Discoveries at Laetoli: Footprints, Fossils, and Hominin Diversity - LivestreamJoin paleoanthropologist Dr. Charles Musiba to learn about Laetoli’s famous 3.6 million-year-old footprints, the hominins who made them, and new discoveries at the site.There are several ways to join the Lunch Break Science fun!Subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the bell for a notification when the show starts.Watch on ...
Where: Cost: Free
From Earth to Mars: The Incredible Story of the Ingenuity Helicopter - LivestreamWith a first flight on April 19, 2021, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter broke ground on new capabilities for remote planetary missions. For nearly three years, the little drone far exceeded the originally planned technology demonstration of up to five flights, taking off and landing 72 times! Sadly, damage to the rotor ...
A survey of the new artificial-intelligence (AI)-based approaches for analysis, design, optimization, and knowledge discovery in electromagnetic nanostructures will be presented. Recent advances in using both deep-learning (DL) techniques and machine-learning (ML) techniques and their application to practical problems will be covered. These techniques will not only enable more efficient ...
Quantum computing has the potential to play a key role in future solutions to simulation, optimization, and machine learning problems. To realize this potential though, a number of technological hurdles must be overcome. In this lecture we will discuss what a quantum computer is, as well as many of the ...
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 covers traditional string inverters versus modern microinverters and discusses the safety benefits. Energy storage is discussed starting with the why storage is ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Matrix on Point: Surveillance and Privacy in a Biometric WorldAs governments and businesses begin to use more forms of biometric identification - including fingerprints, facial recognition, and voice recognition, among others - it’s easier than ever to recognize a person. What implications do these technologies have on the future of privacy and surveillance? In this Matrix on Point panel, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Connectivity Standards Alliance & Matter Introduction - LivestreamOn October 4, 2022, the Alliance released Matter 1.0, a global, open-source standard that removes barriers to IoT device interoperability & sustainability by enabling smart home products to work together seamlessly, to help to improve efficiency and reduce energy use and cost. This industry-unifying standard is the foundation for connected ...
Where: Cost: Free
The Sugar 'Fix': The Addiction and the TreatmentDr. Robert Lustig and Dr. Nicole Avena will have a conversation about sugar, based on many years of scientific and clinical experience.They will begin with a brief history of the evolution of sugar in our food environment and move on to where we are today regarding types of sugar and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, Free students
Mahjong mayhem. Night market thrills. Lion Dance remix. Ring in the year of the dragon the NightLife way.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
After Dark: SexplorationsLooking for a hot night out on the town? Slip into something comfortable and take an intimate look at sex - you know, the transfer of genetic information through sperm and eggs, which has resulted in evolution and specialization among species over time. From the lengths we’ll go to for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Astronomy on Tap Santa Cruz: From Star Stories to Space Mysteries: A Journey through the UniverseJoin us on an adventure from the ancient tales of the cosmos to today’s quest to uncover the universe’s deepest secrets. We’ll explore how curiosity about the night sky and beyond led to groundbreaking discoveries about the Universe and our place in it. Along the way, we’ll share amusing anecdotes ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Sonoma County Mycological monthly meeting: SOMA Scholarship Recipients - LivestreamFor the February meeting the recipients of the SOMA scholarship will be presenting on their research. The meeting will start with a series of short 5 minute “flash talks†and then several 15 minute research summaries by the students. This is an extremely exciting opportunity to learn about the cutting ...
When we contemplate how bird diversity has changed, we often focus on the handful of species we have lost entirely. But while we have yet to lose a single bird species to our rapidly changing climate, birds and other creatures are currently adapting and responding in myriad ways. Across the world, species are shifting their geographic ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 02/16/24
Bird Walk at Pond SF2Join us for a leisurely, morning stroll to view shorebirds that frequent the Pond SF2! This will be an interpretive guided tour to learn about resident bird species, migratory birds and the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. This is a 1.4 mile round trip on an all-weather, accessible trail (one ...
Speaker: Phyllis Zee, Northwestern UniversityAttend in person, or click here to attend online.
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Saturday, 02/17/24
Plant Identification at SanbornJoin YSI as we walk through the Sanborn trails, look for various plants, and learn how to identify them! Are they native? Medicinal? Edible? Poisonous? Join us to find out!Ages 7 - 12, with registered adultRegister at weblink
During the Cold War, the US evolved reconnaissance technology, resulting in today’s real-time video capabilities. Initially, film was used in satellites to monitor treaty compliance and intelligence gathering of the Soviet Union and other “denied areas.†The vehicle, HEXAGON, was 60-feet long and took pictures from 100 miles up. The ...
Where: San CarlosCost: Free with admission
City Public Star PartyCome join the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers for free public stargazing of the Moon, planets, globular clusters and more!The event will take place in Tunnel Tops National Park, parking is located adjacent to Picnic Place (210 Lincoln Blvd for GPS) with the telescopes setup in the East Meadow.Dress warmly as conditions ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Space, the Final FrontierTrek on over to Chabot Space & Science Center to celebrate your favorite space-themed television series during this 21+ event. Sip on Romulan Ale while you enjoy a night filled with special guests, trivia, cocktails, exciting talks, planetarium shows and more! Be sure to boldly go in your best Starfleet-themed attire to compete in our costume contest. ...
Around the world, people recognize that E=mc^2 oozes cosmic insight. But what does this "most famous equation" really say? What are energy and mass? And what makes the speed of light, c, so important? [Hint: mass, moving at speed c, doesn't turn into energy!] Using little more than common experience ...
Finding Center: A Balancing Act between Circus and ScienceOriginally a physicist, Julia Ruth travels the globe entertaining audiences with her acrobatics. Her multiple careers enrich one another as she continues to meld the arts and sciences.Speaker: Julia Ruth
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Tuesday, 02/20/24
Stanford Atmosphere/Energy SeminarThe Atmosphere/Energy Seminar is an interdisciplinary seminar with talks by researchers and practitioners in the fields of atmospheric science and renewable energy engineering. Addresses the causes of climate, air pollution, and weather problems and methods of addressing these problems through renewable and efficient energy systems.Speaker: Robert Huppertz, Orbio EarthRoom 200-030
Research in string theory has uncovered deep connections between strongly coupled quantum systems with chaotic dynamics and the quantum physics of black hole spacetimes. The realization of these ideas for cosmological spacetimes such as de Sitter space is much less well understood. After highlighting some of the challenges for finding ...
CRISPR gene drive is a new technology, but it mimics a natural process that has been known since the 1950s. The genes in an organism sometimes subvert the ability of other genes in the same organism to produce gametes. Such genes are said to induce “segregation distortion†or “meiotic drive.†...
Astronomy on Tap Tucson #95: India’s Solar Space Telescope + Astronomical Explosions - LivestreamA Trial by Sun’s Fire: Designing a Telescope to Study the Solar Atmosphere with India’s First Solar Space ObservatorySpeaker: Aafaque KhanFireworks in the Sky: a tale of one of the most energetic explosions in our universeSpeaker: Manisha ShresthaOn tap this month, we have Steward Observatory graduate student talking about India’s ...
Speaker: Roberto Flores Arzu, Biologist by San Carlos de Guatemala University-USACAttend in person or online via Zoom (see weblink)Editor's Note: Michael Wood was originally scheduled to speak at this event.
Do non-human animals possess a sense of fairness? In particular, do non-human individuals react negatively when they get fewer resources than others? New evidence suggests that the sense of fairness is a human-unique adaptation to our cooperative lifestyles, typically developing in children by age 8. Further, a new theory suggests ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Wednesday, 02/21/24
Europe’s Digital Future: an holistic approach to digital inclusion - LivestreamAs the world transitions to a new digital economy, access to digital technologies becomes a fundamental necessity for all. However, our adaptation to this new digital economy is significantly lagging behind, with many countries disconnected from the digital world and others failing to take necessary actions to prepare for the ...
It is widely believed that “the environment†is in crisis; that humankind is degrading, contaminating, and transforming the natural world in unprecedented and urgently dangerous ways. The evidence for these claims come from diverse sources and disciplines, and it ranges in scale from the cellular to the planetary and from ...
The global energy transition toward a carbon-neutral future relies on the large-scale integration of renewables and electrification in transportation, civil infrastructure, and industrial manufacturing sectors. This talk addresses two challenges of this transition: (i) the aggregation of small but vast distributed energy resources (e.g., rooftop solar and electric vehicles) to ...
Join us in person for a fascinating conversation with Garry Nolan, a cancer researcher at Stanford School of Medicine, whose scientific research interests extend to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).The study of the unknown starts with an observation of nature that begs explanation. Science as a template for exploring nature, or ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members in person, $5/free online
Nerd Nite SF#139: Hiking Trails, Gender Equity in Medical Research, and the History of the PresidioHidden History of the Presidio/MarinaSpeaker: Lucas HoWhat are the earthquake shacks? How did Laguna St get its name? Where was Irish coffee introduced to the US? Learn all this, and more hidden history of the Presidio/Marina.Lucas is a software engineer living in San Francisco who was born and raised in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 Advance, $15 at door
