In this lecture, I will argue that a century of lived experience in the political economy of expansive capitalism in the rich countries of the world has led to a habituation to not only high levels of materials and resources used in everyday practices, but to a habituation to expansion ...
Extreme Weather in a Changing ClimateAs average temperatures continue to rise due to human changes to the composition of the atmosphere, cases of "extreme" weather are very likely to occur with greater frequency and severity, with serious impacts on human and ecological systems. Learn about the science of climate change, current areas of research, and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $10, Free to UC Berkeley students and staff
David Reiley will present the results of a randomized experiment with 1.6 million customers measuring positive causal effects of online advertising for a major retailer. The advertising profitably increases purchases by 5%. 93% of the increase occurs in brick-and-mortar stores; 78% of the increase derives from consumers who never click the ads. This ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Life History and Behavior in a Primate Hybrid ZoneHybridization in nature is a process central to understanding genetic introgression, speciation, and reproductive isolation; it can create either evolutionary dead ends or evolutionary opportunities for the organisms experiencing it. Recent studies of hybridization have been enhanced by the advent of sensitive, genetic marker-based techniques for inferring the degree of ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Trusted Detection of Malicious Activities on Mobile PhonesFor example, members of BGU cyber security labs have recently demonstrated, on Android based devices, how traffic which is tunneled via VPN can be intercepted before it has been encrypted. In this seminar, two ongoing research studies at BGU cyber security labs will be reviewed. The studies focus on trusted detection ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Science for YouthScience for Youth promotes the love of science through exciting demos, interesting videos, and thought-provoking hands-on activities. Past topics include: Chemical Bonding, Weather and Natural Events, Genetics and DNA, Renewable Energy, Newtonian Motion, and the Solar System. (Most appropriate for youth, ages 8-12)
The talk emphasizes the technical challenges with the automation of ultra-clean semiconductor factories, and discusses cleanroom robotics as an example. Topics include cleanliness requirements, design guidelines for cleanroom robots, kinematics and dynamics, as well as the installation and test of cleanroom robotic systems. Beginning with early substrate-handling robots, the speaker ...
Drink like a fish with Pacific Brewing Laboratory and Aquarium of the Bay during Octopalooza Beer Night as a part of San Francisco Beer Week. Get your beer fix with crafted brews from Pac Brew Lab including Squid Ink, Nautilus, bourbon barrel aged Squid Ink, Belgian Pear and Super Tramp. Nerdy by nature? You're in the ...
7:00-7:25: Dave Deamer(UC Santa Cruz/ Biomolecular Engineering) on "Meteorites, soap bubbles and the origin of cellular life"RNA -based microorganisms may have been the first forms of life...Read more7:25-7:50: Mark Applebaum(Stanford CCRMA) on "Visual Music and the Rehabilitation of Archaic Technologies"Visual music is enabled by archaic technologies... Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Science of BeerWhether it's a lager or ale, sour or bitter, dark or light, most beer has one thing in common: yeast. And yeast can be explained by science! Join us tonight in partnership with KQED Science, and in celebration of SF Beer Week, for a night of learning, tasting, and educational ...
