Cosmic Extremes: Time-Domain Astrophysics in a Multi-Messenger WorldTime-domain astrophysics provides a unique opportunity to study the most extreme physical processes in the Universe, including the deaths of massive stars, the destruction and creation of compact objects like neutron stars and black holes, and the tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes. I will discuss my recent ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Social-Emotional Skills in the Digital AgeOECD published the latest PISA results in December. Besides the students’ academic performance, also well-being results were gathered, and they showed concerning development. Only two-thirds of students were satisfied with their lives, a share that shrank with almost five points from 2015 to 2018. Almost a quarter of students reported ...
Marisa Elena Duarte (Pascua Yaqui/Chicana) is an Assistant Professor of justice and social inquiry in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University. Her research focuses on Native American and Indigenous peoples approaches to information and communication technologies, specifically for the purpose of advancing sovereignty and resisting colonialism. Her ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Policies to Respond to the Next Influenza PandemicThe 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in an estimated 50 million deaths worldwide, with three subsequent influenza pandemics of variable severity in the past century, most recently in 2009. Influenza pandemics typically result in many hospitalizations and deaths worldwide, with enormous public health, economic, and societal impact. The threat of the ...
Radioactivity: With Ron Hipschman 7:30 and 9:00 p.m. What's going on inside the nucleus of an atom? Why does it spit out radiation? Did you know that you are exposed to radioactivity every day? Get the facts about this ubiquitous, somewhat controversial topic.Â
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95, 14.95 explO members, AD & Donors free
CRISPR Genome Editing: Emerging Technologies and ApplicationsThe impact of genome editing on technology, science and entrepreneurship is profound and promises to alter the way we address medical and agricultural problems.At this event, designed for a general audience and anyone interested in biotechnology and life sciences, our speakers will discuss the biology of CRISPR and emerging applications ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Dynamic Talks: Voice Platforms, Conversational Commerce, and NLUFlower Genie: how to build cool and useful Alexa-enabled e-commerce applications using Dialog FlowIn this talk, we describe how to build conversational e-commerce applications for the growing market of voice-powered AI devices using Dialog Flow. This talk demonstrates the capabilities of "Flower Genie," a teaching-oriented chatbot that can recommend a ...
New year can-do: Let NightLife help you be a better you with a night of how-to, hands-on demos, and workshops. Go home armed with both useful crafts and new skills for “adulting.â€Ripped jacket? Instructors from WorkshopSF will be on-hand to show you how to repair your clothing artfully with sashiko ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us About Digital TechnologyWhen we talk about technology we always talk about tomorrow and the future -- which makes it hard to figure out how to even get there. With engaging, sparkling prose, public interest lawyer and digital specialist Lizzie O'Shea argues that we need to stop looking forward and start looking backwards. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Free for members
Dr. Matthew Tiscareno (SETI) studies how things move (dynamics) in the solar system. In many cases, he applies dynamical methods to Saturn’s rings and other planetary ring systems. He is a Participating Scientist and an Imaging Team Associate for the Cassini spacecraft, which has been orbiting Saturn since 2004. ...
What makes us who we are? What combination of memory, history, biology, experience and that ineffable thing called the soul defines us?In 2016, celebrated writer and memoirist Dani Shapiro took a genetic test on a whim, believing that she knew her history well - the daughter of Orthodox Ashkenazi Jews, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 General, $27 Members
Immortality Inc: The Quest to Live ForeverCan we live forever? Science journalist, Chip Walter reveals the ground-breaking research and visionaries who are trying to answer that very question.Find out more from Walter and leading rejuvenation, stem cell research and genetic experts who are redefining our understanding of life, aging and mortality.Speakers: Aubrey de Gray, SENS Research ...
