Into the Quantum World! Introduction to Quantum Computing (High school +up) - LivestreamJoin us for an interactive Introduction to Quantum Computing workshop! You will be one of the first high school students to learn about this emerging technology that will change the world.In this workshop, part of the Cambridge Science Festival's 30 Days of Science, we will discover:What can quantum computers do ...
Join 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 ...
Join our resident caterpillar lady Sal Levinson and butterfly guy Sarab Seth for our monthly Zoom presentation, this month featuring an illustrated slideshow about rare butterflies seen in the UC Botanical Garden. Our fun Zoom event is suitable for all ages.Register at weblink
Where: Cost: Free
Monday, 04/12/21
The Discovery of Gravitational Waves - LivestreamA brief (pre)history of the Discovery of Gravitational WavesMario KalomenopoulosThe detection of gravitational waves some years ago, opened a new window to the Universe, created a media fuss and gave a Nobel Prize for Physics! But what is the story behind this discovery? What about the discovery claims of the ...
I'll discuss some of my lab's recent work on assisting learners with personalized curriculum, and helping those that help learners.Speaker: Emma Brunskill, StanfordSee weblink for Zoom link.
Where: Cost: Free
Imaging flat bands and correlated quantum phases in WS2/WSe2 moire heterostructures - LivestreamVan der Waals heterostructures of atomically thin crystals offer an exciting new platform to design flat electronic bands for novel correlated quantum phases. We systematically study the flat band and associated correlated states in WS2/WSe2 moire heterostructues using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). We reveal that three-dimensional lattice reconstruction plays a key role ...
I will describe the LHCb experiment that studies decays of b quarks (mass of 5 GeV), and charm quarks (1.5 GeV), and show how studying these particles we are sensitive to physics and new particles at very large mass scales of several TeV and up. Specific measurements of CP violation ...
The Precourt Institute for Energy welcomed a new director in January. In this seminar, he will share his vision for the future of the institute.Speaker: Yi Cui, Stanford UniversityRegister at weblink to receive connection information
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Neutrino Surprises - LivestreamAs a graduate student, I had the good fortune of being asked to learn about solar neutrinos, so that I could give an introductory talk on the subject to other graduate students, preparing them for an upcoming colloquium by John Bahcall. This started my life-long interest in neutrinos and created ...
For 130 years, a cylinder made of a platinum-iridium alloy stored near Paris was the official definition of a kilogram, the basic unit of mass. This all changed on May 20, 2019: a kilogram is now defined by a fundamental constant of nature known as the Planck constant h, which ...
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Blood memory: evaluating antibody responses to COVID-19 infection and vaccination - LivestreamResearch into detection methods for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in blood has rapidly accelerated during the pandemic in response to global health needs. In this virtual seminar, Dr. DuBois will discuss how her lab applied existing knowledge from their research on antiviral antibodies to contribute to understanding the human antibody response to ...
Who said learning can't be fun? Not us! In this session, Antonio Linari will provide a hands-on coding lesson with the expert.ai Natural Language API where you will develop his new game "Word Invaders". Similar to the classic arcade game "Space Invaders", you will be shooting targets from your spaceship, ...
Chondritic meteorites are fragments of asteroids that formed in the first few million years of the Solar System history. The similarity between the H isotopic composition of certain chondrites to those of Earth’s water suggests that these chondrites may have been the principal source of Earth’s water. However, the origin ...
Ultracold atoms offer a unique platform to study spin physics. When atoms are arranged in an optical lattice in form of a Mott insulator, the atomic motion is frozen out and the study and control of the spin degree of freedom emerges as a new frontier. Heisenberg spin models, where ...
Please join us for a conversation with Doug Kimmelman, senior partner at Energy Capital Partners and Mike Morgan, chairman and chief executive officer at Triangle Peak Partners. Looking at Texas and California as cases-in-point, this session discusses grid resilience, renewable integration, policy and financing. The session will be hosted by ...
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 ...
Where: Cost: Free
Can the San Francisco Bay use nature to adapt to rising seas? - LivestreamOver the past decade, California and the Bay Area have deeply invested in understanding our vulnerabilities to climate change and sea level rise. Tougher discussions emerge when we are forced to ask ourselves, “What should we do about it? How do we organize ourselves to adapt equitably, and how do ...
Wonderfest Science Envoys are early-career researchers with special communication skills and aspirations. Following short talks on provocative modern science topics, these two Science Envoys will answer questions with insight and enthusiasm:Stanford environmental scientist LuÃsa Genes on "Rewilding Tropical Forests" - Tropical forests are suffering from deforestation, hunting, and a series of other threats that ...
Where: Cost: Free
Thursday, 04/15/21
Midday Science Cafe: Adapting to Change: The Future of California’s Water-Energy Nexus - LivestreamWater and energy, two intricately connected systems, are critical to California’s future as we face increasing urbanization and climate change. In this Midday Science Cafe, we’ll hear from two researchers studying the connection between water and energy, or the “water-energy nexusâ€. We’ll learn from Julia Szinai about the implications of ...
Where: Cost: Free
Converging Threats, Cascading Health Risks: Climate Change, Food Security, and Migration - LivestreamClimate change is anticipated to unleash unprecedented threats to global food security and to drive the largest wave of human migration in history. This session will evaluate the intersection of climate change with the social determinants of health, emphasizing the compounding connections between a warming climate, food and water security, ...
Where: Cost: Free
LASER: Pulled Apart: Re-engineering and Re-purposing Human Civilization - LivestreamThe Thacher Gallery at University of San Francisco is having an art exhibition titled "Pulled Apart" (March 1 - April 25, 2021), for which the exhibiting artists (Terry Berlier, Adam Chin, Gail Wight, Carrie Hott, Cynthia Hooper) were invited to explore the intersection of art and engineering. These artists ...
This presentation will discuss how audio recording is used for conservation and research with examples ranging from the use of portable recording systems in tropical bird conservation, autonomous recorders for detection and monitoring, automated playback systems for reintroduction, and will also touch on related issues such as the ethics of playback. ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark Online: Listening to the EnvironmentExplore the intersections of art and science through the practice of individual artists weaving science, technology, and methods of discovery. We'll hear from artists who tune into the sounds of the natural world, with a particular interest in broadcasting the impacts of climate change on our aural environment. From interpreting climate ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightSchool: Illustrating Science - LivestreamScience has always relied on the skilled work of illustrators to help people better explain the world around them. Learn about the history of scientific illustration from the 1500s to today, and how visual artists have helped further our understanding of unseeable phenomena, microscopic organisms, and ecosystems we can’t travel ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 04/16/21
Coded Bias - Online Screening of New Documentary On How AI Can Perpetuate Class, Race and Gender InequitiesCHM is delighted to offer a special complimentary online screening of the award-winning new documentary film, Coded Bias, available for viewing on-demand any time between April 16-19. The screenings are a companion to the CHM Live expert panel discussion, Is AI Racist?See weblink for additional information and to register
When Isaac Newton established the laws of motion in 1687, he created a foundation of understanding that still guides physicists to scientific discoveries today. As studies evolve, scientists get closer to understanding the deepest mysteries of space and time. Once physicists can successfully combine theories of relativity and quantum mechanics, ...
Most meteorites are remnant pieces of planetesimals, the first 1- to 1000-km planetary bodies to form in the solar system. Meteorites are divided into two principal groupings: chondrites (unmelted accretional aggregates) and achondrites (products of planetary melting). This division has commonly been interpreted as evidence that planetesimals either never melted ...
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Keeping the Water On: Addressing the Water Affordability Crisis in the Wake of COVID-19 - LivestreamThe affordability of drinking water was already a problem before the COVID-19 pandemic, and the resulting economic crisis has only served to accelerate and deepen the plight for California residents. The state issued a temporary moratorium on water shutoffs in April 2020 that protected customers unable to pay their bills, ...
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Lick Observatory Back On Sky: 2020 Wildfire Recovery - LivestreamThe 2020 wildfire season saw an unprecedented series of lightning strikes sparking fires across the Bay Area. Located on Mount Hamilton, outside of San Jose, Lick Observatory was directly threatened by these fires and, for the first time in its history, was forced to evacuate. In this talk I'll discuss ...
