Technology: Transforming the Regulatory EndeavorThe Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and Berkeley Technology Law Journal, in conjunction with the UC Berkeley Center for Law Energy & the Environment, School of Information, and Goldman School of Public Policy will host a symposium on March 3, 2011 to address the ways that technological developments are ...
Since Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.Speaker: Sudhakar ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Park Academy: Botanical Latin Park Academy: Botanical LatinDate: Thursday, March 3, 2011 Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Address:Natural Resource Building, 1216 Ralston Ave., The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129Botanical Latin – Omigosh! It's a dead language, but it's still aliiiive! With a background in languages and experience at New York Botanical Garden, Al ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
TRUST Security Seminar: Coping with Malice in Wireless and Vehicular NetworksAs networking becomes increasingly prevalent, malicious network behavior can no longer be ignored. In this talk, I will describe my work on dealing with malicious behavior in three different areas: wireless broadcast, medium access control in wireless networks, and malicious messages in vehicular safety networks. Broadcast jamming is a challenging ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
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 ...
HPs Central Nervous System for the Earth (CeNSE) is a project involving multiple HP groups focused on enabling a planetary system of a trillion nanoscale sensors and actuators embedded in the environment and the networks to exchange their information among analysis engines, storage systems and end users. The massive amounts ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Stress: The New Biological Clock – How We Can Turn It BackGroundbreaking science by Nobel Prize Winner Elizabeth Blackburn and health psychologist Elissa Epel links psychological stress not only with disease but directly with aging, all the way down to our cells – in particular, our "telomeres," the caps on the ends of our chromosomes that protect our DNA and a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: : $8 members, $20 non-members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco. Beers and Books is a social event co-hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Cafe Borrone http://www.cafeboronne.com/ between Kepler's Books and the British Banker's Club! Look for the black balloon.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Chevron Oil in Kazakhstan's Caspian SeaThe Bay Area's Chevron oil company is the largest private producer of oil in the Republic of Kazakhstan and is the largest private stakeholder in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium Pipeline which spans 990 miles! Berkeley's non-profit organization, the Center for Safe Energy, of Earth Island Institute is hosting a delegation ...
Def Story Slam joins us tonight for Buggin' Out, a story slam that takes a fun look at the world of insects. There will be music, advocacy workshops, insects and best of all – your stories about bugs! Partnering with the Collective Liberation Tour, the Insect News Network, Pesticide Watch, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Wander through somnambulant filmscapes, cozy up to an experimental bunk bed chat, or examine a troubling case of nyctalopia, also known as "night blindness." Explore what happens in your own subconscious when you're sleeping, or simply let yourself be lulled by the siren song of the humpback whale. We hope ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Free Members
A Primer to Competitive Electricity Markets: Smart Markets for a Smart GridSpeaker: Shmuel Oren, UC BerkeleyPart of the Spring 2011 i4Energy Seminar Series. Live broadcast at mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast; Questions can be sent via Yahoo IM to username: citrisevents. The schedule for the spring i4energy series is at http://www.citris-uc.org/events/i4energy-spring2011.
Optimal Global Dynamic Carbon AbatementI investigate the optimal distribution of greenhouse gas emission reductions over time and between regions. Chichilnisky and Heal (1994) and Sandmo (2006) have shown that optimal marginal abatement costs should differ between different countries if no lump-sum transfers between those countries are possible. I extend their static result to a ...
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has mapped the sky in infrared light, searching for asteroids, the nearest and coolest stars, the origins of stellar and planetary systems, and the most luminous galaxies in the Universe. WISE is an unmanned satellite carrying an infrared-sensitive telescope that images the entire sky, ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Saturday, 03/05/11
The Return to the Sea: The evolution of marine mammalsBoth morphological and molecular data tell us that the ancestors of the marine mammals were terrestrial, and that their various marine lifestyles have evolved independently at least seven times! Each lineage shows shared as well as unique evolutionary solutions to the challenges of living in water affecting their breathing, locomotion, ...
Bedtime with the Beasts is a special overnight program for youth groups (ages 6-18) and their chaperones. An Oakland Zoo education specialist will lead your group on an evening hike around the zoo where you'll get a look at what the zoo is like after all of the guests leave. ...
Where: OaklandCost: $60
Of Tools and 10s: A Celebration of Works by Charles and Ray EamesThrough their furniture and industrial designs, films, exhibitions, toys and architecture, American designers Charles and Ray Eames applied a special blend of playful and intellectual curiosity toward a diverse range of subjects. In 1977 they created Powers of Ten, a breathtaking film exploring the relative scale of the universe in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Efficiency and RenewablesA popular energy workshop is making a repeat performance. The first go-round was a conference on the physics of sustainable energy held at the University of California in Berkeley in March 2008, and the proceedings were published as #1044 in the AIP Conference Series. (For a review of the proceedings, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: TBA
SMCAS Star Party Come out and bring the kids for a mind expanding look at the universe.Setup of telescopes begins around sunset, with observations beginning about 1 hour later.
Where: San CarlosCost: Free
Sunday, 03/06/11
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 the smallest of creatures have the largest impact on the ecosystem. We'll filter a mud sample and use our microscopes to investigate the ...
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of World War II In 1942, when computers were human and women were underestimated, a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. Sixty-five years later their story has finally been told. The Computer History Museum welcomes filmmaker LeAnn Erickson during her year long screening tour of ...
Status of XFEL/SPring-8 Construction and Beam CommissioningBeam commissioning of XFEL/SPring-8 has been started from February 21, 2011. I would like to report recent news from the beam commissioning team, and look back R&Ds and machine construction. XFEL/SPring-8 machine is based on unique technologies; (1) Single-crystal thermionic-cathode electron gun, (2) High gradient C-band accelerator and (3) In-vacuum ...
Transportation consumes two-thirds of the world's petroleum and has become the largest contributor to global environmental change. Most of this increase in scale can be attributed to the strong desire for personal mobility that comes with economic growth. This talk will cover the past and future travel demand; the influence ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
March LASER Event6:30pm-6:45pm: Socializing/networking. Anyone in the audience is welcome to describe in 30 seconds what they are working on.6:45-7:10pm: Henrik Bennetsen (Katalabs) on "What the next phase of the web could mean"In its first two decades the web has had a profound impact on how we work and collaborate. With the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Sudden Oak Death in the East Bay -- Where is it? What can we do?The invasive disease that threatens California's oak woodlands has reached the East Bay hills, as experts race to learn more about it. Dr. Brice McPherson, UC Berkeley forestry specialist, explains how the disease is spreading locally; Dr. Matteo Garbelotto, plant scientist and pathogen expert at UC Berkeley, discusses progress in ...
Where: AlbanyCost: Free
Remarkable Creatures – The Making of The Fittest Conversations at the Herbst: Sean B. Carroll In Conversation With Mark HertsgaardSean B. Carroll is an award-winning scientist, author, and educator. He is currently Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics and an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Wisconsin. His research has centered on the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $18 Members
Tuesday, 03/08/11
The Influence of Scientific Knowledge and Thinking on Classroom TeachingIn many higher education courses students are judged with the help of certain objective but also subjective criteria by the teachers. Yet, this may be not sufficient for equal appraisal of idiosyncratic ways of acquiring knowledge. After an analysis of thinking styles and tacit knowing of scientists, the presentation will ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
How 'Clean' is Natural Gas? - Hydrofracking, GHGs, and the Lack of Federal OversightJoanne Spalding, Managing Attorney in the Sierra Club's San Francisco office, will discuss the regulation and environmental impacts of the natural gas boom going on across America. While natural gas burns cleaner than other fossil fuels (and therefore contributes less to greenhouse gas emissions), natural gas exploration and production come ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Using eye movements to probe brain function and dysfunctionThe saccadic eye movement system is extremely well understood and flexible control of saccades requires brain areas from the brainstem up to prefrontal cortex. Patients with damage or dysfunction in these eye movement circuits have abnormal control of eye movements that can be exploited to understand diseases processes. This talk ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Two Mysteries of SuperconductivityProf.Louis Taillefer of the Candian Institute for Advanced Research will give the Mar. 8, 2011 Applied Physics/Physics colloquium entitled, "The Two Mysteries of Superconductivity."
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Stereoscopic-3D: looking at the next decadeAfter multiple decades of wand waiving and fizzling, 2010 felt like a real inflection point for Stereoscopic-3D. Significance of this major transition in visualization from 2D-to-3D is profound. After all, nature has equipped human kind with binocular vision – it is the limitation of technology that has kept our civilization ...
Where: San JoseCost: $2 for food
The Panic Virus – The Story Behind Autism & VaccinesIn 1998 Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist with a history of self-promotion, published a paper with a shocking allegation: the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine might cause autism. The media seized hold of the story and, in the process, helped to launch one of the most devastating health scares ever. In the years ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
The Selam and Lucy Species Used Tools: Cutting Edge Research on Some Ancient Cuts Pritzker Lecture: Humans evolved as a result of a series of key anatomical and behavioral transformations following their divergence from the chimpanzees, about 7 million years ago. Understanding what makes us human today therefore depends on how much we know about the processes and evolutionary mechanisms that made us who ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Seniors, Free Members
Small planets are common: evidence from the Eta-Earth Survey and the Kepler missionMost planets are thought to form through the 'core accretion' process. This process can be probed by comparing the occurrence rates of extrasolar planets of different masses and orbital distances. Until recently, the evidence was limited to massive, Jovian planets. This talk will focus on recent results that probe much ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Wednesday, 03/09/11
Garden StrollersJoin Molly Bolt, Botanical Garden docent and mom with her son Rowan, on this special tour of the Garden for parents and children under 3. Children must be in a stroller or carrier for the tour portion. Meets in front of the Garden Shop. Registration requested.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Engineering Hope with Biomimetic Microelectronic SystemsSpeaker: Wentai Liu, Professor and Campus Director of NSF-ERC on Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems, UC Santa CruzLive broadcast at mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast. Questions can be sent via Yahoo IM to username: citrisevents. The complete schedule for the spring semester is online at http://www.citris-uc.org/events/RE-spring2011. All talks may be viewed on our YouTube channel
Defending at Risk Species: Addressing the Threats to Atlantic Bluefin TunaOften viewed merely as a sushi delicacy (a single tuna sold for almost $396,000 in January of this year), Atlantic bluefin tuna are increasingly at risk of extinction from overfishing, pollution, and habitat destruction. However the species is not currently listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), even though the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Towards a Citizen Internet: the Opportunity for Civic SoftwareThe last decade has seen the organic growth of the web as a platform, enabling near-frictionless community-building, social communication, and collective action. But the institutions citizens support to represent our collective will and achieve our common goals have been left behind, largely by their own design. Today, several factors are ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Sealing Buildings - Insulation, Moisture, AirThe relationship between air sealing, insulation and moisture are inseparable.In this presentation, you will learn about: * The Green Code's mandatory measures * Similarities and differences to GreenPoint Rated * Reasons to go beyond code * Ways local government can keep their GreenPoint Rated policy * How the Green Code ...
Where: San RafaelCost: $15 General, $10 members in advance
What are kids doing about their future in a world with a swelling population, receding glaciers and weird weather? There's a move afoot to activate 100 million boy and girl scouts to develop skills for more sustainable living. Activists such as 16-year-old Loorz are calling on adults to use bolder ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
'Collapse'This National Geographic Channel film about the collapse of civilizations is based primarily on Jared Diamond's and Joseph Tainter's monumental scientific works on this subject. Nat Geo, following Diamond and Tainter, talks of the upcoming collapse of our own civilization not just to be negatively sensational but to make a ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5 Donation
Fungal Communication and the Formation of Hyphal NetworksHyphal interconnected networks is a hallmark of the growth habit of filamentous ascomycete and basidiomycete species. Glass has been working on the mechanisms of how fungi form an interconnected hyphal network and in understanding the benefits (nutrient translocation, organelle translocation, colony interactions, developmental coordination) that are associated with network formation.Speaker: ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Saturn's Moon Titan: A World with Rivers, Lakes, and Possibly Even LifeTitan, Saturn's largest satellite, is the only moon with a thick atmosphere. The Cassini mission, now orbiting Saturn, has sent back remarkable images and information from Titan, revealing one of the most intriguing and surprising worlds in the entire solar system. In many ways, Titan is a cold twin of ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free
Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the WorldWe're going to see games tackling women's rights. We're going to see games around climate change. We're going to see games around medical innovation that doctors are going to play.- Jane McGonigal In 1988, when Jane McGonigal was 10, she started gaming for fun on a Commodore 64 computer. Twenty-two ...
The monthly Reason 4 Reason Skeptical Speaker Series kicks off in March The monthly Reason 4 Reason Skeptical Speaker Series kicks off in March - Please join us and tell fellow skeptics!Talking to True BelieversWhen skeptics meet true believers, even the simplest questions can create conflict. As co-host of the Oprah Winfrey Network's "Miracle Detectives", Dr. Indre Viskontas has had the unique ...
Now in its eighth year, the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival celebrates the sea with inspirational films that increase our appreciation of the oceans that surround us. Come view the beauty and mysteries of the ocean, experience the thrill of saltwater sports, explore coastal cultures, and pause to reflect on ...
