In the work presented, we use an incentivized consumption measure to assess the behavioral impacts of watching a roughly 15-minute video about industrial-scale pork production (clipped from the Dominion documentary). They find, provisionally (based on data collected thus far), that the demand for meat-containing meals decreases by 26.4% immediately after ...
Robotics in Construction: Advancing Refurbishment and Material ReuseThe current construction industry is inherently misaligned with the planetary boundaries. Not only do we exceed our budget of CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere, but the industry’s increasing demand for new resources is damaging our natural environment. Robotics in construction promises to support the transition to a sustainable building industry. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Four Fish: How Science and the Media Shaped What We Eat from the SeaThere are plenty of fish in the sea, we’re told, but over the last fifty years, Americans have seen their seafood choices shrink to the point where often we’re usually choosing among just four “flesh archetypes” of protein from the ocean. How did this simplification of our markets and our ...
Data-driven dynamical modeling, fundamental to control and Reinforcement Learning in systems with unknown dynamics, faces challenges from data scarcity, such as low-resolution measurements. For example, in power systems, smart meter data may not capture fast load dynamics. This prevents us from training an accurate and robust Deep Learning model.In this talk, ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
SETI Live: Amino Acids on Bennu! Building Blocks for Life Detected in Asteroid Bennu SamplesThe OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security - Regolith Explorer) mission has been a resounding success so far, from taking a sample of asteroid Bennu to returning that sample to Earth. Now, the first in-depth analysis of the space rocks is complete, and the results have been published ...
Where: Cost: Free
Theoretical perspectives on modern machine learning paradigms: generative, scientific and out-of-distributionOver the past decade, machine learning models have grown in scale and complexity. Generative models, for instance, have gone through many iterations of model classes (e.g., GANs, diffusion models, autoregressive models), architectures (e.g., Transformers), as well as an increasingly involved training and inference-time pipeline. Machine-learned systems have also started to ...
It’s time for a new narrative for the ocean, one that reflects current scientific knowledge and acknowledges innovative new partnerships and solutions that center the ocean in our future. The two current dominant narratives for the ocean are anchored in the past. The older one considers the ocean to be ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Vector MediaThe capability of neural networks to generate texts and images by learning from large amounts of data is often framed as both the most significant contribution and the most obvious flaw of contemporary artificial intelligence research. Much critical work thus starts from a reading of training datasets - but the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
After Dark: SyzygyDive into the science and history of eclipses with experts from the Exploratorium.
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 ...
Motivated reasoning - confirmation bias, disconfirmation bias, and related concepts - can get in the way of making well-reasoned decisions. And people certainly are capable of poor reasoning, especially when it comes to conspiracy theories. Psychologists debate whether mistaken ideas are the result of “information deficit”, and even whether it’s ...
Beavers and their dams create wetlands, store and filter water, augment fish populations, raise the number of migratory and songbirds, and have a dramatic positive impact on biodiversity. Dr. Perryman will discuss how working to help people understand and coexist with this single species will continue to have a beneficial ...
Join Chabot astronomers for a live watch party of the magnificent Total Lunar Eclipse from Chabot’s Observation Deck. Bring your friends & family and a lawn chair to enjoy Eclipse-themed crafts and demonstrations, then get bundled up with a cup of hot cocoa to watch this stunning celestial show. Between ...
Where: OaklandCost: $10 Adults, $5 kids/Seniors, Members Free
Lunar Eclipse Observation - CANCELEDCome to the Foothill Observatory to see the moon pass through Earth's shadow. The Foothill College Astronomy Department and the Peninsula Astronomical Society will open the observatory and have additional portable telescopes out at parking lot 4 to observe our cosmic companion as our planet blocks direct sunlight from its ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free
Lunar Eclipse Watch PartyOn the night of Thursday, March 13, a total lunar eclipse will be visible across the United States for the first time since 2022. Join us at The Lawrence for a late-night watch party to catch this celestial spectacle, also known as a Blood Moon! Learn from local astronomers about ...
