Development of marine sensing and sampling systems is fundamentally limited and challenged by the ocean environment, from the physics of light attenuation to the vagaries of long-range acoustic propagation to the fact that salt water is corrosive. This presentation focuses on a series of projects lowering barriers to ubiquitous marine ...
Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods are revolutionizing the way we monitor biodiversity in California. However, the adoption of eDNA methods for informing environmental management decision-making has been slowed by a lack of standardization among researchers and poor communication with user communities. To help expediate the transition from research to implementation, we ...
Deirdre Hanford (Berkeley MSEE 1985) will discuss the need for cross-industry and academia collaboration and innovation at all levels of chip development - from design to manufacturing - and how she is leading this effort in her new role as the founding CEO of Natcast, the purpose-built, non-profit entity designated ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
A Conversation with Tom Steyer on Climate Progress in 2025Tom is the founder and co-executive chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions, a climate-focused global investment firm. Central to the firm’s thesis is the belief of an absolute, unequivocal need to win in the marketplace with clean products and services that are cheaper, faster, and better. He is also a New ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Astronomy on Tap San Antonio #54: Jupiter and Space Volcanoes - LivestreamDr. Zachary Ulibarri presents “A Song of Ice and Dust: (or why we’re sending a $40 million flying trash can to Jupiter)”Dr. Alan Whittington presents “Space Volcanoes”The event will be streamed live or afterwards on facebook and YouTube
Where: Cost: Free
The Move Toward AGI: Why Large Language Models Surprised Almost Everyone, and What’s Coming NextThe advent of large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT changed forever the public perception of artificial intelligence. Our panel of experts will discuss why LLMs proved to be so surprising, even to researchers in the field, and why the explosion of increasingly powerful models has inevitably led to whispers ...
Join us for a richly informative exploration of the central role of muscle in human life and health. Michael Joseph Gross, author of the new book Stronger, will share his urgent call for each of us to recognize muscle as “the vital, inextricable and effective partner of the soul.”Gross draws ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22 General in person, $10 online
