Speaker: Brian Gregory, University of Pennsylvania
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Activity-Based Assays for Monitoring Treatment and Prevention of Infectious DiseasesFor many infectious and chronic diseases, effective medications already exist, and prevention or treatment succeeds or fails on whether those drugs are dosed and taken correctly. Concentrations that are too low lead to new infection or treatment failure, and concentrations that are too high cause adverse reactions. Current methods for ...
The dual quests ??" to understand intelligence as it arises in biology and to build it in machines of our own making ??" have been with us for nearly a century. While neuroscience and psychology seek to characterize intelligence in terms of underlying neural mechanisms and emergent behavior, we still ...
The geologically young surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa shows multiple lines of evidence for both divergent and convergent tectonic activity: dilation bands, where fresh ice has been emplaced, and regions interpreted as “subduction” zones, where ice appears to have descended under the surface. These motions are likely driven by ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Walk with a NaturalistJoin Shelby Hendricks, group tour and family programs manager, for an observation-based exploration of works currently on view through the lenses of art and science.These cross-disciplinary tours invite visitors to engage with artworks in unexpected ways, bringing a more-than-human dimension to scientific ideas while deepening our emotional connection to the ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free with admission
All that is compute transforms into concrete: Monopoly rent and the fixity of AI’s infrastructureIn the capitalist imaginary, artificial intelligence is narrated on dematerialization. In this telling, capital has escaped the weight of human labor via the frictionless circulation of data. This paper argues the opposite: the AI economy is a geography of fixity, where training large language models requires warehouse-scale data centers anchored ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
SLAC on Tap: Night of the Dark MatterSomething is lurking in the dark. Dark matter makes up most of the matter in the universe, yet it continues to slip through our grasp. But could scientists be closing in? The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment recently made headlines after researchers spotted a mysterious particle interaction that they can’t easily explain ...
We talk to people every day, but research reveals surprising blindspots in our conversational awareness. We don't realize that we're quietly calculating the end of another person's sentence, actively building a shared sense of reality, or leaning on well-worn paths to make others laugh.In this talk, Zachary Reese, professor at ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $27
Virtual Skeptics on the PubThis is a casual night of socializing with fellow science-forward skeptics and with others inhabiting our oblate spheroidal planet.Please join us! This is a free event brought to you by Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.Click here to join.
Come learn about our CA native bats with Director of NorCal Bats Corky Quirk. In her presentation, you will learn about the nature of bats and the importance of bats in our environment. We’ll also discuss the harmful myths that surround these animals. Live bats will be presented for viewing ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 General, $10 Ages 3 - 17
After Dark: CreepatoriumGet ready for some hair-raising fun at our annual Halloween party! Embrace your dark side with Gothicumbia and dress to impress at the science-themed costume contest.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95 General, Free for members
Fright NightLifeSomething wickedly fierce is roaming the museum. Join our annual Halloween haunt with Peaches Christ, roaming scares, a costume contest, and more thrills throughout the night. Costumes highly encouraged.
Look closely on your next Bay Area hike and you may discover an entire world hiding in plain sight.Beneath leaves, inside fallen wood, along streams and among native plants, insects are living remarkable lives all around us. They may be small and easy to overlook, but their behaviors, adaptations and ...
Science Saturday: Spooky ScienceJoin us on Halloween for a spine-chilling Science Saturday dedicated to exploring the spooky and creepy aspects of nature. Discover the eerie world of nocturnal creatures as we delve into the lives of bats, owls, and other mysterious animals that thrive in the darkness. Learn about the fascinating adaptations of ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Spooky ScienceTrick or Treat across the universe and enjoy some ooey gooey spooky science.
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission, and for members
Sunday, 11/01/26
Corn and Bean Mosaic ArtJoin us at Emma Prusch and learn how to create colorful mosaics using colorful corn kernels and beans. Participants will learn about corn and beans, two of the Three Sisters crops, and its importance to indigenous peoples of North America and later American agriculture while creating a colorful corn and ...
Where: San JoseCost: $16 SJ Residents, $20 non-residents
Solar ObservingIt’s there for us year round, lighting our days and providing energy for our lives, so maybe it’s time to give it a closer look. Join SJAA for amazing and detailed views of the Sun, and be assured that we’ll be using special telescopes that will keep your eyeballs perfectly ...
Professor Luengen's research at USF focuses on the cycling and bioavailability of trace metals. She frequently works in the San Francisco Bay and Delta, an estuary where there are elevated concentrations of many metals, including mercury. Mercury, in the form of methylmercury, biomagnifies up food chains, reaching concentrations in fish ...
Excitations in quantum systems govern their responses to intrinsic and extrinsic perturbations. Emergent excitations from the interplay between topology and correlation can drive new phase instabilities and enable novel device concepts. While a plethora of intriguing ground states are reported in two-dimensional flatband systems, it has been challenging to directly ...
Phil Deutch is one the most experienced energy technology investors in the United States having begun investing in the space in 1997. This seminar will examine what drivers are the same in energy technology; what drivers are new; and what the future might hold.Speaker: Philip Deutch, NGP Energy Technology PartnersAttend ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Expert Talk: Living with Lions in MarinThe Sausalito Women’s Club will host Dr. Quinton Martins for a fascinating update on local mountain lions. Since 2016, Dr. Martins has studied the movement of mountain lions fitted with GPS collars in the North Bay to better understand mountain lion ecology, connectivity and challenges these enigmatic animals face in ...
