No, Seriously, What is a Monad?Functional programming has experienced a surge in mainstream software development in recent years. I will cover the basics of functional programming, emergence of the new mixed functional/imperative paradigm and answer the burning question, just what the heck is a monad anyway?Speaker: Jason Shankel, FableLabs
Teacher Workshop: EarthquakesLooking on how earth science can be integrated within the NGSS integrated approach to middle school science. This session will look at Earthquakes in California and impact on population. We will learn about Plate Tectonics and how our area evolved. We will take a walk the trace of the Hayward ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Human-Centered Designed Robots are All Around Us Robots are no longer only in outer space, in factory cages, or in our imaginations. We interact with robotic agents when withdrawing cash from ATMs, driving cars with anti-lock brakes, and tuning our thermostats. In the moment of those interactions with robotic agents, we behave in ways that do not ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Sharktoberfest NightlifeIt’s that time of year againâ€"when toothy sharks and thirsty humans unite for a salute to brews with an aquatic twist.In the East Garden, sip your way through a pop-up beer garden with libations on tap from dozens of local breweries, including Ale Industries, Almanac Beer Co., Anchor Steam, Black ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Deep Learning, image and object recognition are core elements to intelligent video visual analysis. Understanding context within and classification creates a strong use case for video deep learning. Digital video is exploding, however there are few leveraging the wealth of data and how to harness visual analysis. A true reinforced ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Geektoberfest at The TechThe Tech Museum of Innovation proudly presents Geektoberfest 2016! At Geektoberfest, in partnership with BioCurious, we’ll dive into the biology of beer, with tastings from local and regional craft breweries in a commemorative glass beaker you get to keep. We’ll also have demos and talks from expert brewers. And don’t ...
For nearly all of human existence on the sea, our understanding of whales has been limited to what we can observe at the surface. For fully aquatic animals such as these, however, time spent on the surface is really a tiny fraction of the life cycle of these largest predators ...
 Join us for a special showing of the NOVA film "In the Path of a Killer Volcano".This 60 min. film follows USGS scientists as they work with local agencies to monitor the restless volcano and forecast its eruption.USGS Geologist John Ewert, featured in the film, will introduce it and be ...
