How Technology Is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives - LivestreamOver the last several years, and especially since the 2016 election, the extraordinary impact of technology, particularly social media, on our privacy, democracy, economy, kids and families, race and gender roles, climate change and mental health, among other topics, has become an issue of urgent national concern. These are all ...
“The Forests of California†Artist talk and book release with Obi Kaufmann - LivestreamJoin us in welcoming author and artist Obi Kaufmann for a special Q & A celebrating his newest book "The Forests of California" "The Forests of California" features an abundance of Obi Kaufmann's signature watercolor maps and trail paintings, weaving them into an expansive and accessible exploration of the ...
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Social Justice Series: Addressing Upstream Determinants - What Makes Us Sick? - LivestreamWhy do health inequities persistent over time? Dr. Fuller will provide an overview of the upstream determinants of health that are responsible for many of the pervasive health inequities in the United States and will discuss the inequities she is confronted with in her practice as a pediatrician in Solano ...
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Viewing the Beginning of Time from the Most Remote Places on Earth - LivestreamShortly after the birth of the universe, space was filled by a plasma that was literally red-hot. The light radiated by that plasma has traveled the vast emptiness of space for billions of years, with the expansion of the universe slowly stretching its waves until today it appears as microwave ...
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Lockheed's Spy Satellite ProgramsCORONA was America's first eye-in-the-sky space mission replacing the U-2 flights ended by the shooting down of a flight in 1960. Lockheed Missiles and Space Systems (Lockheed) here in Silicon Valley was the system integrator of the Corona payload which included new camera, film and recovery capsule as well as ...
Facilitated Communication (FC) is a technique used on people with severe communication difficulties as an alternative to valid Augmentative and Alternative Communication methods. Proponents claim that simply by providing emotional and physical support, people with disabilities can unlock inner language and literacy skills. However, controlled studies of the technique repeatedly ...
Dig into deep time and glimpse geologic processes that form our planet and its habitable conditions. From the Big Bang onward, elements and atoms have been colliding, combining, transforming, and deteriorating, resulting in our current snapshot of the universe. In this program, explore evidence that reveals the story of this ...
Chile isn’t called “the astronomy capital of the world†for nothing: During a NightSchool event highlighting the Academy’s newest planetarium show, Big Astronomy, learn about Chile’s long history of astronomical discovery, its epic mountain observatories, and the diverse collaboration of scientists working there to help us understand the true expanse ...
Wildlife Conservation Network 2020 Virtual Fall ExpoExpo is an annual event that welcomes you into the vast, thrilling world of wildlife conservation. Because this has been a year like no other, we are bringing you a special Expo experience where you’ll embark on an adventure filled with unprecedented stories from conservationists in the field. Expo will ...
George Leopold is a veteran science and technology journalist  writing extensively about human spaceflight. His work has appeared in the New York Times, New Scientist and a variety of other science and technology journals. His biography of astronaut Gus Grissom was published by Purdue University Press in 2016.The book “The Right Stuff,†and especially ...
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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 ...
Dave Johnston will discuss zoonotic diseases and the relationship between bats and coronaviruses, the race to discover the true origin of SARS-CoV2, how viruses quickly evolve while jumping from one animal group to another, why scientists do not believe that SARS-CoV2 came directly from a bat, and why bat researchers ...
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Monday, 10/12/20
Fluctuating superconductivity on a partially flat band - LivestreamPhase coherence is considered to govern the superconducting Tc in underdoped cuprates. However on the overdoped side, magnetic and optical evidence of diminishing zero temperature superfluid density are mounting in La2CuO4 cuprates. We combine magnetic and thermodynamic probes with angle-resolved photoemission, and show evidence of superconducting fluctuation substantially above Tc ...
In 2019, New York passed a groundbreaking climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. The climate law codified Governor Cuomo’s climate vision, committing New York to among the most ambitious climate objectives in the world, including 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040 and an 85 percent reduction in ...
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Overcoming Barriers to Engagement of Underrepresented Students in STEM PhD Programs - LivestreamThe level of participation by underrepresented minority (URM) and female students in STEM PhD programs is low: in physics and astronomy URMs earn only 6% of PhDs v. 30% in the general population; women earn only 20% of PhDs v. 50% in the general population. I present research into why ...
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Slugs and Steins: From the Emergence of Planets to the Destiny of Black Holes - LivestreamThree most frequently asked big-picture questions by the general public are: 1) are we alone?, 2) what is going on inside black holes?, and 3) what happened before the big bang? While there is no shortage of philosophical speculation, scientifically-proven insights of these age-old profound and fundamental conundrums remain elusive. ...
You are invited on a spectacularly illustrated Tourist Tour of the Solar System and the Galaxy with astronomer Andrew Fraknoi.* Tuesdays, 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM, Oct. 13 through Nov. 3 (Four Meeting Days)* Offered through the SF State Osher Life-long Learning Institute (OLLI), but open to anyone over age ...
The Perseverance rover on the Mars 2020 mission launched on July 30 and is set for a rendezvous with Mars in February 2021. The rover will land in Jezero crater to search for signs of ancient microbial life and select samples for eventual return to Earth. In this talk I'll ...
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October LASER Event - Santa Cruz - LivestreamUC Santa Cruz Institute of the Arts and Sciences invites you to join us for a special online LASER Talk featuring David Stork, Ari Friedlaender, and Yolande Harris. From computer vision and pixel painting to immersive sound and video work exploring the underwater world, these wide-ranging presentations will reflect on ...
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An Evening Cruise to the Center of the Milky Way (and back) - LivestreamWe’ve all be stuck at home recently, so what better way to escape than taking a cruise to the center of the Milky Way! Our luxury space liner will speed us out of the solar system with barely a nod to the laws of physics, and marvel at alien worlds, ...
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Wednesday, 10/14/20
Live ScienceJoin Chabot Science Educators for a fun and interactive science experiment! Together, we will investigate and observe a phenomenon of science through a captivating demonstration.We’ll ask for observations and explanations of what YOU think is happening before revealing the science behind it. Then, we’ll end with a live Q&A for ...
Neuroscience has made tremendous leaps and bounds in the last three decades. Sadly, the outcomes for people with epilepsy have not changed significantly with costs more than tripling to 28 billion dollars per year. Why the big divide between research and clinical care? We will explore the barriers to translation ...
How do scientists go from OMG to PhD? How do they turn their passion for science into their profession? What advice do they have for future scientists?If you are a 5th-12th grade student, undergraduate, teacher or parent, join us to ask these questions and more in a Q&A sessionParents must give ...
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Brian Christian: The Future of AI - LivestreamTime and time again we have created artificial intelligence (AI) systems to help solve our problems, but what happens when the AI systems become the problem?Artificial Intelligence systems have been created to help humans work faster, respond more justly, manage more and make fewer mistakes, but now the solution has ...
I will cover several recent papers: In Tschofen et al. (2019) we compute economy-wide gross external damages (GED) due to premature mortality from air pollution. We find that: GED has decreased over time; damages from farms are now larger than those from utilities; 4 sectors, comprising less than 20% of ...
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The Hunt for Dark Matter in the Universe: New Experiments - LivestreamAstronomers today understand that the universe is full of a mysterious substance they call “dark matter†(because it doesn’t give off any light or other radiation we can detect.) Dr. Shutt will discuss the motivation behind the multi-decade, world-wide effort to test the idea that dark matter is in the ...
PICTURE A SCIENTISTÂ chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the ...
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Thursday, 10/15/20
An Interview with Dr. Ken Caldeira on Climate Change - LivestreamInteractive session with renowned scientist Dr. Ken Caldeira. All are welcome. Questions will be invited from audience.Ken Caldeira serves as Senior Advisor, Climate Change for Gates Ventures and is a climate scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science, where his job is “to make important scientific discoveries.†He also serves ...
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Ocean Buoy Live Exploration: Cleaning and Servicing a CO2 Buoy Have you ever wondered how to move and service a full-sized scientific ocean buoy? Or what critters and seaweed cling to its underside? Watch live online as we lift our one-ton, 20-foot-tall carbon dioxide (CO2) buoy out of the water and explore its scientific instruments and the organisms that have ...
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The COVID Economy: How the Pandemic is Impacting Inequality and Local Economies - LivestreamThe pandemic has sped up unsustainable and unjust trends in our economy. Tens if not hundreds of millions of Americans are struggling to cope with the economic fallout, while billionaires have only grown more disproportionately wealthy. Communities of color have been hit especially hard. Enormous multinational corporations like Amazon have ...
Is There a Future for Carpooling? - LivestreamIn the Bay Area, carpools carry nearly as many commute trips as public transit. As the Bay Area region struggles to meet state-mandated greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, carpooling remains an important alternative to single-occupant vehicle travel. Prior to the pandemic, new options emerged to match up riders and drivers, ...
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The Science Behind Forest Restoration in the Sierra Nevada - LivestreamFire suppression and past logging have increased fire hazards in the forests of the Sierra Nevada. Climate change makes this situation worse but is not the dominant factor. We will look at a long-term study to see what forest restoration activities can be used today to increase the resilience of ...
 This year we are celebrating 20 years of continuous human presence in space, onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Did you know that the ISS is a U.S. National Laboratory? The ISS National Lab is accessible to commercial companies, entrepreneurs and startups, and academic and government institutions for groundbreaking science, ...
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Translating Data into a Shared LanguageBeing a talented data scientist who can program in multiple languages and analyze massive data sets is not always enough to get your work recognized by decision-makers. Often, we focus on building impressive visualizations and models only to find our audience confused about what we need them to learn, or ...
Hardcore Natural History: The Price of PesticidesJoin us for a discussion of recent research on pesticide contamination of milkweed in California's Central Valley led by Sarah Hoyle. A research team including Xerces Society staff and scientists from University of Nevada, Reno, sampled milkweed plants from various landscapes in the Central Valley and analyzed them for pesticide ...
Organic matter, part of what makes up living organisms, can be defined as material in the process of decay. Though life may be gone, it’s not forgotten, as this matter cycles back through the ecosystem - creating new opportunities for life. Tonight, scale down to the smallest forms of life ...
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NightSchool: WildLife in the City - LivestreamJoin us for a NightSchool session examining the wild landscape of cities: how living with wildlife has shaped the design of where we live - and how we are shaping wildlife. Featuring talks by Elizabeth Carlen, Max Lambert, PhD, and Dr. Christopher Schell.
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Friday, 10/16/20
StorageX, X=LIB@TWh: Sustainable Supply Chain for Batteries - LivestreamStanford's StorageX faculty & global experts will cover materials, devices, systems, theory, simulation & economics across the spectrum of energy storage applications - from electronics & EVs, to backing up the grid & renewables.This week's StorageX International Symposium features:JB Straubel, CEO of Redwood Materials;Celina Mikolajczak, VP of Battery Technology, Panasonic ...
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Less is not more: Earthquake source modeling case studies for risk uncertainties - LivestreamHow do we constrain the unconstrained? How do we say something about a region where we just don’t have the data? That’s when we have to gather together all of the available information to try to string together a coherent story and an understanding of its uncertainties. It’s where your ...
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Stanford on the Moon 20th Anniversary - LivestreamStanford on the Moon 20th Anniversary celebration will feature:Two Stanford Women Astronauts Tammy Jernigan (’81) and Nicole Mann (’01) on First Woman on the MoonStanford alum Grant Anderson (’85) working on NASA Returns to the Moon - Artemis ProjectPanel to discuss education for the generations that will work on the MoonSOM ...
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Complexity WeekendComplexity Weekend is a community of practice oriented around the application of Complexity Science to help solve pressing problems that defy disciplinary solutions. We put on weekend-long hackathons featuring energetic participation and skilled facilitation that help people from all over the world form diverse teams, discover shared purpose together, and ...
Wildlife Conservation Network 2020 Virtual Fall ExpoExpo is an annual event that welcomes you into the vast, thrilling world of wildlife conservation. Because this has been a year like no other, we are bringing you a special Expo experience where you’ll embark on an adventure filled with unprecedented stories from conservationists in the field. Expo will ...
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IEEE New Frontiers in AI - CANCELEDIEEE New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence (NFAI) in Silicon Valley brings together industry and academic leaders in cutting-edge AI research and development to share with you the recent developments in both Hardware Infrastructure and Software Applications for AI.Join industry titans and academic experts, as they discuss the state of the ...
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History and Mystery of the Refuge and the Bay - Livestream The Refuge was created in 1972, but this story starts 200 years earlier when Europeans discovered San Francisco Bay. Learn about the Bay’s history and the answers to mysteries such as: Why are mercury and gold a lethal duo? How did silver mining in Nevada affect the bay? Why was ...
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 BerkeleyRegister at ...
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Complexity WeekendComplexity Weekend is a community of practice oriented around the application of Complexity Science to help solve pressing problems that defy disciplinary solutions. We put on weekend-long hackathons featuring energetic participation and skilled facilitation that help people from all over the world form diverse teams, discover shared purpose together, and ...
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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 ...
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Sunday, 10/18/20
Development of COVID-19 Vaccines - LivestreamCovid-19 is a worldwide pandemic that is causing havoc around the world. The number of cases and deaths as well as economic hardship continues to grow. It is generally believed that the pandemic can only be stopped with the development of safe and effective vaccines. Over 150 vaccines are under ...
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Uncovering the Secret Lives of Antarctic Minke Whales - LivestreamInhabiting remote, ice-covered areas typically inaccessible to researchers, Antarctic minke whales are one of the most poorly-studied baleen whales, despite being the most abundant. As climate-driven changes rapidly occur around the Antarctic, understanding the lives and habits of minke whales - and how climate-driven changes manifest in them - has ...
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Complexity WeekendComplexity Weekend is a community of practice oriented around the application of Complexity Science to help solve pressing problems that defy disciplinary solutions. We put on weekend-long hackathons featuring energetic participation and skilled facilitation that help people from all over the world form diverse teams, discover shared purpose together, and ...
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Monday, 10/19/20
10th Annual College DayCollege Day is a community-driven, county-wide celebration that shows students from diverse backgrounds that going to college is possible. Now in its 10th year anniversary, under Silicon Valley Education Foundation's (SVEF) and Santa Clara County Office of Education leadership and our partners, we are excited to bring you workshops during ...
Musical similarity is defined in many ways, all of them imperfect. Exactitude somehow defies the meaning of the word similarityâ€"a likeness without precise replication. In practical use musical similarity is a frequent consideration in music-copyright infringements suits. Here we investigate reasons for the widening gap between legal understandings of musical ...
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Delafossite oxides: natural, ultra-pure metal-insulator heterostructures - LivestreamDelafossite oxides are layered compounds, which can be thought of as natural heterostructures oftriangularly coordinated metallic sheetsand transition metal oxide blocks. A fascinating range of electronic statescan be found both in theirbulk andon their surfaces, includingextremely high conductivity1,2in PtCoO2and PdCoO2, maximal Rashba-like spin-splitting3on the transition metal terminated surfaces of PtCoO2, ...
Electrification of transportation continues to accelerate as incumbent and new vehicle companies commit hundreds of billions of dollars to developing and producing electric cars and trucks. The impending arrival of a plethora of EVs in all shapes and sizes has created a pressing need for a ubiquitous and robust charging ...
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Exploring Symmetry Violations with Free Neutrons - LivestreamSymmetry principles are basic tenets for our theory of fundamental interactions. While they have been essential in building the theory, it is in their violations were major breakthroughs have often occurred. We will discuss how searches for symmetry violations can play a key role in elucidating the details of the ...
Stressed with Covid-19 and work life balance? Join our presentation by Dr. Cristina Banks, an expert on healthy workplaces. The presentation will discuss what has worked and what hasn’t, in the work from home environment. Professor Banks will also examine family complications with working from home, theories of human nature ...
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Tuesday, 10/20/20
Bill McKibben & Vandana Shiva in Conversation: Social Transformation - Visions & Mobilizations - LivestreamBefore the coronavirus pandemic, we already knew social transformation was necessary. Now we know it’s possible. Political and economic policies that were previously fringe are now front and center in national and international conversations. In the last months, we’ve witnessed people taking to the streets to protest authoritarian governments, racial ...
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10th Annual College DayCollege Day is a community-driven, county-wide celebration that shows students from diverse backgrounds that going to college is possible. Now in its 10th year anniversary, under Silicon Valley Education Foundation's (SVEF) and Santa Clara County Office of Education leadership and our partners, we are excited to bring you workshops during ...
You are invited on a spectacularly illustrated Tourist Tour of the Solar System and the Galaxy with astronomer Andrew Fraknoi.* Tuesdays, 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM, Oct. 13 through Nov. 3 (Four Meeting Days)* Offered through the SF State Osher Life-long Learning Institute (OLLI), but open to anyone over age ...
Within our solar system, Earth is the only planet that is affected by wildfires, and wildfire has been a constant presence on the planet since at least the Silurian period. However, the effect of wildfire on the earth’s surface remains relatively under-studied. Many studies of earth surface processes focus on ...
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Diesel Free by '33 - PostponedThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District's (BAAQMD) "Diesel Free by ’33" campaign calls on Bay Area governments and businesses to commit to the elimination of diesel use by 2033. The campaign envisions a healthier, cleaner and less polluted future, but is this easier said than done? What can the ...
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Unravelling the Genetic Past and Present of Island Southeast Asia - LivestreamHuman evolutionary biologist Irene Gallego Romero discusses the presence of Denisovan DNA in present-day Papuans. She also examines the positioning of Indonesia in the global human genetics landscape.See weblink for connection options.
The space age has revolutionized the study of astronomy. Space-based telescopes have not only produced some of the clearest and most detailed images of the heavens, but have unlocked whole fields of study that are not possible from the ground. As we mark the 30th anniversary of the Hubble space ...
The Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI) will host this conversation with author Brian Christian to celebrate the launch of his new book The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values. The book, which has been the focus of Christian's research during his time as a UC Berkeley Visiting Scholar, tells the story of the ethics ...
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10th Annual College DayCollege Day is a community-driven, county-wide celebration that shows students from diverse backgrounds that going to college is possible. Now in its 10th year anniversary, under Silicon Valley Education Foundation's (SVEF) and Santa Clara County Office of Education leadership and our partners, we are excited to bring you workshops during ...
Amplified: Race and Reality in STEM aims to give a national platform to speakers to have candid conversations around race and diversity in the STEM fields. Featured speaker: Tyrone Poster, principal investigator at Boston University.Registration required at weblink
Learn about how our ears and brain work together to untangle the sounds around us, and take part in a real auditory science experiment!Registration required at weblink
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Live ScienceJoin Chabot Science Educators for a fun and interactive science experiment! Together, we will investigate and observe a phenomenon of science through a captivating demonstration.We’ll ask for observations and explanations of what YOU think is happening before revealing the science behind it. Then, we’ll end with a live Q&A for ...
Join us for a live reading of the illustrated children’s storybook, Breakfast Moon, along with activities and a discussion with the author and illustrator.Registration required at weblink
Globally, there are increasing efforts to advance the sustainability of fisheries in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In the US and several other countries, we have seen significant progress as nations adopt science-based management and increased accountability within commercial fisheries. However, several persistent sustainability challenges remain, including ...
InspÃrate al unirte a 5 cientÃficos de UC Berkeley mientras hablan acerca de sus carreras en quÃmica, biologÃa, fÃsica y otros (programa en español)Registration required at weblink
Talitha Washington is the new Director of the Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC) Data Science Initiative. Dr. Washington’s experience includes inventive leadership in math education, research methodologies, and partnership development, and she has served most recently as a program director at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and a tenured associate professor at ...
In this 30 minute activity, we will draw with a dry erase marker on ceramic or glass plates, then pour some water over and watch our drawings “come to life!†At the end, we will ask participants to submit photos of their creations and share them!Registration required at weblink
Discover how technology such as 3D printers, 3D scanners, virtual reality, and die-cutters are used in the UCSF Library’s Makers Lab.Registration required at weblink
Explore chemistry by making observations about liquids and the reactions they make together. Students become science detectives to identify the mystery liquids!Registration required at weblink
Speaker: Gave Youtsey, UC Agriculture and Natural ResourcesRegister at weblink for connection information.Editor's Note: This speaker replaces Glenda Humiston, University of California, Office of the President, who was originally scheduled for this date.
Learn about how brain oscillations are being used to understand human brain plasticity in health, disease, and interventions.Registration required at weblink
Walking tour of rocks and minerals on Stanford campus.Registration required at weblink
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Prospects for Significant Bipartisan Climate-Change Legislation In the Next U.S. Congress - LivestreamThe Stanford Environmental and Energy Policy Analysis Center (SEEPAC) invites you to join us for a conversation with two leading U.S. environmental policy decision makers â€" Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). Senator Murkowski is Chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a member of the ...
In this presentation, you will learn about Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Computed tomography (CT) and how technologies are used to detect cancer and help patients.Registration required at weblink
Virtual visit of nano@stanford’s research equipment, facilities and researchers working on the latest micro and nanotechnology.Registration required at weblink
How do scientists go from OMG to PhD? Join us to Ask the Scientist, Dr. Bethanie Edwards from UC Berkeley. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email to join the webinar.Registration required at weblink
Neutrinos are some of least understood fundamental particles, come learn about how we measure their mass using the largest length scales (the observable universe)!Registration required at weblink
Led by one of our very own tech divas, our “Catching Bytes†workshop will teach students how to design a game using HTML and Javascript.Registration required at weblink
Come join the Dumont Lab at UCSF for a virtual tour, science demonstration, and Q&A with our scientists! Attendees will be entered to win free FoldScopes!Registration required at weblink
Diatoms are important phytoplankton in the world oceans, contributing significantly to primary productivity and carbon export. Some species of diatoms and other eukaryotic phytoplankton produce allelopathic compounds called oxylipins when they are stressed. Oxylipins produced by diatoms have been observed to decrease copepod reproductive success and induce expression of key ...
Achieving carbon-neutrality in the U.S. by mid-century requires practical roadmaps of the infrastructure transition, costs, and tradeoffs involved. We modeled the energy system in detail to create pathways to net-zero and net-negative CO2 emissions by 2050. The least-cost pathway met all forecast energy needs at a net cost of 0.4% ...
Join us as several UC San Francisco PhD students each present their research in 3 minutes or less in language accessible to a general audience.Registration required at weblink
Learn about our Bird Scavenger Hunt and then get outside during the Bay Area Science Festival and observe birds around you!Registration required at weblink
Join us for Storytime with a Scientist. Enjoy the book Doll-E 1.0 by Shanda McCloskey and then talk to a scientist about their work.Registration required at weblink
Different requirements, different constraints - Project Lead The Way and MESA middle/high school students develop solution to authentic COVID-19 challenges virtually.Registration required at weblink
Learn about exoplanets and the exciting search for Earth-like and potentially habitable worlds.Registration required at weblink
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Basic Science: The Overactive Earth - LivestreamPlate tectonics drives our dynamic planet, from earthquakes and volcanoes at surface subduction zones to convection deep in the mantle. A dynamic group of geologists and geophysicists discusses ways to study how the Earth operates, how it has changed over 4.5 billion years, and some unsolved mysteries.Please register in advance. ...
Sexual assaults are an unfortunate reality in modern society, which includes situations in which the assailant is known or unknown. While DNA is the go-to forensic evidence in sexual assault cases, the reality is that the use of condoms in sexual assault is increasing in an effort to minimize the ...
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Model Selection 101 - LivestreamOne of the most critical components of data science is choosing the appropriate type and structure of model, given the available data and the need to balance simplicity with performance. This talk will give an overview of various model types, best practices for choosing models, and tips for successful model ...
We can’t see black holes, so how do we know they exist? I’ll discuss a few ways astronomers can infer their existence.Registration required at weblink
Are we alone in the universe? Join us in a conversation with Frank Drake, an astronomer who has spent sixty years studying that cosmic question.Registration required at weblink
Join the Pyle Research Group to view a state-of-the-art low temperature detector, see cool demos, and tour the lab. You’ll feel like you’re really there!Registration required at weblink
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The MAGIC of Semantic IxD - LivestreamDo you know how much cognitive load your design ideas will place on the user even before you sketch out the first screen? If the cognitive load of your UX design is too high, users will find your product difficult and unpleasant to use.It's possible to measure cognitive load in ...
Are we alone or do we share our solar system and galaxy with other forms of life? And how widespread are advanced civilizations with whom we could communicate? Right now we don’t have answers to these profound questions. But scientists are in hot pursuit. The technology of searching for life ...
Software engineers and tech professionals will discuss what it is like to work in tech.Registration required at weblink
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SETI Talks - Radio Astronomy: The End of Big Dishes? - LivestreamBig-single dish radio astronomy observatories such as the 305-m Arecibo Observatory and the 500-m FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope) have made key breakthroughs in science, including the discovery of the first extrasolar planets. Recently, interferometric telescopes such as MeerKAT in South Africa, ASKAP (Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder), and CHIME ...
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10th Annual College DayCollege Day is a community-driven, county-wide celebration that shows students from diverse backgrounds that going to college is possible. Now in its 10th year anniversary, under Silicon Valley Education Foundation's (SVEF) and Santa Clara County Office of Education leadership and our partners, we are excited to bring you workshops during ...
Learn about and color hand-drawn pictures of bees; submit drawings to be featured on Instagram. Q+A with graduate student researchers about bees along with live drawing.Registration required at weblink
Grab your lunch and join The Leakey Foundation for Lunch Break Science. We will explore interesting questions with Leakey Foundation scientists, followed by Q&A with you. Take a break from your day and feed your brain with The Leakey Foundation!Registration required at weblink
Explore how your eye-brain connection plays an important role in what you see, but can sometimes be tricked into seeing things that aren’t there.Registration required at weblink
DNA dictates how fruits and vegetables taste, smell and look and is in every cell of our food. You can isolate and see that genetic information.Registration required at weblink
Join us for Storytime with an Atronomer. Enjoy the book If Pluto was a Pea by Gabrielle Prendergast and then talk to an Astronomer about their work.Registration required at weblink
Join Tiburon Library Children’s Librarian and EOS Center scientists for a STEAM Storytime, science chat and hands-on activity with materials found at home.Registration required at weblink
Learn to make glue at home and why some types of glue are better than others. Stick with us and learn the science of adhesives!Registration required at weblink
Advances in computer face recognition provide the insight into the persona of STEM pioneer and early vision scientist, Leonardo da Vinci, through facial age regression.Registration required at weblink
Spark an interest in fire safety and electricity! Learn about the science of wildfires and how charges impact the world around us.Registration required at weblink
Join one of our experts on sea level rise to discuss San Francisco Public Library’s One City, One Book selection, Rising by Elizabeth Rush.Registration required at weblink
Join the Youth Going Green Team as they expand minds and “Come Clean with Compost: Understand the Why and Howâ€. The workshop will educate and inspire all who attend.Registration required at weblink
Engineer a marble run from simple materials you already have at home. We hope you’ll join us to see how fun engineering can be!Registration required at weblink
Join us for a sweet lesson in the art and science of making ice cream, lead by ice cream scientist Dr. Maya Warren.Registration required at weblink
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Social Justice Series: Addressing The Determinants Of Criminal Injustice - LivestreamWhy does America have the highest incarceration rate in the world and what does this mean for our health? Dr. Miller will discuss the implications of a fractured criminal justice system on the health and lives of the formerly incarcerated and the communities in which they live.
A brief presentation about the Berkely Formula Racing team and our school followed by a Q&A session focused on our school, our team, and our engineering.Registration required at weblink
Combining light and gravitational waves to solve the biggest mysteries in astrophysics.Registration required at weblink
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Hunting for infection, one molecule at a time - LivestreamOur 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 ...
Learn tools and techniques to use at home and save gallons of useful rainwater from carrying pollutants to the Bay.Registration required at weblink
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Clean Water - LivestreamMuch of the time we take it for granted that we have a safe water. This panel explores the creative ways in which these two organizations provide clean and safe water for those who do not have it.Jon Kaufman is the Director of H2OpenDoors, a project of Rotary International. Kaufman ...
Join our live session featuring 3 scientists recruited from around the country to give short 10-15 minute, accessible public talks about Health/Environmental Science. 5-10 minutes of Q&A with the public following each talk.Registration required at weblink
Join producers from KQED’s DEEP LOOK science series and spider experts for a special screening of spine-tingling spider episodes.Registration required at weblink
Anchored between Piers 15 and 17 at the Exploratorium, a buoy on loan from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration collects data on water temperature and salinity and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere and in San Francisco Bay. Tonight, join us as we take the buoy out of ...
Journey back in time 4.6 billion years to learn about the beginnings of the universe and why life on Earth looks like it does today - all in under an hour. Using meteorites and fossils from the Academy’s Geology collections, Curatorial Assistant Maricela Abarca will help you brush up on ...
Via radio/smartphone, Urban Astronomer Paul Salazar and KPOO-FM DJ Marilynn will broadcast/stream a guided tour of the Moon, planets, and constellations.Registration required at weblink
Register now for a special at-home screening of The Guardians, a documentary film by Ben Crosbie and Tessa Moran. The Guardians film explores the connection between the lives of monarch butterflies and the Indigenous people of Donaciano Ojeda, both depend on the same ancient fir forest for survival. Responsible with ...
Where: Cost: Free
10th Annual College DayCollege Day is a community-driven, county-wide celebration that shows students from diverse backgrounds that going to college is possible. Now in its 10th year anniversary, under Silicon Valley Education Foundation's (SVEF) and Santa Clara County Office of Education leadership and our partners, we are excited to bring you workshops during ...
Join us for Storytime with a Scientist. Enjoy the book The Princess and the Petri Dish by Sue Fliess and then talk to a Chemical Engineer about her work.Registration required at weblink
The Techbridge Superheroes signal, which lights up whenever anyone needs help, has just stopped working. The wires in the circuit are broken and you need to fix it using materials that can be found around your home. Will you be able to fix it?Registration required at weblink
This activity teaches participants how yeast “eats†sugar, when making bread. Yeast uses sugar to make the dough rise by producing the gas, carbon dioxide, that makes holes in breadRegistration required at weblink
Join us to discover why tidal marshes are so important in meeting the challenges caused by climate change and sea level rise.Registration required at weblink
Learn basic circuitry and optical fibers with SFPL To Go Science Kit. To participate, visit your nearest SFPL to GO to pick up materials to build a fun fiber optic flashlight. For more information, call 415-554-9009.Registration required at weblink
Explore the inside of a live honey bee beehive with Planet Bee Foundation! You’ll be buzzing with excitement during this un-bee-lievable virtual field trip!Registration required at weblink
In this last day of Catch that Critter, it’s show and tell time for the students! We’ll take a look and compare our findings from around the Bay Area.Registration required at weblink
HP Innovating Beyond the Garage invites all attendees to fun-packed presentations, demonstration videos, and hands-on activities to learn how things work and the science fundamentals. Let’s celebrate science and technology together!Registration required at weblink
Explore Gladstone labs and learn how their state-of-the-art biomedical research is helping scientists to find new pathways to cures.Registration required at weblink
What do you know about the brain? Neuroscientists will quiz you with brain & biology trivia and you can ask questions and sign up for the free annual Bay Area Brain Bee. View brain cells on our 3-D microscope!Registration required at weblink
Learn about genetic disease and DNA editing technology. Engage with an expert panel on the ethics of treating a disease that affects marginalized communities.Registration required at weblink
View the journey of an artifact from excavation to final curation and tour the Presidio Trust archaeology lab. Q&A with an archaeologist!Registration required at weblink
Explore the world-class observatories nestled in northern Chile’s mountains and learn why Chile, with its beautiful mountain ranges and clear cloudless skies, creates an ideal environment for studying the cosmos.Registration required at weblink
This lesson introduces fundamental ideas of computer science, prepares students for problem solving and logical thinking, and shows that code can be written by anyone!Registration required at weblink
Swiss and American universities initiate projects that collaborate with citizens, communities, government associations, and corporations. With the common goal to find solutions for location-specific problems arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, they come together to share their learnings and insights on working with different communities. This event connects the Swiss hackathon ...
This activity will guide participants in a study of their own environment and lives as a chance to practice archaeology.Registration required at weblink
Este evento es dirigido a los padres, para que sepan cómo hablar con sus hijos acerca de la pandemia actual del COVID-19.Registration required at weblink
Ever wonder what DNA actually looks like? Follow along with a hands-on guided experiment to extract and examine your own DNA!Registration required at weblink
Join us for a fun, interactive workshop about how healthy lungs work! We will also explore how asthma affects the lungs and how inhalers help.Registration required at weblink
What do we know about the object at the center of our solar system? We’ll be tackling a variety of hot topics about our sun!Registration required at weblink
Get a glimpse of drug development in action: Take a virtual tour of Denali Therapeutics and meet our team, dedicated to defeating neurodegenerative disorders!Registration required at weblink
Get an introductions into the extremely powerful theories of quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general relativity, and explain why the search to unify the two can ultimately lead to a single theory that describes the entire Universe.Registration required at weblink
DESI High es un ‘juego de quÃmica’ de cosmologÃa moderna con datos directos del telescopio. ¡Aprende sobre la expansión del Universo, EnergÃa Oscura y mas!Registration required at weblink
DESI High is a “chemistry set†of 21st century Cosmology for high schoolers, with hot-off-the-telescope data. Come learn about dark energy, python and data science!Registration required at weblink
A visual comparison of brain anatomy between humans and rodents. Get a microscopic view into brain structure and disease, presented by scientists from Denali Therapeutics.Registration required at weblink
We’ll discuss what to plant in San Francisco to feed our local ecosystem, including shallow rooted plants that thrive in pots.Registration required at weblink
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Refuge Rails and Tales - LivestreamBehind the peaceful refuge and beautiful bay are many fascinating tales: the little rail vs. the big rail, the mouse with the mighty tail, the amazing mistake that led to the discovery of the bay, the marsh named after Chicago, how the bay was nearly destroyed (twice!), how three women ...
Join us for Storytime with a Scientist. Enjoy the book Arithmechicks Add Up - a Math Story by Ann Marie Stephens and then talk to a mathematician about his work.Registration required at weblink
Learn about how a special kind of drawing-based cognitive training rapidly drives brain plasticity, enhances learning and memory across a variety of domains, including STEM education, and even blindness rehabilitation.Registration required at weblink
Join our live session featuring 3 scientists recruited from around the country to give short 10-15 minute, accessible public talks about Astronomy. 5-10 minutes of Q&A with the public following each talk.Registration required at weblink
The Lost Family explores the rapidly evolving phenomenon of home DNA testing, its implications for how we think about family and ourselves and its ramifications for American culture broadly.Registration required at weblink
Screening of a short film from iBiology on the Meselson-Stahl experiment, followed by a discussion of strategies for using video and storytelling to teach the process of science.Registration required at weblink
Join UCSF physicians Emily Silverman and Ashley McMullen for a conversation about The Nocturnists, a SF-based independent medical storytelling community, and its latest audio docu series, “Stories from a Pandemic†and “Black Voices in Healthcareâ€.Registration required at weblink
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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 Drake Equation famously “quantifies our ignorance†regarding the number, N, of advanced civilizations in our galaxy. Even though planets are plentiful, and even though life may be a natural - even common - product of cosmic chemistry, we Earthlings may represent the solitary galactic civilization capable of interstellar communication. ...
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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 ...
Register now for a special at-home screening of The Guardians, a documentary film by Ben Crosbie and Tessa Moran. The Guardians film explores the connection between the lives of monarch butterflies and the Indigenous people of Donaciano Ojeda, both depend on the same ancient fir forest for survival. Responsible with ...
Register now for a special at-home screening of The Guardians, a documentary film by Ben Crosbie and Tessa Moran. The Guardians film explores the connection between the lives of monarch butterflies and the Indigenous people of Donaciano Ojeda, both depend on the same ancient fir forest for survival. Responsible with ...
Learn about how recent insight into how Coronaviruses hijack human cells and cause disease have revealed similarities between Covid-19 and cancer. Join UCSF researchers on a virtual tour of their labs and a live Q & A session.Registration required at weblink
Join us for Storytime with a Scientist. Enjoy the book Charlotte the Scientist Finds a Cure by Andrea Camillo and then talk to a scientist about their work.Registration required at weblink
Scientists from Smith-Kettlewell will reveal preliminary results of their auditory science experiment and discuss how these results can help advance our understanding of auditory perception!Registration required at weblink
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Butterflies of the UC Botanical Garden - LivestreamJoin our resident caterpillar lady Sal Levinson and butterfly guy Sarab Seth for an illustrated slideshow of butterflies found in the Garden at this time of year. We'll learn about their life cycle, host plants, and more! Our fun Zoom event is suitable for all ages and includes a live ...
Get a glimpse of drug development in action: Take a virtual tour of Denali Therapeutics and meet our team, dedicated to defeating neurodegenerative disorders!Registration required at weblink
¿Alguna vez te has preguntado cómo realmente se ve el ADN? ¡Sigue con este experimento práctico para extraer y examinar tu propio ADN!Registration required at weblink
An interactive tour of medical imaging in radiation oncology! Can you find the toy in the CT image and ultrasound? Join us to learn how medical images are used in medicine!Registration required at weblink
Join us and share what you found during the Bird Scavenger Hunt! Bird expert will be able to answer any questions about the birds you observed.Registration required at weblink
An introduction to different storytelling mediums and their importance in communicating difficult information during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a 4-panel comic creation exercise.Registration required at weblink
Four women involved in different STEM disciplines and at different stages of their career talk about their career path and their jobs, followed by a moderated Q&A session.Registration required at weblink
Your town has $100k to spend on climate change, but how will you spend it? Take on the role of various townspeople as you play your way to a consensus.Registration required at weblink
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Haiti and the Impact of COVId-19 - LivestreamPierre Labossiere is the cofounder and leader of the Haiti Action Committee. He is considered the progressive voice on Haitian politics and has worked tirelessly his entire adult life to advance human rights and dignity for his fellow Haitians. He will discuss the current status of Haiti and the impact ...
In this fun science experiment, we use common kitchen items such as flour, oil, water and salt to demonstrate interesting phenomenons in polymer science.Registration required at weblink
Join us at the CZ Biohub as we take you on a virtual tour into our diagnostic lab to see how a COVID-19 test gets processed to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Then join us for a live Q&A with some of our scientists.Registration required at weblink
A visual comparison of brain anatomy between humans and rodents. Get a microscopic view into brain structure and disease, presented by scientists from Denali Therapeutics.Registration required at weblink
We will introduce cool optical concepts such as refraction, diffraction, and fiber optics through virtual demos and activities.Registration required at weblink
Join a Q&A panel with young climate activists about experiences in the climate movement, our passion for these issues, and how you can get involved!Registration required at weblink
Join the Youth Going Green Team for “Creative Construction with Cardboardâ€. This workshop will educate and inspire you to use every day disposable items to create holiday decorations and fun gadgets. Let your creative juices flow.Registration required at weblink
Curious about astronomy? Ask your questions here! Join a live discussion with scientists at Lick Observatory, who will be answering public questions in a one-hour Zoom event.Registration required at weblink
Develop a database using Python to analyze opensource COVID-19 data using Jupyter notebooks, pandas, matplotlib to understand impact of exponential growth, differences between states or countries, and efforts to control spread.Registration required at weblink
Synthetic biology - the design and construction of new biological parts and systems and the redesign of existing ones for useful purposes - is transforming fields from fuels to pharmaceuticals and beyond. Our lab has pioneered the potential of synthetic biology to revolutionize two areas of interest to NASA: astrobiology ...
Quantum Gravity - LivestreamDr. Sebastian Fischetti of McGill University works in the area of Quantum Fields and Strings. He will be presenting his work on Quantum Gravity and Evaporating Black Holes.Speaker:Â Dr. Sebastian Fischetti, McGill UniversityZoom link.
Four of the top energy graduate students will share highlights of their research.William Huang:Â Resolving Nanoscale Heterogeneity in Battery Interphases with Cryo-EMWilliam received his B.S. in Nanoengineering from the University of California, San Diego, and is currently a 5th year PhD student in Materials Science and Engineering. His work focuses broadly ...
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Proton and nuclear structure from the Standard Model - LivestreamOur understanding of the structure of matter, encapsulated in the Standard Model of particle physics, is that protons, neutrons, and nuclei emerge dynamically from the interactions of underlying quark and gluon degrees of freedom. I will describe how first-principles theory calculations have given us new insights into this structure, including ...
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Astronomy on Tap: Los Angeles - LivestreamWe’ll hear from Briley Lewis: “New Horizons and Pluto: An Adventure to the Outer Solar System†and from Chris Bochenek: “Fast Radio Bursts: A Mystery Solved?â€. In addition, we will host interactive astronomically-themed pub trivia.Watch on YouTube.
You are invited on a spectacularly illustrated Tourist Tour of the Solar System and the Galaxy with astronomer Andrew Fraknoi.* Tuesdays, 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM, Oct. 13 through Nov. 3 (Four Meeting Days)* Offered through the SF State Osher Life-long Learning Institute (OLLI), but open to anyone over age ...
G.K. Gilbert’s 1890 monograph on Lake Bonneville published by the United States Geological Survey initiated over a century of research on Quaternary lakes in the American west. The continuation of this work is increasingly pertinent today with the need to test climate models used to forecast future water resources in ...
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Science policy in California state government - LivestreamWe will hear from Sarah Brady, the Deputy Director of the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST), and Gabby Nepomuceno, an environmental scientist at the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). Dr. Brady previously advised on policy issues in the Legislature and now provides science advice on a broad ...
Your family will enjoy learning from and about Mike deGruy. His incessant need to know more about the ocean will inspire kids of all ages.JOIN MIMI deGRUY, LIZ TAYLOR and EOS CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KARINA NIELSEN for a panel discussion of the film and Mike's favorite topic, the ocean.When you ...
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Behavior and Ecology of Killer Whales in Monterey Bay over the Last 30 Years - LivestreamNancy Black will share her knowledge of the killer whale population she has come to know well over the past 30 years of research in Monterey Bay. As a research biologist specializing in killer whales, she brings a unique perspective and wealth of experience as owner and captain of Monterey ...
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Wednesday, 10/28/20
Live ScienceJoin Chabot Science Educators for a fun and interactive science experiment! Together, we will investigate and observe a phenomenon of science through a captivating demonstration.We’ll ask for observations and explanations of what YOU think is happening before revealing the science behind it. Then, we’ll end with a live Q&A for ...
Roman Krznaric is a public philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to change society. His newest book on the history and future of long-term thinking, The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short Term World will be published in 02020. Other books include Empathy, The ...
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Blockchain for the Public Good- LivestreamBlockchain technology has gained notoriety over the past decade as a platform for cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin, which has been used for illicit exchange of weapons and drugs, as well as paying off hackers whose ransomware holds computer systems hostage. At the same time, researchers and developers have been exploring ...
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Ask the Scientist - Lynn Lee - LivestreamHow do scientists go from OMG to PhD? How do they turn their passion for science into their profession? What advice do they have for future scientists?If you are a 5th-12th grade student, undergraduate, teacher or parent, join us to ask these questions and more in a Q&A sessionParents must give ...
This seminar will go over some of my contributions in the field of renewable energy sources (RES) integration: (a) modeling climate change uncertainty through a stochastic formulation of the capacity expansion of power systems in the U.S. with high penetration of RES, (b) a new time-varying representation for power dynamics ...
Climate is changing - throughout California, across the United States, and for the planet as a whole. Temperatures are increasing, rainfall patterns are shifting, and extreme precipitation and heat wave events are becoming more frequent. Climate change isn’t just a problem for polar bears or future generations anymore - it’s ...
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Healthy Choices: Where to Apply Data Science within a Hospital - LivestreamIt is no surprise that as data science has proliferated across many industries, hospitals are also looking at how data science can make their operations more efficient, safer, and more equitable. We will discuss a few use cases for data science in hospital operations including using network analysis to reduce ...
Nicholas Christakis is a physician and sociologist at Yale University who explores the ancient origins and modern implications of human nature. Christakis’ research focuses on the social, mathematical and biological rules that form social networks as well as the implications of human connection that influences thoughts, feelings and behaviors.In his ...
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
To eat or not to eat: is that the (only) question? - LivestreamA key challenge of the modern world relates to how our contribution to environmental degradation has a pervasive effect on our own health and the health of future generations. There is evidence from human epidemiological studies and animal models demonstrating that exposure to environmental agents prior to conception or during ...
Safe water, sanitation and hygiene are essential to safeguard health and save lives in low-income countries. The last several decades have seen many innovations in the development of low-cost and efficacious safe water technologies, most of which have been household-level treatments. In general, low-income households have not adopted such technologies ...
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Hardcore Natural History: The Price of Pesticides with Sarah Hoyle - LivestreamJoin us for a discussion of recent research on pesticide contamination of milkweed in California's Central Valley led by Sarah Hoyle. A research team including Xerces Society staff and scientists from University of Nevada, Reno, sampled milkweed plants from various landscapes in the Central Valley and analyzed them for pesticide ...
Where: Cost: $10 General, $5 Members
After Dark Online: OK With Decay - Cemetery of Dead Science - LivestreamHere lie deceased explanations Done in by controlled exploration. These theories, once bold, Can now be retold Without fearing their reincarnation. - co-written by Craig Anderson, Kevin Boyd, Hugh McDonald, and Megan PruiettOn the eve of the eve of All-Hallow’s Eve, we bring one of our favorite annual events, the Cemetery ...
Fluids and partial melts are critical factors in several plate tectonic processes. In this presentation, I will briefly review the utility of electromagnetic (EM) methods and discuss two research applications: (1) what the distribution of fluids tell us about shallow plate coupling and slip behavior at subduction zones, and (2) ...
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Virtual Science Spooktacular - LivestreamJoin us for a fun, science-packed evening at our Virtual Science Spooktacular! The evening will be filled with exciting science demonstrations, eerie animals, and your very own homemade activities - and it will end with a virtual costume parade! You'll enjoy these highlights: -Display your decorated pumpkins in ...
If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? Scientists! Join us on Facebook Live for our variety show all about spooky science. Tune in for exciting science demos led by our Galaxy Explorers, learn how to make your own Halloween candy and witches brew and hear scientific ...
Join us as we crawl and slither into the world of bats, spiders, and snakes. Learn about these amazing animals and their importance in our ecosystem. We’ll trek through underground caves to discover not only how they live but thrive in the shadows.See weblink for Zoom button.
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Once In A Blue Moon Halloween Virtual Telescope Viewing - LivestreamJoin us for a special, spooky virtual telescope viewing on Halloween night!This Halloween, we are lucky for a sight that only comes around once in a Blue Moon. The last time we had a Full Moon on Halloween was in 1944, and this year is extra special with a rare ...
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Sunday, 11/01/20
All about Honeybees - LivestreamHoneybees are regarded as one of the most important insects on our planet. Did you ever wonder about what really goes on inside a hive? Did you know that the colony is a finely tuned machine where every bee has a job and that these jobs are strictly divided by ...
Where: Cost: $10 General, $5 Members
Monday, 11/02/20
Ethical Analysis As a Core Part of CS Research - LivestreamThis talk is meant to foster discussion on ethical analysis of technological research: particularly, why it's important and how CS researchers can be equipped to analyze tech in an increasingly digital society. We will discuss important issues we knew about before CSCS, how they apply to real world examples as ...
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Low Temperature Properties of Glasses - LivestreamA wide variety of amorphous materials exhibit similar behavior in their low temperature thermal properties regardless of their chemical composition. Examples include a linear specific heat and a T2 thermal conductivity. These features have been attributed to tunneling two level systems (TLS). However, the standard TLS model has not been ...
Last fall, a team at Google announced the first-ever demonstration of "quantum computational supremacy"---that is, a clear quantum speedup over a classical computer for some task---using a 53-qubit programmable superconducting chip called Sycamore. In addition to engineering, their accomplishment built on a decade of research in quantum complexity theory. This ...
Dr. Rita Baranwal serves as the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy. Prior to her current role, Dr. Baranwal directed the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative at Idaho National Laboratory.Register at weblink to receive Zoom information.
Cosmology in the era of multi-messenger astronomy with gravitational waves - LivestreamMotivated by the exciting prospect of a new wealth of information arising from the first observations of gravitational and electromagnetic radiation from the same astrophysical phenomena, the Dark Energy Survey (DES) has established a search and discovery program for the optical transients associated with LIGO/Virgo events (DESGW). Using the Dark ...
You are invited on a spectacularly illustrated Tourist Tour of the Solar System and the Galaxy with astronomer Andrew Fraknoi.* Tuesdays, 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM, Oct. 13 through Nov. 3 (Four Meeting Days)* Offered through the SF State Osher Life-long Learning Institute (OLLI), but open to anyone over age ...
Much of the water on land is groundwater, which moves through the Earth’s crust at time scales of days near the surface to billions of years kilometers down. I will focus on the shallow and actively circulating groundwater which facilitates many near-surface processes that directly influence water, energy and biogeochemical ...
 During the 2014 - 2016 North Pacific marine heatwave, unprecedented sightings of juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) emerged in Central California. These records contradicted the species established life history, where juveniles less than 2.5 meters in total body length (TBL) remained in warmer waters in the Southern California Current. This ...
This talk will describe the dramatic creation of the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19) and the broad range of efforts, both inside and outside of the Semantic Scholar project, to garner insights into COVID-19 and its treatment based on this growing corpus of research papers.Speaker: Oren Etzioni, Allen Institute for ...
My research program is broadly focused on applied aquatic ecology with an emphasis on fishes. In general, my work aims to fill critical data gaps needed by fisheries and water resource managers to implement effective restoration and conservation measures for imperiled species and ecosystems. In particular, my work has focused ...
The Surprising Usefulness of the Single Decision TreeWhen data scientists think about decision trees it is usually in the context of ensembles of hundreds or thousands trees such as in the gradient boosting machine or random forests. In all the excitement about these powerful but complex learning machines most data analysts have forgotten about their extraordinary ancestor, ...
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Thursday, 11/05/20
Social Justice Series: Native American Health & Covid-19 - LivestreamThe Native American community has been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Native Americans in Arizona, New Mexico and other States have death rates due to COVID-19 that are more than 100% higher than the general population in those states. Dr. Newland will discuss the immediate policies and long-term strategies needed to ...
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Towards Hardware Cybersecurity - LivestreamElectronic system security, trust and reliability has become an increasingly critical area of concern for modern society. Secure hardware systems, platforms, as well as supply chains are critical to industry and government sectors such as national defense, healthcare, transportation, and financial. Traditionally, authenticity and integrity of data has been protected ...
Have you ever considered putting up a birdhouse? Do you know what birds might use them, how to care for them, and what information we can get from monitoring nest boxes? As a volunteer, Lee Pauser has been building, installing, and monitoring nest boxes for 19 nesting seasons. In this ...
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Astronomy on Tap Santa Cruz: Fast Radio Bursts - LivestreamIn 2007, astronomers discovered a peculiar class of objects now called fast radio bursts (FRBs). These events emit light at radio wavelengths for less than a few milliseconds, yet can release as much energy as our Sun does in a day. Sunil Simha (UCSC) and Jay Chittidi (CU Boulder) will ...
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After Dark Online: Sustenance - Home Movies - LivestreamIndulge in a bit of joyful voyeurism as we screen and celebrate home movies. Created to capture the moments that become the almanac of a life lived, home movies have the power to link the past to the present and cultivate empathy for real people. While each home movie is ...
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Friday, 11/06/20
Bay Area Raptor Rundown - LivestreamJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), as we learn about birds of prey this fall with local Naturalist Jeff Caplan, director of Common Language Nature. Raptors play an integral role in the health of our ecosystems! Learn how to identify migratory and resident raptors when out on the coast or ...
In explaining extensive evidence for past liquid water, the debate on whether Mars was primarily warm and wet or cold and arid 4-Ga ago has continued for decades. The Sun’s luminosity was ~30% lower 4-Ga ago; thus, most Martian climate models struggle to elevate the mean annual surface temperature past ...
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November LASER Event - Artists at the border of art and science - LivestreamSachiko Kodama (Visual Artist) live from Japan on "magnetic fluid sculptures"Robert Buelteman (Cameraless Photographer) on "The Voice of the Biosphere Intruding on Human Unconsciousness"Register at weblink to receive connection information.
