash!Skeptics in the Pub is a monthly meeting for discussion of topics of science, ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
The Extreme Life of the SeaPalumbi, one of today's leading marine scientists, takes us to the absolute limits of the aquatic world-the fastest and deepest, the hottest and oldest creatures of the oceans. Diving into the icy Arctic and boiling hydrothermal vents he exposes the eternal darkness of the deepest undersea trenches to show how ...
Where: Los AltosCost: $5 - $12
Thinking like a Naturalist: Reclaiming the Art of Natural HistoryLearn how to get more out of every nature ramble. Developments in neuropsychology have opened doors in our understanding of the brain and cognition and how you can train yourself to see more and to be more curious about what you discover. Naturalist and illustrator John Muir Laws will demonstrate ...
