Iapetus is historically the most intriguing satellite of Saturn because of its color dichotomy. A major advance in the understanding of the origin of the dichotomy has come recently from two fundamental pieces of information. The first was the discovery by Verbiscer et al. (2009) of a ring of dark ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
Robots, Climate, and the Life and Death of Marine MicrobesJames G. Bellingham is the Chief Technologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. His personal research activity revolves around the development and use of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). In the process of developing these vehicles, he spent considerable time at sea, leading over 20 AUV expeditions. Dr. Bellingham leads ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Managing Groundwater as if the Environment Mattered: Policy and Management Reforms in the Western United StatesIn many areas of the United States, excessive pumping and groundwater overdraft are causing rivers and wetlands to go dry. In western states, where most surface water has long been fully appropriated, growing populations have turned increasingly to groundwater, leading to decreases in streamflows, conflicts with surface water rights, and ...
Self-report surveys and anecdotal evidence indicate that US firms use social networking sites to seek information about prospective hires. However, little is known about how the information they find online actually influences firms' hiring decisions. We present the design and preliminary results of a series of controlled experiments of the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Let's make biology easy to engineerOur capacity to partner with biology to make useful things is limited by the tools that we use to specify, design, prototype, test, and analyze natural or engineered living systems. Biology has typically been engaged as a "technology of last resort" in attempts to solve problems that other more mature ...
Seismic forces that shaped the citySan Francisco is famous for its hills, which lend the city its character and breathtaking views. On this tour, we'll explore the unique qualities that have shaped San Francisco's distinctive terrain, while munching through edible seismic activities and getting up close and personal with the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 with discount code 'Schmooze'
April LASER EventEvening's program:* 6:45pm-7:00pm: Socializing/networking.* 7:00-9:00: Presentations- Prof. Michael Marmor of Stanford Univ will discuss how computer simulation can shed light on how great artists might have viewed their artworks.- Alan Cooper and Julianne Stafford of the U.S. Geological Survey will use narrative, images and live music to illustrate the past ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
' A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for A Living Planet 'A Fierce Green Fire tells stirring stories of environmental activism – people trying to save the planet, their homes, their lives, the future. It chronicles grassroots and global movements building over five decades; connects all the causes to create a big-picture synthesis; explores how we got here and where we're ...
The Essig Museum at UC Berkeley is home to over five million specimens of insects and other arthropods, with collection dates ranging from the 1890s to present. Labels attached to each specimen hold information on where and when it was collected, providing a window into past habitats, climate, and biological ...
Where do nature's building blocks, called the elements, come from? They're the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in our bodies to the metals in our smartphones. To unlock their secrets, David Pogue, the lively host of NOVA's popular "Making Stuff" series and technology correspondent of ...
