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Two KIPAC Tea TalksTesting the CDM paradigm: constraining DM properties with CMB dataTo date, all evidence for Cold Dark Matter (CDM) is still purely gravitational and thus the CDM paradigm remains to be thoroughly tested. In calculations of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) anisotropies, CDM is usually modelled as pressureless perfect fluid. In ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Wonderfest: The Most Famous EquationAround the world, people recognize that E=mc^2 oozes cosmic insight. But what does this "most famous equation" really say? What are energy and mass? And what makes the speed of light, c, so important? [Hint: mass, moving at speed c, doesn't turn into energy!] Using little more than common experience ...
Where: Corte MaderaCost: Free
Stellar Property Statistics of Massive Halos: Common Kernel Shapes from Multiple Cosmological Hydrodynamics Simulations In the last decade, the astrophysical processes driving galaxy formation in a cosmological context at kpc scales have been incorporated, largely independently, into multiple codes developed by different simulation teams. Each simulation solves the complex evolution of baryon components (principally cold/warm/hot gas phases, metals, stars, and supermassive black holes) coupled ...
Tetrasubstituted cyclobutyl structures are precursors to, or core components of, many important bioactive molecules, including prospective drugs. Light-driven [2+2] cycloaddition is the most direct strategy for construction of these structures. [2+2] photocycloadditions that proceed through the triplet excited state can be triggered with visible light through excitation of a triplet ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Twisty fun in 2D materialsProf. Abhay Pasupathy of Columbia University will give the Applied Physics/Physics colloquium
Where: StanfordCost: Free
SF Green Film Festival: ICE ON FIRE by Leonardo DiCaprioProduced by Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio, George DiCaprio and Mathew Schmid and directed by Leila Conners, Ice on Fire is an eye-opening documentary that focuses on many never-before-seen solutions designed to slow down our escalating environmental crisis. The film goes beyond the current climate change narrative and offers hope that we can actually ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Nerd Nite Silicon Valley: Space Junk & Internet ResearchGrab a drink and see science fiction turned into science fact! Ever wonder about all the stuff that’s been launched into Earth’s orbit? Do you REALLY know how to “Google” something? You’ve got questions, our speakers have answers! Be there and be square!27,000 Kilometers Per Hour in the Wrong LaneSince ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
The Curious World of SeaweedMarine algae are the supreme eco-engineers of life: they oxygenate the oceans, create habitat for countless other organisms, and form the base of a food chain that keeps our planet unique in the universe as we know it. In this beautiful volume, Josie Iselin explores both the artistic and the ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Astronomy lecture: Taking snapshots of planets around other starsDr. Gaspard Duchene, Associate Researcher and Lecturer at UC Berkeley, will discuss the methods used to obtained the first images of planets around other stars. Dr. Duchene also will review the development of techniques and instruments over the past few years that have been used to perform large-scale surveys of ...
The nature and origin of dark matter are among the most compelling mysteries of contemporary science. There is strong evidence for dark matter from its role in shaping the galaxies and galaxy clusters that we observe in the universe. Still, for over three decades, physicists have been trying to detect ...