Physical processes influence organisms and their ecology in innumerable and intriguing ways. I will discuss three examples from the marine realm where environmental physics play a potentially important role in the performance and success of shoreline species. Ocean acidification, a global-scale perturbation to the chemistry of seawater, alters predator-prey interactions ...
Auto use is growing globally, along with the environmental and societal problems it generates, climate change most notably. A recent slowdown in the growth in vehicle-miles-traveled in the U.S. and Europe, however, has raised hopes that some parts of the world may have reached "peak driving." What is behind this ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Under pressure: Climate Change, Upwelling, and Eastern Boundary Upwelling EcosystemsUnderstanding how upwelling is impacted by natural and anthropogenic climate change is a vital step in maintaining a productive and healthy ecosystem in the Eastern Boundary Upwelling Ecosystems (EBUE) of the world. In this seminar we will talk about two aspects of an interdisciplinary project that investigates the past, present ...
Where: TiburonCost: Free
Mega-DroughtTrends indicate that a major drought event is looming in the not-too-distant future. In as few as three decades we could experience conditions that would make the Dust Bowl of the 1930s seem like an oasis. Efforts to conserve, while admirable and desperately necessary, may already be too late. This ...
A few magic moments have occurred during my approximately 30 years of computer science research and 20 years of teaching. On the research side, I'll recount some specific challenges, and I'll explain a set of principles that have become career-long basic tenets of my approach to research. On the education ...
Nerd Nite SF #70: Stem Cell Types, Architectural History, and California Prisons!Is all the rain making you feel like a prisoner in your own historically notable home? Well, March 16th is the first day of the bacchanalia, so why dontcha make like Bacchus and get all ecstatic and inebriated at our celebration of smarts, obsession, and the surprising complexity of our ...
