Sensation Seeking and the Development of Externalizing Behaviors during AdolescenceExternalizing behaviors, including substance use and delinquency, escalate during adolescence and are leading contributors to mortality and morbidity in this age group. This presentation will describe research on sensation seeking and its role in driving adolescent increases in externalizing. First, I will describe a series of studies on age-related changes ...
The ice-covered Arctic Ocean is one of the least explored areas of Earth. Very basic questions concern the identity, distribution, and main traits of key species, energy, carbon, nutrient budgets, and the role the ice cover plays in the Arctic ecosystems from the sea surface to the sea floor. However, ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
COSMOS - 'A Sky Full of Ghosts'A viewing of an epsisode of the documentary series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. Explores how light, time and gravity affects our perception of the universe
Unconventional oil and natural gas extraction fueled by horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is driving an economic boom, with consequences described as "revolutionary" to "disastrous". Reality lies somewhere in between. Unconventional energy generates income and, done well, can reduce air pollution compared to other fossil fuels and even water ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Nerd Nite East Bay #23: Picture Books, Parasites, and Poisonous SnakesFor Nerd Nite #23 the topics and lecturers will be as follows:Cats, Kids, and Caldecott: A Brief History of the Picture Book by Sharon McKellarBrain-Infecting Parasites: What Can Zombie-Makers Teach Us About the Brain, Immune System, and Behavior? by Kelly WeinersmithQuest for a Universal Antidote to Snakebite by Matthew LewinBe ...
