Lunch Break Science: 3.5 Million-Year-Old Human Ancestors Found in Outskirts of Nairobi - LivestreamMeet East Africa’s first woman paleoanthropologist Dr. Emma Mbua, learn about the surprising discovery of Australopithecus afarensis fossils at Kantis Fossil Site on the outskirts of Nairobi, and hear Emma’s story in this special Women’s History Month episode. Dr. Mbua is also a Leakey Foundation grantee and Baldwin Scholar.Watch this ...
High-quality surface deformation data are critical for estimating relative sea level change and its implication on future flooding risk of coastal communities. Here we developed a robust and scalable Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) processing algorithm to reconstruct spatially coherent radar phase measurements over densely vegetated terrain. For the first ...
Where: StanfordCost:
Key Technologies for Upgrading Cable Television Networks - LivestreamThe movement towards a remote workforce brought on by the COVID pandemic have combined with competition to place strong pressure on Cable Television operators to increase their network performance. Recent industry initiatives are touting up to 10 GBps using the existing coaxial cables with upgraded repeater amplifiers. A new DOCSIS ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: $25 General, Free to SHS Members
The Birth of the Science Communicator - LivestreamWhat is a science communicator? The era of once-a-decade outliers like Carl Sagan is long gone. In the present day of internet-borne disinformation and science denial, science communication has emerged as a vibrant and painfully necessary field, with an army of scholars focusing their expertise exclusively on informing the public.Dave ...
Where: Cost: Free
1.5 C - Methane: the 100x threatClimate Tech Action Network (CTAN) presents 1.5°C, an ongoing climate technology panel event that will focus on the engineering and scientific challenges facing different verticals of the climate crisis. We are bringing together some of the hottest startups in the field to explore the complex trade-offs in cost, feasibility, scalability, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 suggested donation
After Dark: Conversations About LandscapeIn 1992 a groundbreaking new map transformed the way we think about San Francisco’s history. Wild in the City captured the transformation of the ecological landscape over the course of more than 200 years. In doing so, it ushered in an urgent awareness of San Francisco’s Indigenous Ohlone heritage and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
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, our alligator with albinism), the night is sure to be wild.Step inside the iconic ...
The Garden is pleased to honor Women’s History Month with a special online talk by New York Times best-selling author Kathryn Aalto, featuring her book Writing Wild: Women Poets, Ramblers, and Mavericks Who Shape How We See the Natural World (Timber Press, 2020). Her book Writing Wild ventures into ...
Where: Cost: $10 General, Free for Members
Birding while Disabled - LivestreamBonnie Lewkowicz and Judith Smith will share their experiences as wheelchair-using birders and will be joined by Tiffany Taylor, a birder who is blind. Hear what they need from the birding community and birding locations to feel welcome and included.Attend on Zoom by clicking here.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: $25 General, Free to SHS Members
NightSchool: Number 2 - LivestreamThis NightSchool, our number one priority is something everyone does: number two. From conservation clues in scat to fecal breeding grounds, we’re talking all about poop.Ages 21+See weblink for links to the stream
