Swiss artists-in-labs Exhibition: Remaking the Universe
While physicists attempt to understand the universe in their own way, Christian Gonzenbach draws on his experience as an artist-in-residence in the lab of Martin Pohl (University of Geneva, CERN) to do so with experiments and sculptures using objects from everyday life. This event is held in conjunction with the Think Art – Act Science exhibition. Together, Pohl and Gonzenbach recently constructed a Fly-o-tron, a device to accelerate flies. The device will be shown in public for the first time and the public will be able to assist in its first live performance. When: Thursday,...
Read MoreExperiments in Space
Biomedical research in space has yielded a wealth of insights into the effects of weightlessness on the human body and the effects of long space missions on the mind. As we mark the final U.S. space shuttle mission in July 2011, this panel reviews advances in space medicine over the last 60 years and reflects on what the future might hold. When: Thursday, November 3rd, 12:00PM-1 PM Where: Cole Hall Auditorium, Medical Sciences Building, UCSF Parnassus Campus Campus Map Cost: FREE Speakers: Mary Roach grew up in a small house in Etna, New Hampshire. She graduated from Wesleyan in 1981, and...
Read MoreWill Full Disk Encryption Keep My Data Safe? Computer Science Colloquium
Ron LaPedis of Seacliff Partners International will present a talk about disk encryption as part of Sonoma State University’s Computer Science Colloquium. There are many questions surrounding the topic of protecting sensitive information, and volume level or full disk encryption (FDE) seem to come up quite often as the answer. But are we asking the right questions? This colloquium will show you why FDE will not protect your data most of the time and will give you a tutorial of encryption technologies, validations, and injection points. When: Thursday, November 3rd, 12PM –...
Read MoreVORTEX2 Doppler On Wheels
Dr. Karen Kosiba, atmospheric scientist from Storm Chasers and IMAX film Tornado Alley appears at The Tech Museum, along with the VORTEX2 Doppler On Wheels. Climb inside the DOW parked in front of The Tech Museum. Learn from Dr. Kosiba how it operates in a storm and about the science and technology that go into tracking weather patterns that cause tornadoes. More details at: http://www.thetech.org/bayarea_science When: Thursday, November 3rd, 10 AM – 5 PM Where: The Tech Museum, 201 S Market St, San Jose, CA 95113 Speakers: Dr. Karen Kosiba Cost: Free with...
Read Moredorkbot – People Doing Strange Things with Electricity
Come to the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment (MADE) to see incredible robots do incredulous things! When: Wednesday, November 2, 7:30PM Where: MADE (Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment), 610 16th St., Suite 230, Oakland, CA dial #0230 to get in Donations ($5-$20) to the space much appreciated. No one turned away for lack of...
Read MoreContact (The Reel and the Real): Humanity’s Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence
A screening of the film Contact and talk with Dr. Jill Tarter of the SETI Institute Join astronomer Jill Tarter, whose work and life was a key model for the character Jodie Foster plays in the film Contact, for a very special evening of science fiction and cutting-edge science. We will screen the full-length film about the discovery of intelligent life among the stars, and then hear Dr. Tarter discuss her ongoing work at the SETI Institute to find radio signals from alien civilizations. After her film and the talk, there will be time for questions from the audience. Here is what Dr. Tarter...
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