Stanford, California - When Manu Prakash was a graduate student, he would often search for his thoughts during hikes through the woods in western Massachusetts. On one of these excursions, he stopped by a pond to watch water lilies blossom, and noticed a series of small ripples flash across the water.

Berkeley, California - The prospect of robots that can learn for themselves - through artificial intelligence and adaptive learning — has fascinated scientists and movie-goers alike. Films like Short Circuit,  Terminator, Millennial Man, Chappie and Ex Machina flirt with the idea of a machine intelligence beyond the restricted rules of a set program. Pieter Abbeel is on a mission to create architectures to do just that. He is part of a growing cadre of scientists exploring deep machine learning.

Oakland, California - Stem Cell Agency Honors Nancy Reagan’s Support:

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring March 7, 2016, as Arbor Day in the State of California.

Sacramento, California - California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith announced the department is gathering nationally recognized problem-gambling treatment experts to discuss issues such as Internet and app-based gambling.

San Francisco, California - Richard Laurence Stewart pleaded guilty today to robbing four San Francisco banks announced Acting United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson.  As part of the plea agreement, Stewart acknowledged his role in committing a string of additional bank robberies throughout San Francisco.