Coastal Walk at Pillar Point BluffJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful walk at Pillar Point Bluff just north of Half Moon Bay! You will be guided by POST ambassadors who will share details about the area’s interesting natural history, from the coastal scrub habitat to the Fitzgerald Marine Preserve which hosts tide pools ...
The functions of biomolecules are often based in their ability to convert between multiple conformations. Recent advances in deep learning for predicting and designing single structures of proteins mean that the next frontier lies in how well we can characterize, model, and predict protein dynamics. I will talk about two ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
A Royal Walk with the King Tide Along the EmbarcaderoJoin Exploratorium and Port of San Francisco staff on the San Francisco waterfront to observe, photograph, and discuss the king tides. “King tide†is a popular, non-scientific term used to describe exceptionally high tides.Come find out what causes the tides, why we have higher tides at this time of year, ...
As climate change impacts escalate, donors, international organizations, and state actors are implementing adaptation projects that seek to make landscapes and livelihoods more resilient. These projects typically last 5 years, at which time these actors withdraw, and local communities are left to sustain adaptation interventions. However, to date, few studies ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
After Dark: King TidesGive yourself the royal treatment at tonight’s After Dark. Learn about king tides - the non-scientific term for the highest tides of the year - with Exploratorium scientists and researchers. This season, two out of three king tides will take place on January 11 and 12. Are the king tides ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Measuring Our Chances: Risk Prediction in This World and its BettersStanford Data Science is pleased to host our Winter Distinguished Lecture on January 11th, 2024. Our speaker is Dr. Cynthia Dwork, the Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard University John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Affiliated Faculty at Harvard Law School.
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Fungi Fundamentals - Mushrooms of the Bay AreaThe unique ecosystem of the Bay Area's coastal redwoods provides an ideal setting for mushrooms to flourish. Join us for a cap-tivating online event as we explore and uncover more about the fungal landscape.In collaboration with the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History (SCMNH), we invite you to a special ...
A November 2023 episode of Science Friday, an NPR show beloved by many, including myself, included a short episode dedicated to the environmental problems caused by wild horses on the landscape of the western United States. In this episode, the host presented the view of Yvette Running Horse Collin rejecting ...
