No one anticipated the startling explosivity of the Hunga Tonga eruption in 2022, despite intermittent and increasingly intense precursor eruptions. Why is it so difficult to forecast the magnitude and intensity of eruptions? Some clues are provided by the complex and protracted eruptive sequence that preceded the c. 7700ybp eruption ...
Satellite observations over the past two decades indicate an increase in the Earth’s Energy Imbalance (EEI), which comprises signatures of radiative forcing and feedback factors. What is driving the trend? We utilize climate models used for the IPCC AR6 assessment to investigate the roles of the plausible causal factors, including the internal variability of the ...
Achieving global water security necessitates the treatment of unconventional and underutilized sources, for which pressure-driven desalination technologies are particularly well-suited. In these technologies, the membrane is the critical component and requires material breakthroughs to realize paradigm-shifting performance. Attempts to improve performance have been inconsequential over the last several decades - ...
This talk will cover cybersecurity vulnerabilities discovered in private and public electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) systems and technologies that can reduce the risk of cyberattacks on these systems. Cybersecurity researchers have recently identified several vulnerabilities that exist in EVSE devices, communications to electric vehicles (EVs), and upstream services, such ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
SETI Live: 'Under Alien Skies: A sightseers guide to the Universe' - LivestreamPhil Plait, aka the Bad Astronomer, has been communicating and correcting space science since the turn of the century (sorry, Phil!). His first book, "Bad Astronomy", tackled numerous misconceptions and myths about astronomy and space missions. His second book, "Death from the Skies!", took a look at a variety of ...
Where: Cost: Free
Patience is a Virtue: The 15-Year NANOGrav Gravitational Wave ResultsThis past summer, the pulsar timing array community announced strong evidence for the presence of a stochastic background of nanoHertz frequency gravitational waves. This has been the primary goal of the community for the past two decades, and it took thousands of hours of telescope time, over 500,000 pulse arrival ...
This talk’s content might transform your 2024 Thanksgiving conversations! Our experiments show that a dozen different brief (usually under-five-minute) “hunks†of scientific information increase acceptance (among conservatives and liberals alike; i.e., without polarization) that anthropogenic Global Warming (GW) is occurring/concerning (e.g., Ranney & Velautham, 2021). These interventions include videos, temperature ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
After Dark: Fruiting FungiDid you know that mushrooms are the fruiting body of fungi? Hidden among forest floor and decaying logs, these ephemeral organisms are way more than a forager’s delight or a (sometimes) tasty dish. Join us for a fungi-tastic evening of mushroom identification and cultivation. Discover local specimens, use mushrooms for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
NightLife: Noise PopWe’ve got live music down to a science. Noise Pop Music and Arts Festival returns with a special guest. Stay tuned for details!
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
The Hunt for Planet B - LivestreamThe Hunt for Planet B captures the human drama behind NASA's high-stakes Webb Telescope which launched on December 25, 2021. The film interweaves the creation of this massive machine - the most ambitious space observatory ever built - with the story of a pioneering group of female scientists on a ...
Where: Cost: Free
Electric Vehicle Financial Incentives Think you can’t afford an Electric Vehicle (EV)? Think again! Learn about the many financial assistance programs available for purchasing an EV. This webinar is available in Spanish and English. For more guidance, opt-in for a free consultation in the post-event survey.Register here.Â
