Saturn’s moon Titan hosts the only active hydrological cycle outside of Earth’s and, thus, an associated sedimentary cycle where surface materials are modified and redistributed with the ebb and flow of liquid hydrocarbons. In this talk, we’ll discuss some recent efforts to understand the history of Titan’s lakes and seas, ...
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Soils - Recapturing Carbon with Agriculture - LivestreamClimate change conversation does not immediately spawn thoughts of soil for most. But soils play a crucial role in absorbing the carbon that our modern civilization emits. Join Electrify Now, to discuss natural climate solutions (NCS), and how we can promote their adoption.Global emissions need to reach net-zero by mid-century. ...
Children, teens, and families are invited to join us for a FREE North Bay Science Discovery Day.Discovery Day is a FREE event that will spark curiosity and excitement about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Previous Discovery Days have been in-person events at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. We hope to ...
Tune in virtually as we explore the skies with a Messier Marathon, an event where astronomers observe as many Messier Catalog objects as they can. During this favorable time of the year, the Moon is absent and the sky orientation allows us to observe all of them through Chabot’s most ...
Join our resident caterpillar lady Sal Levinson and butterfly guy Sarab Seth for an illustrated slideshow about various milkweeds and milkweed butterflies found locally and globally. Our fun Zoom event is suitable for all ages.Register at weblink to receive connection information.
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Pi (π) Day - OnlinePi (π) Day “Round†Table + Listening Party Free online event - join via Facebook or YouTubeNo matter how you slice it, you won’t want to miss Pi (π) Day - we’ll be celebrating differently this year, but you can still join the party for this irrational and transcendent figure. ...
The demonstration of nuclear fusion in the laboratory and eventual utilization as an unlimited energy source has been a grand challenge for physicists and engineers for 70 years. All life on earth depends on this process that powers our sun. The realization as an industrial energy source would have a ...
The drive to deliver affordable, reliable and ever-cleaner energy is fueled by our ability to fully harness the potential of digital technologies. And the challenges go far beyond the tech. This seminar explores the technological and cultural site of digital transformation in the energy sector, from challenging conventional thinking to ...
The New Nuclear Arms Race, Its Dangers, and How to Turn it Around - LivestreamThe United States and Russia are engaged in the first phases of a new nuclear arms race. With the recent shredding of arms-control agreements, this race may proceed unfettered and could lead to unprecedented dangers to humanity. As scientists we are obliged to understand the dynamics of this race and ...
Hailing frequencies open! Woman in Motion (2019) tells the inspiring story of Nichelle Nichols, recipient of NASA's Public Service Award and portrayer of Lt. Uhura, Communications Officer for the glorious starship Enterprise (2019 + 2.5 centuries). Movie Nation's Roger Moore says that this compelling documentary "underscores Nichols' undeniable contribution to broadening NASA's ...
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Tuesday, 03/16/21
Next Stop: Hyperloop in Switzerland - LivestreamLearn how Switzerland is envisioning and advancing the future of mobility. Join us for our live panel with a very special message from the President of the Swiss Confederation Guy Parmelin and a conversation between Swiss Hyperloop stakeholders.Our four-part series, Next Stop: Approaching the Future of Mobility, intends to bring ...
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Bouverie in Bloom - LivestreamDiscover Bouverie Preserve’s spring blooms and sharpen your plant ID skills. Learn how fire and grazing is helping to promote the native plants that grow at Bouverie Preserve.Speaker: Jennifer Potts, Bouverie Preserve
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Decarbonization in the Real World - LivestreamLeaders around the world have set goals to dramatically cut carbon emissions to achieve net zero. The stakes are exceedingly high - the next decade will be crucial to stem catastrophic climate impacts associated with a 1.5 to 2 degree Centigrade rise in global climate. But how do we get ...
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TTbar Deformations, S-matrix, and Density of States - LivestreamTheories in two space-time dimensions provide playground for exploring geometry of the "Theory Space" - the collection of all quantum field theories. Recently introduced "TTbar deformations" of 2D quantum field theories bring insight into the structure of that space. These are special deformations, "irrelevant" in the renormalization group sense and ...
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Basic Science Lights the Way: Shedding Light on Black Holes - LivestreamThe 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics rewarded decades of research - some done at Berkeley - into the theory and detection of black holes. Learn what we know and still don’t know about these mysterious supermassive objects, including the one in the middle of our galaxy.This talk features Chung-Pie Ma, ...
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Two Talks: Popping the Science Bubble - LivestreamChemical Recycling of PlasticsSpeaker: Steven Hanna, UC BerkeleyFrom Chocolate to Steel: The Materials Science Behind Everyday LifeSpeaker: Clarissa Bhargave, UC Berkeley
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Citizen Science Astronomy for Classrooms - LivestreamLearn about how students are using the Unistellar eVscope smart telescopes to engage in citizen science and exoplanet research! With the eVscope a novice astronomer can partake in exciting astronomy observation even from the heart of a city thanks to intelligent Light Pollution Reduction.Our team (University of Southern Queensland, Unistellar, ...
We will look at form and function of spores, how they get into the environment and what more we can discover about them.Speaker: Else Vellinga, UC BerkeleySee weblink for Zoom information
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Wednesday, 03/17/21
The National Campaign to Vaccinate America - LivestreamDr. Bechara Choucair, White House COVID Response Team, will describe the Biden administration's national vaccination campaign to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.Moderator: Robert Lee KilpatrickSee weblink for biographies and registration links.Editor's Note: We previously listed the date for this event as March 16 incorrectly.
Where: Cost: $10 General, Free for Members
Vaccination Equity: The Need to Protect All Communities - LivestreamSince the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, equity issues have shaped our understanding of the pandemic and its disparate impacts. Since early 2020, African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans have been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus, shining a light on a range of socio-eonomic issues and disparities in housing, employment ...
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Robotics and human-computer interaction - LivestreamRobotics in the Data Science EraSpeaker: Lydia Kavraki, Rice UniversityTowards Naturalistic Task Representation in Health and DiseaseSpeaker: Angela Radulescu, New York UniversitySee weblink for Zoom link
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 session with ...
Jennifer Doudna has changed the life-science field. In 1987, she and her collaborators created CRISPR, an easy-to-use tool that can edit DNA, and opened a brave new world of medical miracles. Conversely, the invention of CRISPR raised many moral questions. With the device, scientists can now detect and destroy DNA, ...
Where: Cost: $15 General, $5 Members
Eavesdropping in the Arctic on singing bowheads and a changing climate - LivestreamThe Arctic is an incredibly special region with a suite of endemic species that are well adapted to the polar night and icy environment. This extreme habitat has created an animal of extremes: the bowhead whale. Bowhead whales spend their entire lives in the Arctic, can live 200 years, and ...
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Full-Spectrum Science Online: Making ColorThere are many ways to make color - from neon signs to oil slicks to rainbows, and more - and we'll explore some of them here. Learn about light, how it's made, and how it interacts, and take home materials to build your own spectroscope. You’ll see color in a whole ...
With increasing area burned and homes lost in California, we must somehow adapt to, and coexist with, wildfire in the coming decades. Â In my talk I will review what we have learned as the field of pyrogeography has progressed, as well as where uncertainties still exist. Â In the context of ...
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Help from Abroad: China-based Donors and International Partners Help U.S. Hospitals Fight COVID-19 - LivestreamThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused myriad changes, but one of special significance has been the little-publicized flow of aid to the United States from China-based Americans, Chinese organizations and citizens, and even the Chinese government itself. This has taken the form of donations of personal protective equipment (PPE), cash and ...
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AI Trust: Adversarial Attacks on AI ML models and defenses against attacks - LivestreamMachine learning (ML) is making incredible transformations in critical areas such as finance, healthcare, and defense, impacting nearly every aspect of our lives. Many businesses, eager to capitalize on advancements in ML, have not scrutinized the security of their ML systems.Cyber-attacks can penetrate and fool AI systems. Trusted AI systems ...
Scientists and science enthusiasts are still mourning the passing of Stephen Hawking, one of the great minds and spirits of our time. In this introductory talk, Andrew Fraknoi will briefly summarize Hawking’s life, and talk about the importance of his scientific work. He’ll focus particularly on Hawking’s work merging the ...
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Thursday, 03/18/21
Midday Science Cafe - Leveraging the Quantum Realm: How Small Physics Solves Big Problems - LivestreamWhat does the world look like on the smallest scales? In this Midday Science Cafe, you'll hear from two scientists conducting experiments in the quantum world to quickly tackle problems on a real-world scale -- problems that would otherwise take centuries to solve! We'll hear from Dr. Sara Mouradian who ...
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My Love Affair with the Brain - screeningHonoring Women's History Month, Marian Diamond Day, and Brain Awareness Week, we are proud to present a virtual screening of My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond, an award-winning documentary that brings the viewer right into the heart of science and into a deeper understanding ...
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Planet Nine: A Giant Illusion? - LivestreamAstronomers have hypothesized the existence of a mystery planet responsible for the weird orbit of asteroids in the outer part of the solar system.Kevin Napier, physicist at the University of Michigan, led research based on new data of recently discovered Extreme Trans-Neputnuan Objects (ETNOs) collected by ground-based telescopes. In this ...
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The Age of Big Wildfires: Confronting an Urgent Health Threat - Livestream2020 marked the West’s worst fire season in modern history, with over four million acres burned in California alone. This session will explore the role of climate change in accelerating the frequency and scale of wildfires, new evidence of the health and equity impacts of wildfire exposure, and the opportunities and challenges we ...
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STEM Leadership & the Women Who Power ItIn celebration of Women’s History Month, the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) is hosting a virtual event of influential women in STEM from multiple industries. Join us for inspiring conversations and hear about journeys of perseverance, challenge, and success.Please visit link for more information and to register.
Oxygen is both vital and toxic for life. A mismatch of oxygen supply and demand underlies countless clinical conditions ranging from inborn errors of metabolism (e.g. mitochondrial disease) to the leading causes of death (e.g. stroke, heart attacks, and respiratory disease). We strive to unlock the mysteries of how the ...
In this talk, Basav Sen will discuss what a progressive internationalist agenda for US climate policy must look like in the years ahead for the US to truly become a good-faith partner to the rest of the world in addressing the climate crisis. He will dispel the myth that “Trump ...
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Building a Better World through Tech for Collaboration - LivestreamKicking off the 2021 Fellow Awards, CHM will honor collaborative software pioneer and entrepreneur Raymond Ozzie.Ozzie will be presented with the CHM Fellow Award, joining distinguished past honorees, such as Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, NASA mathematician and “hidden figure†Katherine Johnson, internet pioneer Tim Berners-Lee, and ENIAC programmer Jean Bartik.Ozzie ...
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After Dark Online: Shifting SpringWhat is the meaning of spring? It may seem clear: a seasonal shift as the days lengthen and warm, blooms start to appear on trees, and birds and bees get busy. But the signs of spring may be different for different people, organisms, and ecosystems - and they may vary ...
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Breaking Space News - LivestreamWhat’s going on in space? Chabot’s Breaking Space News live stream shines a light on recent and upcoming events in space exploration, astronomy, and any other startling or amazing things going on in the solar system and universe beyond.Watch on Facebook and YouTube
Not all science is done in the lab. Scientists go to great lengths, and sometimes extremely dangerous ones, to get answers to their questions. Hear the thrilling tales of several researchers and how they approach their work by land, sea, and air.Ages 21+
Astronomer and educator Andrew Fraknoi will take you to the most intriguing future “tourist destinations†among the planets and moons in our cosmic neighborhood.Stops will include the 4,000-mile lava channel on Venus, the towering Mount Olympus volcano on Mars (three times the height of Mount Everest), the awesome Verona Cliffs ...
