Galaxies in the balance Over the past decade a quiet revolution has taken place in our picture of galaxy evolution. Rather than evolving through violent mergers, galaxies live quiet lives on narrow scaling relations. This is explained elegantly by the so-called "equilibrium model" of galaxy formation. I will present results from a simple extension ...
The Universe in a NutshellThe talk by Dr. Wim Leemans has been cancelled due to a conflict and will be scheduled for a future semester. In its place, we will present two videos: an appearance by Brian Greene on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert; and "The Universe in a Nutshell" with Michio Kaku. ...
Energy efficiency -- economically efficient reductions in energy use – supports three goals fundamental to US energy policy: the health and growth of the economy, the domestic and international environment, and domestic and international security. Although barriers still keep the United States from full implementation of energy efficient options, energy efficiency ...
The Internet provides developers of connected software, including web sites, applications, and devices, an unprecedented opportunity to accelerate innovation by evaluating ideas quickly and accurately using trustworthy controlled experiments (e.g., A/B tests and their generalizations). From front-end user interface changes to backend recommendation systems and relevance algorithms, from search engines ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Nerd Night East BayNerd Nite East Bay returns to the last Monday of the month in November. We'll shake you out of your turkey-day food coma with a presentation that was voted as one of the best from Nerd Nite New York: David Shuff will recall the rise and fall of Disney's 20,000 ...
