Quantitative measurements of physical, chemical, and biological variables that retain the local environmental context are critical for applications spanning disease diagnosis to water security and ecosystem resilience. However, many current analytical methods face tradeoffs in sensitivity, portability, and scalability. This talk will describe two examples from her research tackling these ...
Where: StanfordCost:
Connecting Subsurface Stress and Geomorphic FeaturesThe lithospheric stress field controls the development of topography, faulting, and non-brittle deformation. At long wavelengths, the sources of stress can be found in variations in the thickness and density of the lithosphere and mantle flow acting on the base of the lithosphere. How these sources of stress manifest themselves ...
Speaker: Dr. George Obaido, UC BerkeleyAttend in person or online (see weblink)
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Virtual Halloween Event: Learning Through Death - LivestreamAt The Marine Mammal Center, our experts perform fairly unique work on every patient who dies at our hospital and on whales that wash ashore. Pathologists, who are like scientific detectives, search for underlying causes of why an animal died and identify patterns for different diseases through a necropsy, or ...
Look at a Moon atlas, and you’ll see a land populated with the names of philosophers, mathematicians, and astronomers. Great men like Plato, Aristarchus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, and Planck have been immortalized by naming Moon craters after them, cementing their names in the firmament. But - what about the women? ...
What better place to celebrate spooky season than at the Exploratorium? Observe human heart cells beat on their own, discover how many blood cells you have, and watch your body turn transparent - skeleton, organs, and all! Your adventures will be scored by Oakland’s own Awesöme Orchestra as they perform ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Life as a Space Weather Analyst - LivestreamEver wondered what Space Weather is? Curious to know what it’s like to analyze Space Weather real-time? Carina Alden will take us through a day in the life of what it’s like being a Space Weather Analyst, monitoring Space Weather real-time, and what it could take to get a job ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightLife on Elm StreetOne, two, NightLife’s comin’ for you. This Halloween, don’t sleep on NightLife because we're summoning all the creatures of the night for one of our favorite times of the year. Brace yourself for spine-chilling drag performances by Oaklash, scary stories, costumes, and more.Get in the spirit and come dressed to ...
Natural medicines and pharmaceuticals have gone hand in hand together for thousands of years, with up to 60% of the modern pharmaceutical market consisting of drugs derived from nature. Such examples include the fungal antibiotic penicillin, morphine from the poppy, or the anti-cancer drug taxol originating from the Pacific yew ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
NeurocryptographyHow can we make it harder to misuse powerful AI systems, such as GPT-4, for propaganda, fraud, academic cheating, copyright violation, and so on? In this talk, I’ll survey one class of approaches, which I’ve called “neurocryptographyâ€: namely, putting cryptographic functionalities inside or on top of AI models. I’ll detail ...
Planetary health recognizes the inextricable link between human health and the health of our planet. Our planet’s growing crises include biodiversity loss, with animal population sizes declining by an average of 70% since 1970, and maternal mortality, with 1 in 49 girls in low-income countries dying from complications in pregnancy ...
These tours are led by our wonderful crew of ocean-loving docents, and visitors will learn about ongoing marine and coastal science research at Bodega Marine Laboratory and its history on the Sonoma Coast. Plus, you'll get to meet a variety of colorful and diverse ocean creatures.The front gates will be ...
Where: Bodega BayCost: Donations suggested
Global Insights to Anticipate and Address Tomorrow’s Cybersecurity ChallengesFrom ubiquitous software-controlled vehicles, innovations in gaming, virtual reality, and hyper-scale cloud adoption, to supply chain frictions, a proliferation of inexpensive tools available to cybercriminals, the emergence of synthetic image generators, and fractures in global internet governance, the landscape of digital security is constantly changing.Cybersecurity Futures 2030 is a foresight-focused ...
Stewardship Saturday: Being Sea Otter Savvy in Morro BayThis free program for high school students features rotating themes exploring the science of the Center.Take to the water with The Marine Mammal Center, Sea Otter Savvy, and Central Coast Outdoors! Through this event you will learn more about the sea otters in Morro Bay that all three organizations work ...
Where: Morro BayCost: Free
Family Nature Walks - Foothills Nature Preserve - RescheduledEnvironmental 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
A Wealth of Other Worlds: Planets through the Eyes of the James Webb Space TelescopeDr. Sarah Moran (University of Arizona) will discuss the chemistry, clouds, and climates of worlds within and beyond the Solar System. With the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), we are seeing the worlds of our Solar System in a whole new light, seeing better into the infrared than ever before. ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Exploring the Sky Through Astrophotography: From Cities to the Darkest SkiesThis presentation will take you on a journey through the cosmos, showcasing astro-images captured with everything from a DSLR on a tripod to a 500mm telescopes. Glenn will share his work from local urban skies, as well as the best observatory locations in Australia, Chile, and Spain. You'll see images ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Sunday, 10/29/23
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 ...
Where: Morgan HillCost: Free
Animal DayJoin us at this celebration of animals at the UC Botanical with drop-in experiences including interactive booths and displays, crafts, tours, live animals to see and touch, and more! Non-scary costumes are welcome! 1-3pm Visit with live animals with the Lindsay Wildlife Experience educators! Learn all about busy bees and watch them ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Happy HallowgreenA Zero Waste and Sustainability Costume Party @ Chabot Space & Science CenterJoin us in costume on Sunday, October 29th from 11am-2pm for a fun and family-centered afternoon of “Spooktacular†Greeness. Get your face painted, explore the eerie but beautiful life of compost worms, create your own trick-or-treat bag from ...
This colloquium will present and discuss some of the key findings from the recent Hoover Institution-Asia Society report on how to secure the global trade in semiconductors. It will address the current strategic environment surrounding the global trade in semiconductors, and how it interacts with the trends of deepening tension ...
Amy Shyer earned her B.S. in Psychobiology from UCLA where she began her research career studying synaptic transmission in Drosophila. For her Ph.D. at Harvard, she bridged experimental developmental biology with biophysics through work with developmental geneticist Cliff Tabin and applied mathematician L. Mahadevan. As a Miller Research Fellow at ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
N ~ 1: Alone In The Milky WayPlanetary scientist Dr. Pascal Lee will reviews our present knowledge about each term of the Drake Equation, which is at the heart of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). He will examine in turn star and planet formation, geological and biological evolution, the emergence of intelligence and technology, and possible ...
 Transportation accounts for 29% of greenhouse gas emissions in the US today. In the State of California, this figure is closer to 38%, with over 140 million metric tons of GHG emissions in 2020 alone. Electrifying the transportation sector can reduce more than 75% of its GHG emissions nationwide. Recognizing ...
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 ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 General, $18 Member, $8/$6 Age 5-17
Experimental proof that nonlocal quantum entanglement is realI describe experiments and theory that provide the first experimental proof that nonlocal quantum entanglement is real. Sadly, the experimental results also undermine Albert Einstein’s basic platform for providing a mathematical description of nature in a space-time framework, and make quantum mechanics very difficult to understand. Quantum entanglement now provides ...
 Take a walk on the warped side with this in-person program featuring stars in their respective fields.The new book The Warped Side of Our Universe is the result of the collaboration of Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne and award-winning artist Lia Halloran. It brings to vivid life the wonders and wildness ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members (before discount)
AI + HumanityIs AI a threat to humanity or a partner with the power to unlock our full potential? Explore a vision of the future with Reid Hoffman, cofounder of Inflection AI and former board member of OpenAI. Reid Hoffman will expand on key issues from his new book, Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity ...
PG&E’s Evolving Approach to Wildfire Mitigation - LivestreamHow has PG&E approach to Wildfire Mitigation changed and adapted since 2019, and in lock step what are the underlying capabilities needed to operate a large electric grid in fire prone areas.See weblink for access if you don't have a SUNET ID.Speaker: Andy Abranches
Condensed-matter systems provide alternative “vacua†exhibiting emergent low-energy properties dramatically different from those of the standard model. A case in point is the emergent quantum electrodynamics (QED) in the family of magnetic materials known as quantum spin ice. The emergent QED possesses many features familiar from our universe, such as ...
In this lecture, we will together embark on an adventure to uncover the enigmatic and awe-inspiring secrets of the Sun through the lens of solar astrophysics. Specifically, I will be discussing how cutting-edge research and innovative technology allow us to peer deep into the Sun’s interior to gaze at the ...
Asia-Pacific Energy Challenges and the Role of APECEnergy is essential for economic development, but energy use is a major contributor to global warming. Most can agree that transition from fossil fuels to sustainable (green) energy is imperative for long-term sustainability, but how to make that transition while maintaining and increasing growth and prosperity is not self-evident. This ...
Antony Jose (University of Maryland) on "Heredity constrains the nature of living systems" Curtis Suttle (Univ of British Columbia) on "Viruses and their Role in the Environment"TBARegister at weblink to attend
Climate change is the defining global environmental justice, human rights and public health issue of the twenty-first century. The most vulnerable populations in the United States and around the world will suffer the earliest and most damaging setbacks because of where they live, their limited income and economic means, and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
We Need New Antibiotics - Why Do We Have So Few?Dr. Julia Schaletzky is the Executive Director of the Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases and the Drug Discovery Center at UC Berkeley. After studying biochemistry in her native Germany, she moved to Harvard Medical School for graduate school. Interested in applied science, Dr. Schaletzky joined a biotechnology company, Cytokinetics, ...
