SynBioBeta 2025: The Global Synthetic Biology ConferenceReunite with 2,500+ Innovators and Recreate the Magic! Save the date for SynBioBeta 2025: The Global Synthetic Biology Conference, taking place from May 5-8, 2025, in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, San Jose. This event promises to be a transformative experience with over 180 content-rich sessions, 20+ diverse networking opportunities, ...
Does Automation Replace Experts or Augment Expertise? The Answer is Yes. - LivestreamDoes job task automation augment or diminish the value of labor in the tasks that remain? We argue that the answer depends on whether removing tasks raises or reduces the expertise required to perform the bundle of tasks that remain. Because the tasks that are expert in one occupation may ...
Where: Cost: Free
What have we actually learned after a decade of observing gravitational waves?Observationsl gravitational-wave astronomy initiated in 2015 when the LIGO detectors heard sounds of spacetime from two colliding black holes. A decade later, over 100 gravitational-wave signals have been observed, originating from all of the combinatorics of merging black holes and neutron stars. Ten years ago, most astronomers expected that by ...
This presentation explores the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the energy sector, detailing how leading global energy companies are harnessing AI in their operations. We will delve into practical strategies for identifying high-value AI use cases specific to the oil and gas industry, outline the essential components and ...
Over the last 25 years, the Lambda-Cold Dark Matter model (LCDM) - with 70% of the universe in the form of vacuum energy or equivalently Einstein’s cosmological constant, Lambda---has become the standard paradigm for cosmology. Until recently, it has proven consistent with an array of increasingly precise measurements of cosmic ...
Speaker: Matthew Stephens, University of ChicagoRoom: Auditorium
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Reflections on nearly 40 years of SSU Physics & AstronomyJoin us for the last What Physicists Do’ (WPD) lecture of the semester on Monday! And if things don't change, I am sorry but this will be the last ever WPD talk, as the series will end after 109 semesters.I will reflect on almost four decades at SSU, where I ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Stanford Energy Seminar - Four SpeakersMembrane-based lithium recovery: Composition and driving force effects in ion-selective separationsThe rapid growth of the electric vehicle market is driving a substantial increase in lithium demand, and with it, efforts to selectively recover lithium from unconventional sources such as lithium-ion battery waste and oilfield brines. Ion-selective membranes are of particular ...
In the past 30 years the study of exoplanets, or planets orbiting stars other than the Sun, has grown from an obscure area of science to one that now has engages thousands of astronomers, planetary scientists, geologists, chemists, and biologists and holds top billing in national and international conferences. Exoplanet ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members and Seniors