Smart Power: Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric UtilitiesThis April Peter released his second book, Smart Power: Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric Utilities. Smart Power examines the industry's technology, cost characteristics, and ability to function as a sustainable business. The book reviews the current prospects for long-term power generation alternatives, from solar panels ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Genomic Signatures of Natural Selection and Adaptation to Climate Change in the SeaA key question about climate change is the extent to which natural selection and adaptation may help populations evolve new environmental tolerance during rapid shifts in temperature and ocean acidity. Data on divergence patterns are beginning to come from genome-wide comparsions, and can show how selection accelerates divergence across the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Get Trained to Lead Your Own Climate Action Workshop Series! 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
NightLife Carnival: Science Tarot, Velocity Circus, and Mad Science Come one, come all. This edition of NightLife transforms the Academy into a unique carnival of science, art, and music.Witness the official launch party of Science Tarot , a creative science communication project that combines science, art and mythology into a tarot deck to engage and awaken people's curiosity about ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Green Technologies: Sustainable Ames/Sustainable California NASA Ames Research is hosting a lecture series called "What Has NASA Done For You Lately?" that is free and open to the public. Please arrive at 6:30 p.m. at the NASA Ames Exploration Center to get a ticket and then proceed to the auditorium.
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Opportunities in the Changing World of Healthcare With healthcare costs skyrocketing, there is more urgent need for more cost-effective methods for delivering care. One class of solutions is focused on early and less expensive interventions using information technology and consumer medical electronics. As a result, there are new and interesting business and professional opportunities at the convergence ...
Where: EmeryvilleCost: $10 General, $5 Member donation
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Dinosaurs But Were Afraid To AskMike Fredericks will draw on his 17 years of experience as creator, editor, and publisher of Prehistoric Times magazine to answer all of your dinosaur-related questions. Mike has also illustrated over a dozed dinosaur books and a number of nature programs, and will talk about the challenge of dinosaur art ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: FREE
New Developments in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate CancerStanford Hospital & Clinics presents a new lecture in its Cancer Awareness Series - "New Developments in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer." Every year over 232,090 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, and about 30,350 die. If detected early, prostate cancer is often treatable. This free event will feature Dr. Joseph ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Story of STRAW – Students and Teachers Restoring a WatershedThis remarkable and inspiring documentary is about fourth grade students in Marin County and their inspired teachers taking on the challenge of saving the endangered California freshwater shrimp and restoring a watershed, and in the process reconnecting community and energizing education.And Earth Island Institute's director of Restoration Initiatives, Ariana Katovich ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $10 Advance, $20 Door
Nerd Nite SF #5: Penguins, Fishy Politics, and the Art of the PickupFrom the cute to the slippery to the predatory, this month's Nerd Nite is pretty wild!Penguins: The True Chicken of the SeaDespite being almost universally loved, penguins are easy to parody. They walk funny and we laugh at them when they trip. They wear tuxedos. They're birds, but different. Brooke ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $8
Science Comedian Brian Malow - Live at the Purple OnionJoin science comedian Brian Malow for an evening of science humor in a classic San Francisco venue - The Purple Onion in Northbeach.8pm, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010Get tickets here!For more information about Brian, visit ScienceComedian.com .Or find him on YouTube: www.youtube.com/sciencecomedianOr Twitter: www.twitter.com/sciencecomedianThe Purple Onion140 Columbus AvenueSan Francisco, CA 94133(415) 956-1653Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/129964
