The Milky Way - evidence for Seyfert activity in the recent pastThe Galaxy's supermassive black hole is a hundred times closer than any other massive singularity. It is surrounded by a highly unstable gas disk so why is the black hole so peaceful at the present time? This mystery has led to a flurry of models in order to explain why ...
Juliana Schroeder, Assistant Professor in the Haas Management of Organizations Group, will speak about her research on the impact of giving machines human-like voices. Treating a human mind like a machine is an essential component of dehumanization, whereas attributing a humanlike mind to a machine is an essential component of ...
Towards a Unified Model for Star Formation: Forging Order from RandomnessAstronomy has entered a new era of survey science in which large statistical samples can be scrutinized with unprecendented resolution. However, moving beyond the study of individual objects has revealed fresh puzzles. Three recent observations of protostars and molecular clouds pose a challenge to current star formation models. First, protostellar ...
Michelle Munson will discuss how the expanded use of cloud computing and other developments in the information technology sector will usher a new era in which content such as pictures, videos and other data will prove key.Speaker: Michelle Munson, Eluvio
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
A Big Bang Machine on the Moon, with James BeachamCERN's Large Hadron Collider was built for one purpose: To explore the mysteries of the universe. In 2015 it began colliding protons at thirteen teraelectronvolts, the highest energy ever achieved at a collider, and began a twenty-year research program. The experiment ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $17.95 advance, $19.95 at the door
Get your dose of mechanical mayhem as NightLife hosts a salute to all things robotic.-----> Prepare to be amazed as you look to the future in African Hall, where several robotics companies will show off their innovative work.-----> Meet Misty, of Misty Robotics, the new autonomous open-source robot for the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Living with WolvesIt’s time for modern wild wolf recovery in California! Wild wolves have returned to our state after being absent for almost a century, yet they remain in a fragile state of recovery. California Wolf Center has created an innovative alliance with those that share the landscape with the endangered predator. ...
Where: OaklandCost: $10 - $30
Snow and Avalanche Science: Highlights of applied avalanche research and forecastingAvalanches impact transportation corridors, with subsequent economic ramifications, including the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park.Large magnitude avalanches affect the landscape creating new habitat for flora and fauna.Dendrochronology (study of tree-rings) is used to develop an avalanche chronology and examine contributory climate and weather factors.Speaker: Erich Peitzsch, USGS Physical ScientistÂ
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Leonard Mlodinow with Michael ShermerOut of the exploratory instincts that allowed our ancestors to prosper hundreds of thousands of years ago, humans developed a cognitive style that Mlodinow terms elastic thinking, a collection of traits and abilities that include neophilia (an affinity for novelty), schizotypy (a tendency toward unusual perception), imagination and idea generation, ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: $15, $25, $50
The Use of Psilocybin Mushrooms in Recreation, Mental Health and SpiritualityThis presentation begins with the 1957 Life Magazine article of R. Gordon Wasson, “The Discovery of Mushrooms that Cause Strange Visions†which introduced Psilocybin mushrooms to North American readers and prompted pilgrimages to Mexico. At this time, The Evergreen State College was coming into existence. In 1975, Paul Stamets, Jeremy ...
