Free Wednesday at Cal AcademyFree admission is available to visitors on the third Wednesday of every month, through the generosity of The Bernard Osher Foundation. Admission is on a first come, first served basis, and early arrival is recommended due to the likelihood of high demand. Also, please note that final entry to the ...
Dan Miller, cofounder and partner, the Roda Group, a Berkeley VC firm; former president of Ask Jeeves; and investor in Solazyme, a company that grows and converts algae to fuel, cosmetics, and other products, will speak about the opportunities and need for clean tech to counter climate change brought on ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free ($15 General, $10 Students for opt. lunch)
Access to suborbital space, the realm above 100 km altitude, by vehicles not traveling fast enough to go into orbit about the planet, has a long history, from the 1950's early unmanned scientific sounding rockets for meteorological and upper atmosphere studies, to Alan Shepard's historic Freedom 7 flight 50 years ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Summer Fun Days: Dinos and Their Young FestivalTravel back in time to discover how dinosaurs cared for their young. Compare your footprints with those of a T.rex, examine models of dinosaur eggs, and create a mural. Uncover fossils and compare them with bones of a modern vertebrate, and assemble life-size dinosaur-skeleton puzzles.
In 2008, the mayors of Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose pledged to make the Bay Area the "electric vehicle (EV) capital of the United States." Join Bob Hayden of the SF Department of the Environment and Ron Miguel of the SF planning commission to hear our progress in achieving ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5 General, Free members
Brain Plasticity Across the Lifespan It is now known that our brain changes structurally and functionally in response to our interactions with our environment throughout our lives, not just during critical times like childhood. This modern perspective is called neuroplasticity and scientists are actively exploring the intricacies of this phenomenon. Gazzaley discusses new theories on ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 students
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 Members in advance
Cosmic Wisdom: An Astronomer Looks at Human History...and Our Future ProspectsJoin Dr. Sandra Faber, University Professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz and staff member of the UCO/Lick Observatory, for a presentation on Cosmic Wisdom: An Astronomer Looks at Human History...and Our Future Prospects. Using breathtaking images and computer simulations, Faber will tell the story ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #13: History of Guitars, Science in The Simpsons, and the National Ignition FacilitySchool may be out for the summer, but we're not! And what true nerd ever looked forward to summer vacation, anyway? This month's Nite is a total dork fantasyland: bizarre guitars, 192 giant laser beams, and The Simpsons teaching science. Be there or be square!"Strum und Twang: A Brief History ...
