Are you and your organization taking advantage of the opportunities created by today's flood of new data?Do you know about the latest tools for storing, analyzing, and visualizing data? Have you considered the privacy implications of working with data? How do leaders balance intuition and data in making important decisions?The ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Setting the Climate Agenda for the Next U.S. PresidentRegardless of who wins the election in November, our next President will need to confront the reality of climate change. This conference will highlight strategies the next President might employ to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the United States' pivot to a clean energy economy. The conference also will ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
17th Annual Microbiology Student SymposiumHow do microscopic life-forms affect our bodies, our economies, our planet, and our understanding of biological processes? The annual Microbiology Student Symposium (MSS), organized by the Microbial Biology Graduate Student Group at UC Berkeley, has touched on all of these issues in past years. This year, in addition to addressing ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Birds and Botany HikeHike the forests, meadows and hills around Pine Flat and up Redhill with ACR Volunteer Patrick Woodworth & ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self. We'll be watching (and listening) for birds on the hike out. After lunch, we'll botanize as we consider the seasonal interplay between bird foods, habitat history and current activity ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: Free
National Public Garden Day - Free AdmissionIn honor of National Public Garden Day, enjoy one complimentary admission! Follow this link to get your coupon: http://publicgardens.org/offer/16870 Valid for one admission on May 6th.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Soil Health Series: Understanding Growth Media & the Chemistry of SoilJoin the very knowledgeable Stephen Andrews (UC Berkeley Professor, specializing in soils) for a hands-on class to discover how the chemical properties of soil clean our air, clean our water, and make nutrients available to plants. You'll understand chemistry like never before!You've undoubtedly heard of the Clean Air Act and ...
Future Fridays: Novel Science: The Making of A Working Theory of Love Science and art are often framed as opposites, if not enemies, but in this talk Bay Area author Scott Hutchins will discuss how Artificial Intelligence inspired, complicated, and deepened his breakout debut novel, A Working Theory of Love. Hutchins will read from his work, discuss chatbots, and delve into his ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
Searching for a second genesis of life in our Solar SystemThe search for a second genesis of life in our solar system is a prime goal of astrobiology. Where might we find it? Following the water, the plume of Enceladus, meters below the surface of Mars, the methane seas of Titan! They all may have life and if they do, ...
