Weekday Morning Hike at Rancho Cañada del OroJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for an excursion where you’ll explore the Mayfair Ranch - Longwall Canyon trails of Rancho Cañada del Oro! You will be guided by POST Ambassadors who will share with you the history of the preserve, the region, and the importance of conservation in the area. The ...
In Search for the Next Magic StoneMaterials demarcate periods of human civilization. The current period can be argued as defined by silicon, the magic stone that transformed the way we live. From the vantage point of the McCullough building on campus, I will discuss how the simplest implementation of the quantum theory of solid contributed to ...
Intrigued by the intersections of engineering education, mental health, and social justice, Brooke Coley's primary research focuses on virtual reality as a tool for developing empathetic and inclusive mindsets. Coley is an assistant professor in engineering at the Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Two Talks: Popping the Science Bubble - LivestreamRepresentation in Research: Who we study and why it mattersScience is an important tool we use to answer questions about who we are, the world we live in, and how to improve upon both. Like everything else, science is affected by issues of diversity and equity. These issues affect who ...
Where: Cost: Free
“Doors Open†Go Behind-the-Scenes at the Physical ArchiveIn anticipation of launching Democracy’s Library on October 19th we are excited to offer a behind-the-scenes tour of our physical collections of books, music, film, and video in Richmond, California.With this special insider event we are opening the doors to an often unseen place. See the lifecycle of physical books ...
The James Webb Space Telescope is a game changer in Astronomy. However the influence that this momentous telescope has varies on each subfield. One area of science that JWST is particularly impactful for is substellar Astrophysics or the study of objects that do not have stable Hydrogen burning. Often called ...
The globalization of intellectual property in the 1980s has coincided with some of the deadliest pandemics, epidemics and outbreaks, from HIV, hepatitis C, SARS, and recently COVID -19. Tahir Amin will take us through his and his organization’s journey over two decades fighting the ever growing intellectual property systems being ...
 John Muir Laws will lead a Zoom workshop to help you draw and paint mushrooms in the field or studio.Learn how to:Abstract the shape of a mushroom to help you visualize it from any angle and translate these to sketches and drawingsWhat views are the most useful for later identification? ...
