The inner continental shelf encompasses shallow depths where the turbulent wind-driven surface layer interacts with the bottom frictional layer. The complex physical dynamics of the inner shelf govern the exchange of heat, nutrients, and other tracers between the surf zone and deeper ocean. A twelve-year time series of oceanographic and ...
During the 19th and 20th centuries, groundbreaking information technologies like the telegraph, the typewriter, and the computer changed the world. All of these technologies were designed with the alphabet in mind, however, leaving open the question: what about China, Japan, and Korea? In this exhibition, the history of modern East ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Super Bowl, Football and ComputersWith Super Bowl 50 being held in Santa Clara this year, our January General Computing meeting will be on how computer technology is used in football. This technology can be seen in many other sports and at many levels of play. We will have a panel presentation by local companies, ...
Stanford professor and Natural Capital Project Co-Director Gretchen Daily will describe her quest to measure nature's contributions to society, and in doing so, convince world and corporate leaders to make smarter decisions for a more sustainable future. Dr. Daily holds several faculty and leadership positions at Stanford University. Her efforts ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $10 General, Free for members
With Auld Lang Syne still reverberating in our ears, the first Nerd Nite SF of 2016 draws nigh. If your New Year's resolution was to learn new things, meet interesting people, or kill more brain cells with beer then we have the event for you! A scientist will tell you ...
