When I was a child, my brothers and I routinely ate peanut butter and jelly for lunch. By the time my children completed high school, their classrooms were peanut-free. 32 million Americans currently suffer from food allergies, some of which are life threatening. What is driving this generational change? We ...
Where: Cost: Free
Hunting for infection, one molecule at a time - PostponedOur COVID-19 response series continues, this time with a look at hardware solutions. Healthcare professionals need to be able to get diagnoses quickly, rather than sending samples offsite to be processed and waiting for the results. Professor Holger Schmidt’s lab is developing technology that could give doctors compact instruments that ...
Where: Cost: Free
LASER - New Paradigms and Spaces for Artistic Expression - LivestreamComputational forms of art have become widespread, especially among the younger generation of artists/inventors, and at the same time the pandemic is forcing us to rethink art forms for an online world. This evening will focus on three examples of how the process and format of making and exhibiting art ...
It happens around 15 times a minute, regularly and rhythmically. You may not even notice it but if it stopped, you definitely would. Tonight, we turn our attention to human breath. Find out how human breathing has changed over an extended period of time, through both physical and external factors, ...
What goes into the making of an exhibit full of fangs, stingers, and spines? Join Curator of Arachnology Dr. Lauren Esposito, Academy biologist Emma Kocina, and exhibit designer Ashley Boycher for a behind-the-scenes look into the Academy’s upcoming exhibit, Venom.See weblink for YouTube and Facebook connection information.
Where: Cost: Free
San Francisco City Star Party - CanceledCome 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!
The artificial intelligence (AI) that we've seen in fiction bears little resemblance to the AI we have in the real world. Stanford PhD researcher Andrey Kurenkov will analyze the real-world meaning of AI, describe what researchers in AI actually do, and explore how impressive - or not - recent AI ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 08/28/20
AI Talks in HealthcareWe will host Lana Feng who is the Co-founder and CEO at Huma AI.Speakers: Dr. Lana Feng is the co-founder and CEO of Huma.AI; Chirag Patel:Clinical assistant professor of neurology (division of neuro-oncology) and radiology (molecular imaging program) at Stanford University School of Medicine; Ryan Spitler: Deputy Director of the ...
Have you ever wondered where mushrooms come from, what that “moss†is hanging from the branches in an oak tree, or what lies beneath the rotting logs on a Redwood forest floor? Find out when we explore the hidden kingdom of fungus! Let’s learn about lichen, mushroom forms, and even ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Virtual Telescope Viewing - LivestreamJoin our resident astronomers on Facebook Live every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck!Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will be ...
Where: Cost: Free
Monday, 08/31/20
Living Room Lecture: Dr. Emily Martin - LivestreamSpeaker: Emily Martin, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Santa Cruz and UC Chancellors Fellow. Working on several instrument projects, including PEAS, a new instrument and telescope for Lick Observatory, and IGNIS, a new instrument concept for KeckZoom link. Also on Facebook Live.Â
China & India: Impact on Global Energy Transition - LivestreamStanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy hosts a conversation on the impact of China and India on the global energy transition featuring Sumant Sinha, Chairman and Managing Director of ReNew Power and Lei Zhang, founder and CEO, Envision Group. Stanford professor Yi Cui joins Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy co-director, Aun ...
Where: Cost: Free
SynBioBeta 2020: The Global Synthetic Biology Conference - VirtualJoin us to see how synthetic biology is disrupting consumer products, food, agriculture, medicine, chemicals, materials, and more. The SynBioBeta Global Synthetic Biology Conference 2020 unites the leading biological engineers, investors, innovators, and entrepreneurs who make up this fast-growing industry - all during one impactful event. Come learn the latest ...
Where: Cost: TBD
Discovering Precision Health: Predict, Prevent, and Cure - LivestreamToday we are on the brink of a much-needed transformative moment for health care. The U.S. health care system is designed to be reactive instead of preventive. The result can be diagnoses that are too late and outcomes that are far worse than our level of spending should deliver. In ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wednesday, 09/02/20
SynBioBeta 2020: The Global Synthetic Biology Conference - VirtualJoin us to see how synthetic biology is disrupting consumer products, food, agriculture, medicine, chemicals, materials, and more. The SynBioBeta Global Synthetic Biology Conference 2020 unites the leading biological engineers, investors, innovators, and entrepreneurs who make up this fast-growing industry - all during one impactful event. Come learn the latest ...
When faced with a policy decision, we often use historical contexts to predict how the proposed policy will impact outcomes that we care about. But what do we do when there is no relevant historical precedent? How do we determine which policies work best at slowing COVID-19 transmission when we have never ...
