In this presentation, several chemical and biocatalytic syntheses of amino acid-derived natural products will be discussed. Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are a growing class of natural products, many of which possess antimicrobial activity. Sactipeptides are one subclass of RiPPs that are defined by thioaminoketal functional groups. In ...
As AI products rapidly integrate into the lives of kids and teens, from educational tools to companion chatbots, the technology industry faces fundamental questions about how to design and deploy these systems responsibly. Drawing on three years of risk assessments conducted by the nonprofit Common Sense Media across major AI ...
Quantum spin liquids represent new states of matter that are characterized by long-range quantum entanglement. Unlike common magnets, the spins in a quantum spin liquid (QSL) do not order or break conventional symmetries, but rather they remain fluctuating even as the temperature approaches absolute zero. 50 years after the theoretical ...
Auroras & Escapades: Space Weather and Mars ExplorationJoin Dr. Rob Lillis to learn about NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars and the secrets these robots may unlock!Dr. Rob Lillis is the Principal Investigator (i.e. Lead Scientist) for NASA's recently-launched ESCAPADE robotic twin mission to Mars. He'll discuss how the million mile-per-hour solar wind strips away the Martian atmosphere ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $18 General, $9 Online
Future of Cinema: From Locarno to San FranciscoAI discourse often divides between critics who reject the technology and advocates who emphasize its advances, particularly in film and media, where concerns about labor, authorship, ownership, and aesthetics meet promises of democratized cultural production and a new golden age of filmmaking.Bringing together filmmakers, artists, and researchers, this session opens ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Registration required
Incorruptible by DesignWhile the corporation, profit maximization, and financial systems feel immutable, all of our commercial and civic infrastructure is invented by us - and it can be reinvented. Eric Ries, building on his upcoming book, Incorruptible, will talk about how founders and leaders can build incorruptible organizations that will last for ...
