Using Gaia, Pan-STARRS 1 and 2MASS to map the Milky WayGaia is revolutionizing our view of the Milky Way. Taken together with ongoing and upcoming surveys, such as LSST, we are at an exciting moment in the study of our Galaxy. In this talk, I will discuss a new 3D dust map based on Gaia parallaxes, as well as optical ...
The Acasta Gneiss Complex (AGC) is a unique exposure of 4.0 to 2.9 billion-year-old (Ga) meta-igneous rocks in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The AGC represents the oldest known silicic and zircon-bearing terrestrial crust and thus can provide critical insight on the tectonic processes operating on the early Earth. The primary ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Botany Series: Introduction to Grass IdentificationJoin the talented team of Maria Alvarez (Restoration Ecologist), Chrissy Sullivan (Natural Resource Specialist), John Anderson (Restoration Technician), and Patrick Nicholson (Seasonal Restoration Technician) for a Park Academy class on the identification of grass species - especially those within our parks! This will be an interactive class, sure to improve ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Donations encouraged
Wonderfest: Climate Change and the Human BodyHumans are homeotherms, maintaining constant body temperature in both cold and hot environments by virtue of shivering or sweating. In the future, however, if our atmosphere absorbs enough carbon dioxide, the temperature and humidity will exceed survivable values for many Earthlings. Wonderfest Science Envoy Yi-Chuan Lu will use climate models ...
If You Won’t, We Will: Youth Action on ClimateFour years ago, 21 plaintiffs served the U.S. government with a lawsuit. The government, they asserted, had violated their constitutional rights to life, liberty and property by failing to act on climate change. All plaintiffs were students under the age of 23.On the other side of the world, 15-year-old Greta ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Hope for Reefs: Addressing the Coral Reef CrisisWhile they cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs support approximately one-quarter of marine biodiversity on Earth and the livelihoods of tens of millions of people. The ecosystem services that coral reefs provide (e.g., fisheries, coastal protection, habitat, cultural services, tourism) are valued at nearly $400 billion ...
I will be discussing common and less common edible fungi found in urban environments like parks and residential zones to the coast to the Sierra. My talk is geared towards beginners but seasoned mushroomers will also enjoy my presentation.Speaker: Kingman Bond-Graham
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Seeing is Exploding: Snapping Biological Images with X-ray Laser BlastsSLAC's X-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source, launched a new generation of light sources when it opened 10 years ago last month, with beams 10 billion times brighter than any before. The energy from those powerful beams is enough to destroy any molecule put in its path, yet LCLS ...
Dr. Jen Gunter is OB/GYN and a pain medicine physician, writing on topics of sex, science, and social media. A fierce advocate for women’s health, Gunter is devoted to correcting the myths and misinformation perpetuated by the internet around women’s well-being and reproductive health. She is the author of The ...
