Lunch Break Science - LivestreamLunch Break Science is a dynamic live web series featuring fascinating short talks, engaging interviews, and lively Q&A with Leakey Foundation scientists. Each episode digs deeper into the latest human origins discoveries, with topics like Neanderthals, chimpanzee behavior, and more! Even better, you can interact with researchers during the show ...
Radio echo sounding is a uniquely powerful geophysical technique for studying the interior of ice sheets, glaciers, and icy planetary bodies. It can provide broad coverage and deep penetration as well as interpretable ice thickness, basal topography, and englacial radio stratigraphy. However, despite the long tradition of glaciological interpretation of ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Invertebrate Pirates: Mechanism and Evolution of a Stolen DefenseThe complexity of life is a critical driver of animal biodiversity. Complex phenotypes, which are those that integrate both co-opted and novel features at multiple levels of biological organization (e.g., genes, tissues, behaviors), are commonplace in biology. Many even require other organisms to function, but we know little about how ...
The seemingly magical ability of a spinning top to stay upright fascinated people for many thousands of years and in many civilizations. Clay spinning tops dated to about 6,000 years ago were excavated in Iraq. And for all these millenia another similarly counterintuitive phenomenon hovered undiscovered until 1908, when Stephenson observed that imposing ...
In this talk, I will introduce two AI-driven systems designed to address key challenges in educational mentorship and social learning, aligning with research on how technology can enhance development and collaboration.The first project explores the concept of “Thinking assistants” aimed at fostering reflective thinking and self-directed learning. Thinking assistants act ...
This presentation shows the steps to design a bandpass filter starting with a specification of the passband, then to derive a prototype lowpass filter using network synthesis, and finally to convert to a bandpass filter.Speaker: Robert Lee Bruce, RetiredAttend in person or online (see weblink for Zoom information)
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Charging Forward: Lithium Valley, Electric Vehicles and a Just FutureCalifornia’s Salton Sea region is home to some of the worst environmental health conditions in the country. Recently, however, it has also become ground zero in the new “lithium gold rush”??"the race to power the rapidly expanding electric vehicle and renewable energy storage market. The immense quantities of lithium lurking ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22 General, discounts for members
NightLife: Hella '89NightLife’s reppin’ the YAY AREAAA with Bay Area history, music that slaps, and hella local love.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
After Dark: Decision TimeDiscover the science behind decision-making at After Dark. Explore our galleries for eye-opening exhibits that reveal the psychology and sociology behind elections, voting, and collective decision-making. How do we reach consensus, and how do we influence each other in the process? Make the best decision of your week by joining ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95 General, Free for members
Generative AI & The Future of InnovationDiscover the future of creativity and technology at our event with a panel discussion on "Generative AI & The Future of Innovation." This gathering brings together professionals from various industries to explore how generative AI is revolutionizing everything. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a business leader, or a creative thinker, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Students
How the East Bay Got Its Regional Parks - LivestreamCelebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the East Bay Regional Park District with an evening of short presentations about the history of the Park District and its role in protecting birds.Speakers:Amelia Marshall is a local history author; Natalie Reeder is a Wildlife Biologist at East Bay Regional Park ...
Join POST and Dr. Emily Fairfax - ecohydrologist, beaver dam enthusiast, and Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota - for an engaging evening where we’ll gnaw through the big issues and chew on the critical role of beavers in our climate.This event offers a unique opportunity to ...
