'Our Environment in Miniature':: Dust and the Early 20th-Century Forensic ImaginationThe high-tech world of crime scene investigation has captured the public imagination. Stimulated in large part by the introduction of DNA profiling in the mid-1980s, and repeatedly reinforced through heroic representations in newspapers, crime novels and highly-rated television show, we are fully aware of the contours of this investigative landscape: ...
Harvest the RainIf we want thriving landscapes, abundant food, strong communities, and sustainable economies, we can start by treasuring the rain. Join Nate Downey, author of the newly published book Harvest the Rain for a talk and book-signing event as he shares thoughts and strategies for taking advantage of rain, a precious ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Come to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe!Foothill Observatory Friday Evening ProgramCome to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe!Foothill Observatory is open for public viewing every clear Friday evening from 9:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Visitors can view the wonders of the universe through the observatory's new computer-controlled 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Views ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost:
Saturday, 10/15/11
A GEOLOGICAL WALK IN DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO RETRACING THE EVENTS OF THE 1906 EARTHQUAKE AND FIREA GEOLOGICAL WALK IN DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO RETRACING THE EVENTS OF THE 1906 EARTHQUAKE AND FIREThis walk in downtown San Francisco is part of the Northern California Geological Society's activities for teachers during the Earth Science Week program for 2011. We will spend the reliving the events that occurred on ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Drawing Autumn LeavesExperience Pepperwood's changing fall colors and landscapes by drawing autumn leaves in colored pencil on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Artist Nina Antze will explore a variety of techniques and color theory and learn how to blend, burnish and create new colors, as you focus ...
Where: Santa RosaCost: $45
San José Clean Energy ShowcaseCome see the latest in solar, wind turbine, electric vehicle and solar hot water technologies. Bring the family and get everyone excited about clean energy! The time for clean energy is now! With money-saving rebates from the State, making home energy improvements has never been easier or more affordable. Come ...
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and children of all ages are invited to experience amazing feats of cutting-edge science at Berkeley Lab's Open House.A three-ring circus under the Big Top, surrounded by nearly an acre of exciting exhibits, will delight and entertain families, community members, and all who want ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Geology of the Golden Gate HeadlandsExplore 200 million years of geologic history and learn the fascinating story told by the rocks at the Golden Gate.Bring a lunch and wear comfortable walking shoes and a coat.Trip includes a short but strenuous down and up 200-foot bluff.Meet Ranger Will Elder in front of Fort Point. We will ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
SharktoberfestJoin us for this free celebration of our wonderful apex predator - the white shark, co-hosted by NOAA's Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and Sea Stewards, dedicated to shark conservation. Celebrate the annual return of white sharks to the Gulf of the Farallones, with a day of music, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
SOFIA at AmesThe public is invited to tour SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. SOFIA is a highly modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that carries a telescope with a 100-inch reflecting mirror that conducts astronomy research not possible with ground-based telescopes. SOFIA is housed at NASA's Dryden ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Explorables: Science You Can Play WithMess around with everyday materials to create toys and other tools for exploring the world around us. Run by a dedicated team of volunteers, these drop-in workshops mix classic activities with open-ended investigations, encouraging participants to follow their hunches to aha moments of scientific insight. All materials provided; take what ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Tectonic Timebombs: Earthquakes Near and FarEarthquakes have been prominent in the news during the past year or so, with the deadly and damaging earthquakes from Haiti, Chile, New Zealand and, most recently Japan. I'll talk (and answer questions) about these quakes, as well as about the earthquake hazard from the faults in our back yard.The ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
FIRST Robotics LeagueWhat the Olympics are for sports and the Nobel Prize is to science, FIRST Robotics is to kid's engineering.Take part in the most prestigious robotics competition for youth in the world this fall by joining Celsius and Beyond team. You will learn about project management, computer programming, robotics design, analytical ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $950 advance, $330 per month
Come to Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands and get an up-close view of the fall raptor migration with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO), a cooperative program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and National Park Service.A GGRO docent gives an hour-long talk about hawk monitoring and identification ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
San Francisco Rocks Walking TourSeismic forces that shaped our cityIt's no secret that we San Franciscans frequently feel the earth move under our feet. Here, near the ol' San Andreas, the landscape's been shoved around for thousands of years, leaving behind some pretty twisted rocks. Munch your way through some edible geology activities while hiking ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $45
Spooky Halloween ScienceGet ready for Spooky Halloween Science Fun! In this workshop, you will handle slimy worms and learn about their role in decomposition, turn your lab partner into a "mummy", make a witch's potion, concoct Oger boogers, create a skull mask, and observe a real sheep's brain. If you like disgusting, nasty, ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
An Analog Life: Remembering Jim WilliamsThe world around us is a symphony of vibrations. From temperature, light, sound and a host of other physical quantities, we live in a world of continuously varying signals. Capturing these signals and making them do amazing things is the domain of the analog circuit designer.Join us for a special ...
Saturday Night StargazingSee the Moon, Planets, Stars, Galaxies and More* Stargaze through astronomical telescopes* Ask questions and talk with amateur astronomers* Learn how to use a star map to find constellations* Share in the wonder of the universe with your friendsStargazing is always weather permitting-be sure to dress warmly. Foggy and overcast ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Sunday, 10/16/11
FIRST Robotics LeagueWhat the Olympics are for sports and the Nobel Prize is to science, FIRST Robotics is to kid's engineering.Take part in the most prestigious robotics competition for youth in the world this fall by joining Celsius and Beyond team. You will learn about project management, computer programming, robotics design, analytical ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $950 in full, $330 per month
East Bay Mini Maker FaireA Maker Faire is about celebrating learning and doing - not the finished and perfect end product. It's a place to share what we're learning with others, and celebrate the fun and freedom of being an amateur. Featuring both established and emerging local "makers," the East Bay Mini Maker Faire ...
Come to Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands and get an up-close view of the fall raptor migration with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO), a cooperative program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and National Park Service.A GGRO docent gives an hour-long talk about hawk monitoring and identification ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
The Sustainable Presidio ParkThe Sustainable Presidio ParkHow do we make the Presidio a sustainable national park? What does sustainability mean? Why couldn't the Army sustain a base here in perpetuity? We may ask more questions than we answer on this level, two-mile walk around the heart of the Presidio, but we'll sure have fun!Meet ...
Tom Parsons of the United States Geological Survey discusses the science of earthquakes, the likelihood of a major quake in California, and whether or not the frequency of earthquakes is rising.
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Religion and Science Part 2: Can Faith and Science Co-exist?Panel discussion with Berget Jelane, Dave Marshak, and Laurie Schlaepfer, moderated by Angie CoiroInside Islamic Science: Dialogues and DiscussionsModerated by Angie CoiroThe events are moderated by acclaimed interviewer Angie Coiro.Each interview, panel discussion, or lecture offers constructive dialogue on culture, religion, knowledge and beliefs, sparked by The Tech Museum's latest ...
With a quarter of the world's population in developing countries without access to basic electricity, solar energy is the panacea for solving the energy crisis that affects us today. Through years of research, solar technology has now reached the point where it can be deployed in terms of scale and ...
The California Council on Science and Technology has undertaken a study of California's energy system in 2050. By executive order, the state is to reduce emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. The study identifies energy system descriptions (call "portraits") from a technical perspective that would meet this standard ...
The Picture of Elemetary Particle Physics at Year Two of the Large Hadron ColliderThe Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN collides protons with unprecendeted high energy and intensity. Dedicated detectors, named ATLAS, CMS and LHCb, measure these collisions and attempt to reconstruct the stable, unstable and elusive particles that were produced therein. Most of the observed reactions can be described with particles and ...
Supermassive black holes, with masses of millions to billions of times that of our own Sun, are found lurking at the centers of most nearby large galaxies. But which came first, the black hole or the galaxy? Dr. Greene will talk about the search for the smallest supermassive black holes ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $6 Members
Laura Cunningham presents Ten Millennia of California Ecology Ecologically, the past is always present if you know where and how to look. Paleontologist-biologist-artist Laura Cunningham spent 20 years exploring California's archives and relic lands to reconstruct exactly what life used to look like here over the past 10,000 years. Her beautiful images and her insights about long-period ecological ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Free for members
Tuesday, 10/18/11
Spooky Halloween ScienceGet ready for Spooky Halloween Science Fun! In this workshop, you will handle slimy worms and learn about their role in decomposition, turn your lab partner into a "mummy", make a witch's potion, concoct Oger boogers, create a skull mask, and observe a real sheep's brain. If you like disgusting, nasty, ...
The Post-Japan Tsunami Era: Is Nuclear Energy Still an Option?Era: Is Nuclear Energy Still an Option?The American Chemical Society presents: Heino Nitsche. Professor Nitsche is an ACS Fellow and a full professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Faculty Senior Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory since 1998. He is the ...
Boletes Come of AgeThis talk features the incredible colorful diversity of the boletes of eastern North America, and uses them as examples in an introductory discussion of how and why name changes occur in the fungi.Three hundred years ago, all gilled mushrooms were placed in the genus Agaricus. Back then, all pored mushrooms ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Wednesday, 10/19/11
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 ...
The keeping of electronic medical records has led to an explosion of data and an academic industry that is trying to find patterns that predict illness, for instance based upon people's workplace, lifestyle habits, etc, or based on automated collection of medical data in a hospital setting. In this talk, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The oxygen isotopic composition of the Sun: implications for solar nebula chemistryWe have measured the oxygen isotopic composition of the solar wind, captured and returned to Earth by NASA's Genesis mission. The data demonstrate that the Earth, Moon, Mars, and bulk meteorites are depleted in 16O by ~7% relative to the bulk solar system in a non-mass-dependent manner. Gas phase photochemistry, ...
Integrated Assessment of Climate Change: Dealing With Massive Complexity and Uncertainty Climate change policy makers need good information upon which to base their decisions. Climate change is fundamentally an international and very long-run problem requiring information from a wide range of disciplines from physics to psychology. One response to the complexity with deep uncertainty that comes with this requirement has been ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
FREE Science Educators' Day (EDAY) 2011!The Optical Society (OSA) is hosting our annual Science Educators' Day (EDAY) with the help of OSA Student Chapters at Stanford University, Berkeley University and San Francisco State University for teachers and parents in the San Jose area who are interested in science education. This program focuses on effective and ...
Where: San JoseCost: FREE
The Science of Beer & Biotech Vendor ShowcaseJust because you may enjoy it on weekends doesn't mean there isn't some serious science behind it. San Jose BioCenter presents The Science of Beer featuring Dr. Charlie Bamforth, Dept Chair, Food Science & Technology, UC Davis and Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Brewing Science. Dr. Bamforth's talk will 'tap' into ...
Dr. Batalha has been affiliated with NASA Ames Research Center since 2000 where she conducts research on extrasolar planet detection and stellar astrophysics. She is a co-Investigator for NASA's Kepler Mission whose objective is to identify and characterize habitable, earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars. As Director of the Systems Teaching ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Making Faces: Developmental Mechanisms of Craniofacial EvolutionMarin Science Seminar for Teens, Educators & Their Families presents:Rich Schneider, Ph.D. of UCSFDr. Schneider will overview experiments in his laboratory that have revealed molecular and cellular processes involved in facial patterning. He will describe how his studies to understand the basis for skull shape in breeds of dogs led ...
Where: San RafaelCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #17: Open Source, B-Horror Science and Toxoplasma!Nerd Nite SF guarantees to give you the creeps this month as our speakers expound on the creeping trend of open source and data, what's creeping into the brains of cat ladies, and how the B-horror movie creeps up and down the subject of science. Be there and be creepy, ...
Reading the leaves of an ancient beverageChock full of strange and wonderful compounds, tea is a royal beverage with a tale to tell. We'll venture through Chinatown and beyond to sample flavors, do some study of oxidation and diffusion, and dissect the differences between green, black, and oolong. We'll also ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $65
Go Wild! Kid's 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
The Environmental Forum informs the Stanford community about a broad range of environmental issues and solutions through presentation and discussion by global experts from within Stanford and other leading academic institutions, government, NGOs, foundations and business. The Forum covers a wide range of cutting-edge environmental and sustainability topics.Speaker: Amy Clement, ...
Science of Voting NightlifeWith only 20 days to go until San Francisco's mayoral election, it's time to get civic! Delve into timely issues like the pros and cons of ranked choice voting, and how it affects the mayoral candidates' strategies during a lively roundtable moderated by The Bay Citizen political writer Gerry Shih, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
'Ill-gotten Brains': The Grisly History of Sourcing Bodies for Anatomical Learning by Megan CurranJoin Megan Curran of USC's Norris Medical Library for the wild history of sourcing human bodies from the dawn of modern anatomy in the Renaissance through the 19th century's institutionalized medical school body snatchings, and up to Nazi medicine and the controversy over plastinated bodies in exhibits like Body Worlds. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: FREE
An Interdisciplinary Tour of the Human Condition in Three StagesAn Interdisciplinary Tour of the Human Condition in Three StagesPLEASE NOTE VENUE HAS CHANGED TO CUBBERLEY AUDITORIUM, SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONOver the years, artists, scientists, engineers, and humanities scholars have explored the grand themes that define the human condition from radically different perspectives. Too infrequently, they are given the opportunity to ...
Minimally Invasive Aesthetic and Functional Jaw Surgery - State of the ArtTraditionally patients with an imbalanced facial appearance, dental and orthodontic problems, sleep and breathing disturbances, need to undergo orthodontic treatment and orthognathic "jaw" surgery. It has recently been shown that facial growth can be stimulated and orthodontic treatment be accelerated by minimally invasive procedures possibly avoiding the need for jaw ...
Every winter, these large, long-legged birds occupy the fields and marshes south of Sacramento, providing great opportunities for nature enthusiasts to view them. But what do you watch for? Join crane biologist Paul Tebbel as he tells you all about these fascinating birds and describes how to identify and appreciate the verbal ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5 General, Free Members
Delta Science Center: the Dream Becomes RealityThe Delta Science Center began as a community project in East Contra Costa in 1995. Its aim was to educate the public of all ages about the importance of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem as a California resource. This region is one of the most important, but least understood, natural ...
Where: AntiochCost: Free
Keeping Nature in the CityNature in the City's founder Peter Brastow shares his vision of how we can more meaningfully interact with the wild in our city, through projects like the Twin Peaks Bio Region, the Green Hairstreak project, amongst others.
