Encrypting to a Mathematical Fact - Theoretically SpeakingWhen people think of encryption, they typically imagine a plaintext being encrypted so that only someone with the correct cryptographic key can decrypt it. In this talk, Sanjam Garg (UC Berkeley) will discuss a different kind of encryption scheme, where a plaintext can be encrypted to a puzzle or, more ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free, registration required
Restoring the Carmel River: The Rancho Cañada Floodplain Restoration ProjectJoin Jake Smith, Planning & Conservation Program Manager for the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District, for an overview of the Rancho Cañada Floodplain Restoration Project at Palo Corona Regional Park. This ambitious effort is transforming a former golf course into restored floodplain and upland habitat along the Carmel River, reconnecting ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Skeptics in a Real PubEnjoy an evening of socializing and feasting with fellow Bay Area science-forward folk in an Irish Pub on the Peninsula with great food. < Menu >Join us! This is a free event brought to you by Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.
When minds “connect,” the underlying brains synchronize their activity. The stimuli that most potently evoke this neural synchrony includes, perhaps surprisingly, the sharing of stories. Neuroscience now recognizes that narrativeconstitutes not only the basis of conscious experience, but also the principal mechanism that shapes human selves and societies - for ...
This month, we have two awesome speakers lined up! Anna Coerver (UCB) will be talking about the infancy of the Universe and the measurements we make to learn about its very early stages. Then, we’ll hear from Dr. Macy Huston (UCB) on discovering the invisible with gravitational microlensing.Our FREE Astronomy ...
