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Developing and deploying robots is hard, and harder still when the robots are sent to far-off places where they cannot be easily helped or serviced. Open Robotics aims to ease that difficulty through the use of high-quality open-source software for robot programming, simulation, and testing. In this seminar, Brian Gerkey ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Sustainability Science at ScaleAlmost two decades ago, “Sustainability Science” was born as a new field of research defined by the “types of problems it addresses rather than by the disciplines it employs” and "serves the need for advancing both knowledge and action by creating a dynamic bridge between the two". Building bridges among ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Three graduate school presentations at the Rosenberg InstituteRosenberg Institute Seminar SeriesEpifaunal Community Recovery in San Francisco Estuary Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Beds Following a Low Salinity PeriodSpeaker: Geana AyalaComparison of Respiration and Metabolic Rates of Microhabitats and Cryptic Species of Leptasterias spp.Speaker: Gabrielle RupertThe invasive ribbed mussel's impacts on the infaunal invertebrate community in Gallinas Creek, San Pablo ...
It Takes a Pride: A Coalition of Conservationists Save Lions In just 25 years, we have lost half of Africa’s lions through poaching, human-lion conflict, and habitat loss. In beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park in Uganda, lions also face targeted poisoning, a crisis that can only be met when people work together.Oakland Zoo has partnered with the Lion Recovery Fund to ...
Where: OaklandCost: $10 - $30
Charon, Pluto’s Companion: What We’re Learning from New HorizonsPluto’s large moon Charon turned out to be far more interesting than astronomers expected. Pluto was the star of the New Horizons show, but the features on Charon’s surface tell a fascinating tale of how icy worlds could form far from the gravitational influences of the giant planets. There is ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
Finding Inner Peace and Calm through MeditationMay is National Meditation Month! Come learn about the journey of finding lasting peace, happiness and a greater sense of well-being through meditation, as well as hearing about the way meditation enhances brain function. Stanford University professor Dr. Manish Saggar will share a simple meditation technique, explained and practiced during ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #108: Lyme, Mimes, and Peopling of the New World!An anthropological archaeologist, a disease ecologist, and a mime walk into a bar, and after a few drinks - wait, sorry, we’ve definitely done this joke before, and the mime does NOT like to talk about it. Ba-dum-bump tss! But seriously, folks, you really need to walk into the Rickshaw ...