In The Climate Chronicles, a podcast with 42 episodes across eight seasons, Professor Dagomar Degroot of Georgetown University "takes you on a journey through 50 million years of climate change." He delves into how climate change has shaped civilizations - from the earliest hominid ancestors to the present era of rapid ...
Computer vision has made remarkable advances through data-driven learning of image-text associations. Large-scale vision and language models like CLIP, SAM, and ChatGPT can generate compelling descriptions of images. However, these models, trained with scripted data and limited grounding, often struggle to provide detailed visual evidence and to generalize across a ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Science on Tap: Raptor ConservationCome to the Museum for a special night of conservation discussions all about raptor birds with experts in the field! Learn about the biology of these popular birds of prey, the ways in which humans impact them, and the work that’s being done to save them. From avoiding lead bullets, ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: $25 General, $10 Members, Students free
After Dark: Aha(ha)Humor can bond us and open us to new experiences. This Thursday night, come celebrate phenomena that will make you laugh - and then think. Learn about research and discoveries that are silly or unusual, and perceptual illusions that will blow your mind. Find out the essential role of laughter ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95 General, free for members
AI Regulation Essentials : how to develop a cohesive global strategyJoin us for an insightful panel on the EU and US AI regulations, where we will explore the similarities and differences between the AI regulatory approaches and how to develop a uniform strategy.This in-person discussion will feature experts from both European and American perspectives, diving into the legal implications of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
NightLife: IntersectionsJoin us for our second annual celebration of global connection through music, fashion, and dance in the Bay Area.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
The Energy Transition ChallengeThe energy transition is a monumental task, still in its early stages, with only about 10 percent of the necessary low-emissions technologies deployed to meet 2050 targets, according to the McKinsey Global Institute.As the world strives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions while meeting growing global energy demand, significant challenges lie ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Revealing the Secrets of Transistors using Supercomputers For a decade, SLAC has been using its X-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source, to explore the properties of matter at the atomic level. One example, which is the subject of my own research, is the measurement of atomic defects in semiconductors that can be used in transistors. At ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Long Now: 'Abundance'Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's forthcoming book Abundance is a once-in-a-generation, paradigm-shifting call to rethink big, entrenched problems that seem mired in systemic scarcity: from climate change to housing, education to healthcare. This evening's program will delve deeper into the abundance agenda within the context of the next and last ...
