Doug Tygar, Professor of Computer Science and Information Management at UC Berkeley, will present “Adversarial Machine Learning.†Tygar works in the areas of computer security, privacy, and electronic commerce. His current research includes privacy, security issues in sensor webs, digital rights management, and usable computer security. His awards include a ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Botany Series: Plant TaxonomyStacy Jacobsen (Seed Collection Ecologist for Presidio Nursery), Desmond Murray (Presidio Nursery Education Manager), and Marion Anthonisen (Biological Techinician fir the Presidio) will lead this workshop focusing on basic taxonomy, botanical identification resources, and plant identification with an emphasis on troubleshooting morphological keys. The class will discuss and employ a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Paul Hawken Presents Drawdown: The World’s First Comprehensive Plan to Reverse Global Warming Can we begin to reverse global warming in the next 30 years? This is the burning question of the 21st century and renowned environmentalist Hawken says yes. Hawken has launched Project Drawdown, which he calls the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming. This local California NGO gathered ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, Free for students
Join SOFIA scientists from NASA and the German SOFIA Institute (DSI) to hear about mirrors used in telescopes, especially the 100-inch mirror on board SOFIA. Learn about how the mirror was made, how and why it was put in a Boeing 747SP jetliner, and how it is isolated from the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 17.95 advance, 19.95 door, AD members free
Living with Black BearsEver wonder what a bear means when he stands up on two legs and looks at you? Do mama bears really wake up in the spring to discover they had two or three babies while they were sleeping? Come learn from Tahoe black bear heroes, the Bear League, about fascinating ...
Where: OaklandCost: $10 - $30
The Role of U.S. Coral Reefs in Coastal ProtectionRigorously valuing flood reduction benefits to inform coastal zone management decisionsCoral reefs are a first line of coastal defenseWe can account for the physical defense that reefs provideWe can provide value-based information to guide restoration efforts at management-relevant scales (10s of meters)We can direct ecosystems restoration efforts to reduce risk ...
You've probably never considered if moose get drunk, penguins cheat on their mates or worker ants lay about. They do - and that's just for starters.:ucy Cooke takes us on a worldwide journey and exposes the secret, and often hilarious, habits of the animal kingdom. She explores our biggest myths ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $22 General, $12 Member, $5 Student
taste of science: It's science Jim, but not as we know it!How a lifetime of avoiding the lab blossomed into a career in scienceI've spent the past 20 years becoming an expert in science communication, but I didn't realize that's what I was doing until recently. Through volunteering, performing, shoveling poop, learning new languages, teaching, and advocating for endangered species, I ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $7
taste of science: The Microbe Hunter and the Nuclear DetectiveRadiochemistry, Nuclear Forensics, and Nonproliferation PolicyResearch in nuclear and radiochemistry can be frustrating, dealing with radioactive materials that are hard to obtain and even harder to handle, but the research has direct impacts on issues of nuclear and national security.This talk will cover the basics of identifying the origin of ...
