This is an archived page of the 2023-2024 Marin Science Seminar sessions.
Back to archive of previous talks 2008 – present: MSS Calendar Archives | Go to present calendar
Winter-Spring 2024 schedule. Flyer in Color and B&W: [Spr24-Color] – [Spr24-B+W]
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All Terra Linda HS seminar dates are Wednesdays from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Download the extra credit form here.
WINTER – SPRING 2024
NEW SESSIONS This Spring we are collaborating with Wonderfest: Bay Area Beacon of Science to help promote more free, mind-expanding science experiences in Marin. Check below for upcoming events April - June. We have added a seventh session this semester on Wed. April 17th: Code Blue to Code Chronic: Insights into Emergency Medicine with Steven Garcia, M.D. of Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael. Join us and learn! :)
JANUARY
- 9: (Tuesday) Collaboration with Wonderfest: “Anesthesia and Hibernation: Enduring Deep-Space Travel” with Art Wallace MD PhD at Hopmonk Tavern, Novato, 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Free, but donations to Wonderfest appreciated. Details in title link.
- 20: MSS internship application deadline for Spring 2024 semester. A limited number of internships are available.
- 31: The Most Famous Equation: What is E=mc2 with Tucker Hiatt of Wonderfest: Bay Area Beacon of Science (Collaboration with Wonderfest)
FEBRUARY
- 7: Getting a Grip on Geysers with Mara Reed, Ph.D. candidate at UC Berkeley’s Department of Earth and Planetary Science
- 28: Data Science for Social Good with Abby Smith Ph.D. of NORC at University of Chicago
MARCH
- 6: (On ZOOM) “Renewable Power! Powering Electric Cars and Storing Renewable Energy with Energy-dense Batteries” with Jason Lipton (TLHS 2013) of HRL Laboratories, Malibu, CA [Fill out the contact form on this website the week before this event to request a Zoom invite.]
- 20: Beware of the Aliens! Studies on Invasive Plant Pathogens at Dominican University with Wolfgang Schweigkofler Ph.D. of Dominican University, San Rafael
- 27: Healthcare Simulation Lab: Empowering future medical providers through healthcare simulation with Karrina Mock C.R.N.A. and Derrick Duarte C.R.N.A. of the VA Medical Center San Francisco
APRIL – Extended Schedule and Collaboration with Wonderfest (Tuesdays)
- 2: (Tuesday! Wonderfest Collaboration at Hopmonk Novato 7-8 pm) Ask a Science Envoy! Biorhythms and Decarbonization
- 16: (Tuesday! Wonderfest Collaboration at Hopmonk Novato 7-8 pm) Ask a Science Envoy! Verifying A.I. & Ultracold Atoms
- 17: Code Blue to Code Chronic: Insights into Emergency Medicine with Steven Garcia, M.D. of Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael (Wed. back at Terra Linda HS’s Innovation Hub, 7:30-8:30pm)
- 30: (Tuesday! Wonderfest Collaboration at Hopmonk Novato 7-8 pm) Ask a Science Envoy! Communication & The Physics of Growth
MAY
- 28: (Tuesday! Wonderfest Collaboration at Hopmonk Novato 7-8 pm) Ask a Science Envoy! Life’s Code & Gut Feelings
Previous semester
FALL 2023
Fall 2023 schedule. – Download .pdf schedule: [Fall23-Color] – [Fall23-B+W]
NEW DATE! Previously scheduled for 11/8, rescheduled to 11/15: "Through the Fantastic Eyes of Frogs and Toads: How scientists study what frogs and toads see" with Rayna Bell (AWHS 2003) of California Academy of Sciences
SEPTEMBER
- 12 (Monday): MSS internship application deadline.
- 17 (Saturday): Fall MSS internship status emailed to applicants by midnight.
- 20: “Unveiling the Secrets of Volcanoes in the Springerville Volcanic Field” with Marissa Mnich of Sonoma State University
OCTOBER
- 11: “What Can AI Teach us About the Human Mind… and vice versa?” with Irina Rabkina (TLHS 2010) of Occidental College, Los Angeles
- 25: “Archaeology and Ecological Crisis: Lessons in Sustainability from the Past” with Elic Weitzel of University of Connecticut
NOVEMBER
- 1: “We Need New Antibiotics – Why Do We Have So Few?” with Julia Schaletzky of UC Berkeley
- 8: NEW PRESENTATION: “Invention in Medicine: How Medical Devices get Invented and Go to Market” with Art Wallace of the VA Medical Center and UC San Francisco
- 15: NEW DATE! “Through the Fantastic Eyes of Frogs and Toads: How Scientists Study what Frogs and Toads See” with Rayna Bell (AWHS 2003) of California Academy of Sciences
DECEMBER
- 1: Application period for Spring 2024 internship opens, pending availability.
- 31: Online Spring 2024 Marin Science Seminar Internship applications due (pending availbility)
An archive of previous talks 2008 – present can be found here: MSS Calendar Archives (opens a new tab/window)