Don Edward's Go Wild! for KidsDid you know that there is a 30,000 acre wildlife refuge right here in the South Bay? Or that it is home to over 280 species of birds each year? Join us as we learn more about Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge with stories and fun activities.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
How to Create and Trap AntihydrogenProf. Joel Fajans of UC Berkeley will give the April 12, 2011 Physics/Applied Physics colloquium, entitled, "How to Create and Trap Anti-Hydrogen"
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Science of Geniuses: The 2010 MacArthur Genius Grant Winners"They are explorers and risk takers, contributing to their fields and to society in innovative, impactful ways. They provide us all with inspiration and hope for the future," said MacArthur President Robert Gallucci. The celebrated MacArthur Fellows Program awards "Genius" grants to exceptional inventors, innovators and creative talents. The winners ...
Where: LafayetteCost: $22 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Earth Day NightLifeKick off Earth Day with a green-themed NightLife, featuring music, cocktails, the opening of artist Michael Bartalos' installation Handle with Care, and a presentation and book signing with photographer Sharon Beals, whose photographs of the Academy's nest and egg collection are featured in her new book, Nests: Fifty Nests and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Saving Sea Turtles Today - Costa Rica to AustraliaSea turtle experts will highlight the latest science, threats and actions to protect endangered sea turtles from California to Costa Rica to Australia -- direct from the recent international sea turtle symposium in San Diego.Panelists: Glenn McFarlane, Conservation Volunteers Australia; Teri Shore, Program Director, Turtle Island Restoration Network; Dr. Chris ...
The film 'The Next Frontier: Engineering the Golden Age of Green' cuts through the debate about global warming and climate change. This documentary takes the viewer around the world in search of technologies and policies that will address our dependence on foreign oil. All over the world, ordinary people are ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About AmberLecture and demonstration by Ron Cauble and Alex Brown with many samples and stories. Baltic, Dominican Republic, and Chiapas amber along with Madagascar and Colombian copal will be covered.
Where: BerkeleyCost:
The Molecular CookbookChristian Schwarz presents "The Molecular Cookbook - A down-to-earth guide to understanding DNA technology and its applications in mushroom taxonomy."
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Mystery of Laguna DoloresA reexamination of the "now vanished" lake at the heart of the founding myth of San Francisco. Christopher Richard, Curator of Aquatic Biology at Oakland Museum, brings modern understanding of the city's hydrology to bear on his retranslation of the historical documents of the founding father of Mission Dolores.
