Tiny Bubbles in the Mine: Dark Matter Detection via Bubble ChamberBubble chambers play a unique role in the hunt for dark matter, with both backgrounds and sensitivity that are complementary to the rest of the WIMP direct detection field. This complementarity is critical to maximize the community's chances for a dark matter discovery and will be the key to understanding ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Minitel: The Web before the WebA decade before the web began taking the rest of us online, France was fully connected. By 1984 six million citizens were reading newspapers, sending emails, buying train tickets, paying taxes and engaging in scandalous chat on the Minitel system. That usage grew to over half of the country's population ...
Speaker: Michael Sanie, Vice President of Marketing, Verification Group, Synopsys Inc.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Robust Decision Making under Subsurface Uncertainty in Upstream Oil and Gas BusinessSubsurface uncertainty makes prediction of field performance for development and depletion planning purposes very challenging. The full characterization of subsurface uncertainty and its impact on reservoir performance predictions is essential to robust decision making in the Upstream. This is especially true for large projects in complex geologic settings. However, despite ...
All the mathematical problem solving techniques I had learned when I graduated university with a math degree in 1968 became obsolete in the course of my career. Digital tools available for free in the Cloud now do everything much faster, more accurately, and on far larger datasets, than a human ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Solar Energy Project: Kenyan Youth Innovation CentersDespite the high potential for solar power generation in Kenya, more than 84 percent of Kenyans in rural communities have no access to grid electricity. A pilot project in Limuru, Kenya, is teaching young people the skills they need to build a solar-LED light system with scrap components, soldering wire ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, Free for Students
50 Years of Computer Architecture: From Mainframe CPUs to DNN TPUs and Open RISC-VThis talk reviews a half-century of computer architecture: We start with the IBM System 360, which in 1964 introduced the concept of “binary compatibilityâ€. Next, came the idea of the “dominant microprocessor architectureâ€, for which the early candidate was the Intel 432 which was shortly replaced by the emergency introduction ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $10 advance, $15 at door
Brain & Body NightLifeJoin NightLife for an on-going event series that explores the brain and body with mind-expanding talks, cutting edge demos, and yoga sessions around the museum hosted by Yoga Tree, Yoga Works and Outdoor Yoga SF.Mind-Bending Talks (African Hall)7:00pm: Kick off a night of cutting edge health science talks with Dr. Hootie Warren as ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
A Golden Gate Audubon trip to Cuba, a side trip to Hispaniola, and an earlier tour to Trinidad and Tobago provide us with an overview of Caribbean avifauna. Several endemic families are found here, and some species are quite endangered. The islands were recently hit by hurricanes Irma and Maria, ...
Join us for an exclusive preview screening from National Geographic's new series One Strange Rock. From award-winning filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and hosted by Will Smith, One Strange Rock is a mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth. Filmed across 45 countries, 6 continents, and in outer space ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $17.95 adv, $19.95 door, free with A.D. membership
Wonderfest: Brain and Body Inquiry at 'Nightlife'Putting potent science into NightLifeat the California Academy of Sciences, Wonderfest presents two scientists with deep insights into the brain-body connection:At 7:45pm, Dr. Gregory Tranah presents "I Got Rhythm!" - How circadian rhythms coordinate the brain and body to impact human health and aging. Dr. Tranah is Senior Scientist at ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free for Nightlife attendees
Fused to iron in Earth’s core and in fallen meteorites, corrosion-resistant nickel finds its strength in numbers of alloys, from stainless steel to the shape-memory alloy nitinol, which, bent, returns to its original shape when heated.Explore the versatility of this transition metal with host Ron Hipschman and Exploratorium Building Operations ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with After Dark Admission
