In the Monterey Bay region, a place celebrated for its deep history and culture of commercial fishing, the fishing industry is struggling to survive. Fluctuations in the health of fish stocks, complicated and expensive regulations, weakened infrastructure, and competition with foreign imports have taken a toll on the local fishing ...
'Climate change effects on thermal tolerance plasticity in the eelgrass sea hare, Phyllaplysia taylori'Speaker: Richelle Tanner, Graduate Student, San Francisco State Univ.Editor's Note: The original lecture schedule for today, "Examining the Natural and Anthropogenic Drivers Affecting Host-Parasite Interactions in Marine Systems" by Dr. Katrina Lohan, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, has been replaced with this one.
Where: TiburonCost: Free
Better Imaging through ChemistryBiological specimens offer very little in the way of intrinsic contrast that reveals their inner workings in a microscope. Therefore, for hundreds of years chemists have come to the rescue by developing contrast agents that highlight specific features of interest, even down to the molecular level. This is no truer ...
Globally, energy systems are experiencing rapid changes and the landscape of energy no longer favors coal. In 2013, the World Bank pledged to stop loaning money for new coal energy projects, unless no financially feasible alternatives exist. However, in Kosovo a proposed coal-fired power plant has been under discussion for ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The HayWired earthquake scenarioSince 2003, the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory has been hosting a public lecture series in honor of Professor Andrew Lawson on earthquakes and earthquake science. This year the lecture will be a panel discussion with the lead authors of the HayWired scenario. The audience will learn about the likely impacts from ...
Join us to celebrate the release of the Nature in the City map, third edition.In recent years, our understanding of how nature weaves itself into the urban fabric has evolved, enabling us to create a clearer representation of our city. This event officially launches the third edition of the Nature ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free, RSVP required
Using Natural Language Processing & Machine Learning to improve customer care at UberCOTA stands for Customer Obsession Ticket Assistant, a tool that uses machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) techniques to help agents deliver better customer support. Leveraging our Michelangelo machine learning-as-a-service platform on top of our customer support platform, COTA enables quick and efficient issue resolution for more than 90 ...
Where: Cost: Free
Hazards and Rewards of Near-Earth AsteroidsNear-Earth asteroids are a population of small bodies whose orbits around the Sun cross or come near our planet’s orbit.  They turn out to be unusual physical environments: rubble piles, with shapes and spins determined by effects like the pressure of the Sun’s radiation.  Near-Earth asteroids are also accessible targets ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
Nerd Nite SF #95: Parallel Worlds, Elderly Sex, Psychometrics!“It Came from a Parallel World!â€In 1957, the drunken prankster physicist Hugh Everett found good evidence for parallel universes buried in the mathematics of quantum physics. Learn the real science behind this bizarre idea - and the real history of how Everett’s idea was developed in the 1950s, almost immediately ...
