We Are the WeatherIs clinging to habits and cravings destroying our future? An outspoken critic of factory farming and animal-centric diets, Jonathan Safran Foer writes that stopping climate change begins with a close look at what we eat - and don’t eat - at home for breakfast. At the office, industry leaders such ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Tests of new physics with the Lyman-alpha forest The Lyman-alpha forest (the correlated absorption seen in the spectra of high-redshift quasars) is a uniquely powerful probe of new physics in the cosmological model - whether that be properties of the neutrino, the nature of cosmic inflation or the phenomenology of dark matter. The challenge lies in robustly disentangling ...
The Unspeakable Mind: Stories of Trauma and Healing from the Frontlines of PTSD ScienceShaili Jain, in conversation with Louise Aronson, will share nuanced cartography of PTSD, a widely misunderstood yet crushing condition that afflicts millions of Americans. Jain's forthcoming book, The Unspeakable Mind, is the definitive guide for a trauma-burdened age. With profound empathy and meticulous research, Jain - a practicing psychiatrist and PTSD specialist at one ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
Film: 'Plastic China'Join Zero Waste Youth USA for another screening of "Plastic China" - the film that gave rise to China's recent waste ban policy, also known as National Sword. The film profiles a young woman and her family who live next to a recycling plant, in mountains of plastic waste from ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Scorched Earth: Culture and Climate Under SiegeWildfires are breaking records as they burn through acres of Amazon rainforest, northern California countryside and even the Arctic tundra. This loss carries major implications for the global climate: The Amazon alone is responsible for removing 5 percent of the world’s 40 billion tons of CO2 emissions from the air each year. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Learn the story of California's changing ecosystems--as observed from space--from USGS Research Physical Scientist Kristin Byrd, Ph.D.How can we use images from space to help us understand changes to our coasts, range lands, forests, and wildlife habitats?How can they help to predict future changes?What more can we learn from advances ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Ecology and Conservation of Pacific Albatrosses; a Scientist’s and Artist’s PerspectiveBreck Tyler’s Presentation:Albatrosses travel thousands of miles across ocean basins, returning to land only to nest. Midway Atoll, a tiny island in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian chain, is one of the world’s largest albatross colonies, hosting more than a million nesting birds. Sharing his experiences from 30 years at Midway, ...
Learn how astronomers are using gravitational lensing to aid in our understanding of the universe. Dr. Schaan will show how naturally-occurring gravitational lenses work and how they are used to take measurements across the universe. He also will discuss what we expect to learn from current and upcoming experiments with ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free
Nerd Nite Silicon Valley #8: Sarah Winchester and Bay Area SharksNerd Nite is a boozy, playful, and educational lecture series found in cities all around the world. Enjoy 30 minute talks from scientists, historians, game designers, and other nerds over drinks.Topics for Nerd Nite Silicon Valley #8Come and face your fears! We’ll take a virtual visit to the famously haunted ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Green Film Festival: 'Push' Opening Night ReceptionHousing is a fundamental human right, so why can't we afford to live in our own cities anymore? Push sheds light on a new kind of faceless landlord, our increasingly unlivable cities, and an escalating crisis that affects us all. Follow Leilani Fraha, the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $60 General, $55 Members, $16 film only
