COVID-19, Santa Clara County and the Future - LivestreamAs California nears 25,000 cases of COVID-19, there have now been more than 1,800 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Santa Clara County, with a death toll of over 60. With a population of nearly 2 million, the number of COVID-19-related deaths per 100,000 residents is the highest rate of any ...
Agricultural Land Classification and Crop Water Use: The Importance of Ground Truthing for Calibration and Validation - LivestreamIn light of ever-increasing regulatory requirements (e.g. Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP), Sustainable Groundwater Management Program (SGMA), and Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-term Sustainability (CV-SALTS)) on production agricultural systems, accurate, timely, and comprehensive base layer data is required. Land IQ has developed a statewide land use mapping program for ...
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Straight Talk: A Conversation about Racism, Health Inequities, and COVID-19 - LivestreamEmerging data show that African Americans and other U.S. ethnic minorities are being stricken by COVID-19 at a higher rate, and experiencing greater sickness and a higher death toll than other Americans. Some have said that COVID-19 is “ravaging†black communities. In this interactive conversation, five faculty members from the ...
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Pandemic Health-Care Inequities: How They Put All Americans at Risk - LivestreamCOVID-19 has been a national disaster. The impact has disproportionately affected minority and lower income Americans, who tend to have jobs that can’t be done from home and are less likely to have health-care coverage or access to medical care. That’s true in most crises, but this one is different. ...
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Nationwide Livestream Star PartyNATIONWIDE LIVESTREAM STAR PARTYFriday, April 24, 7pm Pacific TimeJoin us for a livestream star party featuring astronomers and observatories from around the nation. You'll get to see what the night sky looks like nationwide from the comfort of your very own living room.Access to the livestream: cfa.harvard.edu/flwo/youtube Hosted by Amy C. Oliver ...
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Stay at Home BioblitzInterested in some fun citizen science you can do during shelter-in-place, within your own neighborhood? The EV is encouraging people to join the 2020 City Nature Challenge Bioblitz taking place from April 24th to 27th. For those who don’t know, a bioblitz uses the free iNaturalist program (available on smartphones ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 04/25/20
Lake Merritt BioBlitz 2020Lake Merritt in the heart of Oakland is the jewel of the city and teeming with life. During this event come learn about the thousands of organisms that call this place home and help document them as part of the City Nature Challenge. Local naturalists will be on hand to ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
What's that Flower? - CANCELEDWhat are those blooming beauties in the park? It’s springtime, and it’s time to find out!Join the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy’s Park Stewardship team on a leisurely walk to learn about the folklore, medicinal uses, and biology of wildflowers. Spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and an appreciation for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Hayward Fault tour - CANCELEDThis 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 ...
Our Spring show has a large variety of vendors from across the country selling finished jewelry, gem stones, lapidary supplies and rough stone, fossils, mineral specimens, stone carvings and many other things of interest to “rockhoundsâ€. In addition there is a rock identification table, demonstrations of stone carving, cabochon making ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: $6 General, Free under 12 & Scouts in uniform
Science Saturday: Day of the Dinosaur - CANCELEDDay of the Dino - Prepare for time-travel during this prehistoric Science Saturday, when we'll set our sights on the age of the dinosaurs. Presented in partnership with the Carmel Valley Gem and Mineral Society, this event will feature fossils, footprints, and more as we learn what made the dinosaurs ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
6th Annual Acorn Festival - CANCELEDSTEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Art Math activites for the whole family to enjoy. Sponsored by the PTO, our 6th annual Acorn Festival, will be held on Saturday Aoril 25 from 11-4pm. This is a community event and all are invited to attend. There will will be a variety of hands on activities ...
Where: Castro ValleyCost: 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
Fox Stories: Indicators that Fox are in Your Area - CANCELEDDo you sometimes see paw prints in mud or scat (poop) on the trails and assume that a dog left it? It could be from something else. Come along and learn how to distinguish and identify the markings of a gray fox. Gain some insights into the fox’s nature and ...
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
Chabot Observatory's role in the Apollo 13 Rescue - LivestreamIn April, 1970 an explosion occurred aboard the Apollo 13 spacecraft as it neared the Moon. All around the world various people leapt into action to help save the astronauts’ lives. One of the most unusual examples of this occurred at the old Chabot Observatory in Oakland. A number of ...
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Stay at Home BioblitzInterested in some fun citizen science you can do during shelter-in-place, within your own neighborhood? The EV is encouraging people to join the 2020 City Nature Challenge Bioblitz taking place from April 24th to 27th. For those who don’t know, a bioblitz uses the free iNaturalist program (available on smartphones ...
Where: Cost: Free
Sunday, 04/26/20
Marine Science Sunday: Magnificent Migrations - CANCELEDThis month we celebrate the animals that love to travel! Marine mammals are famous for their epic migrations along the California coast. Guided tours will take you around the hospital showcasing some of the patients we are caring for and how our veterinarians are getting them better. Classroom presentations through ...
Our Spring show has a large variety of vendors from across the country selling finished jewelry, gem stones, lapidary supplies and rough stone, fossils, mineral specimens, stone carvings and many other things of interest to “rockhoundsâ€. In addition there is a rock identification table, demonstrations of stone carving, cabochon making ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: $6 General, Free under 12 & Scouts in uniform
Sundays in the Gardens with the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour! - LivestreamDon’t miss the chance to hear inspiring speaker and author Douglas Tallamy, who will kick off this event on April 26 at 10:00 am! Following that talk will be a series of live streamed visits to 25 Alameda and Contra Costa county gardens.Hosted on Zoom, and livestreamed on YouTube.Join us ...
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Discovery Day Open House at Estuary and Ocean Science Center - PostponedJoin us to celebrate the EOS Center's Annual Discovery Day Open House, presented by The Barbara & Richard Rosenberg Institute for Marine Biology & Environmental Science! We invite you to experience science in action at the only marine research center on the San Francisco Bay, the Estuary & Ocean Science ...
What is sound? How high a pitch can you hear? Can you measure the speed of sound with a yardstick? Can two sounds add up to no sound? Explore these questions and more in this resonant presentation.Speaker: Ron Hipschman
From holes in the head and leeches to radio waves and vibrators, I explain the long and strange history of pseudoscience and quack medicine. Covering patent medicines, cannibalism, radium, electrotherapy, Kellogg's, snake oil, and modern day charlatans, we will see just how bizarre science can get, and maybe learn something ...
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Stay at Home BioblitzInterested in some fun citizen science you can do during shelter-in-place, within your own neighborhood? The EV is encouraging people to join the 2020 City Nature Challenge Bioblitz taking place from April 24th to 27th. For those who don’t know, a bioblitz uses the free iNaturalist program (available on smartphones ...
Where: Cost: Free
Monday, 04/27/20
Climate Change and COVID-19: Can this crisis shift the paradigm? - LivestreamDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy is skidding into recession. Reduced consumption and transportation also mean reduced CO2 emissions. From India to China to the United States, skies are blue and the air is cleaner and healthier in cities than it has been for years. The pandemic has ...
We have been engaged in an effort to try to understand, and communicate to people who can influence decisions, fundamental aspects of our electricity system using a fairly simple model representing energy system capacity and hourly dispatch decisions. We call this model MEM, for Macro Energy Model. Complicated models are ...
The linguistic input children receive across early childhood plays a crucial role in shaping their knowledge about the world. To study this input, researchers have begun applying distributional semantic models to large corpora of child-directed speech, extracting various patterns of word use/co-occurrence. Previous work using these models has not measured ...
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Optimized quantum photonics - CANCELEDAt the core of most quantum technologies, including quantum networks, quantum computers and quantum simulators, is the development of homogeneous, long lived qubits with excellent optical interfaces, and the development of high efficiency and robust optical interconnects for such qubits. To achieve this goal, we have been studying color centers ...
The second PG&E bankruptcy was precipitated by climate change but also by historic patterns and practices of the investor owned utility as well as California land use and energy policy. Moving past the bankruptcy, California electricity providers will face a more challenging environment where costs are newly paramount and progress ...
Naomi Oreskes is Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University. A world-renowned geologist, historian and public speaker, she is a leading voice on the role of science in society and the reality of anthropogenic climate change. Oreskes is author or ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Analytics and Data Science Standardization and Assessment Framework - LivestreamWhat is “data science†and who is a “data scientist� Data engineer? Analytics professional?Recent years have seen a surge of interest in all things "data.†Industries have been transformed and entirely new business models conceived with the growing capability to collect, process, and understand data and operationalize data-driven products, features, ...
Stay at Home BioblitzInterested in some fun citizen science you can do during shelter-in-place, within your own neighborhood? The EV is encouraging people to join the 2020 City Nature Challenge Bioblitz taking place from April 24th to 27th. For those who don’t know, a bioblitz uses the free iNaturalist program (available on smartphones ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 04/28/20
Charge Exchange in the Solar System and Beyond - LivestreamCharge exchange (CX) is a conceptually simple but theoretically complex atomic process that leads to spectral line emission in the X-ray band, only discovered to be important in astronomy in the last few decades. It occurs in nearly any environment where hot plasma and cold gas interact: in the solar ...
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Trauma-Informed Approaches for Individual and Organizational Resilience during the COVID-19 Crisis - LivestreamJoyce Dorado and Susan Stone will discuss practical strategies for addressing pandemic-related trauma and stress in individuals and systems (e.g. educational, child welfare, public health) through the lens of trauma-informed principles based in the science of trauma, stress, resilience, and healing. How might the disruptions of the COVID-19 crisis affect individuals and organizations ...
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The three most curious things from one year of DES weak lensing - LivestreamThe Dark Energy Survey has finished cosmological and other lensing results from one year of collected data. I will revisit three findings that were perhaps unexpected but seem curious (at least to me!), on the side of the main two-point function results on cosmology. One is the ongoing controversy on ...
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Kraw Lecture: Viruses & Vaccines - LivestreamProfessor Rebecca DuBois studies how viruses cause infections and identifies weaknesses that can be targeted with vaccines and antiviral therapies. All human viruses must be able to attach to their target cell and transfer their genetic material inside the cell. The virus surface proteins that carry out these entry steps ...
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Sea Otter Conservation and Ecology in the 21st Century - CANCELEDHaving nearly been forced to extinction throughout much of their range in the 18th and 19th centuries, sea otters have made a remarkable comeback. Through their recovery, we are learning new things about their basic biology and ecology, which is forcing coastal scientists and managers to rethink the role of ...
Aviation is broadly a combination of - aircraft, airspace and airports. The data science life cycle comprises five steps - capture, maintain, process, analyze and communicate. The presentation introduces the legacy of conventional aviation research in the context of the data science life cycle to motivate the challenges with Urban ...
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What America Missed About COVID-19 - LivestreamAs the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across America, leaders and citizens alike across the country are asking the same question: How were we so unprepared? And how should we respond as a nation?Representative Adam Schiff, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, is working on getting answers and ensuring we’re better prepared ...
Dan Kammen explores the revolutionary changes taking place in clean energy around the planet, and how the Youth Climate Movement and the Green New Deal can become the "new normal."See weblink for Zoom information.
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Symbiotic state mitigates oxybenzone lethality in Aiptasia, a model for coral-algal symbiosis - LivestreamCoral reefs are one of the most biologically productive and diverse ecosystems, directly sustaining half a billion people. However, they are under threat at the global level by anthropogenically-driven climate change and at the local level by overfishing, coastal development, and water pollution. Over the past decade, a growing body ...
Where: TiburonCost: Free
Build vs. Buy Decisions in Data Science - LivestreamMany types of algorithms have become commoditized (NLP, Regression, AutoML), yet companies continue to use tight resources to try to build these in-house all the time. Considering that according to Gartner, nearly 9 out of 10 (87%) internal data science projects fail to make it into production, it's crazy to ...
It's a stressful time. We’re understandably anxious as we face a dangerous and unprecedented situation, and an uncertain future. Ordinarily, we would reach out to family, friends and co-workers for a supportive hug or gather together to talk things through. These are the natural ways we manage stressful situations. Yet ...
Astrochemistry and Compositions of Planetary Systems - LivestreamThe past decades have revealed that planets are incredibly common, and incredibly diverse. The origins of planets and their compositions are intimately linked to the chemical environments within which planets assemble, i.e. to the chemistry of planet-forming disks. The arrival of ALMA has provided observational access to disk chemistry, revealing ...
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: ...
Disruption! We’ve all heard the word bandied about in the context of new technology. But what are the technologies that truly disrupted our understanding of the world around us, with long-term effects? Dig deep into the past to uncover the hidden histories of human-made objects with impacts so essential to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Virtual Nightlife #3 - LivestreamNightLife is now a regularly scheduled delivery: Every other Thursday, tune into a new volume of Virtual NightLife, an experimental online event that brings science, art, & music to you. To attend, be sure to fix yourself a “quarantini,†ping your friends for some simultaneous event-experiencing, and log-on for this ...
