Marsh Mud ManiaWhat's that wiggling and squiggling? Think that brown stuff is just mud? Think again! A living colony of organisms is at work in the mucky-muck. Discover how thesmallest of creatures have the largest impact on the ecosystem. Learn how to filter a mud sample and use our microscopes to investigate ...
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
Return of the SwallowsJoin Art Garibaldi to view barn and cliff swallows at the Refuge. See their nests and view their feeding habits. Meet at the pavilion for a slideshow, and then take a ride in the van to the Dumbarton Fishing Pier. You will learn this species' natural history, unusual homes, and ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Monday, 07/26/10
Exploration Day at NASA Ames!To celebrate NASA's Summer of Innovation initiative to promote excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), NASA's Ames Research Center will host an Exploration Day targeted at middle school students (4th-8th grades) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, July 26. This special event will bring the Travelling ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
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 make substantive changes in your community. Participation is free. A $10 fee (at cost) will be charged for ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Tuesday, 07/27/10
Serial Port Memory Technology PanelIntroducing SPMT (Serial Port Memory Technology) – the new memory interface standard for mobile and consumer electronics devices Join Jim Venable, President of the SPMT Consortium and representatives from Consortium Promoter members ARM, Hynix, Marvell, Samsung, and Silicon Image for a discussion about the future of mobile memory. Technical experts in ...
Games perpetually revolutionize computer use toward denser interaction with the human mind. To do that, they perpetually revolutionize themselves. Understanding the next frontiers of the genre is one way to understand where society is going.In this talk Jesse Schell explores the social, cognitive, and technological trends in computer game design ...
Recent Mars missions have discovered fascinating landscapes as well as chemicals and minerals formed by the action of liquid water. Mars could have been habitable sometime in the past, and liquid water might persist in some subsurface environments today. Dr. Dave Des Marais, Chair of the Mars Exploration Program Advisory ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Summer Fun Day - Oceans of FunCreate and race your own boats in our Forces that Shape the Bay water feature. Solve the mystery of the Nike shoe spill in our interactive Science on a Sphere® program.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Voyages of Discovery: NOAA's Okeanos Explorer - Underwater Volcanoes and Hydrothermal VentsLook over the shoulders of ocean explorers as they map and send their ROV into the little-known and unknown regions of the deep sea. "Voyages of Discovery" connects the Exploratorium with NOAA's newest ship, the Okeanos Explorer, currently in the Pacific Ocean near Indonesia, as it carries out its first ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Train to Lead Climate Action Workshops!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 series with a small group of your community members. Together you will calculate your carbon footprint, create a measurable ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Thursday, 07/29/10
NightLife in MotionThis week, NightLife explores movement, with cultural performances from artistic traditions from around the world. Joining us is Abada-Capoeira demonstrating traditional Brazilian martial-art. Adding beats to our evening is Trio Afro Carribena, a trio playing Afro-Latin hits. Also providing authentic Bolivian dance is Renacer Folkloric Bolivia.Returning to NightLife to provide ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Looking Down On Our PlanetNew satellite imagery reveals a changing global surfaceNearly 40 years of USGS satellite imagery shows dramatic changes earth's surface features Changing patterns of land use are seen in urban growth, clear cutting of amazon forests, and surface mining Landsat imagery monitors potential natural disasters such as hurricanes, wildfires, and flooding ...
Commonly thought to be an impossible undertaking 18 years ago, learn how Dr. Engleman and his researchers were able to utilize one of the body's own infection fighters (a type of white blood cell known as a dendritic cell) to attack cancer. Provenge, the first commercially available vaccine to utilize ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
The Next Wave in Wireless TechnologyWireless technology has enormous potential to change the way people and things communicate. Future wireless networks will allow people on the move to communicate with anyone, anywhere, and at any time using a range of high-performance multimedia services. Wireless communications and sensor networks can also enable a new class of ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Friday, 07/30/10
Lick Observatory Summer Visitors Program - SOLD OUTTalk: The Search for Extrasolar PlanetsSpeaker: Thomas Lowe, Lick ObservatoryDoors open 8:00, program starts 8:30.Tickets on sale 5/27 at 10:00 AM.Tickets are availableOnline at santacruztickets.comBy phone at UCSC Ticket Office
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $5
Saturday, 07/31/10
Digit from CyberchaseMeet Digit from popular PBSKids TV series Cyberchase. Cyberchase Summer Challenge activity books and other Cyberchase goodies will be distributed to help parents and caregivers engage children in fun, math-based learning all summer long.
Join the Physics of Toys team as they celebrate the opening of the newest exhibition, Geometry Playground by playing with shapes, forms and pattern! Drop in and get elbow deep in the hands-on activities. All materials will be provided.
