From Warning to Navigation - 20 Years Past and Future - LivestreamThose of us who care about the fate of younger generations and the more-than-human world know that the warnings of the last few decades have largely fallen on deaf ears. Post Carbon Institute turns 20 this year, a milestone that has prompted us to reflect on what’s transpired since our ...
The progressive adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced communication technologies within railway control and automation gave rise to a huge potential in terms of optimization, learning and adaptation, due to the so-called “self-x†capabilities. However, it has also raised several dependability concerns due to the lack of measurable trust ...
The Proof Is in the Water: Touring the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center - SOLD OUTAs its climate changes, Northern California will likely experience more frequent and extreme droughts, punctuated by very wet years. More severe droughts could - but don’t have to - limit the region’s prosperity. Water recycling can stretch our region’s supply and allow for agricultural and industrial uses. A further step ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Popping the Science BubbleEvery month, learn about cutting-edge research happening at UC Berkeley, directly from the scientists themselves. Context in the brain: how the brain enables context-dependent decisionsSpeaker: Thomas Elston, Helen Wills Neuroscience InstituteShedding Light on the Mysteries of Radioactivity: From Discovery to Modern Medical ApplicationsSpeaker: Alexia Cosby, Lawrence Berkeley National LabAttend in person ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Latest Developments in Alzheimer's and the AAPI, LGBTQIA+ CommunitiesAlzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. It begins with mild memory loss and progresses to more severe effects, in some cases leading to the loss of the ability to carry on a conversation or respond to the surrounding environment. According to the CDC, in 2020, 5.8 million ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Digital Dilemmas Salon: Digital Technologies in Armed ConflictsJoin us for the first event in the ‘Digital Dilemmas Salon Series’, focusing on generating insights and actions about how technology could be designed to better serve the needs of vulnerable people living in armed conflict.The acceleration of the global digital transformation is profoundly affecting society, business, and governance. This ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Tech X The Future of News ForumTechnology has revolutionized access to information, enabling news to spread instantly around the world, and to reflect and represent diversity. And yet together with this promise, comes risk, when disinformation goes viral. Amid these changes in the digital era, we have a unique opportunity to help shape the future of ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
Nerd Nite SF #133: Kinky Critters, Sexy Video Games, & Nerdy Law! - SOLD OUTKinky Critters: The Wild, Bizarre and Sordid sex lives of animals by Guido Nuñez- MujicaOver the span of 3.7 billion years, life has adapted to many situations, and that has changed the way animals reproduce. Traditional expectations of male-female couplings solely for reproduction are very far from reality for many species, as ...
 The past few decades of astronomical discovery have been breathtaking: thirty years of awe-inspiring images from two Space Telescopes (Hubble & Webb), thousands of planets found circling nearby stars, mind-bending and spacetime-bending gravity waves and, quite recently, a stunning image of the black hole at the center of the Milky ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Astronomy on Tap Tucson #88: New Worlds + Black Holes - LivestreamStrange New Worlds Through the Eyes of JWST - Sarah Moran&Giant Black Holes and How We Study Them - Haowen ZhangOn tap this month, we have Dr. Sarah Moran from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory telling us all about the JWST view of planets (both inside and outside of our ...
