Evolving Shorelines TourLearn about how sea level rise is impacting Bothin Marsh and what One Tam is doing to help. The tour will be led by Evolving Shorelines project staff Rob LaPorte, Project Manager at the Parks Conservancy and Veronica Pearson, Senior Ecological Restoration Planner for Marin County Parks.Meets at the Tam ...
The dramatic increase of human population and consumption over the last 100 years has led to exponential growth, both in the use of natural resources and the production of waste streams. The use of fossil fuels and the emissions of greenhouse gases is one example, as are the use of ...
Integrated assessment models are widely used in economic analysis for deriving best-response policies to the threat of anthropogenic climate change. In this paper, we investigate how the degree of capital malleability influences the optimal climate policy design for alternative assumptions on climate damages and the timing of net-zero emissions policies. ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Ethernet @ 50On May 22, 1973, a young researcher at Xerox PARC named Bob Metcalfe sent a memo outlining his concept for connecting the research center’s computers. He called it Ethernet and teamed up with hardware wizard Dave Boggs to make it real. Fifty years later, Ethernet connects us all - to ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
Tuesday, 05/23/23
May Butterfly Walk - Second SectionJoin Sally Levinson, ‘caterpillar lady’, and Sarab Seth, ‘butterfly guy,’ for a guided walk through the Botanical Garden in search of butterflies. Bring binoculars if you have them. Registered children welcome. Pre-registration is required, space is limited.Includes admission to the Garden.
Morphogenesis is a developmental process through which plants and animals acquire their shape and form. Although Biology has identified many of the key genes and cellular mechanisms of morphogenesis, the question of how Living Matter encodes the geometry of the shapes that it generates remains an open problem. This talk ...
It is intuitively obvious that our conscious experiences play a part in rationalizing our behaviors, at least sometimes. How is this possible? Theories that explain consciousness in terms of mental representation have an easy answer. If conscious states are reducible to mental representations, then it is the contents of these ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Destination: Moon - LivestreamThe Artemis missions will include a mix of crewed and robotic landings. Thirteen regions near the South Pole of the Moon have been identified as candidates for human exploration. Some of these same regions have also been targeted for precursor robotic landings through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program. ...
Where: Cost: Free
Nutritional EpigeneticsNutritional epigenetics is the science of how nutrition affects genes. Stanford researcher Dr. Lucia Aronica investigates how environmental factors can affect the function of genes and one's health and longevity. Unlike genetic factors, epigenetic modifications are flexible and can store cell memories of life exposures such as diet, stress or ...
Join us for an evening with award-winning wildlife photographer, Jodi Frediani who introduces us to Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago located north of the Arctic Circle, not far from the North Pole. This cluster of islands is home to polar bears, walruses, reindeer, and arctic foxes, and provides breeding and nesting ...
Where: Cost: $10 suggested donation
Wednesday, 05/24/23
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 ...
Using energy more productively has delivered half of the past two decades’ global decarbonization. IPCC says efficient use could also deliver 40 - 70% of future decarbonization. (In the Pacific Northwest, efficiency met 60% of 1980 - 2015 growth in service demand and projected 70% to 2035. IEA has just ...
Where: StanfordCost:
SETI Live - A Sign in Space - Simulating First Contact - LivestreamWhat would happen if we received a message from an extraterrestrial civilization? Daniela de Paulis, Artist in Residence at the SETI Institute and the Green Bank Observatory (GBO), brought a team of international experts together, including SETI researchers, space scientists, and artists, to stage her latest project, A Sign in ...
Recent advances in artificial intelligence are raising hopes of a U.S. productivity boom by automating mundane tasks, improving decision-making, and opening up new business models and opportunities. At the same time, many workers are skeptical, fearing that the new tools may make them obsolete. What impact will AI have on businesses ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Thursday, 05/25/23
Insects in Crisis - LivestreamInsects can seem to be everywhere, all at once - sometimes to an annoying degree. After all, three out of every four known animal species on Earth are insects. But these dazzlingly adept creatures - which pre-date the dinosaurs - are suffering a silent and hugely consequential crisis, with their ...
Time to get back to the basics! Throughout history, humans have strived to understand the foundations of matter. From the time humans began identifying wind, water, and fire as building blocks of Earth through our current understanding of the periodic table, scientists have sought to identify units of matter and, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Harnessing Our Greatest Life Force - LivestreamSwim with us through water data for the nation.Learn how to:Explore all USGS water data, from historical through present dayCheck the status of near real-time water conditions nationwideReceive personalized alerts of changing water conditionsAutomate unique, customized displays of water dataSpeakers: Shawna Gregory and Mat Rhoads, USGSClick at weblink to attendÂ
Where: Cost: Free
Jurassic NightLifeGo big or go home. Get ready for a NightLife of Jurassic proportions celebrating our newest exhibit, The World’s Largest Dinosaurs. Be one of the first to experience this mega-sized exhibit and meet the largest land animals that ever lived: long-necked and long-tailed sauropods (some of which grew to be ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
Faster! Catching up to Electrons on the Move - POSTPONEDElectrons are tiny particles that hold together the atoms in molecules. When sunlight interacts with a molecule, it first transfers its energy to the electrons. Then, as the electrons move, the molecule changes form, reshaping itself or even breaking apart. We do not fully understand how electrons affect the molecules ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Friday, 05/26/23
A Sign in Space - Celestial WayfindingsA Sign in Space is a multidisciplinary art project conceived by artist Daniela De Paulis. De Paulis is leading a global team to send an encoded message from the European Space Agency (ESA) ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) back to Earth, simulating a signal an advanced extraterrestrial civilization could eventually ...
Wiring of the nervous system during development sets the pattern of connections that allow the organism to function in the world. The proper formation of neural circuitry is orchestrated by co-occurrence of progressive events, such as axonal guidance and branching, and regressive events in which axons and neurons are eliminated. In ...
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 ...
In May we are celebrating native California plants, their cool qualities, and the important roles they play in local ecosystems which benefit us and the wildlife with which we share the world! Come to learn about what native plants you can cultivate in your own garden and explore our Native ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Stewardship Saturday: Experiencing Fish KitchenJoin us for this exclusive behind-the-scenes opportunity to visit The Marine Mammal Center, observe patients being fed, and support our hard-working volunteer crews with some extra help during our peak patient season. During these busier months, our patients can consume up to 1,000 pounds of fish per day! That’s a ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
City Star Party - Presidio - CANCELEDCome join the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers for free public stargazing of the Moon, planets, globular clusters and more!SFAA members with telescopes are encouraged to attend and share their views of the stars with the general public.Dress warmly. Due to the pandemic, social-distancing and masks are encouraged, but not required.Rain, ...
