The Hubble Space Telescope recently finished taking the deepest image of the Universe ever in the near-infrared. This unique new image was assembled from data taken in 2009 and 2010, and has enabled us to look billions of years back in time to find some of the earliest galaxies that ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
The History of Magnetic Striped Media TechnologyMagnetic striped media are used by more than 80% of the world's population. They are swiped through slot readers more than 50 billion times a year. They are used for financial transactions, automatic teller machines, mass transit access, identification, and access control devices. Their information content is specified by national ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
The Top Tourist Sights of the Solar System: Where Bill Gates' Great-Granddaughter Might Go on Her HoneymoonAstronomer and popular lecturer Andrew Fraknoi will explore the most intriguing future tourist destinations among the planets and moons in our cosmic neighborhood, including the 4,000 mile lava channel on Venus, the towering Mount Olympus volcano on Mars (three times the height of Mount Everest), and the awesome Verona Cliffs ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Go Wild! Kids Nature ProgramDid you know that there is a 30,000 acre wildlife refuge right here in the South Bay? 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
Insect Discovery LabExplore the fantastic lives of beetles, millipedes, tarantulas, walking sticks, whip scorpions and more! Join us for the opportunity to meet these amazing bugs up-close.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
'The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil'The movie offers a fascinating look at Cuba's transition from a highly industrial society to a sustainable one. Cuba became, for them, a living example of how a country can successfully traverse what we all will have to deal with sooner or later, the reduction and loss of finite fossil ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Golden State Star PartyGolden State StarParty 2011 The Golden State Star Party is a 4 night dark sky event held each summer at Frosty Acres Ranch in North-Eastern California, near Mount Lassen, alongside rural Adin, California. GSSP has dark skies from horizon to horizon, and room for 100s of astronomers.Wednesday June 29 through Sunday, July ...
