COP30 Debrief: Reflecting on Belém and the road ahead - LivestreamThe United States has formally withdrawn from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations process for countries to negotiate an agreement on how to address climate change. What happens now? Stanford’s delegates to the last major UNFCCC conference of parties (COP30) in Belém, will reflect on that ...
In this talk, Kyle Johnson will present battery-free autonomous microrobots that can fly in the wind or drive independently on the ground using microwatts of energy harvested from light or radio waves. These mobile sensing platforms are expected to have transformative impact in applications ranging from agricultural monitoring and infrastructure ...
Will artificial intelligence replace human workers, or will it empower them? Tech leaders and economists have long warned that AI is fundamentally a "labor-replacing tool" destined to automate away millions of jobs. But this outcome is not inevitable - it reflects specific design choices, not technological fate.This presentation challenges the ...
Cosmic - ray muon tomography provides a passive, high - penetration imaging modality capable of resolving subsurface density distributions at depth and in complex geological environments. Muons - secondary particles generated by cosmic - ray interactions in the upper atmosphere - propagate along near - straight trajectories and lose energy ...
Research security, as defined by the US government, refers to “safeguarding the research enterprise against the misappropriation of research and development to the detriment of national or economic security, related violations of research integrity and foreign government interference.” Countries around the world, and especially in the G7, have adopted policies ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Stretching the limits of surface reactivity: mechanochemistry and topological catalysisFor the past century and more, physical chemists and chemical physicists have sought to understand chemical reactivity in terms of underlying physical processes. This fruitful connection has led to great breakthroughs in conceptual understanding and practical application for fostering and controlling chemical reactions. Here, we examine how the physical principles ...
Join renowned neuroscientist Dr. Adam Gazzaley as he discusses the leading edge of brain science.What happens when neuroscience meets next-generation technology? In this dynamic talk, Dr. Adam Gazzaley discusses how modern technologies are reshaping the way we understand and improve cognition. From clinical-grade video games to neurostimulation and AI-driven diagnostics, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General in person, $9 online
Civilizational OptioneeringIndy Johar is co-founder of Dark Matter Labs and of the RIBA award winning architecture and urban practice Architecture00. He is also a founding director of Open Systems Lab, seeded WikiHouse (open source housing) and Open Desk (open source furniture company). Indy is a non-executive international Director of the BloxHub, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: TBA
Fungi Fundamentals Part III: The Wood Wide Web - LivestreamJoin POST in this 90-minute live, interactive event that will take you beneath the forest floor to understand how fungi connect plants.Have you heard that trees can “talk” to each other through underground fungal networks? It’s one of the most captivating ideas in forest ecology.Back by popular demand after Parts ...
One of the great mysteries of science is how the brain creates conscious experience. Even though neuroanatomy and neuron-control are well understood, and modern tools have revealed many neural circuits, the neuroanatomic center of consciousness remains elusive. We aren’t even really sure how to measure consciousness! If we could build ...
