Baylands ExplorationsJoin expert EV docents for an exploration of the science and nature of the Palo Alto Baylands. What makes this habitat so special? How do the plants and animals survive the salty conditions? Why is it so different at different times of day or times of the year? How can ...
Learn about pollinators and how native plants support them with naturalist Margaret Flaherty.Pollinators move pollen within or between flowers and play a crucial role in supporting biodiversity. Over 80% of flowering plants must be pollinated to reproduce. Learn more about how pollinators are essential to plant reproduction and plant diversity. ...
Her dissertation work focused on the process of asymmetric cell division and how a cell polarizes using the early C.elegans embryo as a model. In the Hansen Lab, Laurel is researching how the basic cellular recycling process called autophagy is regulated during aging, using C...Speaker: Laurel Koch, Buck Institute
While our visual perceptions are informed by the patterns of light entering our eyes, our conscious experience is actively constructed by our brains. This construction is impacted by our expectations and attention, making it a “controlled hallucination.” Inferences generated by the brain literally make sense of the patterns of neural ...
