Tuesday, 09/07/10
Author Talk: The Little Book of String TheoryTheoretical 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...
When: 12:30 PM
Where: San Francisco
Advances in Delivery of Therapeutics with Nanosponges and Nano-devices for ImagingSpeaker: Eva Harth, Ph.D., Vanderbilt UniversityUCB staff and students can use their UC ID card to obtain access to LBNL off-site shuttle buses and do not need to RSVP; Others, and those who plan to a More...
When: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Passive House - A Sustainable Building Revolution in CaliforniaExpectations for building occupant comfort, health and efficiency are increasing simultaneously. The Passive House standard meets all of these requirements at once. By producing buildings with energy More...
When: 05:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Where: Mountain View
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency in Cuba TodayMany of you have heard of Cuba's remarkable achievements in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency during the last 20 years. Thousands of solar panels installed on rural schools and clini More...
When: 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Wednesday, 09/08/10
Running out of Water: The Looming Crisis and Solutions to Conserve Our Most Precious Resource The world is well on its way to running out of fresh water, says Leal, but there are ways to fix this problem. Since leaving her position at San Francisco's Public Utilities Commission, Leal has focus More...
When: 11:30 AM
Where: San Francisco
Mapping and transforming a City's Forgotten Public SpaceUsing the latest digital mapping technologies, "Local Code" documents the location and character of 1,500 City-owned "remnant parcels" in San Francisco. Conceived of by UC Berkeley professor Nicholas More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
NASA's Flexible Path Architecture Study for Human Missions NASA supported the "Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans" (HSF) Committee during the Summer of 2009 by performing a study and analysis of a novel Flexible Path concept. The Flexible Path architectur More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Mountain View
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Wireless recording of neural activity in the visual cortex of a freely moving ratSpeaker: Tobi Szuts, Harvard UniversityRom 508-20 More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Permaculture in Today's Home - Self Sufficiency and Closed Loop Systems Permaculture is an approach to creating holistic systems that feed, house, and otherwise sustain people while integrating life supporting systems into the larger ecosystem and society in a healthy an More...
When: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Where: San Rafael
Salt, Oil and CarbonHow well is the U.S. government managing the BP oil debacle? Will stricter review of offshore oil drilling hurt the economy? Where did all the oil go? Oil sloshing around the Gulf of Mexico is just on More...
When: 05:30 PM
Where: San Francisco
How to Make a TelescopeLocal amateur astronomer Douglas Smith will explain basic optics, discuss the different types of telescopes and their components, and demonstrate the process of making those components. He has recentl More...
When: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
Managing Mood, Maximizing Opportunities: An Introduction to the Power and Possibilities of Moods Mary Ann Ireland, Director of The Stratam Group, will be speaking on the topic of how moods can impact our careers and lives, and how to manage them for success.Moods can be pervasive and subtle, and More...
When: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Where: South San Francisco
Nanoscience Now (Let's move atoms one by one and watch them with powerful microscopes!)"Nanoscience Now (Let's move atoms one by one and watch them with powerful microscopes!)" with Miquel Salmeron, Ph.D. More...
When: 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Where: San Rafael
Thursday, 09/09/10
Marine Mammal Research TourGo behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of ag More...
When: 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Where: Santa Cruz
Open innovation: in practice Throughout PARC's speaker series on OPEN, we've seen that "open" is both a concept and a practice that cuts across industries and business problems. Open innovation, in particular, has gone from a bu More...
When: 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Where: Palo Alto
Running Dry: A Journey from Source to Sea Down the Colorado RiverNational Geographic explorer and author Jonathan Waterman hosts a lecture and book signing for his new book, Running Dry: A Journey from Source to Sea Down the Colorado River. The book chronicles Jona More...
When: 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Swingin' NightLifeThis week, NightLife goes retro with a swing dancing extravaganza in our Piazza, complete with a brought-in dance floor.You'll see performances by The San Francisco Jitterbugs, a dance club that speci More...
When: 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
When: 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Where: Sebastopol
Earth Sciences: Advancing Quality of Life on Earth NASA Ames Research is hosting a lecture series called "What Has NASA Done For You Lately?" that is free and open to the public. Please arrive at 6:30 p.m. at the NASA Ames Exploration Center to get a More...
When: 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Where: Mountain View
Can you still hear the Cambrian Explosion?Come and welcome Dr. Charles Marshall, the new Director of the University of California Museum of Paleontology to the Bay Area! He will be speaking on the Cambrian Explosion, when complex animal body More...
When: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Friday, 09/10/10
The Sensing Entity Tracking Initiative (SETI): A CITRIS Center for Smart Energy InfrastructureSETI combines state-of-the-art network technology with novel data processing algorithms in order to determine how people are distributed within a building. The ultimate goal of the seed-funded project More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Meet Your FishermenFamed author Bill Carter will open the discussion with a short film about commercial fishing in Alaska as described in his acclaimed book, Red Summer. Bill will then discuss his experiences fishing f More...
When: 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
Saturday, 09/11/10
Composting VermacompostHome Composting for Busy People!Conducted by Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority.Preregistration required. More...
When: 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Where: Danville
Solar Electricity for Your HomeNow you can produce your own electricity and "sell" the excess back to PG&E, running your meter backwards! Plus you can receive thousands of rebate dollars from the State at the same time. Learn h More...
When: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Birds Around the MarshBirds birds all around! Use your detective skills to investigate and identify the birds of Crissy Field. We'll provide binoculars and data collection sheets to help you on your ranger-guided adventure More...
When: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
The GLOBE at Night: How and Why to Preserve the Night SkySaving our Dark Skies is a Global Problem. Find out how light pollution is measured and what you can do to understand and help preserve this natural resource locally. Speaker: Kenneth Frank, Astronomi More...
When: 08:30 PM
Where: Mount Tamalpias
SMCAS Star PartyThe City of San Carlos Department of Parks and Recreation and the San Mateo County Astronomical Society have open Star Parties twice a month. Note that inclement weather (clouds, excessive wind and sh More...
When: TBA
Where: San Mateo
Sunday, 09/12/10
The Hazards: Poisonous Plants of the Bay AreaWhether you endeavor to harvest, prepare, and use plant foods/medicines or simply wish to embark on leisurely strolls through the woods, it is critical that you learn about those plants which can harm More...
When: 10:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Where: Oakland
What the Nose Knows: Scents that HealHave you wondered why such potent incense wafts out of your acupuncturist or holistic therapist's office? Kil-Young Yu, LAc, acupuncturist and herbalist at Oakland Community Acupuncture (http://www.oc More...
When: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
The Salt Marshes: Then and Now Approximately 85% of San Francisco Bay's wetlands have disappeared over the last 200 years due to industry and development, impacting the wildlife that lived in and around them. Some of the plants and More...
When: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Where: Newark
Free Second Sunday at The Tech MuseumScholarShare Free Second Sunday at The Tech Museum continues for another year!Inspiring the Innovator in Everyone!Get College Savings Tips by Fidelity Investments.Enjoy free admission and explore how More...
When: 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Where: San Jose
Monday, 09/13/10
Ultrafast Physics In Photosynthesis: Mapping Sub-nanometer Energy FlowIn the first picoseconds of photosynthesis, photoexcitations of chlorophyll molecules are passed through a network of chlorophyll-binding proteins to a charge transfer site, initiating the conversion More...
When: 04:30 PM
Where: Berkeley
Mis-Mapping the MindMonday Night Philosophy explores the issues caused by the shift from a highly subjective to a purely descriptive, categorical approach for defining mental illness. Past diagnostic systems relied heavi More...
When: 05:30 PM
Where: San Francisco
Free Climate Action Workshop SeriesDuring three weekly workshop sessions, you will join with a small group of Bay Area residents to calculate your carbon footprint, create a measurable personal action plan to reduce your footprint and More...
When: 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Where: Berkeley
September LASER Event6:30pm-6:45pm: Socializing/networking. Anyone in the audience is welcome to describe in 30 seconds what they are working on.6:45-7:10pm: Tanu Sankalia (USF) on "Urban Fabric of Past, Present, and Futu More...
When: 06:30 PM - 08:45 PM
Where: San Francisco
Book Club – Dead Mean Do Tell TalesNoted forensic anthropologist Maples, whose specialty is the study of bones, and freelance journalist Browning here recount Maples's criminal and anthropological investigations over the past 20 years. More...
When: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
Benjamin Dean Lecture - Kepler: Are There Any Good Worlds Out There?The Kepler Mission began on May 12, 2009, initiating NASA's first search for Earth-like planets. Kepler released light curves for the first 43 days of observations for over 150,000 target stars and an More...
When: 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
Looking for the Good News in Your GenomeProfessor Jasper Rine will give the kickoff lecture for the fall 2010 On the Same Page program, then take questions from the audience. Focused on the theme of personalized medicine, this promises to b More...
When: 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Tuesday, 09/14/10
Free Climate Action WorkshopConcerned about climate change? Not sure what more you can do?Whether you're new to the environmental arena or a veteran of activism, you're invited to a fun and informative workshopLearn new ways to More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Where: San Francisco
Genes and BehaviorDean Mark Schlissel will moderate a panel of faculty members discussing the connections between genes and behavior.Panel: Daniel Feldman, Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology, UCB; Darlene Francis, More...
When: 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
The Collapse of California SalmonAll species of California salmon are at risk, with Coho facing possible extinction. When the population of spawning Sacramento River Chinook suddenly collapsed, the Pacific Fishery Management Council More...
When: 05:15 PM - 07:30 PM
Where: Menlo Park
Understanding Human Healing Responses from preconception through youthful longevity Jaffee is an internist and biochemist with a lifetime interest in evoking human healing responses. His successful outcome studies in diabetes, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndromes are examples o More...
When: 05:30 PM
Where: San Francisco
Beyond IQ: Measuring Cognitive FunctionEver wonder how your cognitive functions are measured, what those measurements mean or when someone should go to a neuropsychologist for an evaluation? Dr. Ryan McKim is a clinical neuropsychologist i More...
When: 06:30 PM
Where: Foster City
Wednesday, 09/15/10
Chasing Native Grassland: Invasion, Ecological Memory, and Environmental ChangeSpeaker: Katharine Suding, Associate Professor, Division of Ecosystem SciencesRoom 112A More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
From the Earth to Mars: Lessons for Mars Science and Exploration from the Haughton-Mars Project, Devon Island, High Arctic The Haughton impact crater site on Devon Island, High Arctic, is one of the most Mars-like places on Earth. Since 1997, the Haughton-Mars Project (HMP) has been conducting science and exploration rese More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Mountain View
Knowledge Hacking: Opening ReceptionKnowledge Hacking is an experimental research and exhibition project organized by the Department of Art Practice, UC Berkeley, and the Berkeley Center for New Media, as a parallel program with ZER01: More...
When: 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
How the Nature of Data Security Threats Is ChangingCybercrime against businesses has shifted from acts of vandalism to acts of larceny. Stealth has replaced ingenuity as the dominant characteristic of criminally successful malicious software. Given th More...
When: 05:30 PM
Where: San Francisco
SalmonAID's Salmon Cinema and Storytelling CircleThe Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival joins the Salmon Month celebration at Aquarium of the Bay with a special Salmon Cinema & Storytelling Circle program. The largest environmental fi More...
When: 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
The Psychology of Energy Conservation: Are You Smarter Than A Refrigerator?Smart grid, smart car, smart home energy management. The energy dialogue revolves around "smart" buzzwords. But can technology really lure us into reducing our energy consumption? And what's the scien More...
When: 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Where: San Francisco
Cartoon Physics: - How Scientists and Artists Make Pixar Films' with Rod Bogart of PixarThe Science Seminar is a one-hour lecture/presentation with a question and answer period targeted at high school students in the San Rafael High School district, but open to all interested Marin teena More...
When: 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Where: San Rafael
Free Wednesday at Cal AcademyFree admission is available to visitors on the third Wednesday of every month, through the generosity of The Bernard Osher Foundation. Admission is on a first come, first served basis, and early arriv More...
When: All Day Event
Where: San Francisco
Thursday, 09/16/10
GLOBAL WARNING Symposium ZER01 SymposiumHeld in conjunction with the 3rd 01SJ BiennialSeptember 16-17, 2010San Jose City Hall Council ChambersSan Jose, CAThe GLOBAL WARNING Symposium is organized by ZER01: The Art and Technol More...
When: 09:00 AM
Where: San Jose
The Coming Water Wars: Climate Change, Control and ConfrontationDr. Moore will explore the dynamic interaction of water as a commodity, essential life substance and economic good. His talk will discuss how access to water, clean or not, will displace energy as a p More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:45 PM
Where: Berkeley
Direct-to-Consumer DNA TestingProfessor Michael Levine will moderate a panel of experts from across the spectrum of perspectives on this controversial topic.Panel: Marcy Darnovsky, Associate Executive Director, Center for Genetic More...
When: 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Introduction to Medical Device Product Realization: From Bench to BedsideSpeaker: Dr. Lal Ninan, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Medtronic Vascular, Medtronics More...
When: 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Where: Rohert Park
When: 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Where: Oakland
Waste: Garbage Dreams Garbage Dreams--follows three teenage boys who were born into the trash trade and growing up into the largest garbage village on the outskirts of Cairo.Speakers: Kiki La Porta, Sustainable San Rafael More...
When: 07:00 PM
Where: San Anselmo
Helping our Most famous Butterfly: the Mission Blue on Twin PeaksIn 2009, the Natural Areas Program of SF Recreation & Park Department collaborated with US Fish and Wildlife to fulfill part of the 1976 recovery plan for the endangered Mission Blue butterfly. Le More...
When: 07:30 PM
Where: San Francisco
Friday, 09/17/10
GLOBAL WARNING Symposium ZER01 SymposiumHeld in conjunction with the 3rd 01SJ BiennialSeptember 16-17, 2010San Jose City Hall Council ChambersSan Jose, CAThe GLOBAL WARNING Symposium is organized by ZER01: The Art and Technol More...
When: 09:00 AM
Where: San Jose
What would you like to learn about? Exploring the impact of active information sampling on category learningHumans, particularly children, are often likened to sponges, soaking up the patterns and regularities in their environment as they learn new concepts and skills. However, unlike a passive sponge, huma More...
When: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Where: Berkeley
Challenges to the Integration of Renewable Resources at High System PenetrationPart of the Fall 2010 i4Energy Seminar Series.Speaker: Alexandra Von Meier, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies and Planning, Sonoma State UniversityLive broadcast at mms://media.citris.berkele More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Saturday, 09/18/10
Science Safari: Animals of the RedwoodsThe animals of the forests are excellent at hiding. Come take a short hike , meet some of the animals, learn about redwoods and the creatures that live there.Spaces are limited. Advance registration i More...
When: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Los Altos
Physics of Toys: Space, The Final FrontierLaunch yourself into space and join the Physics of Toys team to explore this final frontier. We will be building rockets and other space-themed toys. Best part? Take home what you make! More...
When: 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
Composting VermacompostHome Composting for Busy People!Conducted by Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority.Preregistration required. More...
When: 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Where: Lafayette
Garlic in the GardenCome meet Chester Aaron, Garlic master and farmer as he tells you the many magical benefits of garlic. Chester is a prolific author of novels, stories, and memoirs. Over the last twenty-five years, he More...
When: 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Trekking the Bay ModelJoin a guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5 acre operating model of the SF Bay and Delta. Watch the tides ebb and flood as you learn how the model of the Bay helps us understand the complexity of Cali More...
When: 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Where: Sausalito
Bedtime with the BeastsBedtime with the Beasts is a special overnight program for youth groups (ages 6-18) and their chaperones. An Oakland Zoo education specialist will lead your group on an evening hike around the zoo whe More...
When: 07:00 PM - 08:00 AM
Where: Oakland
Observe the Moon NightThe NASA Lunar Science Institute joins local amateur astronomers to host an Observe the Moon Night here at NASA Ames. This event is free of charge and open to all ages. Members of NASA's LCROSS missi More...
When: 07:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Where: Mountain View
Jazz Under The StarsEnjoy astronomy and KCSM jazz radio Saturday nights near 1st quarter moon. Arrive any time during scheduled hours, and dress warmly. CSM observatory is located on 4th floor, Science Bldg. 36. If skie More...
When: 08:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Where: San Mateo
Saturday Night Stargazing — on the LHS PlazaSee the Moon, Planets, Stars, Galaxies and MoreStargaze through astronomical telescopes Ask questions and talk with amateur astronomers Learn how to use a star map to find constellations Share in the More...
When: 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
SalmonAID: Kids Weekend at Aquarium of the BayInteractive, salmon-themed activities for kids, led by the Watershed Stewards Project, SPAWN, and the Institute for Fisheries Resources. More...
When: All Day Event
Where: San Francisco
Sunday, 09/19/10
Urban Drought Solutions: Greywater, Rainwater Catchment, EarthworksLearn how to turn your house and yard into a water saving site with greywater systems, rainwater catchment, earthworks, and appropriate landscaping choices. You'll learn about the greywater system at More...
When: 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Climate Change and Wine: Observations, impacts, and implicationsFeaturing Lisa Sloan, professor of earth and planetary sciences at UCSC and David Graves, co-founder and managing partner, Saintsbury Vineyard, Napa. Wine may be the "canary in the climate-change coal More...
When: 01:00 PM
Where: Santa Cruz
Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour Experience the wildlife and natural beauty that make Younger Lagoon an exceptional local treasure on this docent-led tour to the lagoon and its beach habitat. Learn about the ongoing research and habi More...
When: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Where: Santa Cruz
Laundry to Landscape Greywater Installation Hands-on WorkshopCome help install a legal laundry greywater system at the EcoHouse and learn the ins and outs of California code, simple design, and parts. More information to follow. Call if ASL interpretation is re More...
When: TBA
Where: Berkeley
Monday, 09/20/10
Green Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical IndustrySpeaker: Dr. Berkeley W. Cue, BWC Pharma Consulting, LLC More...
When: 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Where: Berkeley
Entering the RNA WorldSidney Altman, Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, and Professor of Chemistry at Yale University, will present the first Hitchcock lecture of 2010 titled " Entering More...
When: 04:10 PM
Where: Berkeley
Free Climate Action Workshop SeriesDuring three weekly workshop sessions, you will join with a small group of Bay Area residents to calculate your carbon footprint, create a measurable personal action plan to reduce your footprint and More...
When: 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Where: Berkeley
Tuesday, 09/21/10
Ultrafast Dynamics in Photosynthesis: Correlating Spatial and Spectral Landscapes for High-Efficiency Energy FlowSpeaker: Professor Naomi S Ginsberg, Department of Chemistry, UC BerkeleyCoffee and Refreshments served at the "Coffee Lab" B38 Hildebrand - available @ 3:50pmPritzer Auditorium, Room 120 More...
When: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Ribonuclease P: A Small Step in the RNA WorldSidney Altman, Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, and Professor of Chemistry at Yale University, will present the second Hitchcock lecture of 2010 titled "Ribonucle More...
When: 04:10 PM
Where: Berkeley
Bookworms Club: Geology in the MakingJoin us to examine McPhee's take on California's complex geology from its mountains and verdant wine country to the San Andreas Fault system. This is a book discussion group and participants are stron More...
When: 06:30 PM
Where: San Francisco
Eating Animals Foer looks at our dining habits, insatiable appetites and the cultural meaning of food. He explores the ethical, environmental and health risks behind commercial fishing and factory farming and discus More...
When: 06:30 PM
Where: Palo Alto
Green Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical IndustryHear about greener chemical reactions, environmental footprint reduction benchmarking, legislative action, education, and globalization in this lively talk.Speaker: Dr. Berkeley CueRegistration is req More...
When: 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Twilight of the BombsPulitzer-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, Dark Sun, and Arsenals of Folly completes his tetralogy on nuclear weapons with his new book, The Twilight of the Bombs: Recent Challenges, Ne More...
When: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
Wednesday, 09/22/10
Complex Interactions in the Gut: Enteric Viruses, Bacteria, Mucosa and ImmunitySpeaker: Julie Pfeiffer More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
The Google Book Settlement as Copyright ReformThe proposed Google Book Search (GBS) settlement can be viewed as a way to achieve copyright reform through the class action settlement process. This is especially evident in its plan for commercializ More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Author Event: How To Find A Habitable Planet Ever since Carl Sagan first predicted that extraterrestrial civilizations must number in the millions, the search for life on other planets has gripped our imagination. Is Earth so rare that advanced More...
When: 12:30 PM
Where: San Francisco
When: 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Where: San Rafael
Thursday, 09/23/10
Get Trained to Lead Your Own Climate Action Workshop Series! Get trained to mobilize your friends, family, neighbors and coworkers to take action on climate change!At this facilitator training you will receive the tools and materials to lead a four session seri More...
When: 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Geological Evolution of the Sierra NevadaScience Buzz CafeSpeaker: Richard Ely, Geology Dude More...
When: 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Where: Sebastopol
Green Technologies: Sustainable Ames/Sustainable California NASA Ames Research is hosting a lecture series called "What Has NASA Done For You Lately?" that is free and open to the public. Please arrive at 6:30 p.m. at the NASA Ames Exploration Center to get a More...
When: 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Where: Mountain View
Opportunities in the Changing World of Healthcare With healthcare costs skyrocketing, there is more urgent need for more cost-effective methods for delivering care. One class of solutions is focused on early and less expensive interventions using inf More...
When: 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Where: Emeryville
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Dinosaurs But Were Afraid To AskMike Fredericks will draw on his 17 years of experience as creator, editor, and publisher of Prehistoric Times magazine to answer all of your dinosaur-related questions. Mike has also illustrated ove More...
When: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
New Developments in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate CancerStanford Hospital & Clinics presents a new lecture in its Cancer Awareness Series - "New Developments in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer." Every year over 232,090 men are diagnosed More...
When: 07:00 PM
Where: Stanford
The Story of STRAW – Students and Teachers Restoring a WatershedThis remarkable and inspiring documentary is about fourth grade students in Marin County and their inspired teachers taking on the challenge of saving the endangered California freshwater shrimp and r More...
When: 07:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Friday, 09/24/10
Results from the Building-to-Grid Testbed Experiments in Cory HallPart of the Fall 2010 i4Energy Seminar Series.Speaker: David Culler, Professor, Associate Chair of EECS, UC BerkeleyLive broadcast at mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast; Questions can be sent vi More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Designing Nanomaterials for the Next Generation of Energy and Environmental TechnologiesHighly engineered nanomaterials afford great opportunities for controlling fundamental electronic, photonic, mechanical, and ionic processes, which can ultimately lead to high performance energy and e More...
When: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Knowledge Hacking: Art/Science PanelKnowledge Hacking is an experimental research and exhibition project organized by the Department of Art Practice, UC Berkeley, and the Berkeley Center for New Media, as a parallel program with ZER01: More...
When: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Saturday, 09/25/10
California Coastal Cleanup Day California Coastal Cleanup Day is the premier volunteer event focused on the marine environment in the country. In 2009, more than 80,600 volunteers worked together to collect more than 1,300,000 poun More...
When: 09:00 AM
Where: Oakland
Coastal Clean-up with Golden Gate Parks Conservancy & QUESTPitch in for California Coastal Cleanup Day! Lend a hand throughout the Golden Gate National Parks and beyond! Cleanup and restoration activities will be happening in San Francisco, Marin and Pacifica More...
When: 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
Bedtime with the BeastsBedtime with the Beasts is a special overnight program for youth groups (ages 6-18) and their chaperones. An Oakland Zoo education specialist will lead your group on an evening hike around the zoo whe More...
When: 07:00 PM - 08:00 AM
Where: Oakland
Annual Coastal Cleanup Day at 4-Mile BeachInternational Coastal Cleanup Day the premier volunteer event focused on the marine environment in the world. Join the Seymour Center team in making a direct difference for your ocean! More...
When: All Day Event
Where: Santa Cruz
Sunday, 09/26/10
Marine Mammal Research TourGo behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of ag More...
When: 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Where: Santa Cruz
Monday, 09/27/10
Process Research and Development Green Chemistry Initiatives at Abbott LaboratoriesSpeaker: Steven J. Wittenberger Ph.D, Abbott Laboratories More...
When: 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Where: Berkeley
Free Climate Action Workshop SeriesDuring three weekly workshop sessions, you will join with a small group of Bay Area residents to calculate your carbon footprint, create a measurable personal action plan to reduce your footprint and More...
When: 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Where: Berkeley
Tuesday, 09/28/10
Carbon Warriors: Roz Savage and David KroodsmaRoz Savage rowed a small boat 8,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean, alone - a radical career change for a woman who used to work as a management consultant in a cubicle in London. David Kroodsma rode More...
When: 11:30 AM
Where: San Francisco
Climate Change Effects On Animal and Plant Species - Conservation Corridors Hamilton's recently published study in Nature discusses the network of habitats such as forests, deserts, reefs and tundra, lakes, and oceans. She worries the magic carpet ride is unraveling before ou More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
Green Perspectives in Europe: Implications for the Americas?As Daniel Cohn-Bendit led student uprisings in 1968 Paris, newspapers called him Danny the Red. Today, as leader in the European Parliament's green coalition Europe Écologie, he is better known as Dan More...
When: 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Where: Berkeley
Greening the Green Revolution: Feeding a Hot, Hungry Continent SustainablyFeeding Africa's growing poulation and supporting competing demands on delicate natural resource systems sounds like an impossible task. Yet scientists at Conservation International and other organiza More...
When: 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Where: Sausalito
Jurriaan Kamp, founder of Ode MagazineWe are thrilled to have Jurriaan Kamp, the founder of Ode Magazine, as our speaker in San Francisco this month. Kamp will discuss his thoughts on the power and need for optimism and solutions in ourcu More...
When: 06:30 PM
Where: San Francisco
Pritzker Lecture: From Bones to BodiesLearn how research on chimpanzee and gorilla anatomy has been applied to understanding differences in females and males, the transformation of infants to adults, and evaluating fossil humans. This res More...
When: 07:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
Leading the Charge: Exotic New Materials for Future DevicesHow will we improve computer technology to create chips that are smaller, faster, and more efficient? For leaps in performance, we need to create new types of semiconductors. In this lecture, the spea More...
When: 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Where: Menlo Park
White Nose Syndrome in Bats: A Conservation ChallengeThis talk will attempt to answer the questions:What's killing our bats?What's being done?What can we do?Where to from here?Speaker: Peter Youngbaer, VP, Northeastern Cave Conservancy, Liason on White More...
When: 07:30 PM
Where: Menlo Park
Wednesday, 09/29/10
Invasion of the Digital World in Art, Entertainment, Social Media and MoreIn his talk, Dr. Jacob will take you on a guided tour of what your life could be in the short and long-term future. We are increasingly living in a physical world augmented by the arrival of many digi More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Lakes on Mars: Their Past, Present, and Future Exploration Lakes are time capsules. On Earth, they are considered sentinels of climate change and may have played the same role on early Mars. Their basins capture the record of geological and environmental fluc More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Mountain View
Systems Approach to Understanding Plant Immune ResponsesSpeaker: Xinnian Dong, Duke University More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Towards Clinically Viable Neural Prosthetic SystemsSpeaker: Vikash Gilja, Stanford University More...
When: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Where: Berkeley
Green Perspectives in Europe: Implications for the Americas?As Daniel Cohn-Bendit led student uprisings in 1968 Paris, newspapers called him Danny the Red. Today, as leader in the European Parliament's green coalition Europe Écologie, he is better known as Dan More...
When: 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Where: Berkeley
Homeless Nemo: What Does the Future Hold for Coral Reef Communities?"Homeless Nemo: What Does the Future Hold for Coral Reef Communities?" with Vania Coelho Ph.D. More...
When: 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Where: San Rafael
Thursday, 09/30/10
West Coast Green ConferenceWest Coast Green Is The Premier Conference on Green Innovation for the Built Environment.Join 11,000 thought leaders and forward thinkers at the drawing board for a cleaner, brighter future.Sept 30 - More...
When: 07:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
NightLife: Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled WaterPeter Gleick, scientist and freshwater expert, will talk about his latest book: Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water.Lecture is at 7:30 PM. More...
When: 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Where: San Francisco
The Blood Banking Challenge in Africa: The 'Safe Blood Africa' ResponseDr. John Edward Watson-Williams, Medical Director, Safe Blood Africa, discusses "The Blood Banking Challenge in Africa: The 'Safe Blood Africa' Response"Editors note: We incorrectly posted this event More...
When: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Where: Palo Alto