Deep-ocean predators depend on patchy prey resources embedded within a poorly understood physical environment, making it difficult to determine how oceanographic variability structures prey fields and shapes predator behavior at bathypelagic depths. Using goose-beaked whales in the Southern California Bight as a case study, I will synthesize recent work combining ...
The Ethics of Making Babies: Genetic Selection and Gene EditingIt may sound like science fiction, but reproduction has entered a complex new reality. It is now possible to select IVF embryos based on genetic predictions for diseases and other traits. And the same gene-editing technology that allows scientists to treat patients with sickle cell disease could one day make ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $9 online
The Mystical & Bountiful Farallon IslandsThe archipelago of small islands known as the Farallon Islands (or, Farallones) sit about 30 miles west of San Francisco. Rugged and remote despite their proximity to The City, the islands have a storied history dating to the early 19th century and beyond that included seal hunters, commercial egg collectors, ...
Local astronomers talking about stars, planets, and the universe at your neighborhood bar. No PhD required.Tickets here.Speakers: Jean Somalwar (Stanford/UC Berkeley) ??" If You Give a Black Hole a CookieandSteve Croft (SETI) ??" Can Artificial Intelligence Discover Extraterrestrial Intelligence?Somalwar is a joint MultiRAPTOR Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley and Kavli ...
As software delivery accelerates, traditional testing approaches struggle to keep pace with Agile and DevOps environments. Modern systems demand more than automated test cases - they require a shift toward quality engineering practices that embed reliability, scalability, and continuous feedback into every stage of development.This talk explores how test automation ...
