Cosmic neutrinos: using the universe as our laboratoryCosmological measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation, and of the large-scale distribution of galaxies, have taught us a great deal about the origins and content of the universe. In the next decade we anticipate using new microwave background data, and new measurements of the positions, masses and gravitational distortions ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Nanoscale Devices based on Two-dimensional Materials and Ferroelectric MaterialsFurther scaling of complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) dimensions will soon lead to a tremendous rise in power consumption while limited gain in the performance of integrated circuits. “Beyond-CMOS†devices, based on new materials, device concepts and architectures, can potentially overcome these limitations and further improve the performance, reduce energy consumption, and ...
Data has never been more beautiful. As scientists, journalists, and researchers search for inventive and inclusive ways to share their work, the field of data visualization has flourished, extending into eye-popping terrain. In conjunction with VISUALISE, join visualization creators and experts from NASA, NOAA, the New York Times, and more ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 19.95/14.95, AD members free
Dilemma of the 3Ds (Dementia, Depression, and Diabetes)Premature and accelerated brain aging trajectories have been recognized in cognitive and neural responses, but specific mechanisms for the course of cognitive aging remain to be elucidated. Insulin resistance (IR) is known to change with age, affect cognition in older and elderly adults as well as in patients with affective ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
NightLife in Space: Other EarthsOther Earths are out there, and tonight, NightLife brings in experts to talk about the missions and spacecrafts currently on the search for exoplanets and life beyond Earth.Live Talks: Begin Transmission African HallAt 7:00 PM, Join us as Maren Hunsberger (Seeker) interviews Dr. Liz Warren of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
What do food webs, Facebook, and the electrical grid all have in common? They can all be thought of as networks of interconnected entities. Network science provides an exciting set of tools for understanding complex systems, and offers important insights for conserving biodiversity on our rapidly changing planet. This talk will explore ...
Where: SunnyvaleCost: Free
Intelligent Ear-Level Devices for Hearing Enhancement and Health and Wellness MonitoringWith resurgence of AI and machine learning, sensor miniaturization and increased wireless connectivity, ear-level devices are going through a major revolution transforming themselves from hearing devices into hearing enhancement and health and wellness monitoring devices. In this talk, we will present examples of such transformation in the areas of hearing ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $5 General, Free for IEEE members
The Nature of UC - The UC Natural Reserve SystemIn the late 1940s, a young University of California researcher watched in dismay as the research plot where he had been studying desert iguanas was bulldozed to build a motel. The experience galvanized him and other UC scientists to establish a library of ecosystems dedicated to research, teaching, and public ...
Come help us find representatives of as many different phyla (major life forms) at Mori Point. The focus is on how many different major life forms we can find things with backbones, flowering plants, red algae, echinoderms (sea stars, urchins) etc. Think of it as trying to find as many ...
Speaker: Justin Filiberto, Lunar and Planetary Institute
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
SkeptiCal 2019SkeptiCal is the Northern California conference on science and skepticism, a day-long event with speakers and discussions on critical thinking.This year our diverse topics span science frontiers, policy, and misuse to paranormal investigation and conspiracy theories...Speakers include: Jim Underdown: Feet to the Fire: Investigating Paranormal ClaimsLynn Rothschild: Is There Universal ...
Where: BurlingameCost: $65 until June 7, then $90
Berkeley MEng Presents: Capstone Showcase 2019 Engineering Today to Lead Tomorrow10 Tracks. 85 Teams.We are excited to share the 8th annual UC Berkeley Master of Engineering (MEng) Capstone Showcase.The two-hour event, free and open to the public, will feature MEng teams sharing the results of their 9-month capstone projects. See where the future of engineering is headed by uncovering the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Green Friday: Alaska's Bristol Bay developmentLiz Dodge is a volunteer with Trout Unlimited, a conservation and fishing organization which is joining forces with a wide array of allies, including the Sierra Club, to stop development of the Pebble Mine in the headwaters of Alaska’s Bristol Bay, the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $3 donation requested
Saturday, 05/11/19
Hayward Fault Walking TourOver the last million years, the natural beauty of Fremont has been shaped by the Hayward Fault. Instructors will be leading these 'ground breaking' tours and exposing the science and beauty of the Hayward Fault. This fault is one of several active faults in the world actually creeping at 5 ...
Where: FremontCost: $20 General, $15 Fremont residents
Get your Mother’s Day weekend off to a great start with a stroll among the spring flowers at Fernandez Ranch! We’ll explore the current bloom and discuss both native flowers and their pollinator partners such as bees, beetles, flies and more.We will go on a moderate 3-4 mile hike that ...
Calling All Eco-Explorers! Youth ages 5-15 will be up to their elbows in FREE, hands-on activities. Learning through fun interactive, nature science experiences and regional field trips, your kids will find out all about the Bay Area ecosystem and become the next generation of Citizen Scientists! We have extended Welcome ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
California native plant propagation for beginners: How to create native plants from seeds, cuttings, and divisionsJoin renowned environmental educator Judy Adler in a hands-on workshop at her half-acre garden, where you will learn how to propagate California native plants from seeds, cuttings, and divisions, and take home plants you have propagated yourself!Why learn to propagate natives? Because it’s easy, inexpensive, and great fun!If you are interested in ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: 35
One Tam: Wildlife Picture Index ProjectCome contribute to the Marin Wildlife Picture Index Project! Volunteer community scientists assist with research by helping maintain motion-activated cameras and processing photos. At this event, we view the images on the computer, identify the mammals, and enter the results in a database. New and experienced catalogers welcome, as training is ...
Where: Corte MaderaCost: Free
Art at Sunset: Family Night Hike & CampfireJoin NatureBridge Golden Gate and create sunset-inspired works of art! You and your family will hike to a beautiful vista and make gorgeous, two-dimensional art pieces to remember your evening. NatureBridge will provide the art supplies. After the hike, gather around the campfire for skits, songs and S'mores! Tickets required for all attendees.Children ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $15
The Largest 3D Maps of Our UniverseThe last century has seen a revolution in our understanding of the cosmos, including its age - 13.8 billion years - and content: 95% dark matter & dark energy; 5% normal matter! To test cosmology theories and to grasp how stars and galaxies formed, UC Berkeley collaborates world-wide to make ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Jazz Under the StarsCome 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.
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Sunday, 05/12/19
Marine Science Sunday: Back from the Brink - Saving Species This month we celebrate the work taking place to help save endangered and threatened marine mammals found along the California coast and Pacific Ocean, including the threatened Guadalupe fur seals, Southern sea otter, the rarest seal in the United States, the Hawaiian monk seal. Docent-led tours will take you around the ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
San Francisco City Star Party @ Point Lobos, San Francisco, CACome join us for our monthly San Francisco City Star Party. SFAA members provide telescopes for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to check the SFAA website for the latest updates…bad weather or overcast skies will cancel!
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Monday, 05/13/19
Large-scale structure cosmology from low to high redshiftClose to a decade in the making, the imminent DESI experiment (desi.lbl.gov <http://desi.lbl.gov/> ) promises to revolutionise  our understanding of Dark Energy and extend large-scale structure studies to z~2. But what comes next?  The unprecedented depth of LSST will enable 'dropout' selection of Lyman-break galaxies at z~3 and 4 that prove ideal ...
The ALPHA Collaboration at CERN has combined antiprotons and positrons to create and probe antihydrogen atoms. ALPHA can now store over 1000 antihydrogen atoms at a time for thousands of seconds. We have developed techniques to conduct precision physics using minimal numbers of antiatoms. The comparison of antihydrogen and hydrogen ...
In this talk, I will first discuss the state of the art high order methods for hydrodynamic simulations. The numerical approximation of the Euler equations of gas dynamics in a moving frame is a common approach for solving many multiphysics problems involving e.g. large deformations, strong shocks and interactions of ...
Gigaton Challenges in Climate-Tech InnovationDavid Danielson, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, will put forward grand challenges to the Stanford community in energy & food/agriculture technology that represent opportunities to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by more than 0.5 Gtons/year CO2-equivalent, from 1,000 hours grid batteries to zero-emissions cows and everything in between. He will also discuss ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
What Is Real? The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum PhysicsMonday Night Philosophy and almost all physicists agree that quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a not-so-scientific brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed Niels Bohr's Copenhagen interpretation and dismissed questions about the reality underlying quantum physics ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
The Green New Deal calls for eliminating fossil fuels and switching to renewable energy sources within a decade a large-scale investment in jobs, infrastructure, and technology. Is this plan ambitious and achievable…or not economically or technically feasible? Are there precedents in American history that can shed light on this debate? ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Modeling Turbulent Particle-laden FlowsThe need for cloud modeling is vital for weather prediction. Weather forecasts can be difficult to create accurately because of a limited understanding of rain formation. By studying how droplets grow and form in clouds on a small scale, forecasters can improve their knowledge of larger cloud processes and dynamics, ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Tuesday, 05/14/19
Soil Health Series: Drought, Climate Change, & SoilsCalifornia's drought discussions have been dominated by media attention and public discourse about the supply of water while the impact on soil resources has been largely ignored. Hear Stephen Andrews (UC Berkeley Professor specializing in soils) discuss climate change and drought through a soils lens, and learn how soil depletion ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Donations encouraged
Networks of the Future, Emerging Technologies for 5G and BeyondThe challenges of network connectivity and edge computing has driven research in Millimeter Waves, Small cells, MIMO, Beam-forming, Optical transport, semiconductor technologies and to help realize the 5G vision of tactile internet applications and beyond. Industry and governments are pushing to support wider & shared spectrum, massive & mission critical ...
Annie Notthoff is the Senior Western Advocacy Director of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in San Francisco and Sacramento, working on a broad range of initiatives to promote climate action, public health and environmental protection. She led NRDC’s efforts to get many of California’s nationally significant environmental laws enacted ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $10
Keto to Life: the Cutting Edge of Nutrition Geroscience in an Aging WorldHow does a ketogenic diet affect aging and memory? Exercise, fasting, and dietary restriction all work to promote health by activating specific cellular signaling pathways. Learn about an emerging signaling metabolite, the ketone body beta-hydroxybutyrate, and the roles it may have in responding to stressors and regulating healthspan.Speaker: John Newman, ...
7:00-7:25: Hughen/Starkweather(Visual Artists) on "Shifting Shorelines"A series of works in which they examine the complex factors that contribute to changing shorelines...Read more7:25-7:50: Peter Maravelis(City Lights) on "Schizo-curation: Transcending the boundaries of spectatorship"The relationship between audience, artist/writer/musician, and curator in the age of fake news...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
The Signs of Time: Leonardo's History of the Earth and the Faith of ManBased on insightful observations and daring hypotheses, Leonardo da Vinci was among the first to hold that Earth has a long history marked by continuous transformations. In his view, these changes could create environmental conditions that would make life of humans and animals impossible. This talk will explore Leonardo's understanding ...
Developing and deploying robots is hard, and harder still when the robots are sent to far-off places where they cannot be easily helped or serviced. Open Robotics aims to ease that difficulty through the use of high-quality open-source software for robot programming, simulation, and testing. In this seminar, Brian Gerkey ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Sustainability Science at ScaleAlmost two decades ago, “Sustainability Science†was born as a new field of research defined by the “types of problems it addresses rather than by the disciplines it employs†and "serves the need for advancing both knowledge and action by creating a dynamic bridge between the two". Building bridges among ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Three graduate school presentations at the Rosenberg InstituteRosenberg Institute Seminar SeriesEpifaunal Community Recovery in San Francisco Estuary Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Beds Following a Low Salinity PeriodSpeaker: Geana AyalaComparison of Respiration and Metabolic Rates of Microhabitats and Cryptic Species of Leptasterias spp.Speaker: Gabrielle RupertThe invasive ribbed mussel's impacts on the infaunal invertebrate community in Gallinas Creek, San Pablo ...
It Takes a Pride: A Coalition of Conservationists Save Lions In just 25 years, we have lost half of Africa’s lions through poaching, human-lion conflict, and habitat loss. In beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park in Uganda, lions also face targeted poisoning, a crisis that can only be met when people work together.Oakland Zoo has partnered with the Lion Recovery Fund to ...
Where: OaklandCost: $10 - $30
Charon, Pluto’s Companion: What We’re Learning from New HorizonsPluto’s large moon Charon turned out to be far more interesting than astronomers expected. Pluto was the star of the New Horizons show, but the features on Charon’s surface tell a fascinating tale of how icy worlds could form far from the gravitational influences of the giant planets. There is ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
Finding Inner Peace and Calm through MeditationMay is National Meditation Month! Come learn about the journey of finding lasting peace, happiness and a greater sense of well-being through meditation, as well as hearing about the way meditation enhances brain function. Stanford University professor Dr. Manish Saggar will share a simple meditation technique, explained and practiced during ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #108: Lyme, Mimes, and Peopling of the New World!An anthropological archaeologist, a disease ecologist, and a mime walk into a bar, and after a few drinks - wait, sorry, we’ve definitely done this joke before, and the mime does NOT like to talk about it. Ba-dum-bump tss! But seriously, folks, you really need to walk into the Rickshaw ...
