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As humans, we spend much of our time going beyond the here and now. We dwell on the past, long for the future, and ponder how things could have turned out differently. The capacity to simulate counterfactual possibilities is an important feat of human cognition. Counterfactuals are critical for how ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Measuring and Modeling Turbulent Bottom Boundary Layers in EstuariesParameterizations of sediment erosion in coastal models typically assume a turbulent wave boundary layer with wave-induced currents that exceed the mean currents, which is typical for beaches exposed to swell waves in the open ocean. When the wave-driven currents are strong, the addition of waves to a mean current leads ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Foxes in Your NeighborhoodThis program is led by internationally known Bill Leikam - aka the Fox Guy, president and co-founder of the Urban Wildlife Research Project. Here is what Bill says about his program: "Do you sometimes see paw prints in mud or scat (poop) on the trails and assume that a dog ...
Radiation therapy has become one of the most effective and cost effective precision targeted cancer therapies. This colloquium will review the evolution of radiotherapy in recent years, and highlight future directions in its continued evolution towards more effective cure of cancer.Speaker: Billy Loo Jr, Professor of Radiation OncologyAttend in person ...
Kabir Peay completed a master’s degree at the Yale School of Forestry and Environment Science (F&ES) in 2003 and obtained my PhD in 2008 from UC Berkeley’s Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) in Matteo Garbelotto's lab. Kabir did his postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley in the Dept. ...
The Inflation Reduction Act created a diverse set of funding, financing, and tax incentives to promote investment in clean energy and manufacturing that the Biden-Harris administration is now implementing. That work follows a four-year period of intense legislative activity in the 116th and 117th Congresses as well as the much ...