West Coast Green ConferenceWest Coast Green Is The Premier Conference on Green Innovation for the Built Environment.Join 11,000 thought leaders and forward thinkers at the drawing board for a cleaner, brighter future.Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2010 Fort Mason Center | San FranciscoVisit the event website for full schedule, speakers, and highlights.
Where: San FranciscoCost: See website
Pathways to a Sustainable Energy Future: The Philomathia Foundation Symposium at BerkeleyA who's who of UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab energy and climate scientists with leading international expertsCan we emulate the ability of green plants to harness solar energy? Can we create intelligent materials, buildings, and even entire communities that generate their own energy? Can we put a price on greenhouse ...
Buffalo Field Campaign Roadshow – A Night for the BuffaloGet together with Buffalo Field Campaign for an evening of story telling, video, and music inspired by America's last wild buffalo. Learn about the campaign to stop the slaughter of Yellowstone's wild buffalo herd from BFC co-founder Mike Mease and enjoy the music of Phoenix After Buffalo and Good Shield.
Stars are forming all around us, all the time. While a few are clumped into well-known groups, the vast majority seem to be randomly scattered throughout space. However, we have discovered that all stars are in fact born into compact groups. These primordial clusters can only be seen with the aid ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Saturday, 10/02/10
West Coast Green ConferenceWest Coast Green Is The Premier Conference on Green Innovation for the Built Environment.Join 11,000 thought leaders and forward thinkers at the drawing board for a cleaner, brighter future.Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2010 Fort Mason Center | San FranciscoVisit the event website for full schedule, speakers, and highlights.
Where: San FranciscoCost: See website
Pathways to a Sustainable Energy Future: The Philomathia Foundation Symposium at BerkeleyA who's who of UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab energy and climate scientists with leading international expertsCan we emulate the ability of green plants to harness solar energy? Can we create intelligent materials, buildings, and even entire communities that generate their own energy? Can we put a price on greenhouse ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Berkeley Lab's Open HouseCome Discover Science on the HillEver wonder how biofuels are produced, cool roofs and smart windows reduce energy use, the Internet was created, or supernovas are discovered? Families, community members, and others who want to learn the answers to these and other scientific questions are invited to attend Berkeley Lab's ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Saturday Night Stargazing — on the LHS PlazaSee the Moon, Planets, Stars, Galaxies and MoreStargaze through astronomical telescopes Ask questions and talk with amateur astronomers Learn how to use a star map to find constellations Share in the wonder of the universe with your friends Saturday Night Stargazing is a free public viewing program sponsored by LHS ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
SMCAS Star PartyThe City of San Carlos Department of Parks and Recreation and the San Mateo County Astronomical Society have open Star Parties twice a month. Note that inclement weather (clouds, excessive wind and showers) will cause the event to be canceled without notice.If you have kids interested in space or planets ...
Where: San CarlosCost: Free
Sunday, 10/03/10
Youth Science Institute Wildlife FestivalHold a snake, touch a toad, and meet hawks, owls and other animals! Join us at the Youth Science Institute’s Wildlife Festival. Food and fun throughout the day. Families can participate in wildlife programs, hands-on science activities and crafts. This is a great place to see flying raptors, slithering snakes ...
DARK MATTER SUBSTRUCTURE IN THE MILKY WAYDr. Michael Kuhlen of the University of California, Berkeley will discuss how the amount and spatial distribution of dark matter substructure in the Milky Way halo provide unique information and clues on the galaxy assembly process and the nature of the dark matter.
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
What is Quantum Chaos?The study of quantum chaos is the search for manifestations of classical chaotic behaviour on the quantum level. I will explain how this can be seen in connecting the structure of fractal repellers with the decay of waves. No PDE, dynamical systems, or quantum mechanics background is necessary to grasp ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Home energy management: Smart Grid Meets the InternetIn the Fall of 2009, Stanford won a $7m grant from ARPA-Energy to develop and test new methods for getting residential energy consumers more engaged in conservation. Stanford is bringing together new insights in technology; pricing and behavioral economics; user interfaces and social networking to trigger and sustain long-term energy ...
Mark Hurd, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, said in June 2009 that more data will be generated in the next four years than in the entire history of the planet. He wasn't kidding! In the summer of 2010, 24 hours of video was being uploaded to YouTube every minute, 50 ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Portioning California's Water for Farms, Fish & FamiliesWhat food professionals, chefs, restauranteurs and consumers should know about urgent water issues in California. A panel of experts will discuss: How has CA reached the brink of a water crisis? What are the most crucial water issues? What are the best solutions? How are decisions about water use made, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 General, $10 Students
Benjamin Dean Lecture - Making Sense of the Dynamic Universe in the Synoptic Survey EraViewing the night sky with sufficient sensitivity, everything in the Universe appears to change in brightness and position. To understand this rich diversity of time-variable sources, astronomers must tame a data deluge, soon to be explored by projects such as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). Scientists will need to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Oysters in the BayMarine biologist Andrew Cohen offers a surprising new story about oysters in the San Francisco Bay. The series is a part of the Close To Home, Seeing Connections in Nature.
Where: OaklandCost: $7
Tuesday, 10/05/10
The Artemis Gene: At the Crossroads of Immunity and DNA RepairSpeaker: Steve Yannone, Ph.D., Life Sciences Division, LBNLUCB staff and students can use their UC ID card to obtain access to LBNL off-site shuttle buses and do not need to RSVP; Others, and those who plan to arrive by car, need to RSVP to arrange site-access. RSVP by calling Ciccina ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Off Grid Energy Solutions In Developing Countries Speaker Series· Provides portable solar electric power for municipal hospitals in developing countries in order to reduce maternal mortality rates and improve hospital conditions· Over the past year the organization has provided solar electric power to over 9 developing countries worldwideAt the event Hal Aronson, Co-Founder of We Care Solar, will ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Composting VermacompostHome Composting for Busy People!Conducted by Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority.Preregistration required.
Davis blows the lid off what she asserts is the cell phone industry's abuse of science. It isn't just about brain cancer, says Davis: cell phones damage DNA, break down the brain's defenses, reduce sperm count, and increase memory loss. Radio frequency radiation from phones is especially threatening to children, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members
Nonprofits and Innovation: How Technology, Social Media and Community are Transforming How We Solve Social ProblemsSpeaker: Perla Ni, CEO, GreatNonprofitsPerla Ni, CEO of GreatNonprofits and Founder of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, will present a brief history of the role of nonprofits in social innovation – including some social innovations that had significant downsides. Many of these social innovators brought together ideas from different fields, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Mars dichotomy: Brought to you by a mega impact One of the largest features on Mars is its hemispheric dichotomy: the difference in crater density, elevation (~4 km), and crustal thickness (~30 km) between the Northern Lowlands and the Southern Highlands. Recent impact cratering simulations show that the ~10,000 km diameter Lowlands can be formed by a single large ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
CANCELED - A Clean Energy Future for the AmericasDaniel M. Kammen is the Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy at the University of California, Berkeley, where he holds appointments in the Energy and Resources Group, the Goldman School of Public Policy, and the department of Nuclear Engineering. Kammen is the founding director of the Renewable and Appropriate ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $10 general, at the door, free members
Interactive Evolution of Camouflage Computational models of complex natural systems, even if quite abstract, can help to understand the natural system and can lead to new bio-inspired computer techniques. This talk describes an abstract model simulating the evolution of camouflage due to vision-based predation. For a given background image, it synthesizes camouflage patterns which ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Grand ChallengeSpeaker: Franklin M. ("Lynn") Orr, Jr. became the director of the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford upon its establishment in 2009. He served as director of the Global Climate and Energy Project from 2002 to 2008. Orr was the Chester Naramore Dean of the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford ...
Join tech pioneer, sociologist and provocative author, Ted Nelson, in a free reading, lecture, Q&A, and book signing at the release of his latest work "POSSIPLEX: Movies, Intellect, Creative Control, My Computer Life and the Fight for Civilization". Nelson, who has worked for more than fifty years to make computers ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free with admission
Civilization on Six Legs: The Complex Societies of Ants and HoneybeesCan human beings really improve our group decision making by imitating the democracy of honeybees? Are ants truly considered the highest form of insect evolution? Join Litquake and the California Academy of Sciences as we present two leading experts for a fascinating and thrilling discussion of our planet's smallest and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 Members, $12 Seniors & Members
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)Most American processed foods now contain new aberrant proteins from Recombinant DNA technology. Are GMOs contributing to our health crisis? Come find out the facts in this talk by Jeffery Smith. Jeffery is an authority on GMOs and the author of Seeds of Deception and Genetic Roulette. Q&A will follow.
Where: San RafaelCost: $10
Mountain Lion Community Meeting Zara McDonald, the Executive Director of Felidae Conservation Fund will discuss the Mountain Lion Incident that occurred on August 31 in North Berkeley. She will also discuss the research and educational work currently underway with the Bay Area Puma Project, the first major study of mountain lions in the Bay Area.Marian Zimmer ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Using fossils to help predict the response of ecosystems to climate changeHuman activity has direct and indirect effects on the biosphere. The direct effects are due to immediate disturbance, such as the making of dam, the building of a city, or the clearing of a forest. The indirect effects can be global (climate change) or local (ecological fragmentation due to growth ...
Where: AlbanyCost: FREE
The Cosmic Distance LadderProfessor Terence Tao, Fields medal winner, answers the question: How do we know the distances from the earth to the sun and moon, from the sun to the other planets, and from the sun to other stars and distant galaxies? In this talk, he presents some methods of measurement that ...
NPS Staff Experiences from the BP Oil Spill ResponseCome hear the stories of these NPS staff who participated in the Gulf Oil Spill response in roles ranging from volunteer coordination and incident command, to natural resources protection in the field. Speakers: Marie Denn, Marcus Koenen, Darren Fong, John DiGregoria, Mark Rudo, Melanie Gunn, and Sarah Codde
Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour Experience the wildlife and natural beauty that make Younger Lagoon an exceptional local treasure on this docent-led tour to the lagoon and its beach habitat. Learn about the ongoing research and habitat restoration work that help this vital habitat thrive. Tour includes a short hike and is best suited for ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Analysis of Transcriptomes by Deep SequencingGenome-wide studies of transcriptional phenomena in individual tissues is now possible with the recent advent of deep, or next-generation, sequencing technology. We have developed computational methods for analyzing such data, including the alignment tool GSNAP for mapping short reads to a genome and a pipeline GSTRUCT for inferring gene structures ...
Over the next decade, the computational performance expectations set by the information technology industry will require an entirely new approach to interconnect architectures and implementations. Commercial computational and data bandwidth requirements are expected to reach the petaflop/second range (and perhaps as high as an exaflop/second), and the physics of copper ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
New Materials for Green Innovations - Materials and the Challenges of Environmental IssuesWith examples such as carbon fiber composites for aircraft and new membrane technologies for water treatment, Dr. Tomoya "Tomo" Yamashiki, Director of Corporate Research and Business Development, Toray Industries (America), discusses the importance of materials innovation and the challenges of putting emerging technologies into commercial markets in order to address ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Exploratorium After Dark: Sol System: An Alternative Energy ExplorationOld Sol isn't the only alternative energy source (good news for foggy San Francisco). On Thursday, October 7, Sol System: An Alternative Energy Exploration will feature organizations, objects, and activities involved with alternative energy sources. Among the featured exhibits will be a 22-foot-tall flower cum solar panel that opens and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Free Members
NightLife Craft NightThis week, get those creative juices flowing with a cocktail, and then dive into a variety of reusable materials from SCRAP SF to create funky art installations for your living room, a mask for Halloween, or even your own eco-friendly cards. Plus, caricatures by Big Al, magic by Brad Barton, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Panel Discussion on Synthetic Biology and CleantechThe Bay Area Bioinformatics Forum is partnering with the Harvard Club Cleantech Thought Leader Series to present a panel discussion on "Synthetic Biology and Cleantech: Can "artificial life" save real life and the planet?"The Harvard Club of San Francisco invites you to the sixth installment of the Cleantech Thought Leader Series. Join ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $45 General $25 Members advance
Aeronautics: Flying More Efficiently and Safely 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
'Sartorial Creatures' Opening Reception with artist Monique MotilMonique Motil's bestiary of well-dressed monstrosities draws on her skill as a doll maker, costumer and sculptor, along with her love of anatomy and the natural sciences. Get into the Halloween spirit early- we always do! Costumes not required (but always encouraged) for her opening reception.
Where: BerkeleyCost: FREE
New Insights into Breast Cancer Treatment and SurvivorshipWe invite you to join us for this insightful and informative lecture, part of our Cancer Awareness Series sponsored by Stanford Hospital & Clinics Cancer Supportive Care Program.Panel:Frederick Dirbas, MD - Moderator; David Spiegel, MD - "Survivorship"; Leah Millheiser, MD - "Female Sexual Medicine"; Irene Wapnir, MD - "New Developments ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Seymour Center Ken Norris Memorial LectureThis year's Ken Norris series will be a single panel discussion with four UCSC researchers reflecting the achievements, and lessons learned over the last 10 years in marine science.The panel will include Dr. Gary Griggs (coastal geology), Dr. Mark Carr (coastal biology), Dr. Mary Silver (biological oceanography), and Dr. Sharon ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: $4 Members, $3 Kids, Included in Admission others
