The impacts of hybridization: from molecular mechanism to evolution in natureHybridization, or the exchange of genes between different species, is much more common than previously recognized. In the past decade, the genome sequencing revolution has allowed us to peer into the evolutionary histories of myriad species. This has led to the realization that many if not most plant and animal ...
Our cities are changing profoundly, experiencing increasing urbanization and more frequent extreme weather events. To understand how these drivers impact our cities, we need precise tools to measure and track urban change over time. However, existing census and survey data have constraints in spatial and temporal granularity, failing to capture real-time physical ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
SETI Live: Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) - LivestreamNASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere, or PUNCH mission, is a constellation of four small satellites in low Earth orbit that will make global, 3D observations of the Sun’s corona to better understand how the mass and energy there become the solar wind that fills the solar system. ...
Where: Cost: Free
AI Governance at a Turning Point: New Realities Post AI Action SummitAI governance is at a turning point. The Paris AI Action Summit (Feb 10??"11) marked a shift from AI safety to societal harms like environmental impact??"while also moving toward a pro-innovation, deregulatory agenda. Rising geopolitical tensions, fueled by China’s DeepSeek model and the AI arms race, led to the US ...
The increasing capability of Large Language Models (LLMs) makes them appealing for adoption in labor-intensive human tasks. For example, significant efforts have recently focused on developing agents -- systems that map observations and instructions to executable actions -- and their benchmarks in real-world tasks like web navigation. In this talk, ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Clear Thinking About Climate | Bill Nye - LivestreamSkeptical Inquirer was honored to have Bill Nye as the guest editor of its January/February issue, in which he called climate change and critical thinking “the two most serious problems facing us.” Nye has spent his award-winning, decades-long career working to address both of them - and has plenty of ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightLife: Hot Dino NightsStep into a colossal party millions of years in the making that will awaken your dino-loving inner child. We’re celebrating the launch of our latest exhibit Dino Days with a nod to the most popular dinosaur movie of all time.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
After Dark: Play of LightImmerse yourself in the world of moving images, cinema arts, and optical illusions.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95, free for Members
Take a visual journey into the diverse and lush natural world of Greece. Ancient forests, traditional land-based living still exists, providing a rich culture weaved within nature itself. Connections to fungi are ever-present and they’re only gaining attention. Take a look into the relationships the locals have with certain species ...
