I will summarize some major activities and strategic plans of the American Physical Society, including: publishing research while opening access; advocating in Washington for funding for research and new initiatives, fostering education, and supporting appropriate immigration policies for graduate students from other countries; engaging more physicists who are in the ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
People and Robots SeminarSelf-organization is a pervasive phenomenon in nature, which has inspired the development of multi-robot systems that can mimick their biological counterparts. As we consider larger groups of autonomous agents or swarms, new theoretical challenges appear that are associated with both their size and robotic-system limitations. In this talk, we outline ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Big Screen Science: GremlinsJoe Dante's hilariously funny, wickedly scary film is about Rand Peltzer (Hoyt Axton), an inventor who hasn't successfully invented anything. However, this Christmas he's bringing his family something special -- a small, cuddly creature known as a Mogwai. The little fella comes with three crucial instructions. He's not to be ...
7:00-7:25: Hirohisa Tanaka (Stanford/ SLAC) on " Neutrinos: The Desperate Remedy"The possibility that neutrinos and antineutrinos may behave differently has implications for why our universe exists at all...Read more7:25-7:50: Helen Blau(Stanford/ Biology) on "Stem Cells: Seeds of a Therapeutic Revolution"The derivation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Holiday Arts, Craft, and Science!Get ready for the holiday season at your local biohackerspace Counter Culture Labs, with bio-art decorations made from or based on designs from different organisms, or some holiday ornaments made from lab supplies!Create unique resin in a petri dish decorations - potentially using pigments from Rhodamine B, Fluorescein, and othersCreate ...
Where: OaklandCost: $10
Tuesday, 12/11/18
A continuum of environmental influence on the circumgalactic mediumThe circumgalactic medium (CGM) serves as a massive, multiphase baryon reservoir and mediates all accretion and outflow from a galaxy. Hence, the continuation of star formation in the galaxy as well as the metal enrichment of the intergalactic medium and the host galaxy critically depend on the composition and physical ...
Speaker: Melissa Partyka is a research associate in the Department of Population Health and Reproduction in the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis.
Where: Bodega BayCost: Free
SciComm Studio 015: The Cannabis ConversationRecent policy shifts have opened doors to marijuana research, consumption, and industry. But the legal and social gray area of marijuana can also cloud the public’s understanding of its benefits, risks, and possibilities.Sorting through “the weeds†of marijuana policy means sifting through misinformation from both the drug’s critics and its ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Solving Today's Great Problems? Lessons from Engelbart's Demo @50 For Doug Engelbart and his team, the prize was not the revolutionary tools they previewed at their famous 1968 demo and which went on to revolutionize computing through today: Web-like clickable links, word processing, online collaboration, spell checkers, multiple windows, the mouse, networked information centers, and more. These were all ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
The Paris Agreement at Three: Floundering or Flourishing?In its infancy, the Paris Agreement carried the promise of a truly global climate solution but was criticized for lacking the teeth to pull it off. Supporters say it's the first step in setting the global economy toward a sustainable future. Critics say it's dangerously delusional to think the pact ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Thursday, 12/13/18
Overview and Status of the Giant Magellan Telescope ProjectOptical-IR telescopes have been the drivers for astronomical discovery for four centuries. The next generation of "extremely large" ground-based telescopes will open new discovery space that will revolutionize exoplanet research and expand the frontiers of all areas of astrophysics and cosmology. In this talk, I will provide an overview and ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Ethics and AI - A Fireside Chat with Tolga Kurtoglu and Kara SwisherThere is a general feeling that technology is inherently neutral even among those developing AI solutions. This misunderstanding presents a growing challenge as artificial intelligence evolves and spreads into virtually every facet of human society.This Q&A with Tolga Kurtoglu, CEO at PARC and Kara Swisher, award-winning technology journalist and co-founder of Recode, ...
Craving some deliciously inspired science? Get a taste for these controversial but always sweet carbohydrates at Pairings and partake in a tempting array of sugar-inspired presentations and activities.Pairings: Sugar With Kevin Godes, Julie Yu, and Clay Reynolds 7:00 p.m.  Sure, sugar is a versatile sweetener, and we eat a lot of it but ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 17.95 advance, 19.95 door, AD members free
Hardcore Natural History: Not All That Wander Are Lost - Exploring the largest mass migration on the planetEvery day in aquatic ecosystems throughout the planet countless organisms undergo what has been described as the largest single migration of biomass found on earth. The natural event - first discovered during World War II - is largely comprised of zooplankton such as crustaceans, mollusks, fish, and jellies. Oceanographers coined ...
BAS is inviting you to participate in a Bad Ad Hoc Hypothesis program where YOU will be the presenter. Pretty much all Ad Hoc hypotheses are bad, but the Bad Ad Hoc Hypothesis (or BAH) has become something of a term of art among science fans. Examples of BAH Fests ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Geminid Meteor ShowerBundle up and join hundreds of community members who flock to Chabot to get above the urban light pollution to view the last spectacular meteor shower of 2018, learn about heavenly bodies and wish upon the “falling starsâ€.Hot chocolate inclued
Where: OaklandCost: $8
Friday, 12/14/18
Advanced PhotographyTake your photography to the next level with Doc Miles (professional photographer and volunteer)!Gain a better understanding of light, composition, and how to create a message with your photographs. Learn how to “get it right in cameraâ€. This class will help you improve your skills at specialties like night photography, ...
Habitat Restoration: Love Lake LagunitasStewardship is an ethic that embodies planning and management of the land to support healthy habitat. Become a steward of Mt Tamalpais by joining us in a morning of habitat restoration.Depending on the weather, volunteers will remove French broom or young Douglas-fir trees.Our grassy meadows are home to sun-loving plants and animals and ...
Where: FairfaxCost: Free
The Bay Model Wants You!!! Become part of Sausalito’s very own attraction known around the world!We have a variety of volunteer positions that are suited for people just like you! Greet visitors, lead tours, work with school groups, and more!  Come and be a part of one of the largest working hydraulic models in existence. ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Assessing the potential impact of superâ€eruptions: on society and the environmentRare, but extremely large, explosive super-eruptions Magnitude 8 and above have occurred throughout geologic time. How frequent they have been, and will be, has been estimated in the range of one per 100,000 years. With the latest at 74 ka ago, human society should perhaps not be over concerned about ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Free Film Screening: The End of Meat, a documentary"The End of Meat" is a feature documentary that explores the idea of a post-meat world. It will include interviews with philosophers, scientists, artists and activists who offer their insight and progressive ideas about the role of animals in our society. The End of Meat is a sequel to 2013's ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: FREE
Liberty Ships and the Lesser Known FactsA WWII emergency shipyard once operated here in Sausalito. Over the years, Liberty Ships have become an icon of WWII. We know a lot about the shipyards, the Liberty Ships and the people who built them, but there is more to this story that has gotten lost in time. Come ...
Come to China Camp State Park to learn what extreme high tides, commonly called King Tides, can tell us about sea level rise. As part of NOAA’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System, China Camp’s tidal marshes play a key role in helping scientists understand how marshes respond to sea level ...
Where: San RafaelCost: $5 General, Free for members
Jazz Under the Stars - CANCELEDCome peer through our telescopes and see craters on the Moon, the visible planets, star clusters, and more while we listen to CSM's very own KCSM Jazz 91 FM. Dress warmly. Free parking in Marie Curie Lot 5. Directions are available on the Maps, Directions & Parking page.Canceled due to weather.
Beginning BirdingCome explore the bustling birdlife that call the Marin Headlands home with volunteer Jane Haley in this easy walk along Rodeo Lagoon! Bring field guides and binoculars. Dress in layers. For ages 8 and older. No dogs. Reservation required, please call 415-331-1540.Â
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Science Film Festival: 'Robot & Frank'In the near future, a cantankerous retired jewel thief receives a gift from his son: a robot caretaker to look after him and keep him company. Robot & Frank examines how Frank's relationship with his new robot companion helps him cope with a rapidly changing world and the realities of ...
