In this seminar, Heather Ludemann and Mark Michelin (director at CEA Consulting) will lead a discussion with MBARI scientists, staff at Monterey Bay Aquarium, and other participants about the potential for ocean-climate solutions, including offshore wind, blue carbon, improved fisheries and aquaculture management, and others, as well as strategies for ...
Where: Cost: Free
October LASER event - LivestreamHeather Barnett (University of the Arts London) on "Many-headed: Co-creating with the Collective"Clare Stanton (Harvard Law School) on "Linkrot and Content Drift: The Irreversible Decay of Internet Content"Register at weblink to receive connection information.
Silent speech that converts lip movements into text can mitigate many challenges of speech and traditional input methods. Yet, existing silent speech recognition models are error-prone or use impractical extremal devices or implants. In this talk, I will present the findings of three projects involving silent speech input. First, a ...
Where: Cost: Free
The Cost of Convenience: Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Pollution Crisis - LivestreamDuring the October webinar, we will be focusing on the connection between the plastic pollution crisis and environmental injustice around the world, where economically disadvantaged nations take in a larger share of the world’s trash, and manufacturing chemicals threaten predominantly Black and low-income communities.We will be joined by journalist Erica ...
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 ...
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Ocean Conservation, Fisheries, and Poverty Alleviation - LivestreamSmall-scale nearshore fisheries provide an important source of protein and sustainable livelihoods in developing countries. Yet, for a number of reasons, small-scale fisheries pose particular challenges for marine conservation efforts. Past and current efforts at reforming fishery management have focused narrowly on the fishing sector and on fishing households. However, ...
Reshma Saujani is the founder of Girls Who Code and the Marshall Plan for Moms, as well as the author of the forthcoming book Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (and Why It’s Different Than You Think). Saujani has spent more than a decade building movements to fight for ...
Fantastical though they may seem, black holes are real, not just science fiction or ideas from the imaginations of theorists. Scientists are now able to study black holes, in detail, throughout our Universe.Researchers are gaining different, complementary views of black holes using multiple techniques, but we are still a long ...
As humanity expands its presence on the Moon and Mars, we venture outside of our Earth’s protective magnetic bubble and into the dynamic space weather system driven by the sun. On Earth, we feel the effects of space weather during extreme solar storms, which can produce intense x-ray flares and ...
A bird that mimicked a black hole. The astronomer that discovered microwave ovens. A telescope that got shot. The science of astronomy is filled with true stories (and tall tales) of the adventures and misadventures that accompany our exploration of the universe. Dr. Levesque will take us on a behind-the-scenes tour of life as a professional astronomer. We'll learn about some of the most powerful telescopes in the world and their cutting-edge discoveries, meet the people behind the science, and explore the crucial role ...
Where: Cost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #121: Jazz, Psychological Mythbusting, & a Rotten City Join us as we think and drink together for our last show of 2021. Thanks to all who have come out and supported us through this especially weird time in event planning. Special thanks to the SF Public Library for supplementing each of our shows this year with library swag ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 Advance, $15 at door
