Voices in the Code: A Story About People, Their Values, and the Algorithm They MadeCLTC is co-sponsoring an October 10 “Authors Meet Critics†panel about the book Voices in the Code: A Story About People, Their Values, and the Algorithm They Made, by David Robinson, a visiting scholar at Social Science Matrix and a member of the faculty at Apple University. Robinson will be ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Stanford Symbolic Systems 2022 Summer Research Poster Fair12:30 Welcome and Brief Poster Introductions 12:35 Poster Presentations:Hawi Abraham (mentor: Chris Chafe, Music)Shaunak Bhandarkar, "Exploring the One-Shot Memory Retrieval Problem for Biologically Plausible Neural Network Models of the Hippocampus" (mentor: Jay McClelland, Psychology)Nikita Bhardwaj, "Exploring the role of discrete vs. continuous perceptual context shifts during encoding on episodic memory" ...
Over the past century, stellar structure and evolution models (SSEMs) have become foundational to many areas of astrophysics - from exoplanets to cosmology. Thus, the accuracy of SSEMs continues to be a topic of intense interest with nearly continuous refinements to numerical methods, empirical inputs, and parameterizations of hydro- and ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Understanding the Nature of Matter with Polarized TargetsSince the discovery of the proton in 1917, physicists have been studying its properties: Asking questions about the internal structure and external phenomena of this basic piece of matter. This past century has been working to build an understanding that begins at the most fundamental quark level, builds up to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Sustainable Liquid Fuel Production | Measuring Solid-Electrolyte InterphaseThis seminar will highlight the work of two of the winners of the Stanford Energy Student Lecture series.Carbonate-catalyzed CO2 hydrogenation for sustainable liquid fuel productionDespite increasing electrification, generating carbon-neutral liquid fuels remains critical for decarbonizing sectors that cannot readily electrify. Recently commercialized gas fermentation, a technology that makes alcohols from ...
Where: StanfordCost:
Tuesday, 10/11/22
October Bird Walk - FULLJoin Chris Carmichael in search of both resident and migrant birds in the Garden's many bird friendly micro habitats. Chris will be joined by Susan Greef, Garden Member and avid birder. Beginning and experienced bird watchers are welcome. Limited to 15 participants. This walk follows uneven terrain, with areas ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $25 General, $20 Members
Research Panel on the Energy System Resilience Challenge - LivestreamThe electricity sector is going through fundamental changes due to the urgency to decarbonize, improve resilience against climate-induced extreme weather events, and provide affordable, reliable access to at-risk communities. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a powerful tool that can be used to analyze large amounts of data and identify patterns and ...
Californians - and citizens worldwide - are feeling the effects of a changing and warming climate. Sea levels are rising, ice caps are melting and wildfires are more intense and frequent. As California grapples with how to address the impacts of climate change, the California Natural Resources Agency has been ...
Where: Cost: Free
Managing the risks of (short-term) induced seismicityEarthquakes are known to be caused by anthropogenic sources: wastewater injection, hydraulic fracturing, mining, geothermal operations, and underground storage. Induced events have been large enough to cause loss of life and significant economic losses. In many cases, induced seismicity is one of the major technical hurdles for resource development. In ...
Two Applied Physics/Physics TalksThe Black Hole Photon RingWhat does a black hole look like? The first images of the supermassive black hole M87* display a bright ring encircling the event horizon, which appears as a dark patch in its surrounding emission. But Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts that within this image there ...
The conventional approach to developing an understanding of the electronic and magnetic properties of complex oxides has been to adjust their chemical composition, to impose elastic constraints, and to create nanoscale interfaces. It has recently become increasingly possible to supplement this conventional approach by using strategies that drive electronic materials ...
Last year, drug-related overdoses killed more people than COVID-19 in San Francisco, and Mayor London Breed declared a state of emergency in the Tenderloin. Fentanyl and COVID-19 have only fueled our overdose crisis. While addressing this might seem overwhelming, we can respond in practical and evidence-based ways.Come learn how we ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General live, $10 online
Plants are the basis for an array of lifesaving and health-improving medicines we all now take for granted. Ever taken an aspirin? Thank a willow tree for that. Medicines for malaria? Some are derived from cinchona and wormwood.In today’s world of synthetic pharmaceuticals, many people have lost this connection to ...
Where: Cost: Free
KQED Live: Art & Tech in a Warming World with The New York TimesFrom global warming models rendered as haunting musical compositions to augmented reality games designed to confront us with the disparate impacts of climate change for those most vulnerable, art and technology are converging in the face of our escalating climate emergency. Join KQED Live and The New York Times to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: In Person: $25.
Wednesday, 10/12/22
A New Climate conference - LivestreamTechnology has transformed our lives, but in spite of its many promises, it hasn't yet saved us from the perils of a warming climate. Shifts in society have often come from art, but will they be able to mobilize change this time around?Join us at the nexus of innovation, cultural ...
Off-road vehicles, such as tractors, are crucial to a wide range of farming tasks, including tillage and harvesting. Almost all self-propelled agricultural equipment relies on diesel engines, a main source of smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) and other greenhouse gases. According to the California Air Resources Board, off-road vehicles are on ...
October LASER Event - LivestreamA Special LASER: "Art & Science at Ars Electronica 2022" with: Christa Sommerer (Austria-France) on "The Artwork as a Living System" Klaus Spiess (Austria) on "Ecolalia" Bill Ayton (Media Artist) on "Interplanetary VR Sustainable Futures" Morten Sondergaard (Denmark) on "" Register here or here
Sufficient statistics have proven to be a very useful tool for measuring welfare changes. Our paper extends this literature in three ways: First, we extend the theory for estimating the welfare impacts of price changes by including externalities that affect consumption decisions. Second, we apply the theory to an area ...
Youth Advocates Speak, with the Cupertino Youth Climate Action Team - LivestreamOur second event will feature diverse youth voices from the Cupertino teamof the umbrella organization Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action. Their topic will be harnessing youth advocacy to combat our climate crisis. This will be a one-of-a-kind event hosted by The Forum at Rancho San Antonio and presented via Zoom ...
Where: Cost: $10 suggested donation
After Dark: Conversations about LandscapeThe Exploratorium is your playground after dark! Wander the galleries, sip a cocktail, and let a DJ from Hip Hop for Change set the vibe. Tonight, join us for a conversation with Ohlone writer and activist Gregg Castro, Presidio Trust Chief Park Officer Michael Boland, and Edward (Redbird) Willie of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Touch, smell, hear, taste, and feel your way through the museum for a night that just makes sense.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.25
Space Paint & SipJoin a guided painting session with friends in a beautiful outdoor setting in the redwoods. In our Space Paint & Sip program, learn how street artists make stunning colorful depictions of the cosmos in just minutes. It’s the perfect evening for a date, birthday party or a night out with ...
A skeptical science podcaster and a skeptical history podcaster walk into a bar…. Following was a fascinating conversation asking big questions, like: What do good science and good history have in common? What makes a good science or history podcast, and how do two award-winning podcasters decide what skeptical topics ...
Speaker: Sean Maher, USGS California Volcano Observatory in Moffett Field
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Astro 101: Sights of the Cosmos, Intro to AstronomyThis event provides a different introduction to astronomy than our Intro to the Night Sky talks. During this hour, you'll gain an appreciation for the size and scale of the cosmos and our place within it. You'll see many examples of the beautiful objects visible in the night sky, learn ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Book Talk: 'MEME Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America'A groundbreaking investigation into the digital underworld, where far-right operatives wage wars against mainstream America, from a masterful trio of experts in media and tech.Memes have long been dismissed as inside jokes with no political importance. Nothing could be further from the truth. Memes are bedrock to the strategy of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
In Town Star PartyCome join San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA) for an evening of stargazing.Event details:Events are held at the parking lot of our headquarters, Houge Park San Jose. Event duration is 2hrs. SJAA volunteers will share night sky views from their personal telescopes.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Saturday, 10/15/22
Family Nature Day at Huddart Park - FULLJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), Friends of Huddart & Wunderlich Parks, and San Mateo County Parks for a family-friendly morning filled with hikes for all ages, hands-on learning experiences, read-a-loud sessions, and arts activities. Register now to reserve a free ticket for you and your friends and family!Register at ...
Where: WoodsideCost: Free ($6 parking fee)
Investigating Space: Understanding our OceansDiscover more about Earth science, oceanography, and NASA’s investigative oceanic programs spanning the globe. We’ll hear from NASA scientists working on two ocean research programs and see a full-length documentary about the lake hidden under Antarctica.SWOT brings together two communities focused on a better understanding of the world’s oceans and ...
What are we, and are we alone in the universe? For hundreds of years, philosophers and scientists have been trying to answer this question. Today, we explore this question in astrobiology, a multidisciplinary field that involves astronomy, geology, chemistry, biology, and engineering. In my presentation, I will be discussing our ...
Where: Cost: Free
Planet formation in disks around young stars - LivestreamStars form in a few million years, a very short span compared to their billion-year lifetimes. Their formation is initiated by the accumulation of gravitationally collapsing material into a flattened disk, which first forms the central object and then forms planetary systems before it gets dispersed. Disks are thus intriguing ...
Electromagnetic fields represent a fundamental aspect of nature and serve as the primary carrier of energy. New abilities to control electromagnetic fields, as enabled for example by the developments of metamaterials and nanophotonic structures, can therefore have profound implications for energy technology. In this talk we will discuss some of ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Dark Matter Scattering in Low Threshold DetectorsOnly 20% of the matter in our universe is visible to us, while the remaining "dark" matter has so far remained elusive to our best experimental efforts. Upcoming detector technology however makes it possible to search for much lighter dark matter candidates than every before. For these dark matter candidates, ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Neurophysics: revealing the emergence of cognition from the collective dynamics of interacting neuronsRemarkable advances in experimental neuroscience now enable us to simultaneously observe and perturb the activity of many neurons, thereby providing an unprecedented opportunity to understand how the moment by moment collective dynamics of the brain instantiates cognition. We will review some of our recent work in this area focusing on ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Energy Seminar: Sarah Kearney, Founder & Executive Director, Prime Coalition - LivestreamSarah Kearney is Founder & Executive Director of Prime Coalition, a nonprofit organization that works with philanthropists and other mission-driven organizations and individuals to support sustainable, effective, and scalable solutions to climate change. Every Prime program is designed to catalyze, deepen, or acceleratesolutions that aim to massively reduce greenhouse gas ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 10/18/22
Weekday Morning Hike at Rancho Cañada del OroJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for an excursion where you’ll explore the Mayfair Ranch - Longwall Canyon trails of Rancho Cañada del Oro! You will be guided by POST Ambassadors who will share with you the history of the preserve, the region, and the importance of conservation in the area. The ...
In Search for the Next Magic StoneMaterials demarcate periods of human civilization. The current period can be argued as defined by silicon, the magic stone that transformed the way we live. From the vantage point of the McCullough building on campus, I will discuss how the simplest implementation of the quantum theory of solid contributed to ...
Intrigued by the intersections of engineering education, mental health, and social justice, Brooke Coley's primary research focuses on virtual reality as a tool for developing empathetic and inclusive mindsets. Coley is an assistant professor in engineering at the Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Two Talks: Popping the Science Bubble - LivestreamRepresentation in Research: Who we study and why it mattersScience is an important tool we use to answer questions about who we are, the world we live in, and how to improve upon both. Like everything else, science is affected by issues of diversity and equity. These issues affect who ...
Where: Cost: Free
“Doors Open†Go Behind-the-Scenes at the Physical ArchiveIn anticipation of launching Democracy’s Library on October 19th we are excited to offer a behind-the-scenes tour of our physical collections of books, music, film, and video in Richmond, California.With this special insider event we are opening the doors to an often unseen place. See the lifecycle of physical books ...
The James Webb Space Telescope is a game changer in Astronomy. However the influence that this momentous telescope has varies on each subfield. One area of science that JWST is particularly impactful for is substellar Astrophysics or the study of objects that do not have stable Hydrogen burning. Often called ...
The globalization of intellectual property in the 1980s has coincided with some of the deadliest pandemics, epidemics and outbreaks, from HIV, hepatitis C, SARS, and recently COVID -19. Tahir Amin will take us through his and his organization’s journey over two decades fighting the ever growing intellectual property systems being ...
 John Muir Laws will lead a Zoom workshop to help you draw and paint mushrooms in the field or studio.Learn how to:Abstract the shape of a mushroom to help you visualize it from any angle and translate these to sketches and drawingsWhat views are the most useful for later identification? ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wednesday, 10/19/22
SETI Talks - Exocomets: Icy bodies from Distant Systems - LivestreamEvidence for exocomets, icy bodies in extrasolar planetary systems, has rapidly increased over the past decade. Researchers have detected pockets of volatile gases around young stars and star-grazing exocomets transiting in front of their star. With the recently launched JWST, the rapid advances of this budding subfield of exoplanetary science ...
PG&E is committed to California’s vision of a sustainable energy future. This includes the company’s support for the state’s implementation of SB 100 and carbon neutrality by 2045 in a reliable and cost-effective manner for its customers. PG&E is doing its part to transition California to a decarbonized and climate-resilient ...
Where: Cost: Free
Marin Green Home Tour - LivestreamJoin this free, two-day virtual tour of 10 homes in Marin County and see what Marin residents are doing to combat climate change, improve air quality, generate clean energy, save water, and move toward a safer, healthier, greener, and more resilient future. The tour features new homes, remodels, retrofits, and ...
Where: Cost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #128: Consciousness, Managing Your Manager, & a Spelling Bee! Phenomenological Relationship CounselingEvery good lecture, at the end of the day, is a self-help lecture. Dr. House will take us on a tour through the variety of conscious experiences we know about, speculate about some we don’t yet know about, and elaborate the kinds of conscious experiences we might look ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 advance, $12 at door
Next Steps on Climate: Putting a Price on CarbonThe Inflation Reduction Act will go a long way toward cutting US greenhouse gas emissions. But it won’t get us to net-zero by 2030. We need to ramp up our ambitions to help keep 1.5°C within reach globally.So how do we supercharge our efforts to meet the target of net-zero ...
 When we look at the night sky, we see a backdrop that appears timeless and unchanging. However, in reality, the Universe is teeming with activity -- often explosive and cataclysmic. One recently recognized celestial phenomenon is that of "Fast Radio Bursts": very short bursts of radio light coming from far ...
The Universe is big - bigger than we can often comprehend - but it has fascinating details on every scale. From the extremely large, galaxies, stars and planets, to the incredibly small, with intricate structure inside every atom. But where did it all come from? Find out how astronomy can ...
Mathematicians use logic to understand the behavior and connections of abstract objects and collections. We use the power of mathematical proof to form statements that we know with certainty to be true. We also, on occasion, enjoy applying mathematics towards slightly more playful things! While mathematics is often viewed as ...
I Need Space A conversation with artist Jordan Holmes - LivestreamHow does creativity connect art and science? Artist Jordan Holmes and scientist Ann Marie Cody have been collaborating on the creation of music videos that feature stunning astronomical images. They will talk about the science behind the pictures and discuss how art can generate public interest in space exploration.Speaker: Jordan ...
The presentation will cover how solar photovoltaic cells convert solar energy into usable power. The effects on energy production due to insolation (sunlight) and temperature. Simple solar systems cover traditional string inverters versus modern microinverters and discusses the safety benefits. Energy storage is discussed starting with why storage is needed ...
Where: Cost: Free
Listening to Oceanic Giants with Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Sound travels powerfully in the sea, carrying a wealth of information about the oceanic environment and its sound-producing inhabitants. Some of this wealth has been captured in 7 years of continuous sound recordings in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. This talk from John Ryan, biological oceanographer with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: $4 General, $2 Students/Seniors, Free for members
After Dark: Revealing LandscapesLayers of history lie beneath our feet, and complex systems are at work across the planet - all without most people taking notice. Tonight, look and listen to the landscape to discover its stories. Join artist Susie Ibarra and scientist Michele Koppes as they share their sonic journey through watersheds ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Marin Green Home Tour - LivestreamJoin this free, two-day virtual tour of 10 homes in Marin County and see what Marin residents are doing to combat climate change, improve air quality, generate clean energy, save water, and move toward a safer, healthier, greener, and more resilient future. The tour features new homes, remodels, retrofits, and ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightLifeCalling 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 ...
Look up at the night sky and what do you see? If you’re in the Bay Area, probably a few stars, maybe a planet, and the Moon. But what if you were high up in the mountains and away from the city lights, what would you see then? Can you ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightSchool: Rocktoberfest - LivestreamWe’re throwing a mini-festival celebrating the ground beneath your feet. Dig into the mineral world with a diverse slate of guests who approach their work via scientific collections, illustration, & geophysics.See how geologic features have created California’s diverse landscapes and learn about California’s curious lack of dinosaur fossils and the ...
Speaker: Ellen Czaplinski, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Cocktails and Conservation: Wild WolvesPacks of Gray Wolves have returned to California with a little help from their human friends. Find out what it takes to ensure their legacy in our state with our special guests: California Wolf Center and Working Circle.Zimmer AuditoriumRegister at weblink
Where: OaklandCost: TBA
Near Infrared Camera on the James Webb Space TelescopeOn December 25, 2021 the James Webb Space Telescope launched into space aboard an Ariane V rocket from French Guiana. The observatory carries four science instruments that will enable observations and measurements to achieve an ambitious science program spanning from observing the first light in the universe and the formation ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Saturday, 10/22/22
Morning Hike at La Honda Open Space PreserveJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful hike at Lower La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve where you’ll experience the area’s sweeping views and gorgeous rolling grasslands! The preserve is over 6,100 acres, of which POST has contributed 5,200 acres. You will be guided by a POST Ambassador on ...
Where: La HondaCost: Free
Birds of the Bay with Friends of Rengstorff HouseFriends of “R†House and Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society invite you to the historic Rengstorff House and its grounds for our second "Birds of the Bay" collaboration this year. Join us to learn more about our avian neighbors, a walkthrough of the museum's period interiors, and activities in the ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
Bat FestIt's our biggest and most exciting event of the year - Bat Fest! Join Saved By Nature for an evening festival celebrating local animals of the night, with live bats, owls, and other creatures. It's a fun time under the stars! With a special guest speaker, food trucks, live music, ...
Where: Morgan HillCost: Tickets for ages 16+ are $20 each. Tickets for ch
Monday, 10/24/22
Mariage(s) Made in HeavenThe coming decade will see a plethora of large area astronomical surveys, from both the ground and space and across the electromagnetic spectrum. Combining these data is a wonderful example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. We will discuss two examples: gains from combining the ...
The Bay Area is rich in varying habitats that are home to many bird species. Some birds are here throughout the year, but fall marks the return of a number of species that had gone elsewhere to breed. We’ll talk about many bird species that can be found in our ...
As AI-based technology has rapidly expanded into high-impact, user-facing domains, we have observed myriad ways in which it can perpetuate harmful biases, embed problematic values, or entirely fail. In the face of these errors, we are starting to see that algorithmic fairness and explainability methods may not be sufficient fixes ...
Around 2008 our peer reviewers held these beliefs to be true: "No one will use computational research-based app to analyze or guide experiments. No one will use such apps in education. Such apps are not publications!" Today we measure how experimentalists, researchers in adjacent fields, and education researchers cite nanoHUB ...
The harnessing and manipulation of electronic states in quantum materials has the potential to revolutionize computation, sensing, storage, and communications, thus impacting multiple facets of our everyday lives. In this talk I will discuss my group’s recent experiments with monolayer graphene (MLG), Bernal stacked bilayer graphene (BLG), and trilayer graphene ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) as scientific supercomputersGoogle's TPUs were exclusively designed to accelerate and scale up machine learning workloads, amid the ongoing planet-wide race to build faster specialized hardware for artificial intelligence. But one must surely be able to use this hardware for other challenging computational tasks, right? We explored how to turn a TPU pod ...
Pathways to carbon neutrality in California: the bioenergy opportunityCalifornia has an abundance of biomass-based resources derived from the state’s diverse agricultural, urban waste and forest streams. These biomass resource types can be converted to bioenergy products that have many potential applications across California's energy system. However, today, most of the ...
Where: Cost: Free
Introduction to the Ray AIR for Scaling AI/ML and Python Workloads - LivestreamExisting production machine learning systems often suffer from various problems that make them hard to use. For example, data scientists and ML practitioners often spend most of their time-fighting YAMLs and refactoring code to push models to production.To address this, the Ray community has built Ray AI Runtime (AIR), an ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 10/25/22
Voluntary Carbon Markets Symposium - LivestreamA large and increasing number of companies have voluntarily committed to science-based targets to reduce carbon emissions pursuant to the Paris Agreement. While abating current carbon emissions is the highest priority, many companies have also incorporated carbon offsets into their strategy, particularly for near-term, hard-to-abate emissions. As a result, Voluntary ...
Where: Cost: Free
Gladstone Institutes Industry Partnership ForumWhere Science Discoveries, Entrepreneurs, and Investors ConvergeGet a sneak peek at the transformative biomedical research happening at Gladstone. In this first Industry Partnership Forum, you’ll get a chance to talk to Gladstone scientists, learn more about our research programs that are ready for translational opportunities, and discover how you can ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Honoring Silent Spring: Stories from the Frontlines of the Fight for a Pesticide-Free Future - LivestreamSixty years ago, Rachel Carson released her seminal book, Silent Spring, the publication of which gave birth to the EPA, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and sparked the ban on the toxic insecticide DDT and the movement for organic agriculture. Six decades on, the threats Carson warned about are still very real.Pesticides are a ...
Where: Cost: Free
October Butterfly Walk - First SessionJoin Sally Levinson, 'caterpillar lady', and Sarab Seth, 'butterfly guy,' for a guided, family friendly, one hour walk through the Botanical Garden in search of butterflies. Bring binoculars if you have them. This walk follows uneven terrain, with areas of paved and unpaved trail. While masks are not required ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $18 General, $14 Members
October Butterfly Walk - Second SessionJoin Sally Levinson, 'caterpillar lady', and Sarab Seth, 'butterfly guy,' for a guided, family friendly, one hour walk through the Botanical Garden in search of butterflies. Bring binoculars if you have them. This walk follows uneven terrain, with areas of paved and unpaved trail. While masks are not required ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $18 General, $14 Members
From free electrons to bound electrons: attosecond science with X-ray free-electron lasersX-ray free-electron lasers have recently broken the femtosecond barrier, which separates the motion of nuclei from the much faster motion of electrons in molecules and solids. Evolving from a cutting-edge R&D project to a new scientific program, attosecond XFELs are now producing time-resolved observations of coherent electronic phenomena with atomic ...
Southern Mexico and Central America (SMCA) is a geographically connected region that shares climate features as well as human livelihoods. The latest compilation of scientific work on the region (IPCC, 2021) is inconclusive regarding heavy precipitation trends during the observational period, both in direction and anthropogenic attribution. In contrast, case ...
What can the private behavior of chimpanzee society teach us about human evolution and our own societal development?Biologist Liran Samuni from Harvard University’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology specializes in the study of underlying mechanisms of cooperation and intergroup relations in chimpanzees. In this lecture, she’ll explore some of the ...
The most distant galaxies in the universe cannot be seen from the Earth, and are invisible at the optical wavelengths seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. This means that understanding the earliest history of our universe requires a space-based telescope that can see infrared light. In this lecture, Dr. Suess ...
Join us for an enthralling presentation by Dr. Scott Veirs who will summarize Orcasound, a project that began as a cooperative effort to listen for the calls, clicks, and whistles of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales within the inland marine waters of Washington State. More recently, Orcasound has been ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wonderfest: Neuroplasticity, Sensitive Periods, & the Adolescent Brain - RESCHEDULEDExperiences at different times in life may alter aspects of personality: appetite for risk, tolerance for delayed gratification, interest in music, etc. Our brains seem to develop particularly rapidly during a staggered sequence of "sensitive periods" that stretch late into the second or third decade of life. Such periods of ...
 Beyond hunger and energy-demand, food cues can strongly influence the urge to eat. These sights, sounds, and smells of food can trigger cravings that promote over-eating. What are the neurobiological mechanisms of cue-triggered food craving? How are we susceptible to diet-induced obesity via consumption of sugary and/or fatty “junk foods�Speaker: ...
Everyone can contribute in wildfire risk mitigation with the right tool. This talk will share how an animal center, a wind farm and a smart city each apply artificial intelligence (AI) wildfire detection technologies to reduce their forest fire risks.Speaker: Andre Cheung, RoboticsCatsRegister at weblink to attend.
This engaging and detailed talk, first developed for an advanced biology/chemistry class at a private East Bay high school, provides a synopsis of mushroom poisonings in California and North America, including species involved, reasons for ingestions, symptoms, treatments and preventions.Come learn about what NOT to eat if you forage for ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Thursday, 10/27/22
The Growth of Supermassive Black Holes in the Early UniverseThe existence of luminous quasars hosting supermassive black holes within the first billion years of cosmic history challenges our understanding of black hole growth. An important piece of the puzzle is the lifetime of quasars - the time that galaxies shine as active quasars and during which the bulk of ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
SETI Live: Has Mars Ever Been a Good Place for Life? - LivestreamRecent research suggests that Mars was born wet, with a dense atmosphere allowing warm-to-hot oceans for millions of years. Modeling of Mars' atmosphere succeeded in creating a potentially habitable planet. SETI Institute research scientist Kaveh Pahlevan believes the team has modeled an overlooked chapter in Mars’ earliest history in the ...
Where: Cost: Free
A DAO-First WorldBlockchain technology has transformed the financial services industry over the past decade. The rise of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) highlights shifts in how people, organizations, and governments spend, make, and understand the role of money in society. More recently, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) promise radical new forms of collective ...
Come learn about our CA native bats with Director of NorCal Bats Corky Quirk. In her presentation, you will learn about the nature of bats and the importance of bats in our environment. We'll also discuss the harmful myths that surround these animals. Live bats will be presented for viewing ...
In August 2020 through July of 2021, the CZU Lightning Complex fire burned 97% of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Coast Range of California. The fire burned at high severity levels in areas where concentrations of hermit thrushes (Catharus guttatus slevini) were known to breed, including two field ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: Death and LifeAutumn is a season of transition. As vital summer gives way to a quieter, more dormant period, we witness falling leaves and shortening days. Traditions from around the globe like DÃa de Muertos (and even Halloween) reflect this time of change by recognizing death and the role it plays in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Blowing in the Wind - LivestreamScience to help understand and help reduce wildlife impacts from wind energyA key challenge facing the wind industry is the potential for wind turbines to impact wild animals both directly, via collisions, as well as indirectly due to noise pollution, habitat loss, and reduced survival or reproduction.Learn about the efforts ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightLife of the Living DeadCalling all creatures of the night: We're dying to have you join us for our annual NightLife Halloween bash! Get into costume and come ready for a night dead-icated to mad science, killer music, and scary good drag performances by Reparations and Rice Rockettes.SCHEDULE OF EVENTSNightLife of the Living Dead ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.75
Goodbye Gas, Hello EVs! - LivestreamEverybody’s talking about electric vehicles right now - with good reason! EVs don’t pollute, cost less to fuel and maintain, and play a major role in fighting climate change. New models are being announced weekly. California’s ambitious climate policy and the new federal tax credits are making headlines. Come learn ...
Richard Crossley will talk about birding lessons learned from living on 3 continents to paying back through conservation initiatives and youth birding. He will also talk about the unique design of his books - some of it will surprise you! Come and get to know Richard in a beautiful setting; ...
Where: CupertinoCost: Free
Saturday, 10/29/22
Halloween: Spooky ScienceUncover the creepy crawlies of the night in our special Halloween science program. Learn about animals and insects that frighten us and get to see them up close. People of all ages are welcome to come in full costume, ready to trick-or-treat for a frightful collection of spiders, insects, bats, ...
Join us as we crawl and slither into the spooky world of bats, spiders, and snakes! Learn some animal tricks and make some treats as we explore these amazing animals and their importance in our ecosystem.
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
All About Bats - EcoCenter Family EventBring your family to the Environmental Volunteers EcoCenter, located on the Baylands Nature Preserve, for an afternoon of environmental education. Activities are intended for ages 6-11.Are you curious about bats? Join the Environmental Volunteers in our Community Program, All About Bats to learn about different types of bats, how they ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Halloween Hike & SipThe journey begins at sunset from the Center into the beautiful surrounding redwood forest. We’ll moderately hike 3-4.25 miles (90-120 minutes) along some of the most popular trails as you learn about the history of Oakland, local plants, and the majestic Redwood trees. We’ll stop to watch the first few ...
Where: OaklandCost: $30 General, $27 Members
Jazz Under the StarsJazz Under the Stars is amonthly public stargazing event! Join us on the 4th floor planetarium for a night of smooth jazz, bright stars, and a lot of fun! We play our jazz from CSM's own KCSM 91.1. Founded in 1964, KCSM has grown to become one of the top 35 ...
Experience hands-on science in the Fruitvale community with bilingual Cal scientists in celebration of Dia de los Muertos with Science at Cal and The Lawrence On-The-Go team!
Welcome to outer space. Life is harsh out here. We come from a beautiful, pale blue dot thriving with a wide variety of life. And now we're planning for lunar bases and heading off to Mars. These worlds - and others in our solar system - are not friendly to ...
In this talk I will discuss recent results from a collaboration between the Simon & Schuster labs, where we have developed techniques for assembling quantum matter from strongly interacting microwave photons. Beginning with a description of the platform - an array of capacitively coupled transmon qubits acting as a Hubbard-regime ...
Stars and star clusters in the distant Universe seen through Einstein’s LensGalaxy clusters are the most massive gravitational lenses Nature offers that really augment our observational capability to study celestial objects in the younger Universe using man-made telescopes. In recent years, a growing list of individual stars or clusters of stars that acquire large to extreme gravitational magnification factors have been ...
With the COP27 in Egypt and the G20 in Indonesia just weeks away, we will discuss some of the unique challenges facing developing countries pursuing energy transition. While cost declines for solar and wind technologies over the past decade have made renewable energy competitive with fossil-fuel based power, investment in ...
Market Street and Montgomery Street, parallel to the Salesforce Transit Center and Park - serve as two of San Francisco’s most significant transit arteries. Every day, cars, buses, cyclists, and pedestrians travel these streets, likely unaware of a neighbor that’s been present since the 1970s:the Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly. To ...
Long baseline clock atom interferometryAtom interferometry and atomic clocks continue to make impressive gains in sensitivity and time precision. I will discuss the potential science reach and feasibility of using such precision atomic sensors for gravitational wave detection and searches for dark matter. Excitement for these applications has driven the growth of an emerging ...
Why the Rational Believe the IrrationalLong a fringe part of the American political landscape, conspiracy theories are now mainstream: 147 members of Congress voted in favor of objections to the 2020 presidential election based on an unproven theory about a rigged electoral process promoted, in part, by followers of the mysterious QAnon community, itself a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General $10 members live, $10/$5 online
Biodiversity Trivia Night with California Academy of SciencesCal Academy scientists and KQED Science reporter Laura Klivans team up to challenge you to trivia about local flora and fauna. Featuring short videos by Deep Look, a PBS/KQED video series that zooms way in to show us what we can't see with the naked eye.GuestsSarah Jacobs, Assistant Curator of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: In Person: $10.
Computers v. Crime with NOVAIn police departments and courts across the country, artificial intelligence is being used to help decide who is policed, who gets bail, how offenders should be sentenced, and who gets parole. But is it actually making our law enforcement and court systems fairer and more just?  NOVA explores these questions with ...
In the nearly two decades of research conducted since the first diatom full genome sequence was published, several key insights into the strategies diatom use to outcompete other phytoplankton taxa have been made. This research has furthered our knowledge on the function of the diatom urea cycle, and how this ...
In Pursuit of the Organic Archaeological Record: Micromorphology Meets Lipid AnalysisIn recent years, "bioarchaeology" has become a prominent term in archaeological research worldwide. Invisible genetic, protein and lipid residues are increasingly being recovered from artifacts and sediments and have become an integral part of the empirical archaeological record. Their identification in archaeological contexts from different time periods is allowing us ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Shedding light on symbiosis: lessons from a bioluminescent coral reef fishVirtually all organisms depend on symbiotic interactions with bacteria for their success. Most bacterial symbionts are acquired horizontally from the environment, including those in highly dynamic marine environments.Despite the diverse pool of bacteria in the environment,hosts typically associate with only a select subset of symbiont species.The mechanisms that promote host-symbiont ...
 Sometimes, bigger is better. The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) will collect 9 times more light than the largest currently existing telescope and, with adaptive optics, make images 9 times sharper. Overall, that’s 81 times better! The TMT International Observatory (with members from the US, Japan, China, India, & Canada), together ...
Where: Cost: Free
Thursday, 11/03/22
The Milky Way's Dynamic AtmosphereThe Galactic atmosphere is as essential to setting the global conditions in the Milky Way as our planet's atmosphere is for sustaining life on Earth. Dramatic, multiphase gas flows course through the disk-halo interface and into the more extended circumgalactic medium (CGM), redistributing the materials generated over billions of years ...
The search for extrasolar planets has yielded a bounty of results, with over 5,000 confirmed planets catalogued so far. Among those planets are a strange and as-yet-not-well-understood type of low density gas giant often referred to as 'cotton candy' planets or 'Super-Puffs'. While that's not a breakfast cereal coming to ...
In human-robot interaction or more generally multi-agent systems, we often have decentralized agents that need to perform a task together. In such settings, it is crucial to have the ability to anticipate the actions of other agents. Without this ability, the agents are often doomed to perform very poorly. Humans ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: Poetic MachinesWith inspiration and ingenuity, even the most functional machines can be used to express creativity. Tonight, unlock the aesthetic potential of pre-digital machines. Explore a collection of analog exhibits that are more than the sum of their parts. Let artist PNosa translate your words into imaginative imagery using a sewing ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Lil’ NightLife, big vibes. Join us for an evening devoted to all the little (but important) things.Tiny & Shiny Science Today8:00 PMCatch a live talk from Dr. Alison Gould to hear how bioluminescent bacteria team up with other animals to help them shine bright.Humble Abode East Garden6 - 10 PMBigger ...
For some environments, “here today, gone tomorrow†is the MO. From flooded flyways to the bottom of the sea, temporary ecosystems pop up (or sink down) all over the world, supplying numerous species with abundant, although momentary, habitats. We’re looking at the organisms that rely on these ephemeral ecosystems, and ...
Alexa Zytnick, a PhD candidate at UC Berkeley, will be giving a CLEAR PubScience talk about using microbes to recycle metals! Â
Where: AlbanyCost: Free
The Milky Way in X-rays: Searching for extreme objects in our own backyardAstronomers estimate that there are nearly 100 million black holes in our galaxy, the Milky Way. So where are they? And what other extreme objects exist within our stellar metropolis? We typically see black holes when they're eating material from a partner star, and that infalling material heats up to ...
Interdisciplinary artist Alicia Eggert and Long Now's Executive Director Alexander Rose will be in conversation for this special evening discussion of time, art and long-term thinking.Eggert's sign work uses sculpture to bring time to the foreground, embodying its passage through carefully chosen quotes. These words, rendered in neon and steel, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General
Friday, 11/04/22
Bay Area Robotics Symposium 2022The 2022 Bay Area Robotics Symposium aims to bring together roboticists from the Bay Area. The program will consist of a mix of faculty, student and industry presentations. For more details, see the event schedule.
Where: BerkeleyCost: $80 General, $40 Faculty, $20 Students
Speaker: Sophie Coulson, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Is JWST Already Probing Fundamental Physics With Ancient Galaxies?There has been heated debate in the astronomical community about whether some ancient galaxies observed by JWST are far too large to have formed in our standard cosmology. This seminar --- aimed at an audience with no prior astronomy or cosmology experience --- will outline this debate, focusing on (1) why these ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
How We Can Live with Fire: Lessons Learned from California’s Investments in Wildfire ResilienceCalifornia is investing $2.8 Billion in wildfire resilience over three years - one of the largest investments to prevent catastrophic wildfire ever. Deputy Secretary More will discuss the current State of California’s wildfire crisis and how this novel investment in wildfire resilience is helping both communities and ecosystems better withstand ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
First Friday - NocturnalHave you ever wondered how bats catch food without using their sight, why fireflies glow or if mountain lions run into things in the dark? Join us at Chabot Space and Science Center for First Fridays, and this month discover all the ways nocturnal animals are adapted to life at ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15 General, $10 Youth/Seniors, $5 Members
Morning Hike at La Honda Open Space PreserveJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful hike at Lower La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve where you’ll experience the area’s sweeping views and gorgeous rolling grasslands! The preserve is over 6,100 acres, of which POST has contributed 5,200 acres. You will be guided by a POST Ambassador on ...
Where: La HondaCost: Free
Planetary Defense from Asteroids and CometsCome join AIAA-SF for food and fun. Your ticket includes lunch, admission to the Chabot Science Center and all of its exhibits, and a presentation from our special guest Dr. Nahum Melamed about planetary defense. (Advance registration required! https://aiaa-sf.org/event/aiaa-banquet-2022/)Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids and comets that pose a local, regional ...
Where: OaklandCost: $19+
Sunday, 11/06/22
Afternoon Hike at Mindego HillJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful 5-mile hike from the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve to the top of the POST-protected Mindego Hill. You will be guided by POST ambassadors who will share details about how we protected this beautiful property featuring panoramic views of redwood ridges and ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Monday, 11/07/22
Stellar streams in the deforming dark matter haloes of the Milky Way and the LMCThe ongoing merger of the Milky Way and the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is deforming the dark matter haloes of both galaxies, effectively making these galaxies a local dark matter collider. With stellar streams being sensitive to the gravitational potential, the Orphan-Chenab (OC) stream is particularly insightful as it spans ...
Autonomous Vehicles and the City 2022What are the issues and opportunities for cities as autonomous vehicles hit the road? How can we plan for and accommodate new forms of transport and smart city infrastructure that serves the public good?Join us on November 7 as a part of the 6th international Autonomous Vehicles and the City ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $15 Members in person, $5/Free web
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping the sky with a 5000-fiber robotic focal plane and 10 optical spectrographs. I will describe the challenges in construction, installation, commissioning, operations, and data reduction. The 13 million galaxies mapped in the first year already promises to improve our understanding of cosmic ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Interdisciplinary approaches to reveal parasite vulnerabilitiesWithin the liver a single Plasmodium parasite transforms into tens of thousands of blood infective forms to cause malaria. The Derbyshire lab combines chemical biology, biochemistry and genomics to uncover molecular events that drive this transient developmental stage within the liver. Through an integrative approach, we utilize small molecule probes, ...
Physics Education Research or PER (pronounced P-E-R) was one of the first education research specialties. Physicists have long led the way for high-quality STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education. Where did this history come from? And more importantly, why should we care? Spoiler alert, but the one of the ...
Michael Lenox is the Tayloe Murphy Professor in Business Administration at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. He helped found and served as the inaugural president of the multiple-university Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability. Prior to joining Darden in 2008, Professor Lenox was a professor at Duke ...
Where: Cost: Free
14 billion years on, what can we learn about original imperfection?The conventional wisdom is that if you want to learn more about the early universe, you build a bigger telescope, and that if you want to learn more about subatomic particles, you build a bigger accelerator. I will talk about a third and complementary way to get at both sorts ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
For a Good Night's SleepResearch indicates that all animals sleep. For humans, sleep is essential for physical and mental health - as necessary as food, water, and oxygen. Yet many of us get insufficient and/or low-quality sleep. UCSF's Dr. Aric Prather has just written The Sleep Prescription: Seven Days to Unlocking Your Best Rest. During this online presentation, Dr. Prather will share ...
Where: Cost: Free with discount code
Theoretically Speaking: PACE Tech: Physics and Algorithms Coupled to Enhance TechnologyThe digital revolution affects every aspect of human society and infrastructure - communications channels, medical imaging, and radar systems, to name just a few. This revolution is based on sensing the physical signals around us and representing the acquired signals as digital bits that can be processed by a computer. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Compress Deep Learning models 10,000x with Probabilistic Hash Functions - LivestreamNeural Scaling Law informally states that an increase in model size and data automatically improves AI. However, we have reached a point where the growth has reached a tipping end where the cost and energy associated with AI are becoming prohibitive.This talk will demonstrate the algorithmic progress that can exponentially ...
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the most complex and powerful astronomical space observatory ever built. It launched on Christmas Day in 2021 and has recently been commissioned in its final orbit in the Sun - Earth system. The large 6.5-m diameter JWST primary mirror and its science instruments ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
Total Lunar EclipseJoin Chabot’s astronomers for a live watch party of one of the two great eclipses of 2022. The moon will pass the earth’s shadow. Once covered, the moon will appear red in color, often referred to as a Blood Moon. Arrive by 11:30pm to learn from our astronomers. Our expert ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15 General, $7 Youth, Free for members
