Urban Air Mobility (UAM) can only be achieved at scale when emerging eVTOL operations are safe despite reduced pilot training requirements. Increased autonomy and access to new data pipelines are viewed as foundations to enable safe UAM operations. Traditional sensor data can be augmented with new cloud resources such as ...
Granular materials are common in everyday life but are historically difficult to model. This has direct real-world ramifications owing to the prominent role granular media play in multiple industries and especially in terrain dynamics. One can attempt to track every grain with discrete particle methods, but realistic systems are often ...
 Dr. Ravi Bellamkonda’s research explores the interplay of biomaterials and the nervous system for the development of peripheral nerve regeneration, brain electrode interfacing, and brain tumor therapies.
Current governance theory has not adequately addressed how power asymmetries and inequality affect decision-making processes and the distribution of its outcomes. This talk presents a transdisciplinary effort to bridge diverse power scholarship traditions into an integrated framework for policy analysis. A case study on collaborative environmental governance is analyzed, illustrating ...
Portable Sensors based on Integrated PhotonicsInnovation in technology routinely leads the way for discovery in chemistry and biology. To explore the inherent complexity present in biological systems, existing technologies are being pushed to their limits, and once again, scientists are looking to engineers to create innovative solutions to enable their exploration and discovery.Speaker: Andrea Armani, ...
In 2017, Google became the first company of its size to match 100% of its global annual electricity consumption with purchases of renewable energy. However, despite the company’s large-scale procurement of wind and solar power, Google’s offices and data centers must still plug into regional electric grids that carry a ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Facebook: The Inside StoryFacebook has changed the world and it’s changed us. In barely fifteen years, the simple campus website grew into the largest social media platform and one of the biggest companies in the world. With a valuation of more than $576 billion and almost 3 billion users, including those on its ...
The Vera Rubin Observatory, on a mountaintop in Chile, will house a survey telescope that will image the night sky faster and deeper than ever before. Its camera, at 3.6 Gigapixels, will be the biggest digital camera ever built. The Rubin Observatory will be able to image the entire visible ...
21cm Intensity MappingSpeaker: Anže Slosar (Brookhaven National Laboratory)Editor's Note: Stanford is listing this same talk tomorrow, 3/6, in the same room, but at a slightly different time. If you plan to attend, you might want to contact the sponsor first.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Power Electronics: State-of-the-Art, Careers, and Helpful Hints for Your ProjectsTechnology headlines are dominated by terms like artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of Things, “big data†and other trendy elements of the “digital revolutionâ€. But under the surface, the hardware that enables these technologies places ever increasing demands on power circuitry: Your cell phone is expected to charge in an ...
What stories do our imprints - both physical and digital - tell? Through scientific and technological leaps, the trails we leave behind have the power to reveal unexpected details about us. Hear from archivists using traces of DNA to reconstruct characteristics of lost societies, and the evidence digital footprints can ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Women in Science NightlifeNightLife is celebrating International Women’s Day by handing over the mic and giving the spotlight to women in science.EVENT HIGHLIGHTSJoin this special event alongside local scientists from the Academy, Stanford, UCSF, the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, and more - with expertise ranging from viruses to ecological systems, and from genetic ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
you are variations: Ecologies of Translationyou are variations is a public lecture addressing a vital, urgent and intricate matter of concern: Can we learn to listen to a tree? And if so, how?Christina Della Giustina presents research studying the water cycle of trees. It processes environmental data on sap flow from scientific research on climate ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Tickets at the door
BioFutures: Exploring Human Microbes Through Big DataThe majority of cells in your body are not human; they belong to the trillions of microbes living in your stomach, intestines, on your skin, and in dozens of other organs. How do these microbes and their DNA help keep you alive and healthy, and what's their role in disease? ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: See After Dark
Friday, 03/06/20
Women in Tech: Reimagining Cybersecurity for AllData breaches, identity theft, ransomware, deep fakes, doxxing. As digital platforms and tools have become pervasive in our public, professional, and private lives, concern has intensified about the security of our information, institutions, and online identities. The need for innovation in cybersecurity strategies - from the technical hardware, software and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
21cm Intensity Mapping - planning for the futureSpeaker: Anže Slosar (Brookhaven National Laboratory)Editor's Note: Stanford is listed this same talk yesterday, 3/5, in the same room, but at a slightly different time. If you plan to attend, you might want to contact the sponsor first.
This class will introduce participants to planning for collection and growing of native plants. Covered subjects will include: communicating with restoration managers about their plant requests; calculating amounts of seed to collect; scheduling of collection, pre-germination treatments, propagation, facility maintenance; after care issues, monitoring, managers responsibilities for safety, resources available ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Nanoscale Structures Modulate Protein Signaling at the Cell MembraneThe interaction between the cell membrane and the contacting material is crucial for many biological applications, such as medical implants. We are interested in exploring nanotechnology and novel materials to improve the membrane-surface interactions. Recently, we and other groups have shown that vertical nanopillars protruding from a flat ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Data Assimilation and Optimal Control in the Context of UAV-based Flash Flood MonitoringFlash floods are one of the most common natural disasters worldwide, causing thousands of casualties every year. The emergence of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) gives the possibility to monitor these events over large geographical areas. In this talk, we focus on the problem of trajectory planning for a swarm of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
CuriOdyssey’s March 6 First Friday Family Night Celebrate March Member Madness on Friday, March 6, 5-8pm! Relax with live music and bar while the kids meet animals and play with science. CuriOdyssey Members, bring a friend for free to this event (one free admission per membership) and if that friend joins during the evening, both member and ...
Where: San MateoCost: 12.95-15.95, Free for members
First Friday: Food FascinationThrow your table manners out the window and join us as we play with our food! Learn all about the science of the food we eat through hands on activities and demonstrations by local community partners. Dig into every aspect of the production and consumption of your daily meals, with ...
Developed in Berkeley in just 2012, the CRISPR-Cas9 system lets scientists rewrite DNA in living cells and organisms, editing the genetic code that defines life itself. The technology has already changed the face of basic research, allowing researchers to alter the DNA of hundreds of organisms.Powerful real-world applications are on ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
Woodside First Friday: WHY THE ARCTIC MATTERS - Ice911Please join Dr. Leslie Field as she describes the work at Ice911 that she started in 2006 to turn her climate despair into action, and working to help ensure a habitable planet for her kids. This Arctic restoration work provides well-founded hope, meant to give time for the world to ...
Where: WoodsideCost: Free
Neutrinos: The Ghosts of the Standard Model of Particle PhysicsNeutrinos are the lightest massive particles ever observed. For many decades it was unclear whether neutrinos were completely massless or instead just had a very small mass, but the results of several large experiments at the end of the 20th century convincingly proved that they do have a very small ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Saturday, 03/07/20
Trail Crew: Alpine Lakeshore AdventureJoin the Marin Municipal Water District in helping to repair trails along the alluring Alpine Lake. Our trail volunteers will assist in maintaining and improving Mt. Tam's extensive trail network and enhancing natural habitat. We will be focused at Kent Trail to perform trail realignment and drainage work plus brushing! ...
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 ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Pacific FlywayOur wetlands are an important stop on the Pacific Flyway, a major bird migration route. Stroll with docent Laurel Stell to learn why birds migrate, why they stop along the San Francisco Bay, and to spot the birds in action. Trail is easy and level. All ages and abilities welcome. ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
City Star Party - Lands EndCome 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
Fantasy Flights to the MoonThis talk is in part based on the same section in my new major lunar observers handbook, Luna Cognita. The 3-volume set is scheduled to be published by Springer before the end of this year. Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17 wrote the Introduction. The book is available on Amazon right ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Sunday, 03/08/20
Marine Science Sunday: The Big, The Small, and The WeirdThe theme this month is Celebrating Our Oceans: The Big, The Small, and The Weird. Come learn about the amazing diversity of life that lives out in the Ocean, from the big to the small and everything in between. Guided tours will take you around the hospital showcasing some of the patients ...
We are truly in the era of Big Data. Over the last decade, the field of Data Science has become indispensable for any organization that wants to discover the patterns, trends, and associations within the quantitative information it gathers. Jeffrey Silverman, data scientist and astrophysicist(!), will discuss how one new ...
Where: AlamedaCost: Free
Monday, 03/09/20
Higher signal from lower densities - CANCELEDThe standard way to extract cosmological information from the large-scale structure is to measure two point functions. This statistic is mostly sensitive to the high density regions, which are highly nonlinear objects. Thus, their clustering properties are highly correlated on small scales and the cosmological information in them is limited. ...
The new abundance of natural gas resources (from both conventional and unconventional sources) and ever-expanding LNG capabilities provide opportunities for fuel switching from coal to natural gas around the world. As demonstrated by the dramatic decrease in CO2 emissions associated with electrical power generation in the United States, fuel switching ...
In the last twenty-five years there has been extraordinary progress in our ability to measure and model the tissue properties and activity in the living human brain using magnetic resonance imaging. Reliable measurements can be made at the millimeter scale in individual subjects, significantly enhancing the value of these techniques ...
Where: Cost: Free
Controlling interfacial reactivity with 2D atomic heterostructures: Electrointercalation of Li ionsTailoring the interconversion of electrical energy and chemical energy at the interface of solids and electrolytes stands as one of the preeminent challenges for next-generation energy technologies. Efficient electrochemical processes would enable electrical energy derived from renewable sources to be stored in chemical bonds for use in periods of low ...
X-ray crystallography has tremendous impact on biology, having yielded the structures of thousands of proteins and given detailed insight into their working mechanisms. The requirement for macroscopic crystals, which can be difficult to obtain, as well as the often severe radiation damage caused by the ionizing X-rays during data acquisition ...
Molecular mechanisms underlying phase separation in functional compartmentalization and diseaseBiomolecular condensates coordinate a variety of important functions in cells including stress responses, RNA metabolism and membrane receptor clustering. Here, I will focus on discussing our work on two systems: the RNA-binding protein hnRNPA1, which associates with stress granules and mutations in which drive familial forms of neurodegenerative diseases; and ...
The Quantum Origins of Gravity - CANCELEDIt was once thought that gravity and quantum mechanics were inconsistent with one another. Instead, we are discovering that they are so closely connected that one can almost say they are the same thing. In this lecture, Professor Susskind will explain how this view came into being over the last ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
March Prof & A Pint: Death on the Nile: A 3D Visit to Egypt's Most Enduring Cemetery The ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara was the burial place of kings, queens, priests, and elite officials for 2500 years (3000-332 BCE), and boasts some of the most spectacular architecture and art from the Pharoanic Period. In this talk, we'll make a virtual visit to the site, using a 3D ...
Our research is focused on harnessing the untapped reactivity of abundant chemical feedstocks to enable late-stage functionalization of medicinally relevant molecules. We have recently developed new approaches for selective C-H and C-O functionalization of alcohols, amines, and carbonyls, using a combination of radical (1e-) and closed shell (2e-) processes that ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Climate Smart TransportationAs the world continues to be pressed by climate issues, what transportation solutions exist for the future? How can we change commuter behavior to reduce carbon emissions? How can we electrify in a smart and sustainable way? Our panel of experts will discuss innovative projects such as smart-charging electric bus ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Higher signal from lower densities - Online onlyThe standard way to extract cosmological information from the large-scale structure is to measure two point functions. This statistic is mostly sensitive to the high density regions, which are highly nonlinear objects. Thus, their clustering properties are highly correlated on small scales and the cosmological information in them is limited. ...
Molecular vibrational polaritons are hybrid half-light, half-matter quasiparticle. This hybrid quasiparticles not only inherit properties of both photons and matters, but also processes unique new photonic and molecular phenomena, including tilting chemical potential landscapes of reactions, adding new energy transfer pathways and strong photonic interactions. Many of these developments hinge ...
State of Flames: How Wildfire is remaking California EnergyRecent wildfires have felled California's major utilities - the companies that have fueled a world-leading clean-energy transition. A Stanford academic who served on a pivotal committee that recommended deep changes to state policy in the wake of the fires explores how the crisis started, where we are now, and how ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Leveraging Bay Area Technology to Solve National Scientific Challenges How can remote DNA detection, drones, real-time sensing, artificial intelligence, and other new      technology help meet environmental challenges?  Dr. Jonathan Stock, Director of the US Geological Survey’s Innovation Center, tells how the USGS is partnering with Bay Area scientific and technological powerhouses to deal with risks from earthquakes and floods to ...
7:00-7:25: Suyash Joshi(Author and Magician) on "S.T.E.M. Magic"Abstract forthcoming...Read more7:25-7:50: Bruno Olshausen(Director of the Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at UC Berkeley) on "Perception as Inference"Our subjective experience is a mostly correct hallucination about the external world...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone in the audience ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Science at the Library: Exploding Volcanoes and Magma ChambersForces created by Plate Tectonics helps to explain volcanoes and the rocks they form from inside and outside of the Earth. Learn the different rocks and what they mean.There are 4 activities at each presentation after a show presentation. Parents work with their children to learn about science. Recommended ...
Flying robots, such as multi-copters, are increasingly becoming part of our everyday lives, with current and future applications including personal transportation, delivery services, entertainment, and aerial sensing. These systems are expected to be safe and to have a high degree of autonomy. This talk will discuss the dynamics and control ...
Over the past few decades the Garden's commitment to plant conservation has grown significantly. This program continues to develop in concert with meeting the goals of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC). Collaborations and partnerships have been central to the program’s development and include work with government agencies and ...
The challenges of sustainability to the chemical industry are becoming ever more evident, especially for a Company as BASF with such a wide portfolio of products and technologies. From the perspective of BASF, the current starting point of nearly all our value chains is steam cracking of natural gas as ...
When addressing bycatch, the proverbial wisdom is that projects must involve fishers from the beginning of the process. How is this best done? Using comparative case study analysis it is possible to identify empirically-derived principles for engaging fishers that are associated with positive outcomes. These case studies are the efforts ...
Conservation technologies are increasingly being used to address marine issues, such as bycatch (i.e. the incidental catch of non-target organisms). How can these technologies be invented more effectively and how is adoption best galvanized? This study uses a comparative case study analysis of the efforts to reduce sea turtle bycatch ...
Where: TiburonCost: Free
Thursday, 03/12/20
Hearing the Stars: New Insights into Stellar Interiors from Asteroseismology - CANCELEDLong-term and sensitive space-based photometry from the CoRoT, Kepler and now TESS satellites has allowed us to finally 'hear' the stars. These remarkable data have yielded accurate measurements of masses, radii and distances for more than 30,000 stars across the Milky Way that have been largely confirmed by the GAIA ...
After Dark: Fungi  CANCELEDMuseum will be open but presentations have been cancelledThursday, March 12, 2020 • 6:00-10:00 p.m.The Exploratorium has canceled all public events through the end of March. Our galleries remain open to the public during our regular hours, Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and for adults 18+ on Thursday nights ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
SpiceLife - CANCELEDSpice up your NightLife with an evening dedicated to the cool science behind mild, medium, and flaming hot peppers.Live Talks: Fireside Chats Science TodayAt 6:30 PM, hear the stories behind the local hot sauces you'll be tasting all night featuring Papalote Salsa and Tia Lupita.At 7:30 PM, get a deeper understanding ...
Birds need native plants and the insects that feed on them, but how to provide native habitat in our urban backyards and public open spaces? Nature in the City’s Backyard Natives Nursery enlists volunteers to grow native plants in their own yards. Learn how these volunteers engage with each other to harvest ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
'Rewire Your Mind' Lecture and Book Signing - CANCELEDDr. Shapiro is a world-renowned author, professor, scientist, and mother. She has published three critically acclaimed books and her TEDx talk on the Power of Mindfulness has been viewed over 1.5 million times. Dr. Shapiro will appear as our guest in partnership with Congregation Kol Shofur. Come join us ...
Developed in Berkeley in just 2012, the CRISPR-Cas9 system lets scientists rewrite DNA in living cells and organisms, editing the genetic code that defines life itself. The technology has already changed the face of basic research, allowing researchers to alter the DNA of hundreds of organisms. Powerful real-world applications are ...
Many think that storytelling is only for fiction and frivolity. But storytelling is essential to all forms of communication. This is especially true when communicating science. Storytelling primes the brain to absorb and recall information. Without the story, the science does not stick. In this talk, I will explore the ...
Materials Science Applications of Four Dimensional - Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (4D-STEM)Traditional scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) detectors are large single-pixels that integrate a subset of the electron beam signal scattered from each electron probe position. These STEM imaging experiments record only 1-5 values per probe position, throwing away most of the diffracted signal information. With the introduction of ...
In this talk, Daniel Westcott will address the reasons why GMOs are so hated, what the current landscape looks like, and what potential solutions we are leaving on the table if we don’t use genetic engineering in plants.
Where: EmeryvilleCost: Free
Green Friday: Waste, a Globalized Resource - CANCELEDDr. Kate O’Neill, UC Berkeley, with talk about waste as a globalized resource, though one that comes with magnified risks and governance challenges. Her new book, Waste, was published by Polity Press in Summer 2019, includes cases on China and the global plastic scrap trade, waste work and labor in the ...
>>> We have decided to postpone the Mushrooms Demythified event scheduled for this Friday due to the anticipated size of the audience (380 attendees).<<<Join us for this special After Hours mushroom talk where David Arora will explore some of the many contemporary myths about wild mushrooms spawned and reinforced by the Internet.Registration required at weblink.
Webcast: Pi Day LIVE @ The Exploratorium - Why ᴨ?Saturday, March 14, 2020 • NoonOnline onlyBroadcast live online from the Exploratorium on Pi Day, find out what’s so special about the famous mathematical constant. Exploratorium educators and π enthusiasts Lori Lambertson, Ron Hipschman, and Paul Dancstep will share the history ...
Experience the beauty and rich natural history of this 535-acre preserve. Our guided nature walks are on Saturdays throughout fall and spring. Participants are divided into small groups and paired with a trained Bouverie volunteer to explore the mixed evergreen forest and flower-carpeted oak woodland. Guided Nature Walks begin at 10:00am ...
Where: Glen EllenCost: $20 suggested donation
Hayward Fault tourThis family tour is great for elementary age children and their families. It shows the power of an earthquake without fear. In Earthquake Country knowledge of earthquakes is important. Classes include a tour of the features in Central Park. Learn how Stivers Lagoon and Lake Elizabeth were created. Other faults ...
Where: FremontCost: $15
Community Science: Winter Phenology Walks Join us to study the science of the seasons and be a part of a national effort to monitor the effects of climate change. Phenology is nature’s calendar - the timing of life cycle events, for example: when plants first bloom, birds migrate, and insects hatch. Monitoring phenology is ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: $5 General, Free UCSC Students and members
Family Bird WalkLet family walks become a shared time of nature learning. We’ll begin by helping kids create their personal bird watching field guides, and then head out onto the trails to find those birds. A limited number of binoculars are available to borrow. Recommended for children ages 5-10. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
Where: FremontCost: Free
Wonderfest: How To Be More Uncertain - POSTPONEDHuman minds love to discover patterns, to find intuitive explanations, and, most of all, to be certain. Yet our world is complicated and filled with randomness. Statistical thinking provides us with practical tools for making sense of an uncertain world. It can lead us to make surprising conclusions from the data of everyday life. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Sunday, 03/15/20
Color Colloquium: BrazilCome join us for this wonderful opportunity to learn all about the native dye plants of Brazil and the conservation concerns surrounding their use and harvest. The Garden is thrilled to invite master dyers from Brazil, Eber Lopes- Ferreira and Alexandra Oliviera to present this colloquium in partnership with Slow ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $40 General, $35 Member
Sea Level Rise, Extreme Water Levels, and Coastal Erosion How Bad Could It Be? - CANCELEDSea level rise will radically redefine the coastline of the 21st century. For many regions, projections of the global rise of up to 2 meters by the year 2100, are comparable to the short-lived extremes we experience now due to storms. The 21st century will see significant changes to coastal ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with Admission
Cancelled: Observing the Sky: (Some) Astronomical Innovation From Then to Now, and Annual DinnerTo: Our Dear Members,From: The Entire EAS Board of DirectorsYour EAS Board of Directors has met to assess the risk that the coronavirus poses to the attendees of our Annual Awards dinner, their families, and to the greater community but much is unknown.Official advisories are strongly recommending the cancellation of ...
OneAPI on Heterogenous Computing & HumanCentric vs. Smartphone Centric Methods Patterns of diseases are changing; they relate less and less to sudden infections or crippling accidents, and on a growing scale they develop as slow and debilitating afflictions caused by repetitive harmful behaviors (e.g., poor nutrition). These behaviors relate to different domains - the physical, psychological, social and environmental - ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Extreme spin-triplet superconductivity in uranium ditelluride - CANCELEDWe recently discovered a new superconducting state in UTe2 below 1.6 K. This state emerges from a heavy fermion normal state, coexists with strong spin fluctuations, has an extremely high upper critical field of 35 T, and supports an even higher-field reentrant superconducting phase between 40 T and 65 T. ...
A new generation of x-ray free-electron laser sources is opening a new chapter in the investigation of matter. After the early experience with the first free-electron laser powered by a superconducting linear accelerator, the FLASH facility at DESY, the experimental activity at the European XFEL started in late 2017 and the completion of the ...
Physics for maggots - CANCELEDWhen a fruit fly lays an egg, in twenty four hours that single cell transforms into a fully functioning maggot;  within just three hours, a blueprint for the body plan can be read from the spatially varying concentrations of just a few different molecules. These molecules are at very low ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
RESCHEDULED to 5.20.20 Quantifying Quality of Life of SmartphoneCentric via HumanCentric Methods rescheduled to 5.20.20Patterns of diseases are changing; they relate less and less to sudden infections or crippling accidents, and on a growing scale they develop as slow and debilitating afflictions caused by repetitive harmful behaviors (e.g., poor nutrition). These behaviors relate to different domains - the physical, psychological, social and ...
I will present two recent technologies our group has developed that harness RNA regulation - one for basic science purposes and one for therapeutic development. First, I will describe new methods that use our RNA polymerase-based biosensors to harness evolution in order to probe the emergence of “selectivity†between biomolecular ...
This lecture draws heavily on Dr. Holdren’s career-long engagement with environmental policy and science policy, culminating in his roles in the White House under Presidents Clinton (as a member of his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology) and Obama (as the longest-serving Science Advisor to the President since the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Coronavirus / COVID-19 - CANCELEDHow and why does coronavirus jump species? What are the mechanisms of infection, and what kinds of vaccines and therapeutic measures are being developed? Join us for an informative talk with Drs. Brooke Harmon & Oscar Negrete, virologists who study emerging infectious disease at Sandia National Laboratories.Editor's Note: This event ...
A search is underway to find intelligent life in the universe. Can SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) researchers detect radio, infrared, or optical signals from other civilizations? Current and future SETI projects, including the new $100-million Breakthrough Prize Foundation "Listen" project, may provide an answer.Speaker: Dan Werthimer, UC Berkeley and ...
Photovoltaic solar electricity has grown much faster than was expected. Continuation of the historical growth rate would enable solar to generate as much electricity as the entire world uses by ~ 2030. California, in particular, has taken a leading role; 19% of electricity generated in 2018 in the state of ...
In "Let Them Drown," the 2016 London Edward W. Said lecture, Naomi Klein called attention, as Rob Nixon's "Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor" had done, to the nexus of climate change, (colonial) racism and poverty. But she shifted the spotlight onto the oft-overlooked low-lying island nations. Their ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Combatting Coronavirus in Our Community: What Works, Why Now -LIVESTREAM ONLYCombatting the coronavirus pandemic has quickly become a global health priority. Communities across the United States, including here in the Bay Area, are using a range of strategies to mitigate the spread of coronavirus spread. In its first program on the coronavirus crisis, The Commonwealth Club will feature two experts who ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with registration
Rivers on Fire: Working in Environmental Regulation - Livestream OnlyIn 1969, the Cuyahoga River caught on fire for the thirteenth time. This event catalyzed a decade of environmental legislation in the U.S. including the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act. How do water-quality and natural resource agency staff balance development and the ...
Where: TiburonCost: Free
Department of Chemistry ColloquiumImposing and Exploiting Diffusional Constraints to Control Access to Active SitesSpeaker: Samuel Leung, UC BerkeleySecondary Metabolism in ABE-Fermenting ClostridiaBacteria of the genus Clostridium are obligate anaerobic organisms historically valued for bioprocessing of sugars into acetone, butanol, and ethanol (ABE). Recent genomic analyses have revealed both the diversity of ABE producers ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Diverse Perspectives on Conservation Action in CaliforniaFeaturing: Dan Gluesenkamp, Executive Director, California Native Plant SocietyHeath Bartosh, Co-Founder and Senior Botanist, Nomad EcologyBart O'Brien, Director, Regional Parks Botanic GardenHolly Forbes, Curator, UC Botanical GardenFollowing these four presentations a panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Vanessa Handley, Director of Collections and Research at the UC Botanical Garden.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free to $100
Tech & the City Series - Artificial You: AI and the Future of your Mind - POSTPONEDFrom driverless cars to neural netting, AI is infiltrating our lives at every level, raising questions of consciousness and selfhood that have resounding implications for the future of humanity. Susan Schneider examines these and other pressing philosophical questions. Interspersing provocative thought experiments - like shopping for an AI mind in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Free for members
In general relativity, the presence of matter can curve spacetime, and the path of a light ray will be deflected as a result. This process is called gravitational lensing, analogous to the deflection of light by (e.g. glass) lenses in optics.In rare and extreme cases, light can take different paths ...
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: ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
After Dark: Synthetic Biology - CANCELEDTransformations in DNA synthesis are changing agriculture, medicine, and scientific research - but how, and what long-term effects will synthetic biology have on society and the environment? Find out more about this relatively new discipline and how it’s pushing the boundaries of science. And don’t miss the latest in our ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Analog Nightlife - CANCELEDTune into NightLife and drop out of the digital world when NightLife transforms the museum into a phone-free zone with an experimental night dedicated to life in the analog.Our one-night, slow-down-and-watch-the-fishes experiment only works if we’re all in it together, so we’ve asked Yondr to help everybody place their phones ...
CANCELLED: BioFutures: Hacking the Human GenomeHaving your DNA analyzed is now as easy as spitting into a tube, and companies compete to offer genetic revelations about your ancestry and risk of disease. Are there downsides to allowing such easy access to our genetic information? Can our DNA also be translated into new to ways to connect? ...
Electrical Control of Interlayer Exciton Dynamics in Semiconducting Atomically Thin Heterostructures - CANCELEDVan der Waals heterostructures constructed of 2-dimensional (2-D) materials such as single layer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have sparked wide interest because of their large excitonic binding energy, allowing the exploration of novel quantum optical effects in a solid-state system and new opto-electronic devices. In this talk, I ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Is there a Star Party in Your Future? There Should Be! - CANCELEDThe severe light pollution levels in the urban and suburban areas in which we live make it nearly impossible to see the Milky Way and greatly limits everything else that we are able to see from our backyards or even nearby parks. Light pollution filters and narrow band imaging helps ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Saturday, 03/21/20
CANCELLED Science CarnivalThe Center will be closed to the public through Tuesday, March 31. All public gatherings and events at Chabot through March 31 are currently cancelled or postponed in order to keep our community healthy and safe.https://chabotspace.org/visit/keeping-our-community-healthy/March is Women’s History Month and Chabot is partnering with Scientific Adventures for Girls to honor ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free with Admission
Frog Docent Training - CANCELEDDocents monitor habitat conditions for and educate hikers about native foothill yellow-legged frogs. The required training begins at the Sky Oaks Headquarters in Fairfax with a discussion of frog biology and population threats, radio training and methods for engaging the public. At noon we take a 3 mile round-trip hike ...
Saturdays in the Garden - CANCELEDInterested in learning more about the Bay Model waterfront? Stop by the Native Plant Garden on Saturdays to enjoy the garden and learn the latest about natural resources and recreational opportunities on Richardson Bay. Be sure to visit us on these Saturday afternoons for special activities.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Trekking the Model - CANCELEDJoin a Ranger or docent on a guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 - 2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Sunday, 03/22/20
Cancelled: Marine Science Sunday: The Big, The Small, and The WeirdThe health of our staff, volunteers and guests is The Marine Mammal Center’s top priority. Due to concerns regarding COVID-19, the Center has made the decision to close to the public starting Saturday, March 14 until further notice.The theme this month is Celebrating Our Oceans: The Big, The Small, and The ...
The explOratorium will be closed to the public, effective at 5 p.m. on March 12 until the end of March. We tend to think of “home†as the building in which we live, or the town or city where we reside. Voyage to the edge of the known universe, and gain ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Admission
Monday, 03/23/20
Deep generative models for scientific applications - Web EventOf all machine learning methods, generative models are particularly interesting for scientific applications because of their probabilistic nature and ability to fit complex data and probability distributions. However, in their vanilla forms, generative models have a number of shortcomings and failure modes which can be a hindrance to their application: ...
Invisible Threats: COVID-19 and Climate Change - Live StreamWhy does an invisible, life-threatening virus prompt a nationwide emergency, but invisible, life-threatening gases don’t? Experts have been emphasizing the dangers of unchecked climate change for years, underscoring the need for rapid, bold action early-on to avoid the worst impacts. Now, health experts are pushing the same level of global ...
Where: Cost: Free
The Northern Resident Orcas and Bringing Corky Home - CANCELEDAt the tender age of four, Corky, a member of the A5 pod of Northern resident orcas, was captured and taken from her family for use in the theme park industry. Now, at 54 years of age, she is the longest surviving killer whale in captivity. She continues to perform ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
CANCELLED: Neil ShubinWe are so sorry - this event has been cancelled.Santa Clara County and San Mateo County health officials are recommending that all non-essential gatherings be cancelled due to COVID-19. The wellbeing of our community is our top priority so we are following those recommendations.===================================================Join us for a special evening with ...
Coronavirus: Facts and Fears - OnlinePlease join Berkeley School of Public Health Dean Michael C. Lu for a 90 minute special live Q&A webinar about Coronavirus: Fact and Fears. Dr. Lu will be joined by several expert speakers who will illuminate the facts and dispel fears around this public health crisis. The speakers will include Anna Harte, MD, ...
Where: OrindaCost: $5 General, $1 Students & Teachers
SETI Talks: Virtual Edition. Extremophiles: Extreme Life on Other Worlds? - Video Event - FULLExtremophiles are organisms that live in extreme environments on Earth. Scientists have investigated their ability to survive to high temperatures, UV radiation, salty environments and places that are inhospitable for humans and most creatures on Earth. By studying conditions under which life can thrive, we hope to understand life elsewhere ...
Where: Cost: Free
CANCELLED: Skeptics in the Pub: MillbraeCancelled until Shelter in Place restrictions are lifted.Be sure to check http://www.skepticalcon.com/ and http://baskeptics.org/ For updates and SkeptiCal registration info.Science and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub West Bay, Fiddlers Green, Millbrae sponsored by Bay Area Skeptics.If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the film-flam man, and if ye drink, drink with us, your friends. ...
POSTPONED TO FALL 2020Does a Green New Deal replace “grow or die†with a different logic that nurtures people and the rest of the natural world? How do 8 billion people flourish while also preserving, protecting, and restoring biodiversity all over the planet? Climate change activists are weaving a holistic ...
This event MAY be held online. See the weblink. It currently says to check Facebook, but we were unable to find any mention of this seminar or the entire speaker series on Facebook. No link was provided at the web page.Speaker: Moied Wahid, ExperianThis speaker has been rescheduled for September ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Venom Nightlife - CANCELEDNightLife shrinks you down to size with a garden party full of animatronic scorpions, spiders, ants, and more to kick-off the opening of our new exhibit, Venom.EVENT HIGHLIGHTSEnjoy an outdoor bar while posing with a 40-foot Mexican red-knee tarantula or climbing on a massive seven-spotted lady beetle.Get up close (but ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
CANCELLED Cameras and Cougars: 10 years of Mountain Lion Research and Conservation** Oakland Zoo is CLOSED and will remain closed until Alameda County’s ‘shelter in place’ order is lifted. **We cannot save what we do not understand. The Bay Area Puma Project is a large-scale study across diverse habitats. With the help of camera-traps, the study reveals trends in mountain lion abundance, ...
Where: OaklandCost: $10 - $30 sliding scale
CANCELLED: Hardcore Natural History - When Plants Ruled the Earth: The Legacy of the CarboniferousThe Museum Will Be Closed From March 13 To March 28, 2020. Check Back For Updates.The Carboniferous Period of geologic time stands as a critical period in the history of the earth. Dr. Edward Clifton will describe how a combination of plate tectonics, global climate change and the evolution of ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: $10 General, $5 Member advance, $15 at door
Botany Series: Plant Terminology - RESCHEDULEDTaught by the knowledgeable team of Naomi LeBeau and Christina Crooker ( both of the Park Stewardship Restoration Team), this class will provide an introduction to terminology commonly used in identification of plants with a focus on leaf and flower parts. Illustrated examples and hands-on experience will be emphasized. This ...
In the last 5 years, there have been extensive studies and new materials designed for catalytic reduction of nitrogen to ammonia. This is a very difficult reductive transformation for traditional electrocatalysts and photocatalysts, but nature can provide an inspiration. Nitrogenase is the only enzyme known to reduce nitrogen to ammonia. ...
This trip will be rescheduled.Witness the mighty gray whale migration on this half-day cruise. Join our sanctuary naturalists as we venture into the northbound migration path of the gray whales as they head through our national marine sanctuaries, traveling from Baja California breeding grounds to their Arctic feeding grounds with ...
Where: Half Moon BayCost: $70
Science Saturday: Bees, Wasps, Honey, and Hives - CANCELEDExplore the sweet-side of science as Science Saturday turns its attention to Bees, Wasps, Honey, and Hives. Do all bees make honey? How do you tell a wasp from a bee? Do all bees sting? Find the answers to all of your buzzing questions as you complete a craft, and ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Saturdays in the Garden - CANCELEDInterested in learning more about the Bay Model waterfront? Stop by the Native Plant Garden on Saturdays to enjoy the garden and learn the latest about natural resources and recreational opportunities on Richardson Bay. Be sure to visit us on these Saturday afternoons for special activities.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Trekking the Model - CANCELEDJoin a Ranger or docent on a guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 - 2000.
Interdisciplinary approaches to reveal parasite vulnerabilities - CANCELEDWithin the liver a single Plasmodium parasite transforms into tens of thousands of blood infective forms to cause malaria. The Derbyshire lab combines chemical biology, biochemistry and genomics to uncover molecular events that drive this transient developmental stage within the liver. Through an integrative approach, we utilize small molecule probes, ...
The AI industry in 2020-2030 - LivestreamThe last 5 years have been transformative in the AI industry, how will the next 10 look like?We've seen an explosion in IoT devices and the data flowing through them - ubiquitous computing is here to stay. How would this change the ecosystem with respect to hardware, solution development, testing, ...
Where: Cost: Free
U.S. Health Care in the Era of Coronavirus - Online EventAmerican health care has seen dramatic changes over the past decade. Obamacare reduced the number of uninsured citizens, but rising prices and deductibles have made care unaffordable for many. Medicaid has become the nation’s largest payer and now pays for half of all long-term care. Now the coronavirus pandemic is ...
My work uses data science to characterize how humans interact with the built and the natural environment seeking to plan for more sustainable and livable cities. Given the increasing ubiquity of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in the Bay Area, I present a study that aims to assist planning decisions by ...
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Long Now is postponing our March and April events at SFJAZZ Center - the Seminars with Jane Metcalfe on March 31, 02020 and Laurance Doyle on April 13, 02020. We are working closely with our speakers and SFJAZZ to reschedule these talks, and will keep our members and the public ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, Free for Members
Join us for a rare conversation with Dr. Margaret Hamburg about solutions to the COVID-19 crisis and what needs to be done with U.S. health care in the future.Speaker: Margaret Hamburg, National Academy of Medicine, former FDA Commissioner; Gloria Duffy, The Commonwealth Club
The Science of Social Distancing, Part 2 - LivestreamIn COVID-19 Conversations webinar, Webinar #1: The Science of Social Distancing, Part 1, the lineup of public health, medical and emergency experts shared the science on social distancing as well as strategies to support it. They explored how findings from past pandemics - as well as the current one - can shape ...
Ergomagnetospheres Ejection Disks and Electromagnetic Jets - LivestreamRecent, remarkable images, made by the EHT collaboration of M 87, exhibit a ring of emission, presumably orbiting a six billion solar mass black hole. It is proposed that what is observed is not an ion pressure-supported torus, but an extensive "ergomagnetosphere" that connects mechanically to a much larger "ejection ...
It’s no secret: the transmission of information is vital to communications. Translating information takes work, but allows incredible potential for security, storage, and efficiencies in technology and production. From blockchain enterprises to surreptitious correspondences and music storage to the instructions for how life grows, seek out the hidden ways encoded ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Can Technology Save the Ocean?The ocean faces numerous perils today from overfishing to acidification and plastics pollution. Solutions to help resolve the plight of our oceans lie in many areas and range from ecological to behavioral, all of which should be explored and pursued. In this panel, we’ll sit down with several ocean tech ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
NightLife & Friends: A Virtual EventThis week, NightLife is coming to you: We’re transforming your virtual happy hour with NightLife & Friends - an experimental online, interactive event featuring some of the scientists, artists, and musicians who have been a regular part of NightLife over the years.Make yourself a cocktail with long-time NightLife mixologist Shane McKnightGet ...
Where: Cost: Free
BioFutures: Curing Disease by Editing Genes? - CANCELEDHow can recently discovered gene-editing tools help us cure debilitating childhood diseases? The discovery of CRISPR - a tool for precisely editing genes in living cells - has generated immense excitement for its potential to repair disease-causing DNA mutations. Join a conversation with Matthew Porteus, one of the leading researchers ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with After Dark Admission
Friday, 04/03/20
COVID-19 and Climate: Implications for Public Health - LivestreamWhat can the spread of the coronavirus teach us about the spread of climate change? Both crises have global reach, invisible perpetrators, and require aggressive, early action for containment. But while an infectious disease is acute and deeply personal, the impacts of a changing climate are systemic and vague.Scientists point ...
COVID-19 and the LGBTQI Community - LivestreamThe vulnerability of certain populations to the coronavirus COVID-19 has been well publicized - everyone knows seniors and people with asthma, diabetes and certain other conditions are in the most danger from the virus. But less well-known is the virus' impact on LGBTQI communities.Join us for a discussion with experts ...
Where: Cost: Free
COVID-19: Emerging Tests, Vaccines and Cures - LivestreamAs the coronavirus spreads rapidly through the population, the United States is racing to provide test kits, develop a vaccine and find treatments. Meanwhile, we’re running dangerously low on supplies, ranging from ventilators and test reagents to gowns and N95 masks. When will we have the test kits we need? ...
As a world leader in the environmental and ecological sciences, Professor Steven Lindow has been a dominant force in revealing complex interactions between microbes, plants, and the environment. Using genetic and molecular research techniques, his current work focuses on developing biological strategies for addressing plant disease and frost control that ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Cancelled: CuriOdyssey’s First Friday Family Night Due to health precautions, CuriOdyssey's April 3 First Friday Family Night has been cancelled. Please check back here for updates.Celebrate the spirit of Earth Day early with a live band and cash bar at CuriOdyssey. Learn about the Seafood Watch program and how to make sustainable seafood choices. Meet CuriOdyssey’s native California wildlife, ...
Where: San MateoCost: 12.95-15.95, Free for members
First Friday: Home Run - CANCELEDJoin nine-time World Series Champions, the Oakland A’s, to learn all about the science behind America’s favorite pastime. Featuring all your favorite science of baseball hits and a special appearance from A’s mascot and elephant-about-town, Stomper!
