Oceanic biological ecosystem variability is often linked to changes in sea surface temperature (SST) but SST is a reflection of dynamic processes which influence the stability of the water column, nutrient input, entrainment, and advection. Coherent and significant North Pacific spatio-temporal SST and sea level pressure (SLP) patterns at seasonal ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Pigeons, Geese, and GullsWhy do we see so many pigeons, geese, and gulls around Lake Merritt? Come learn about the lives of these city-dwelling birds.
Vulnerability of the Tropics to Future Changes in Drought and FireFire is an essential earth system process, influencing ecosystem structure, nutrient cycling, atmospheric composition, and human health. Over the past 20 years with advances in satellite remote sensing, it has become possible to investigate patterns of variability and decadal trends in fire activity at a global scale. In my talk, ...
Until the 1970’s the National Security Agency had unquestioned control of cryptologic research within the United States. That changed as the computer communications revolution began to take form, leading a group of Stanford researchers to publish papers that caused grave anxiety within the Agency. This talk explores the history of ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Localizing the Epileptic Seizure Onset Zone via Directed Information GraphsEpilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders affecting about 1% of the world population. While in most cases treating epilepsy with antiepileptic drugs (AED) is successful, about a third of the patients cannot be adequately treated with AEDs. The main treatment for such patients is a surgical procedure ...
If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the flim-flam man, join us, your friends. We are a group who informally discuss the latest in science or pseudoscience over good eats & ale. HOW:  Presented free by the Bay Area Skeptics.WHY:  Because science is fascinating!       ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free- Pub is open for business
Can UC Davis do for the coffee industry what it’s done for the wine industry?Ristenpart is head of the Coffee Center, the first multidisciplinary university research center in the world devoted to post-harvest studies of coffee and designed to generate unparalleled teaching, research and collaborative opportunities for students, scientists and ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $25 General, $18 Member
Weed, The Moke River and Your WaterThe vast majority of water in East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) comes from the Mokelumne River Watershed located 150 miles directly east of the Bay Area in the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. Most people that use the water have little contact with where their water comes from ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Trust, Truth, and Technology: How Media Are Shaping the Way We Trust One AnotherTrust -that foundational belief in another’s truth and reliability - has been the essential glue of human communities since time immemorial, and continues to be what holds us together in our daily social interactions. Until recently, communities were small enough that trust was built up face-to-face and through shared social ...
