A cohort of basic technologies appears frequently in ancient meteorological explanations, whether in the theories of the Presocratic physikoi and Aristotle, or in the later accounts of Lucretius and Seneca. Wine skins pop, iron rods hiss and mirrors reflect. Canvas flaps, pipes burst and lead bullets melt. This talk looks ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
eSports Extravaganza featuring the San Francisco Shock & Sansar Esports and virtual reality are two of the fastest growing industries in tech. What is possible when they collide? Join us on May 25th as we engage in a discussion on the intersection of these two fields. Speakers will provide an overview of the current state of Esports and ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
To Grow or not to grow: How cells balance growth in healthy bodies and how cancer tips the scaleEach cell in our body is constantly making decisions. One of those decisions is the choice of whether to grow and divide, a choice that depends on both the cell’s ability to sense the availability of nutrients in its immediate environment as well as the presence of long-range hormonal signals ...
