Dark Energy from the Largest Galaxy MapsDark energy is a phenomena causing the Universe to expand more rapidly than can be explained by Einstein's laws of gravity. Its discovery merited the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics.The effects of dark energy imprint on large galaxy maps. The Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) on the Sloan Telescope has ...
Though threatened by pollution and development, San Francisco Bay is also home to the largest habitat restoration effort on the West Coast. Come hear how an ambitious new effort will offer voters an opportunity to establish steady funding to restore the bay's health for people and wildlife, while improving its ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10 General, Free for members
People, Palm Trees, and SurvivalHumans rely heavily on palm trees for food and fiber. Tarek Milleron focuses on wild palm fruit harvests in northern South America, where long traditions of climbing have given way to cutting down whole trees, wiping out the resource in local areas.Speaker: Tarek Milleron, UC Berkeley
Science and Society Undergraduate Research Symposium: fractured natures: disrupting the divides between 'Science' and 'Society'Scientific work is often understood to be something separate from social, artistic, or cultural influence. Increasingly, interdisciplinary inquiry pushes us to reconsider these perceived divisions. The 2014 Science & Society Undergraduate Research Symposium focuses on the social, the political, and the "scientific" (medical, technological, and beyond), proposing that these disciplinary ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
How Can We Protect the Internet Against Surveillance?In this talk, EFF's Technology Projects Director Peter Eckersley will survey they state of Internet security and surveillance in the wake of Edward Snowden's revelations. It is unlikely that we can protect most Internet users against sophisticated, targeted attacks by their own and other governments, but there is more reason ...
The answer to that question can't be found in a concrete tank. If you want to know why dolphins are smart, you must ask: What is happening in the dolphins' natural environment? Why does a dolphin need to be smart?Please join us for a presentation by science writer Pamela Turner, author of ...
