Remote sensing survey of Valles Marineris: insights into magmatic and sedimentary processes on Mars Valles Marineris is a unique vertical section through the uppermost kilometers of the martian crust; its location, east of Tharsis bulge, and its water-related history are responsible for a great diversity of rock types in this area. High resolution morphological (HiRISE) and mineralogical (CRISM) data from the MRO mission (NASA, ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
The Stability of Laminar Shear FlowIn 1883, Reynolds published his classical work on the experimental study of the stability of shear flow and transition to turbulence. Since then the issue of the critical Reynolds number at which laminar flows become unstable has been studied by numerous people, including Sommerfeld, Heisenberg, C. C. Lin, Orazag, and ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Leakey Lecture: Exploring Ancient DietsModern human behavior, ranging from tool use to cooking to agriculture to industrial food processing, has allowed us colonize virtually every environment on earth – and even parts of outer space. Our love of grains and tubers has increased the number of our starch-digesting genes, and our taste for dairy ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members and Seniors
State of the Gaming Industry - Technology and TrendsWith the recent $1B three day sales results for GTA5, new consoles for the holiday season and the opening of China to consoles - the gaming marketplace is extremely active. In addition to these high profile activities, new connected consoles, mobile and casual gaming and a ...
In this talk, we will embark on a remarkable adventure that explores the hottest and most powerful objects in the universe. Our travels will take us from the millions of tiny black holes that live in our own galaxy, the Milky Way, to the huge ones lurking at the centers ...
