When a star at its life's end explodes, a debris cloud expands away from the now-dead star. The debris forms intricate and amazing structures in the expanding cloud and can cause the formation of a variety of molecules. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have collected information regarding Cassiopeia ...
Where: Cost: Free
Astronomy on Tap: Baton Rouge - LivestreamMagnetars: Serving Up Giant Flare EnergySpeaker: Aaron Trigg, Louisiana State UniversityHow to Go FastSpeaker: Dr. Colin TurleyEditor's Note: In the past, this chapter of Astronomy on Tap has live streamed their talks. The website doesn't indicate that this is the case, but they still provide their YouTube address. If not ...
Where: Cost: Free
Fair Play? - Human and AI Biases in GamingThis event will investigate the impact of artificial intelligence on the gaming industry, focusing on the role of AI in enhancing creativity within game design. The discussion will explore how AI-driven tools and algorithms are revolutionizing game development, from procedural content generation to advanced character AI and dynamic storytelling.The discussion ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
After Dark: ExtraOrdinary ClosingDon't miss one of the final After Darks before ExtraOrdinary has to close! Bask under the vibrant Analogue Technicolor, play with luminescence at CLOUD, and bring out your inner artist-scientist with many more fun exhibits that transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. No kids allowed - but you can still ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95 General, Free for Members
NightLifeCalling all creatures of the night: explore the nocturnal side of the Academy at NightLife and see what's revealed. With live DJs, outdoor bars, ambiance lighting, and nearly 60,000 live animals (including familiar faces like Claude, our alligator with albinism), the night is sure to be wild.Step inside the iconic ...
Human space flight has depended on real-time control, guidance, decision-support, and problem solving from the ground for the past 60 years. Human exploration beyond cis-lunar space will require a greater level of autonomy than is currently possible. This talk will discuss the history of NASA’s human space flight missions in ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Friday, 08/30/24
In Town Star PartyCome join San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA) for an evening of stargazing.Event details:Events are held at the parking lot of our headquarters, Houge Park San Jose. The event duration is 2 hours. SJAA volunteers will share night sky views from their telescopes.Please refrain from bringing your own telescopes (Binoculars are ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Saturday, 08/31/24
Stewardship Saturday: Restoring and Exploring the South BayJoin The Marine Mammal Center and Santa Clara County Parks as we take a summer stroll through the South Bay wetlands led by interpretation rangers. Through this event, you will participate in weeding and learn about the importance of restoring salt ponds and the invasive plant removal in the bay ...
Meet your avian neighbors in the family event focused on the birds of Monterey County.
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Starry Nights Star PartyThe San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA), working with the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (OSA), is glad to co-host a public star party at Rancho Canada del Oro (RCDO) Open Space Preserve. This site, just 30 minutes south of downtown San Jose, features dark skies. It's dark enough to ...
Molecular degraders are becoming ubiquitous in chemical biology research given their proven ability to selectively degrade a diverse array of intracellular proteins. This process is achieved by employing a heterobifunctional ligand with one end that recruits an E3 ubiquitin ligase and another that binds to the protein of interest (POI). ...
Some types of information nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of an atom can provide You are familiar with the idea of NMR as a tool that provides chemical structure, i.e., identity of functional groups that constitute a particular molecule, including secondary and tertiary structure of large macromolecules of interest to ...
What are the deep connections between music and healing?Music is one of humanity’s oldest medicines. From the Far East to the Ottoman Empire, Europe to Africa and the pre-colonial Americas, many cultures have developed their own rich traditions for using sound and rhythm to ease suffering, promote healing, and calm ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22 General in person, $10 online
This presentation explores two distinct but complementary approaches to assessing population viability in marine megafauna using long-term datasets. First, I examine common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) population viability trends in the Bay of Biscay using stranding data from 1997-2019, revealing a concerning decline in female lifespan from 24 to 17 years ...
One of the most striking, yet poorly understood, forms of plant movement is the climbing capacities of woody vines, also known as "lianas". These plants weave through the forest, attaching to host branches as they grow towards light at the top of the canopy. Surprisingly, this complex and unusual phenotype ...
I will present my dissertation research from ERG, highlighting my partnership with Blue Forest during my PhD and how this research has shaped our current initiatives. The presentation will focus on the interplay between wildfire, forest management, and carbon, emphasizing strategies for monetizing carbon benefits in a high-quality way.Speaker: Micah ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Understanding and Steering Generative AI SystemsLarge language models, vision-language models, and other generative AI systems are rapidly permeating society - when it was released, ChatGPT was the fastest-growing app in history. With the rapid proliferation of this technology, we need tools for society to understand and steer its effects.One route to understanding is measuring the ...
We are excited to hear from Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Robert Ebert: Space Weather Report: Making SWiPS: The Solar Wind Monitor for NOAA’s Space Weather Mission, SWOF-L1 and The University of Texas at San Antonio PhD Candidate Kim Moreland: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sun - Inside NOAA’s Space Weather ...
