Elementary Particles of SuperconductivityProf. Assa Auerbach of Technion, Israel, will give the 1/18/11 Physics/Applied Physics colloquium, entitled, "Elementary Particles of Superconductivity"
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Four Ideas for a Better InternetStanford Law School and Harvard Law School are pleased to invite you to a special reception and event on the Stanford campus, featuring four TED-style talks drawn from the Difficult Problems in Cyberspace seminar, a joint venture of Harvard Law School and Stanford Law School. Bringing together esteemed thinkers and ...
Davidow explains how the success of the Internet has also created a set of hazards, in effect overconnecting us, with the direst of consequences. Davidow explains everything from the recent subprime mortgage crisis to the financial meltdown of Iceland, asserting that much of it can be traced to the fact ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Free 2-session Climate Action WorkshopJoin us for a fun, informative, and interactive Climate Action Workshop series. During two sessions, you will: Consider ways to reduce your ecological footprint and make changes in your community; Take action (as much or as little as you choose); Access the wisdom, advice, and collaboration of your community members ...
Imagining the river basins of the future, what do we want from our rivers, lakes and wetlands? What are our priorities for organizing and managing the tapestry of forests, farming, towns and cities that give river basins their character, and shape the goods and services we receive from them? How ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Free Members
Bloom Box: Bringing NASA Technology Down to EarthK.R. Sridhar, Principal, co-founder and chief executive officer, at Bloom Energy will be speaking on how the technology he developed at NASA helped in the creation of the Bloom Box.The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, visit http://researchpark.arc.nasa.gov.
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Leakey Lecture: Neanderthals Deciphered Neanderthals were the first fossil hominins discovered and, since then, have been the most studied. However, it is only in the last two decades that entirely new techniques have made new and fascinating insights into their biology and behavior possible. Beyond their odd anatomy, we are now able to explore ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Seniors, CAS & Leaky Fndn Members
Science at the Theater: The Future of Fuel: Local Solutions to Global Energy ChallengesFrom the sun to your gas tank: A new breed of biofuels may help solve the global energy challenge and reduce the impact of fossil fuels on global climate change.KTVU Channel 2 Health and Science Editor John Fowler will moderate a panel consisting of Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) CEO Jay ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: FREE
New Horizons: NASA's Historic Mission to the Pluto System and Beyond In 2006 NASA launched a sophisticated robotic explorer to make the first reconnaissance of planet Pluto and its moons, three billion miles from the Sun. That spacecraft is called New Horizons. The principal investigator of New Horizons, Dr. Alan Stern, will describe the mission, it's full objectives, and will describe ...
