Cryptic cycles and power laws in the anaerobic seabed bioreactorThe Geomicrobiology Research Group studies microbial processes that drive sulfur and carbon cycling in marine sediments, from the sediment surface to hundreds of meters subsurface. Based on recent results and data analyses I will discuss how a power law relation between organic matter degradation and sediment age controls sulfate reduction ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
50 Years of Transforming Lives: The History and Future of Heart Transplant at StanfordIn 1968, the very concept of transplanting a beating heart from one human to another seemed like science fiction. A visionary Stanford cardiothoracic surgeon named Dr. Norman E. Shumway set about to change that; and in the process created the standard by which nearly 2,000 life-saving surgeries are performed annually ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free - Registration required
What Is Climate Smart Agriculture?Like energy and transportation (which get most of the attention), agriculture is key to our climate future. As a sector, agriculture contributes to greenhouse gas emissions but is also buffeted by the changes caused by global warming. At the same time, farmers are in a position to help sequester carbon ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Free for members
Long Term Trends in Baleen Whale Observations Near the Farallon IslandsSpeaker: Kaytlin Ingman, Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental StudiesEvaluating the influence of vessel noise on the underwater soundscape of San Francisco BaySpeaker: Samantha Cope, Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
MicrobiaWhile researching her book about mushrooms, Eugenia Bone became fascinated with the huge impact microbes have on every aspect of life. But as she began reading scholarly works in an attempt to grasp the microbiology, she quickly realized she couldn't do it alone.That's why she went back to school in ...
The Ice Age in CaliforniaThe megafauna that roamed California during the Ice Age were weird and wonderful. Evidence from the Diablo Range show an evolving landscape. Learn how to identify bones fragments and more.
Overview: Earth and Civilization in the MacroscopeCivilization is both astonishing and astonishingly various when viewed from slightly above. Not so far above as to be lost in planetary context, but just high enough to see a fascinating thing whole, entire, intensely peculiar and informative. The glory is in the high-resolution details, in the perpetually surprising god’s-eye ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free for Members, see website for general
