For Goodness SnakesThis one-of-a-kind educational experience will introduce you to the fascinating world of reptiles. Come enjoy the opportunity to hold and interact with their docile animals.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Future of Space ServicingSpeaker: Ron Clark, Space Orbital ServicesEditor's Note: There is conflicting infomation on the Lockheed/Martin website regarding the topic for this lecture and the 6/14 lecture. You may want verify which lecture is being given before attending.
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Scientific Computing for Movies, Video Games and Virtual SurgeryProf. Teran will talk about some exciting new applications of scientific computing for solid and fluid mechanics problems including the simulation of virtual materials for movie special effects, video game effects and virtual surgery. These new applications all have an increasing demand for physically realistic dynamics of materials like water, ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
80s Quake Party NightLife80s Quake Party NightLifeSeismic matters, and this week NightLife is all about earthquakes! Be among the first to see the Academy's newly opened Earthquake exhibit and planetarium show, complete with shake table, live ostriches, and an all-digital recreation of the 1906 earthquake. Enter an Earthquake Sundae-eating competition organized by Ghirardelli ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Deconstructing AutismLearn how a major shift in scientific perspectives is causing a reappraisal of the fundamental nature of autism – from a behaviorally defined syndrome to a plethora of specific brain diseases that can give rise to multiple outcomes in addition to autism. Examples of specific brain diseases that lead to ...
This is largest Western U.S. coastal wetlands restoration project, encompassing 15,100 acres of former salt ponds around the edge of South San Francisco BayThe project will restore and enhance South Bay wetlands for endangered species and migratory birds while providing flood management and wildlife oriented public access and recreationUSGS multidisciplinary ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
The Plastic In QuestionFive questions in search of an answer:Where is away, as in throw-away?Where did this come from?How did it get here?Was that once mine?What to do about it?Since 1999, Judith Selby Lang and Richard Lang, as a collaborative team, have gathered plastic pollution from Kehoe Beach, a remote stretch of the ...
