Federal Funding Impacts for Sustainability & ResilienceFederal rollbacks are reshaping the future of sustainability and resilience. From cancellations of major FEMA hazard resilience grant programs, to repeals of climate provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act, to new tariffs driving up the cost of clean energy, the federal government is pulling back just as the need to ...
Internal wave solitons with amplitudes as large as 150 m propagate westward across the South China Sea, eventually interacting with the continental slope near Dongsha Atoll. Here, we present some of the first coherent observations of these waves from deep water (>500 m), through their shoaling transformation all the way ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
SETI Live: This Microbe Breathes Two Ways! - LivestreamJoin host Beth Johnson on SETI Live as she talks with Dr. Eric Boyd from the University of Montana about a groundbreaking discovery: microbes that can breathe in two ways at once! These extraordinary bacteria simultaneously perform both aerobic (oxygen-based) and anaerobic (sulfur-based) respiration, challenging everything we thought we knew about cellular life.Discover how this incredible metabolic flexibility ...
With the advent of cloud computing and now generative AI, demand for datacenters has never been more robust. This has led to unique challenges with interconnection to the electric grid, with most utilities unable to satisfy interconnection requests in a reasonable (~ 2 years) timeframe. This talk focuses on mitigation ...
Power, Control Technologies, and Sovereignty in the AI AgeBig Tech companies aren’t just large corporations. They’re political actors and economic planners. And their deep pockets and control over social media and personal data only partially explain their dominance, argues economist Cecilia Rikap, University College London.Rikap’s talk at BESI will show how big tech’s real power lies in its ...
Ghost stories and monster sightings have long been an important way for humans to deal with their fears of the unknown. Often these tales come from situations where folklore stepped in to explain science that people didn’t understand yet. Nowhere did this play out quite as spectacularly as in eighteenth ...
Where: Cost: Free
Fright NightLifeTricks, treats, and thrills all night long - summon your crew for our annual after-dark haunt featuring performances by Oaklash. Costumes are highly recommended and welcomed.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
After Dark: CreepatoriumJoin us at Pier 15 for an unforgettable evening of thrills and chills! Traverse through a specially decorated Tactile Dome. Soak in spooky vibes with live jazz from John Brothers Piano Company, touch a carnivorous plant, and dress to impress for our costume contest. Don’t forget to uncover the creepy ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95 General, free for members
