Cosmological Weak LensingWeak gravitational lensing is a unique technique to map the distribution of dark matter in the universe. It is also a sensitive probe of dark energy, large scale structures in the universe, and cosmological parameters. We will first briefly describe the principles of weak lensing. We will then review the ...
Join Point Reyes National Seashore and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary for a live "ship to shore" video chat with scientists from the E/V Nautilus. Ask questions, hear from the team about what they are seeing and learning about this unique deep sea ecosystem in the national marine sanctuaries offshore ...
Since Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.Speaker: ...
If we are what we eat, what will we be in the future? From plant-based proteins to food-delivery systems to the integration of robotics and technology in food production and even serving the landscape of what and how we eat is changing rapidly. Explore what’s new in our diets and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95, $14.95 explO members, AD members free
Conversations at the Library: Keith Humphreys / Healing Addiction in AmericaThe numbers are staggering. According to the latest statistics, approximately 20.6 million Americans have an addiction. In recent years, an opioid crisis has rippled across America, leaving people and their communities devastated. But there is great hope - a wide range of treatments are available and effective. Join us for a ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Drugs, Plants, Brain, MindFor millennia, humans have cultivated relationships with psychoactive plants and fungi â€" relationships embedded within and guided by ritual frameworks honoring the powers of these plants and fungi as allies. As cultures have evolved, so also have these plant-fungal-human interactions. Our current era is one of reduction of organisms to ...
7:00-7:25: Irving Weissman(Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine) on "How normal stem cells regenerate the body but sometimes lead to cancer"Besides the more famous embryonic stem cells, there are also adult stem cells, and, unfortunately there are also tumor stem cells...Read more7:25-7:50: James Ferrell(Stanford/ Systems ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Remembering the Loma Prieta Earthquake 30 Years Later: Looking back to see how far we've comeThe Loma Prieta earthquake ended decades of seismic tranquility in the Bay Area - Is the earthquake threat in the Bay Area real and imminent?Up to $80 billion in earthquake mitigation investments have been made since the Loma Prieta earthquake. Are we safer?Learn how Loma Prieta has led to improvements ...
The "teenage" brain tests reality, seeks novelty, and is notoriously impulsive. In their new book, (not childhood but)Â Wildhood, Harvard biologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD, and science writer Kathryn Bowers explore telling similarities in teenage brains and behaviors across species. Of Wildwood, Frans de Waal says, "The wild adventure of adolescence has ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Chem trails, hollow earths, and other strange ideasFrom rejection of evolution and plate tectonics to questions about chem trails and crystal energy, many introductory science students come to class with strange ideas about the earth. Can animals predict earthquakes? Is the Earth hollow? Is climate change a hoax? Spoiler alert: no. Steven Newton, who teaches at the ...
