Family Nature Walks - Foothills Nature PreserveEnvironmental Volunteers’ Family Nature Walks program is designed to help students and their families get to know our local open space areas. Small family groups will be guided by a knowledgeable environmental educator during an exploration of a local open space. These small groups will be introduced to fun nature-based ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Climate Fiction Storytellers The Climate Parables: Reporting from the FutureThe series starts with the idea that survival in the Anthropocene depends on upgrading not just our technology, but also our collective imagination. From there, acclaimed storytellers will perform work from some of the most creative science fiction writers such as Kim Stanley Robinson and Eliot Peper, speculating on what ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $35
Monday, 05/15/23
Large eddy simulations of wind turbine and wind farm wakesWith the continuing growth in wind energy, the ability to accurately predict wind turbine and farm wakes, including their interactions with the surrounding atmosphere and neighboring sites, is one of the current grand challenges in wind energy science. Wind farm wakes can significantly degrade the power performance of downstream wind ...
Sarah integrates methods from many different areas of biology to study social behavior and its evolution. She was one of the first graduates of the Integrative Biology program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where discovered her love of behavior, genetics, and neurobiology. She went on to study the genetic ...
Dynamic operating schema for unit processes, treatment trains, and water systems are critical for accommodating non-steady-state system inputs and water resource demands. This applies equally to small-scale treatment units with fluctuating water production volumes and quality, large desalination plants encountering energy costs that vary as much as 10X over hourly ...
A hallmark of many natural hazards (i.e., avalanches, landslides, and earthquakes) is the phase transition that frictional granular assemblages undergo, from being structurally arrested to creeping to flowing. Shear jamming, in conjunction with several other granular physics theories, predicts that the phase transitions are governed by the assemblage's temperature, disorder, ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Quantum computing in the presence of errorsQuantum computers promise to solve problems that the most advanced supercomputers will never be able to tackle. They range from simple mathematical operations to the simulation of quantum materials or chemical compounds. Spectacular advances in recent years have led to the first prototypes of quantum computers, which can already perform ...
Harnessing Nature's Machinery: Taming retroelements for use as a promising gene therapy toolSpeaker: Briana Van Treeck (Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley)Unlocking Movement After Paralysis: Enhancing Motor Function Through Brain Computer Interfaces:Speaker: Yasmin Graham (Bioengineering, UC Berkeley)Come check out Popping the Science Bubble, a series of short lectures on cutting-edge ...
Do you love learning about mushrooms but think 'Cortinarius' is too hard?It doesn't have to be that way! Shannon will help you recognize distinctive features of Cortinarius and how to differentiate them from common 'lookalikes'. She will take you on a rich visual tour to appreciate species diversity.During the talk you will ...
Highly mobile predatory fish move between coral reefs and the open ocean and may play a crucial role in linking these near and offshore habitats. In this study, we are using a chemical tracing technique in Palau to estimate how much predatory fishes rely on food from coral reef versus ...
Where: Cost: Free
Astronomy on Tap Tucson: Telescope Love letters + Satellite SwarmsOn tap this month, we have optical sciences graduate student Eden McEwen telling us all about the life of an observational astronomer, and Steward Observatory’s Harry Krantz talking about satellites in the night sky! We’ll also be hearing all about the latest Astronomy in the News from Drs. Jackie Champagne ...
Smart replies, writing enhancements, and virtual assistants powered by artificial intelligence language technologies have been increasingly integrated into consumer products and everyday experiences. This research explores the potential and risks of AI-mediated communication (AI-MC) technologies such as GPT-4 in the political space through a series of experiments that explore both ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Coastal Walk at Cowell-Purisima TrailJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful walk along the Cowell-Purisima trail that POST helped create by protecting adjacent farmland. While it may be foggy, we hope to catch gorgeous views of the ocean, nearby farmland, and glimpses of harbor seals, pelicans, hawks, rabbits, and whales during the winter ...
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s newest exhibit, Into the Deep, showcases amazing animals from the deep sea, many of which have never been observable by the public before. Much of the challenge in designing a successful deep sea exhibit stems from two hurdles that must be overcome: the difficulty of finding and ...
"Healthspan" is the period of life in which an individual is healthy and free from chronic disease. Interventions that promote healthy aging, such as diet and exercise, can help increase healthspan and reduce the burden of age-related diseases. Dr. Eric Verdin will discuss his efforts and those of his colleagues ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 in person, $10 Online General
Human-Centered Design for VR Training - LivestreamDesign for impactful VR training is an incredibly complex challenge. When done well, VR training can result in more efficient workers, decreased injuries, and cost savings. However, if done badly, VR training can result in confused workers, wasted funds, and negative training effects causing more harm than benefit. Whereas limitations ...
We’ll explore the role of renewable energy in decarbonizing industrial heat with Steve Anglin, CEO of WeSolar CSP, Inc. Concentrating solar power (CSP) to thermal energy - paired with long-duration energy storage - has the potential to reduce climate pollution in hard-to-decarbonize areas of industry, including green hydrogen production, water ...
Where: Cost: Free
Ethics and Politics of the Energy Transition in MexicoThe energy transition is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to scale renewable energy equitably and inclusively. If not done correctly, it will exacerbate the complex societal and environmental justice issues created by fossil fuels. Join us in this conversation to discuss the ethics and politics behind the energy transition in Mexico.Speakers: Congressman ...
Nature has always been a source of inspiration and fascination for humans, but mainstream Western dialogue surrounding our connection with the natural world often overlooks the experiences of people of color. To shift this narrative and uplift these previously overshadowed voices, the first volume of our NightLife: Says Who? series delves ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
After Dark: Plants and PlaceAll kinds of plants populate our local landscape - but which ones originated here? Tonight, explore the importance of growing and maintaining native plants. Hear from members of Indigenous communities in Mexico who care for native maize and who advocate for community farming practices that protect biodiversity. Learn about the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Achlorophyllous plants, Fungal Molds, and other Fun Gis that just can't seem to live without each other.Mikhael Crystallah-Selk is the SOMA Science Coordinator and ID Expert, and handles the Poison Control hotline. As physical therapy from a back injury, Mikhael often slowly walks through the woods, where he came to ...
Where: Santa RosaCost: Free
Astronomy on Tap Santa Cruz: How to take a picture of an exoplanetWe know of thousands of planets that orbit stars beyond our solar system. With the largest telescopes in the world, we can now take pictures of planetary systems and study the light from extrasolar planets directly. But how do we take these pictures and what can we learn about exoplanets?Speakers: ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Pushing Back Plants: The Invasive Spartina Project - LivestreamSan Francisco Bay is more than just the geographic feature that defines our region, it is a major global biodiversity hotspot. The largest estuary on the west coast of North America, it is a critical stopover along the Pacific Flyway migration route for millions of shorebirds and waterfowl. At a ...
Urine is not sterile: Taking advantage of a golden opportunity by Krystal Thomas-White, PhDThe human microbiome includes all the bacteria that live in and on you. These bugs live in our gut, on our skin, and yes, in your bladder. Even though doctors will tell you, “of course urine is ...
Antarctica is exceptional. The coldest, windiest, iciest, driest, and most remote of continents is widely celebrated for its rich history of exploration, science and diplomacy and for its exceptional beauty. However, fishing pressure - mostly for krill and toothfish - combined with cumulative impacts of climate change, jeopardizes the future ...
Where: Cost: Free
Planet Mixology: Stirring the Mantle of Water WorldsWater worlds are exoplanets ranging in size between Earth and Neptune that are predicted to be rich in water. The interior structure of a water world is assumed to have distinct layers: (1) iron core, (2) rocky mantle, and (3) water. This 3-layer model may work in smaller planets where ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
NASA's New Horizons Mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt With its 2015 flyby and first up-close look at a new class of small icy planet, the New Horizons mission ushered in a new era of planetary geology for the Pluto system. A second flyby of the small Kuiper belt object Arrokoth at the start of 2019 did the same ...
