Focusing on What is In Front of Your Nose: Astrophysics with CMB ExperimentsCurrent and forthcoming CMB experiments such as the South Pole Telescope, Simons Observatory, and CMB-S4 image, or will image, a large area of the sky on daily scales in the 60-250 GHz band to probe a wide variety of exciting physics in the early universe. Contaminating this view of the ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Imaging Upper-Mantle Structure under USArray using Long-period Reflection SeismologyThe USArray seismic data have led to greatly improved images of upper-mantle structure under the contiguous United States, both from tomography to invert for volumetric heterogeneity and receiver-function studies to probe mantle discontinuities. Here I introduce an alternative approach to imaging mantle discontinuities that exploits long-period S-wave reflections seen in ...
Extreme environmental disturbances are expected to increase in frequency and intensity with continuing anthropogenic climate change. However, we know little about what determines resilience or susceptibility to extreme events, or how population dynamics may influence and be influenced by population genomic change. We explore how marine species responded to two ...
Where: Point Reyes StationCost: Free
CEOs in Energy: A Special PanelThe panel will broadly cover innovation and entrepreneurship in the energy sector, with special perspective on what it's like to found and run disruptive companies in the energy and sustainability space.The panel will feature not one, not two, but THREE CEOs from the energy sector: Sandra Kwak (Founder + CEO ...
Synchrotron-Based Measurements of Pyrites and PigmentsSpeaker: Sam Webb, SLAC
Where: StanfordCost: Free
NightLife in Space: CosmosGet trippy as NightLife travels far out to the ends of the observable universe with a dive into some of the greatest cosmic mysteries of our time, from the Fermi paradox to the multiverse and dark matter to magnetic fields in space.Explore some of the mind-blowing imagery produced by SOFIA ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Different species in the plant family, Solanaceae including the genera Datura, Brugmansia, Nicotiana, Atropa, Hyoscyamus, and Mandragora are used as inebriants and as medicinal plants. We will explore the cultural and pharmacological importance of Datura and related species. FDA approved pharmaceuticals e.g., atropine and scopolamine have been extracted from these ...
Kick off the inaugural MAX (Media, Arts, Exploration) Festival at the Exploratorium as we celebrate humanity’s modern frontier: space. Illuminating scientific exploration through artistic expression and shared experiences, the MAX Festival has gathered local and international artists who explore the new space age.Space Travel Sci-Fi Style With Sarah Hotchkiss 7:00 p.m. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 17.95 advance, 19.95 door, AD members free
The Gulf of the Farallones lies within an “Eastern Boundary Current System,†one of five such current systems around the world, where cold ocean currents and other environmental factors lead to high ocean productivity; an estimated 85-95% of the world’s seafood originates from these five systems. Peter’s talk will cover ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $5 donation for non members.
Sonoma County Mycological Assoc. monthly meetingCome identify mushrooms (and bring your mushrooms for identification), and hear a guest speaker. This month's speaker Kiki LeSeed Open to the public.
Live and immersive arts at The Exploratorium, California Academy of Sciences, and Z Space. A range of performances and installations exploring our new space age, the extraordinary scientific advances in this field, and how they change the way we see ourselves and Earth.Presented by MAX, dedicated to Illuminating scientific exploration ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Advance full pass $59-$99 or at venue
