What's Happening
09/02/2010 - Inflammation: the Silent Storm in Chronic Disease
There is much evidence that chronic inflammation leads to an increased cancer risk. Chronic inflammation unleashes a plethora of agents which can cause mutations in neighboring cells, as well as chang More...
09/02/2010 - THE CHANGING FACE OF HIMALAYAS: Melting Glaciers and its Significance for the People, Environment, and Culture of South Asia
On top of the Himalayas, glaciers sustaining vast populations are dwindling. Himalayan glaciers have given birth to Asia's largest riversthe Ganges, the Indus, the Yangtze, the Yellow, the Brahmapu More...
09/04/2010 - Marshlands of Dreams
Join a refuge ranger on a 1- mile walk of the LaRiviere Marsh Trail to find traces of the past. Prior to marsh restoration, learn how Californians utilized the area for farming, quarrying, salt produc More...
09/05/2010 - Science and Culture Fest at Cabot Science and Space Center
Share the excitement of NASA's science and culture festival on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, at Chabot Space and Science Center, 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, Calif. The festivities support NASA's science, t More...
09/07/2010 - Author Talk: The Little Book of String Theory
Theoretical physicist "Gubser does a masterly job of introducing string theory in simple terms and without using math. His goal is not to convert people to the cause but to help them better understand More...
BayAreaScience in Focus
Our long national nightmare has come to end…nerds are again cool. Whether its SD Comic Con, “The Big Bang Theory”, or even underground rap – nerds are making quite the comeback nationwide. Luckily, we live in the Bay Area, which was just shown to be the nerdiest city in America according to the US Census Bureau. Nerd culture has boomed locally over the past few years. There are nerd podcasts, nerd variety shows, and plenty of nerd couture. Add a new addition to the mix, a nerd social night – the revival of NerdNite SF. It is a night of presentations, music, and socializing. Their classic description is “It’s like the Discovery channel, with beer”.
NerdNite started where many great scientific ideas get launched: a bar. A small group of guys kept bothering their scientist friend to tell tales from his field research. He got tired of retelling the story individually, so he came up with a format to share the work to a larger group. NN has maintained that casual, social spirit as it expanded to cities across the world (Austin, Berlin, Boston, Chicago, DC, Dublin, LA, Munich, NYC, Toronto, and Wellington). Topics range from the strange curiosities to borderline insane. They claim its suitable for all ages, but I’d leave the little ones at home.
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