Speaker: Braven Panel on Leadership and Career AcceleratorThis event will be rescheduled during the spring semester.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Gaia: mission status and results from the second data releaseI will present the Gaia mission status, the plans for an extended mission, and a summary of the contents planned for future Gaia data releases. This is complemented by highlights from the science harvested from Gaia DR2.6 C (2SD). We discuss whether our data support current carbonaceous parent body models.Speaker: ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Brayton BatteryProf. Robert B. Laughlin, the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the School of Huamnities and Sciences, will give a special colloquium.
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Mind Over Chatter: Exploring Climate PsychologyHuman psychology is one of the biggest obstacles to greater understanding and action on climate. Perhaps the climate issue is too closely associated with the faces of polar bears rather than humans when climate is a profoundly human story. It touches on our deepest fears and desires, whether we recognize ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
After dark: WhalesHere in the Bay Area, we are neighbors to a variety of giant marine mammals. Just before gray whales appear traveling south, join us for an evening on all things cetacean - including our shared history.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $17.95 advance, $19.95 at the door
The Least Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) is a songbird that is endangered in CaliforniaWhat type of research is the USGS doing to help understand the threats these and other birds face?How has our research during the last 30 years given us optimism of what is in store for their ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Wonderfest: Boiling Universe; Dark MatterWonderfest Science Envoysare early-career researchers with special communication skills and aspirations. Following short talks on provocative modern science topics, these two Science Envoys will answer questions with insight and enthusiasm:UC Berkeley astronomer Deepthi Gorthi on "The Cold Boiling Universe" - How, when, and why was the entire cosmos "boiling" not ...
