Over the last 10 years, there has been a rapid growth in analyses of computational modeling and simulation in the philosophy of science. Research on simulations has concentrated largely on simulations built using established background theories or theoretical models and the relations between these simulations and theory. Examples have been ...
Native SeedsSeeds are how many plants reproduce, but seeds are also used by other animals as food. Learn how seeds are dispersed and how agressive non native seeds sometimes take over.
Where: FremontCost: Free
The Long Run Impact of Environmental Policies on Wholesale Electricity Markets: A Dynamic Competitive AnalysisMany economic analyses of the performance of wholesale electricity markets utilize static models of perfect competition. In this paper, we propose a dynamic model of a wholesale electricity market and capacity investment that incorporates two key features of electricity generation technology: minimum operating rate constraints and generation unit start-up costs. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
100 Years of Robot Art and Science in the Bay AreaIn conjunction with the 100 year anniversary of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, the de Young and collaborators Ken Goldberg from UC Berkeley / CITRIS "People and Robots" Initiative, and Alexander Rose from The Long Now Foundation present "100 Years of Robot Art and Science in the Bay Area."Friday Nights ...
Challenges around access to safe, sufficient, and affordable freshwater are growing around the world as populations increase, economies expand, and our climate changes. Hundreds of millions of people still lack access to basic water services. Billions lack access to adequate sanitation. Violent conflicts over water allocations and control are on ...
Where: OaklandCost: $26 General, $23 Members Advance; $30 at door
