Think Evolution II: a summer institute for science educatorsPut on your evolution eyeglasses and your nature of science thinking cap and join us for (yet another) fun-filled five days of evolutionary explorations with biologists and educators from the University of California. The Think Evolution Summer Institute, back by popular demand, will combine lectures by prominent biologists with sessions ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $75.00
Exploring Genes That Can Extend Your Lifespan Could it be possible for people to reset their internal clocks and live to 110? Scientists like Kenyon think so. Through her groundbreaking research with roundworms, she discovered disabling a single gene doubled the life span of the worm. This led to the realization that the rate of aging is ...
This seminar has sold out. However you can still listen to the live audio stream HERE.Tune in at 7:30 PST on Monday August 2nd.President of the Royal Society, England's Astronomer Royal, Lord Martin Rees brings a lifetime of cosmological inquiry to a crucial question: What if human success on Earth ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Lunar Impact! NASA's LCROSS MissionOur nearest celestial neighbor is our Moon which harbors many secrets in planetary science. The LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) mission's objectives were to study a permanently shadowed region near a pole of the Moon. Science goals included investigating the presence or absence of water on the Moon ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Seniors, $6 Members
