Athermal Phonon Sensor R&D for Low-Mass Dark Matter Detectors - LivestreamIn the direct detection of dark matter with masses down to O(keV), the energies im- parted in the detector become vanishingly small. Many novel ideas have been proposed for instrumenting athermal phonon sensors on Fermi-degenerate materials [1], polar crys- tals [2-4], and CVD diamond [5], requiring detector energy thresholds of ...
Where: Cost: Free
Florilegia: From Historic Voyages to the Present-day Revival - LivestreamA florilegium is a collection of botanical illustrations depicting the plants of a notable location. This online lecture by botanical artist Catherine Watters will take you on a journey from 16th century voyages of exploration to gather and document plants from far corners of the world, to contemporary collections illustrating ...
Where: Cost: $10 General, $5 for Members
How do we know anything at all about space? - LivestreamNo one has ever travelled beyond our cosmic back yard, so all we really have to go off is the tiny drizzles of light that hit our telescope.The Andromeda Galaxy weighs 800 billion times the mass of the sun. The Galaxy M51 is 26 million light years from earth. The ...
One surprising barrier to improving our habits is the English language. Our vocabulary for behavior change is impoverished. And frankly, I don’t know why. On one hand, we have common words (like reward and habit) that are ambiguous. On the other hand, we lack English words for important behavior-related concepts ...
Where: Cost: Free
Continuous Single-Shot Detection of Quasiparticle TrappingSuperconducting quantum circuits are plagued by nonequilibrium populations of quasiparticle excitations. These quasiparticles can cause relaxation and spurious excitation of qubit states, producing errors in a quantum algorithm, and can cause correlated errors that are particularly difficult to address with error correction. To mitigate the effects of these quasiparticles, we ...
How does diversity intertwine along a pathway as a researcher, teacher, public intellectual, presidential advisor, husband, and father (along with 11D supergravity)?This will be recounted by our speaker, Jim Gates, Brown University
Where: Cost: Free
Fertile grounds for agricultural resilience: Harnessing multiple interactions in agroecosystemsDr. Aidee Guzman is interested in agroecological approaches that could harness biodiversity and ecosystem functioning for improved agricultural resilience. She is currently an NSF and UC Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Irvine. Previously, she completed her PhD in the Department of Environmental ...
Vivas Kumar is CEO and founder of Mitra Chem, which is the first lithium-ion battery materials manufacturer focused on shortening the lab-to-production timeline by over 90%, addressing the largest barrier to innovation: R&D and scale-up speed. Vivas received his MBA for Stanford University.Livestream here.
Where: Cost: Free
Breaking the Standard Model (of Embryonic Development) - LivestreamOver the last few decades, we have witnessed a revolution in the study of living matter. However, we have yet to reach a predictive understanding of such matter that is on par with the successes seen in physics for inanimate matter. In this talk, I will show how we take ...
Long Now continues our dialog with the acclaimed writer Kim Stanley Robinson around COP26 and his most recent book The Ministry for the Future. Tickets for the in-person talk in San Francisco & RSVP for the livestream will be released to Long Now Members first, about one month before the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: TBA General, Free for members and online
The next several decades pose enormous challenges, and opportunities, for the global oil and gas industry. While oil and gas will continue to be used for decades to come, it is now recognized that enormous quantities of CO2 have to be stored in subsurface geologic formations to reach global decarbonization ...
Death to DAMA? Designing and assessing model independent tests of DAMA's modulation signal - LivestreamParticulate dark matter is a long hypothesized solution to various astrophysical observations seemingly at odds with a completely luminous universe. Despite the success of dark matter in explaining these observations, to date physicists have been unable to conclusively observe its interactions with Standard Model matter directly.This talk will focus on ...
Digitized data and computational methods have revolutionized the way we understand ourselves, society, and our place in society. On the one hand, this moment has revived calls for a social physics: a social science that can identify the underlying laws that govern social interaction and behavior. On the other hand, ...
Without phytoplankton, single-celled organisms that live in the water, life as we know it would not exist. Join our speakers to explore the histories of these fascinating organisms that cause beautiful, blue luminescent oceans or deadly red tides. Learn about the current state of phytoplankton in Monterey Bay and around ...
Where: Cost: Donation Suggested, Free for members
Whale Conservation on the US West Coast: Decreasing the Risk of Deadly Ship Strikes - LivestreamPoint Blue Conservation Science has been conducting research to decrease ship strikes along the US West Coast. In this talk, Cotton Rockwood, Senior Marine Ecologist with the California Current Group at Point Blue, will provide an update on their work to estimate whale mortality in the West Coast exclusive economic ...
Where: Cost: $10 Donation Requested
Wednesday, 01/26/22
January LASER Event - LivestreamPattie Maes (MIT) on "Cognitive Enhancement"Sarah Friend (Cryptoartist) on "Systems as Fictions"Amelia Winger-Bearskin (Media Artist, University of Florida) on "Visual Storytelling with Bleeding-edge Technologies"See weblink for connection information
Where: Cost: Free
Science on Tap - Improving Groundwater Supply and Quality in California: Challenges and Opportunities Due to increased fresh water demand, shifts in land use, and climate change, California is increasingly dependent on groundwater, particularly in times of drought when surface water resources are scarce. This has led to aquifer overdraft, contributing to land subsidence, loss of storage capacity, and decreases in water quality. Managed ...
Phylicia Cicilio and Steve Colt will discuss the history and challenges of carbon reduction efforts and renewable energy deployment in Alaska.Register at weblink
From creating a Zen garden on Mars to conducting sound experiments in the massive wind tunnel at NASA Ames, artist-adventurer Charles Lindsay’s work questions our understanding of time and consciousness. Lindsay is the founder of the SETI Institute’s Artist in Residence program and is now a visiting professor at Kyoto ...
Where: Cost: Free
Can ag-tech support organic farming? A political economy perspective - LivestreamIn this UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology Research Affiliate Lecture, Professor Julie Guthman (Community Studies) will share a presentation on ag-tech and organic farming. Attendees will have time to meet, greet, and visit before the presentation.See weblink for Zoom information
Celebrate the myriad applications of mycelium in a night dedicated to the fascinating world of fungi. Full event details coming soon!
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19 - $16.75
After Dark: Glow ClosingVisible light inspires us across cultures, reveals nature’s beauty, and contains clues to the history of space and time. Join us for the final After Dark before the lights dim on Glow - a collection of ten luminous sculptures big and small inviting you to connect to, reflect on, and interact ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
For nearly five years, NBC News technology correspondent Jacob Ward has reported on the unanticipated consequences of science and technology on our lives. His new book, The Loop: How Technology is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back, builds on this work by exploring the ways artificial ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 In Person, $5 Online
Londa Schiebinger is the John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science at Stanford University and a member of the American Academy of Arts. She is currently Director of the EU/US Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment Project. From 2004-2010, Schiebinger served as the Director of ...
Chemical Recycling of Mechanically Robust Polyacetals Synthesized by Living Cationic Ring-Opening PolymerizationChemical recycling of polymers to monomer (CRM) is one of the most attractive methods to retain value in polymer materials during the recycling process. Polymers with low to moderate ceiling temperatures (Tc) are often employed in applications where recycling by depolymerization is desired. Polyacetals are a promising class of chemically ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Future of Mental Health AppsThe digital mental health space was overgrowing even before the COVID-19 but, stress and anxiety brought by the pandemic have increased the demand for virtual mental health services, including mental health apps.According to recent research, more than 11% of the global population, nearly 800 million people, live with a mental ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Free Telescope ViewingsJoin Chabot astronomers on the Observatory Deck for a free telescope viewing! Weather permitting, this is a chance to explore stars, planets and more through Chabot’s historic telescopes. Chabot’s three large historic telescopes offer a unique way to experience the awe and wonder of the Universe. Our observatory deck offers ...
Join us as we investigate the world of long-distance animal travels. Whales, birds, insects, and more will be the focus of our deeper look at these natural phenomena. Learn about the many amazing migrators that visit Monterey County every year and celebrate another birthday for Sandy the Whale! Marine Life Studies ...
Where: Cost: Free
Urban Hikes: Visitacion Valley and Little HollywoodFrom a Greenway to sites of industry, architecture, and agriculture, the neighborhoods on our City's southeastern border are alive with history and growth!RSVP required: shaping@foundsf.org to obtain specific location information.
Where: Cost: Free
Free Telescope ViewingsJoin Chabot astronomers on the Observatory Deck for a free telescope viewing! Weather permitting, this is a chance to explore stars, planets and more through Chabot’s historic telescopes. Chabot’s three large historic telescopes offer a unique way to experience the awe and wonder of the Universe. Our observatory deck offers ...
