Bridging Geoscience and Data Science for Smart Mineral ExplorationClimate action goals, such as achieving net-zero emissions, heavily depend on scaling up renewable energy systems, which require a reliable supply of critical minerals and metals. Projected deficits of these resources underscore the urgent need to discover new, economically viable deposits. However, conventional practices of mineral exploration are slow, expensive, ...
Magnetized plasmas - both in nature and in the laboratory - frequently erupt in sudden, dramatic events that release large amounts of energy and disrupt confinement. This poses a serious challenge for magnetic fusion concepts, as gigajoules of energy can be unleashed in fractions of a millisecond, potentially damaging structural ...
Please join members of the Board, many of the scientists, and supporters of the SETI Institute at theThe 2025 Frank Drake Award Ceremonies (from 6:30 - 9:00 pm, with special guests and commentary for those joining us on line.)For those coming in person, your ticket includes a cocktail reception, a ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: $15 Virtual, $125 individual in person
Popping the Science Bubble: Two TalksT Cells: Tiny Heroes of ImmunitySpeaker: Esther Kim, UC BerkeleyLowering the Barrier: Speeding Up Chemical Reactions with CatalystsSpeaker: Jenna Manske, UC BerkeleyAttend in person or watch by clicking here.
Science is home to a million ideas. How do some of them, a few of them, end up leading to ways that help benefit our planet and human well being? In this talk, Dr. Steve Palumbi charts a path from ideas to their impact in two different projects from my ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
HIV Prevention Revolution - Hype or Hope?UCSF Professor and HIV expert Dr. Diane Havlir will host a conversation with Dr. Susan Buchbinder and Dr. Hyman Scott on the latest developments in HIV prevention and how these are being affected by new US policies. San Francisco has led the world in research and implementation of HIV prevention ...
Zambia, a country in sub-tropical southeastern Africa, experiences a burst of fungal abundance during the rainy season when the ectomycorrhizal miombo forests fill with mushrooms. Zambia is a mycophilic culture, where mushrooms are loved and celebrated. The forests yield a variety of edible mushrooms such as chanterelles, Russulas, and Lactarius ...
Tucson’s local flavor of Astronomy on Tap, Space Drafts, is excited to present its 106th edition! This month, we’ll be joined by Steward postdoc Dr. Koushik Sen, who will be talking about eclipsing binary stars, and Steward graduate student Vikram Manikantan giving us the run down on black holes! Batman ...
