Evening Tours of Lick Observatory - SOLD OUTThe event will last approximately 4 to 6 hours. Visitors should be prepared to walk about one mile during the evening, including taking stairs. Events are held rain or shine.The tour will start at the main building’s Visitor Center. Participants can learn about the unique history of the world’s first ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $75
Monday, 08/30/21
A scientific understanding of modern deep learning - LivestreamArtificial deep neural networks have in recent years emerged as a powerful class of function approximators for a broad range of problems in which we seek to learn from data. Largely due to their model complexity, however, basic questions surrounding how they learn and function are not well understood. I ...
Where: Cost: Free
Deep Mutagenesis of a DNA Polymerase Clamp-Loader SystemClamp loaders are AAA+ ATPases that load sliding clamps onto DNA. We have developed a high-throughput platform for mutagenesis of components of the DNA replication system of T4 bacteriophage, and are using it to understand allosteric coupling in the component proteins.Speaker: John Kuriyan, UC Berkeley
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
What the Heck is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)? A Psychology Professor Tells All!In this 60 minute talk, I will describe what CBT is and how it differs from other kinds of psychotherapy. I will explain what to look for in a good CBT therapist and once you begin, how to maximize the beneficial effects of CBT. This talk is suited for people who ...
Aging greatly increases our susceptibility to a myriad of diseases, ranging from neurodegeneration to cancer. Given the very different tissues and manifestations of these diseases, aging researchers suspect there are basic aging processes that drive all or most of them. One such process is cellular senescence. Researchers, including those at ...
Diverse teams, made up of both cognitive and identity diverse people, can improve problem solving, predictions, and creative thinking. The bonuses that accrue from diversity rest on logical, mechanistic principles but achieving them requires understanding people, and how to create inclusive spaces that encourage frank considerations of ideas. Not easy, ...
My research focuses on understanding the organic carbon cycle, with emphasis on the processes taking place at the land-ocean margin. I utilize natural abundance radiocarbon (14C), in conjunction with the stable isotope 13C, to investigate the sources, cycling, and fate of various organic carbon pools in the environment. Topics of ...
September LASER Event - LivestreamCarol Strohecker (Dean of Design, University of Minnesota, and cofounder of the SEAD network for Sciences, Engineering, Arts and Design) on "The Kusske Design Initiative: Inciting interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration for designing in harmony with the natural world "Warren Sack (UC Santa Cruz/ Digital Media) on "Software Arts"Anastasia Raina (Rhode ...
It happens around 15 times a minute, regularly and rhythmically. You may not even notice it - but if it stopped, you definitely would. Tonight, we turn our attention to human breath. Find out how respiration regulates our systems and, with the right kind of practice, can allow for extraordinary ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95, Free for members
Calling all creatures of the night: explore the nocturnal side of the Academy at NightLife and see what's revealed. With live DJs, outdoor bars, ambiance lighting, and nearly 40,000 live animals (including familiar faces like Claude the albino alligator), the night is sure to be wild.Step inside the iconic Shake ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15.50 - $18.50
NightSchool: Nature is Nurture - LivestreamHow does nature nurture human health? Join scientists as they share the surprising ways poison birds and biodiversity can impact medicine and public health.Ages 21+See weblink for YouTube and Facebook links.
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 09/03/21
The effect of stellar activity on the detection of terrestrial planets - LivestreamStars undergo activity cycles often lasting many years. During these periods surface phenomena on their surfaces may not only make exoplanet planet detection and characterisation difficult but, in some cases, may produce spurious signals that mimic those expected from exoplanet mass companions. Here we look at the menagerie of processes ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 09/04/21
'The Illusion of Knowledge' book launch with Dr. Harold KatcherHarold Katcher, the scientist whose treatment of rats led to a 54% reduction in their epigenetic age, will launch the book “The Illusion of Knowledgeâ€, in which he explains his theory of aging, gives details about the experiment of rejuvenation of rats with the plasma fraction called E5, and explains ...
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 ...
