Craig McLean, head of the U.S. Delegation to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and Assistant Administrator for NOAA Research, will give an overview of the future of ocean science and technology at NOAA and beyond. As we turn to the ocean for a larger share of our resources, there is ...
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 ...
Where: Cost: Free
University Forum: Community partnerships in the time of COVID - LivestreamPartnerships formed quickly during this evolving health crisis. Salud Para La Gente, the Santa Cruz Community Foundation, Santa Cruz Community Health Clinics, and the UC Santa Cruz Molecular Diagnostic Lab are working jointly to test and treat the most vulnerable in Santa Cruz County. Join us for a conversation with ...
Do you know a 5th-12th grade student who is interested in marine science? Students, their teachers (and parents) are invited to join us for a Q&A session.Parents must give permission for children under 18 to participate. Register to attend here.
Does other intelligent life exist 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. UC Berkeley astronomer Dan Werthimer will describe the ...
Where: Cost: Free
Art Imitating Life: How Climate Fiction Addresses Climate Change - LivestreamAs ice caps melt and temperatures rise, novels about climate change have moved from the margins to the center of world literature. In this seminar, we will explore the emerging genre of climate fiction (aka "cli-fi") and discuss how the best work in this genre helps us understand our moment ...
Where: Cost: $35
Machine Learning in Healthcare - Opportunities and Challenges - LivestreamJasmine will share her experiences of the machine learning landscape in healthcare space. She will touch upon data structure, application, resources and challenges in this space, followed by Q&A to share her insights with fellow data scientists who are interested to venture into Healthcare World.Agenda:4:50 pm - 5:00 pm Arrival ...
Where: Cost: Free
Skeptics in the Pub: Millbrae - CANCELEDScience 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. If ye shun the brewer’s art, at least help us lay waste to bangers & mash!Skeptics ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
The Forests of California: A California Field Atlas - LivestreamFrom the author of The California Field Atlas comes another major work that not only guides readers through the Golden State’s forested lands, but also presents a profoundly original vision of nature in the 21st century. The Forest of California features a stunning wealth of Obi Kaufmann’s signature watercolor illustrations, ...
Where: Cost: Suggested Donation
Thursday, 09/24/20
Future at Work: Design Dialogues for 2030 - LivestreamNow more than ever, the future of work is in question and we are left wondering how will it look not only tomorrow, but also in 10 years and beyond. Vitra and swissnex SF are partnering to explore this question and rethink our own workplace environments. Commencing September 24th, we ...
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 was originally scheduled for March ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
How Climate Change is Worsening California's Fires and What to do About it - Livestream2020 is already California's worst wildfire season on record, and it's only September. A perfect storm of events conspired to spark the August 2020 California fires - a persistent heat dome, a tropical storm, rare summer lightning storms, and dry conditions.Via Zoom, environmental scientist and climate journalist Dana Nuccitelli will ...
Where: Cost: Free
COVID-19 - Tracing the Evolution of the Virus Genome - LivestreamDavid Haussler, distinguished professor of biomolecular engineering, discusses the role of the open source SARS-CoV-2 genome browser in tracing the evolution of the COVID-19 virus with Russ Corbet-Detig, assistant professor of biomolecular engineering, and postdoctoral researcher Jason Fernandez. Join the conversation to learn how this work impacts each of us.
This could be considered the century of computational mathematics. One consistently encounters it in the most diverse fields, from epidemiology to neuroscience, e-commerce and physics, even internet art, and of course artificial intelligence, as well as in current affairs like domestic politics (Russian interference in US elections) and foreign politics ...
As our nation prepares for a major election, After Dark takes a month-long look at some key factors that influence personal and collective decision making - and the effect these influences have on the democratic process.“Fake news" has become troublingly well established. But how did we get here? Dig into ...
To mark Sea Otter Awareness Week, we’ve put together a NightSchool curriculum all about your favorite fluffy-furred, tool-using, urchin-eating marine mammal endemic to the Pacific Coast. Get a peek into the Academy’s Mammalogy collections and learn how researchers use scientific collections to study sea otters with collection manager Moe Flannery. ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 09/25/20
Walk with Obi: Burned Forests of The Sierra - LivestreamCalifornia has experienced its deadliest wildfire seasons in recent history. Looking across a scorched and blackened environment, we ache to make things better. But are our efforts to restore the land and prevent fires in fact making things worse?Produced by Heyday, this once-in-a-lifetime virtual walk with renowned conservationist/artist Obi Kaufmann, ...
Local Naturalist Jeff Caplan is back with a new class to teach us how to ID and connect to birds and their habitat for your next visit to Windy Hill. Whether you’re a regular at the preserve or planning your first visit, Jeff will teach us how to connect with ...
Where: Cost: Free
Planetary Defense: Avoiding a Cosmic Catastrophe - LivestreamOur planet has been continually bombarded by asteroids since its formation, 4.5 billion years ago. While the frequency of large impacts has decreased, many potential Near-Earth Object (NEO) threats remain undiscovered, so if or when they will impact Earth remains unknown.Most of the time, an impacting asteroid will simply burn ...
Did you know that California has a special holiday just to celebrate biodiversity? Let’s celebrate by having a month long bioblitz through INaturalist to help scientists document our local organisms. California is the nation’s most populous state and is home to more diverse species and ecosystems than anywhere in the ...
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Greater Farallones Association, and Shark Stewards invite you to join us for Sharktoberfest™ 2020!Our annual celebration of sharks is going virtual this year! Join us for an online celebration of sharks to raise awareness of the importance of elasmobranchs in our marine ecosystem, coinciding with the arrival of ...
Where: Cost: Free!
Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace - LivestreamCollege of San Mateo's Family Science and Astronomy Festival + Makerspace will be held virtually. Our annual festival brings CSM faculty and community members together to bring the enjoyment of the wonders of science to your family. This year it will be held virtually through Zoom, featuring both live sessions and on-demand recordings. Young scientists-in-the-making can tune ...
Where: Cost: Free
How Climate Change is Worsening California's Fires and What to do About it - Livestream2020 is already California's worst wildfire season on record, and it's only September. A perfect storm of events conspired to spark the August 2020 California fires - a persistent heat dome, a tropical storm, rare summer lightning storms, and dry conditions.Via Zoom, environmental scientist and climate journalist Dana Nuccitelli will ...
Where: Cost: Free
Lunar Landing Sites, Past and Future - LivestreamFifty years ago we were in the midst of human exploration of the Moon through the Apollo program. In this presentation, we will look back at each of the Apollo landing sites, why they were chosen, what made these locations so fascinating, and what we learned from them. He will ...
Join us for a special Virtual Telescope Viewing with our resident astronomers. We will go on a guided tour of the Moon for International Observe the Moon Night!International Observe the Moon Night is an annual worldwide public event that encourages observation, appreciation and understanding of our Moon and its connection ...
The Bird Photo Big Day Fall Challenge to Benefit the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO): Photograph bird behavior. We are looking for the best photos that depict bird behavior and activity; all species are in the game.Eating, flycatching, preening, bathing, vocalizing, flying, soaring, and hunting. Even the bird's attitude. ...
Where: Cost: $25
Sunday, 09/27/20
DÃa de la IngenierÃa/Latino Engineering Day 2020 - LivestreamJoin us for Latinx Engineering Day 2020 online!The SF Bay Area Chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the Exploratorium present Meet the Engineers - a conversation with professionals working in a variety of engineering disciplines.This FREE, bilingual (Spanish/English) program is intended for audiences of all ages, from ...
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!
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Monday, 09/28/20
Ultrafast Domain Wall Dynamics in Metallic and Insulating Ferrimagnets - LivestreamA promising approach to encode bits of information for next-generation memory and logic is by using solitons, such as chiral domain walls (DW) or topological skyrmions, which can be translated by currentsacross racetrack-like wire devices. One technological and scientific challenge is to stabilize small spin textures and to move them ...
Where: Cost: Free
Macro-Energy Systems: Toward a New Discipline - LivestreamA proposal published in Joule for a new discipline called Macro-Energy Systems (MES) focused on studying the large-scale, systems-level, long-term aspects of sustainable energy planning. The article sparked interest from a wide range of researchers and students and they recently participated in a virtual workshop where they discussed ‘Why do we need ...
Where: Cost: Free
Future Directions for Nuclear Energy - LivestreamFission energy is currently the largest source of zero-carbon electrical power in the United States, but expanded use has stalled due to high construction costs, long schedules, and lack of policies that credit the low carbon emissions from nuclear power. Â This talk will broadly review questions relevant to the future ...
In this talk, Matt will talk about his career trajectories after his PhD and postdoctoral research, transitioning to one of the top management consulting firms, and now working at Gilead Sciences as an Executive Director in the CEO Office, and how his academic background and scientific training still play a ...
Where: Cost: Free
Astronomy on Tap: Los Angeles - LivestreamJoin us for a virtual Astronomy on Tap, streamed over YouTube Live. We’ll hear from Dr. Konstantin Batygin: “The Planet Nine Hypothesis: An Update†and from Dr. Jackie Faherty: “Mapping our Solar Neighborhoodâ€. In addition, we will host interactive astronomically-themed pub trivia.The event is free and open to all ages. ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 09/29/20
SynBioBeta 2020: The Global Synthetic Biology Conference - RescheduledSynBioBeta is where tech meets bio and bio meets tech. Join us September 29 - October 1, 2020 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 ...
Where: OaklandCost: $2,500 after Feb 21
Critical Thinking and the Psychology of Confidence - LivestreamReading the self-help literature could leave you with the impression that the goal in life is to maximize your confidence. On the other hand, research on overconfidence highlights all the ways in which people can get themselves into trouble by being too confident. Expert Don Moore will explore this tension ...
