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 ecosystem thrive. Tour includes a short hike and is best suited for ...
Some 150 million years ago, a strange creature died in a tropical lagoon that today is located in Bavaria, Germany. One hundred fifty years ago, a single feather of this creature was discovered. Not long afterward, a complete fossil was found with the same bird-like feathers but dinosaur-like anatomical features. ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Global Gametes: Reproductive 'Tourism' and Islamic Bioethics in the High-tech Middle EastGlobal Gametes: Reproductive "Tourism" and Islamic Bioethics in the High-tech Middle EastSpeaker/Performer: Professor Marcia C. Inhorn, William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs; Chair, Council on Middle Eastern Studies, MacMillan Center; Editor, Journal of Middle East Women's Studies; Yale UniversityAssisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), including in vitro fertilization ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Meshin: Bringing order to communication chaosIn the information-overloaded Grand Central Station of our lives, Meshin -- a Xerox-funded startup incubating at PARC -- brings order to communication chaos. This smarter personal assistant moves beyond the inbox (and platform-isolated social graph) to link disparate information across communications streams and present users with a contextually unified, prioritized view ...
The lecture deals with the Art and Science under the absence of weight. Starting point is an artistic project Agnes Meyer-Brandis conducted under the condition of weightlessness, entitled "Cloud-Core-Scanner." The experiment participated in a microgravity generating flight manoeuvre, that is usually restricted to scientific interests and was executed in collaboration ...
This After Dark, the Exploratorium hits repeat on favorite memories, retro nights, and that song you can't seem to get out of your head. We'll examine the mechanics of memory and cultural nostalgia, testing both the comfort and discomfort that repetition inspires. Come again? Dress in your best from another ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
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.
Sharktoberfest returns to NightLife, celebrating two perennial favorites again this year: sharks and beer! Taste your way through the beer garden in African Hall, featuring brews from local favorites like Speakeasy, Lagunitas, Trumer Pilsner, 21st Amendment, Bear Republic, and others. On the shark front, meet renowned shark expert and Academy ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Ray Troll & Kirk Johnson sign 'Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway'Artist Ray Troll teams up with paleobotanist Kirk Johnson to produce a zany new book: Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway: An Epoch Tale of a Scientist and an Artist on the Ultimate 5,000-Mile Paleo Road Trip". This volume adds to the already considerable body of books that Ray Troll has become ...
