Lakes, Fans, Deltas and Streams: Geomorphic Constraints on the Hydrologic History of Gale Crater, MarsIt has been proposed that in Gale Crater, where the Curiosity rover landed in August 2012, lakes developed to various depths after the large central mound (informally referred to as Mt. Sharp) had evolved to a form close to its current topography. Using a combination of CTX and HiRISE imagery and CTX, ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Searching for the First StarsDr. Harvey Moseley (Laboratory for Observational Cosmology, Goddard Space Flight Center) will give the Applied Physics/Physics colloquium.
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth's Climate: Emulating Volcanoes and Brightening Marine CloudsSolar Geoengineering and Climate Change: Nearly everyone understands that the most effective way to reduce environmental risk associated with climate change is to deeply cut greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible, yet emissions and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases continue to increase. If current emissions trends continue, by the ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Climate CognitionSigns of dangerous climate disruption are everywhere, and yet many people are going about business as usual. What's up with that? Are humans wired to deal with climate reality?Building a clean economy can be a positive and empowering story. The key lies at the intersection of economics, psychology and emotional ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Student
Forest Fires and Fungi: Losers, Winners and StrategiesFire is a natural part of most western forest ecosystems, and while plant strategies for surviving or recolonizing after fire are well known, much less is known about how fungi deal with this common disturbance. This talk will review some of the details that are known about how saprobic and ...
