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Explorit's Cutting Edge of Science
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Stimulating conversations. Fascinating lectures. This series, sponsored by Intel, has two formats, both of which allow you to meet some of the region's top scientists: • Science Cafés are informal discussions over complimentary coffee and dessert at Explorit's main site, 2801 2nd St. Just sit, relax, listen and question. • Cutting Edge Lectures take place at the Davis public library, 315 E. 14th St. Enjoy a dynamic talk specially prepared for a general audience. |
January 15, 2008; at Explorit 2nd St.
 Understanding Schizophrenia and ADHD At two UC Davis research institutes, the latest brain imaging technology is revealing the inner workings of the brains of individuals with schizophrenia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. We’ll view images and gain an overview of this exciting medical frontier. Guests: Dr. J. Daniel Ragland, Associate Professor at the UC Davis Imaging Research Center; Dr. J. Faye Dixon, Child Clinical Psychologist at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute 7:30 p.m. at Explorit Science Center’s main site, 2801 2nd St. Free. 
February 19; at Davis Public Library
The New Digital Sky: Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe Most of our universe is composed of invisible dark matter and dark energy. Little is know about their nature, but new viewing techniques make dark matter visible. In this illustrated talk, we’ll learn about its mysteries and get an update on progress building a novel telescope-camera that will scan the universe’s dark side. Guest: Dr. J. Anthony Tyson, Astrophysicist and Professor of Physics, UC Davis, and Director, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) project 7:30 p.m. at the Davis public library, 315 E 14th St. Free.
March 18; at Explorit 2nd St.
Flying Cars and the Future of Travel Is it possible to create a flying car and operate it in a controlled airspace as an alternative to the automobile? Our guest thinks so: His Davis-based company, Moller International, is taking orders for its Skycar. The vehicle takes off and lands vertically and is “roadable,” meaning it can be driven on a road as well. Guest: Dr. Paul Moller, Founder, President and Chairman of the Board, Moller International 7:30 p.m. at Explorit Science Center’s main site, 2801 2nd St. Free.
April 15; at Davis Public LibraryWhat Made Us Human? Comparing the Human and Chimp Genome The sequencing of the genome of our closest relative on the tree of life, the common chimpanzee, has allowed us for the first time to know what elements of our genome are distinctly human. While they make up less than 1 percent of our total DNA, these human-specific sequences still number in the millions. We will talk about the results a computational scan of these sequences to find the genetic basis for what makes us human. Guest: Dr. Katherine S. Pollard, Assistant Professor, UC Davis Department of Statistics and UCD Genome Center 7:30 p.m. at the Davis public library, 315 E 14th St. Free. |
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PREVIOUS TOPICS
2007
January 16, Discovery and Development of Natural Products for Pest Control.
Pamela Marrone, Marrone Organic Innovation
February 20, Proteins That Make Us Tick: An Atomistic Vision from Computer Simulation. Toby Allen, UC Davis March 20, Evolution vs. Intelligent Design: Which is Legitimate Science? Maureen Stanton, UC Davis April 17, Stem Cells 101: Everything you've ever wanted to know about stem cells but were afraid to ask. Mark Zern, UC Davis Medical Center May 15, Glycan Analysis: A New Tool for Detecting Cancer, Suzanne Miyamoto, UC Davis Cancer Center 2006
January 17, Skycar Volantor: Personal Airborne Transportation in the 21st Century and Beyond, Paul Moller, Moller International
February 21, Robots and Post-Surgical Patient Care, Lars Ellison, UC Davis Medical Center March 21, Molecular Architecture: The Foundation of Nanotechnology, Marc Mascal, UC Davis April 18, Discovering Extrasolar Planets, Chris McCarthy, San Francisco State University May 16, Why We Study Monkeys, Sandy Harcourt, UC Davis September 19, Leftovers to Lights: Bioenergy Technology Update Ruihong Zhang, UC Davis October 17, Seeing the Invisible with Biophotonics Marco Molinaro, Center for Biophotonics November 21, Invasion of the Delta Snatchers: How Aquatic Exotic Plants Nix Niches. Lars Anderson, UC Davis 2005
January 18, New Applications in Deep Sea Robotics, Tyler Schilling, Schilling Robotics
February 15, Got Omega-3? Developing a Land-based Alternative to Fish Oil, Virginia Ursin, Calgene March 15, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Louise Kellogg, UC Davis April 19, Can People and Mountain Lions Co-exist in California? Walter Boyce, UC Davis May 17, Fuel Cell Vehicles and Hydrogen Fueling: Work in Progress, Adam Gromis, California Fuel Cell Partnership September 20, Courtship in Bowerbirds and Grouse: Using Robots to Study Animal Sexual Behavior, Gail Patricelli, UC Davis October 20, Soy as a Functional Food in Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Clare Hasler, UC Davis November 15, Atmospheric CO2 and Global Warming: Ocean Acidification of the Past and Future, Ann Russell , UC Davis 2004
January 20, Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic Reptiles of California, Richard Hilton,
Sierra College
February 17, The Geology of the San Francisco Bay: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, Doris Sloan, UC Berkeley March 16, Biotechnology: Solutions to Balance Better Living with a Cleaner Environment, Glenn Nedwin, Novozymes Biotech April 20, Brain Differences in Children with Autism: What We Are Learning from Neuroimaging, Susan Rivera, UC Davis May 18, Weather, National Weather Service September 21, Life, Death and Resource Pulses: The Hidden Ecology of Periodical Cicadas, Louie Yang, UC Davis October 19, The Search for Life on Mars: New Data and New Opportunities, Dawn Sumner, UC Davis November 16, Problems at California's Water Faucet: The Competition for San Francisco Delta Water, Brian Bergamaschi, US Geological Survey 2003
January 21, Pacing Bears and Twirling Mice: Mental Disorder in Captive Animals, Joseph Garner, UC Davis February 18, "The Green Edge: Renewable Energy Sources in the 21st Century, George Simons, California Energy Commission March 18, Life in Toxic Deep Sea Vents, Seeps and Local Mudflats, Alissa Arp, San Francisco State University April 15, Primates: How Do Zoos Manage These Species? Leslie Field, Sacramento Zoo May 20, West Nile Virus Update, Susan Maggy, Sacramento and Yolo County Mosquito Vector Control September 16, Gone in 10-20 Seconds! First Particles after the Big Bang, Daniel Cebra,UC Davis October 21, Nanomaterials all around You, Alexandra Navrotsky, UC Davis November 18, Lake Tahoe: Using Science to Move Beyond Conflict, Charles Goldman, UC Davis 2002
January 15, Foot and Mouth Disease in the United Kingdom: The Outbreak, the People and the Impact, Pam Hullinger, Veterinarian, California
Department of Food and Agriculture
February 19, Vortices Large and Small: Studying Cyclones
through Superfluids.
Discover how physicists are applying superfluids to the study
of vortices: everything from the flow of a bathtub drain to the airflow behind
an airplane wing. Rena Zieve UC Davis.
March 19, First Steps: Early Fossil Record of Our Ancestors,
Henry McHenry UC Davis
April 16, Sand-dune Ecosystems Around Mono Lake: A Win-Win
Model for Ecological Restoration, Catherine Toft UC Davis
May 21, Sutter Buttes: Volcano in the Sacramento Valley,
Brian Hausback California State University, Sacramento
September 17, Memory, Aging, and the Brain, Beth Ober, UC Davis October 15, Fires in Space: Micro-gravity Combustion Research, Ralph Aldredge, UC Davis November 19, To Dust Returneth: The True Story of Air Quality at the World Trade Center Site, Thomas Cahill, UC Davis 2001
January 16, Exploring Nanomaterials: Production of Quantum Dots and their Possible Applications. Susan Kauzlarich, UC Davis February 20, Solving the Mysteries of the Great White Shark Peter Pyle, Point Reyes Bird Observatory March 20, Malignant TumorsCan a Laser or Nuclear reactor Help? A promising and exciting medical technique that destroys tumors with lasers or nuclear reactors will be discussed by Susan Autry-Conwell of the UC Davis School of Medicine and the executive director of the Center of Excellence for Laser Applications in Medicine. Susan Autry-Conwell, UC Davis April 17, Volcanoes and Water:An explosive mixture on Earth and perhaps Mars Peter Schiffman, UC Davis May 15, Deep Probe of the Distant Universe: Marc Davis, UC Berkeley September 18, The Biology of Fairy Shrimp, Christopher
Rogers, Invertebrate Ecologist, Jones & Stokes
October 16, Searching for Cosmic Intelligence, Seth Shostak,
Public Programs Scientist, SETI
November 20, The Secret Chemical Warfare of Marine
Organisms, Ted Molinski, UC Davis
2000
January 18, The Thick-billed Parrot: North America's Only Surviving Native Parrot - Susan Healy, Sacramento Zoo February 15, DNA to Chips to Information to Knowledge - Richard Rava, Affymetrix, Inc. March 21, Natural History of Longevity - James Carey, UC Davis April 18, Tailpipe to Asthma: You and Your Car - Debbie Niemeier, UC Davis May 16, Recent Earthquakes in Turkey and Taiwan: How Earth's Forces Affected Civil Infrastructure - Ross Boulanger, UC Davis September 19, "The Human Genome: Holy Grail or Pandora's Box? R. Scott Hawley, UC Davis October 17, The Scientific Aspects of the Horizontal Jumps in Track & FieldThe long jump and the triple jump are controlled by the basic principles inherent in Newton's laws of motion. Today's athletes rely on scientific and engineering modeling techniques to help produce successful jumps. Professor and coach Ramey will provide insight into these techniques through computer based models, recent research and films of actual world class performances. Melvin Ramey, UC Davis, Civil & Environmental Engineering November 21, California's Control Program for Pierce's Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Tom Esser, California Department of Food and Agriculture 1999
January 19, Forensic Investigations: Truth and Consequences - David Howitt, UC Davis February 16, Geosciences and the Arts - Raymond Pestrong, SF State University March 16, Heavy Ion Physics: Creating "Big Bangs" in the Laboratory - Daniel Cebra, UC Davis April 20, Sand Rights: Preservation of California's Coastline - Orville Magoon, Guenoc Winery May 18, Human Ancestors - Henry McHenry, UCDavis September 21, MTBE Contamination of Groundwater: Can Microbes Clean Up Our Messes? - Kate Scow, UC Davis October 19, Living and Working in Antarctica - Kenneth Verosub, UCDavis November 16, Computer Security: Fact or Fantasy (or both?), Matt Bishop, UCDavis 1998
January 20, Lessons Learned, Yet Again, Floods of 1997, - Jeffrey Mount, UC Davis February 17, The Future of Deep Sea Robotics - Tyler Schilling, Schilling Robotic Systems March 17, New Monitors to Prevent Patient Awareness During Surgery - Dr. Warren Smith, CSU Sacramento April 21, Imaging Atoms and Molecules on Surfaces - Shirley Chiang, UC Davis May 19, DNA - More Than Just A Blueprint: - Glenn Nedwin, Novo Nordisk Biotech, Inc. September 15, Electric Cars: Can They Go The Distance? - Andrew Frank, UC Davis October 20, Gorilla Conservation In The 21st Century - Kelly Stewart, UC Davis November 17, Tending The Wilds: How Native Americans Used And Shaped California's Landscapes - Kat Anderson, UC Davis |
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