There is an increasing interest in applying methods based on Machine Learning Techniques (MLT) to problems in aviation operations. The current interest is based on developments in Cloud Computing, the availability of open software and the success of MLT in automation, consumer behavior and finance involving large database. Historically aviation ...
The internet has been hailed as a leveling force that is reshaping activism. From the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, digital activism seemed cheap, fast, and open to all. Now this celebratory narrative finds itself competing with an increasingly sinister story as platforms ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Alma Project: Cultivating cultural capitals in STEM through reflective journalingReflective journaling has been shown to promote positive, meaningful learning experiences.At San Francisco State University, the AlmaProject was created to support connections to the life experiences of STEM students through reflective journaling. Pulling from frameworks in Ethnic Studies and social psychology, the Alma Project aims to make learning STEM inclusive ...
Me vs. We: What Matters Most for Climate Action?Where does change begin? Addressing the climate challenge requires incremental and transformational change on both personal and systemic levels. That means altering our personal habits as citizens, consumers, employees and parents.At the same time, society needs to fundamentally modernize the food, transportation, building and energy systems. That mind-blowing amount of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Tectonic Setting and Structural Analysis of Mt. Diablo and VicinityIt has long been recognized that many of the geologic features exposed in the eastern Coast Ranges of the San Francisco Bay Area are due to a component of Pacific-plate-boundary contraction. This study uses regional cross sections, constrained by surface geology, petroleum wells, and map analysis, to infer the geometry ...
Where: OrindaCost: $5 General, $1 Students & Teachers
Mind, Matter, and the Search for MeaningWorld-renowned physicist Brian Greene offers a captivating exploration of the cosmos and our ongoing quest to understand it.Greene takes us on a journey across time - from our most refined understanding of the universe’s beginning to the closest science can take us to the very end. He also explains the ...
