Creek Walks to see spawning Coho SalmonExplore the Lagunitas Creek watershed with SPAWN's experienced naturalist on a quest to see the endangered coho salmon.Advanced registration required at the event web link below.Additional details and exact meeting location provided via email after you register.
Science and creativity in the city of innovationSome of the City's most interesting natives aren't people, but the brainchildren of make-it-happen San Franciscans that have changed the world. Explore the science behind the creations of some of SF's important imaginators, learn a bit about the neuroscience of creativity, and experiment ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 with discount code 'Schmooze'
SMCAS Star Party Come out and bring the kids for a mind expanding look at the universe.Setup of telescopes begins around sunset, with observations beginning about 1 hour later.
Go behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of age. Space limited, free with admission. Reservations required: (831) 459-3800.
The past five years have brought considerable changes to geothermal development. Historically high oil prices since 2005 have focused attention on renewable energy, supported by a global ambition to address greenhouse gas reduction. Geothermal developments have accelerated in many parts of the world, both in countries (such as New Zealand, Indonesia and ...
Robert Ferguson Observatory - NIght Sky Fall SeriesGalactic "Halo" and Globular ClustersOrion, Lepus, Eridanus How to RegisterEmail nightsky@rfo.org for preregistration instructions. Or, arrive a half-hour early on the night of the first class to register, as space allows. Fee:Series : $75 Single Session : $23 (available after first class)Prices include admission to the State Park at class time.At ...
When our grandparents were young, there was no such thing as an antibiotic. Diseases like tuberculosis were invariably fatal. In the twentieth century, the fortuitous discoveries of penicillin from a mold and streptomycin from soil made a revolution in medicine. Today, we have even more powerful antibiotics, but also more ...
In pairwise accretion -- that is, the formation of bigger planets hierarchically from smaller ones -- the typical encounter speeds are comparable to the escape velocities of the dominant bodies, and the colliding bodies are of comparable size. This is a far cry from the two most commonly considered regimes: ...
Determining appropriate adaptation responses to climate change risks is critical. These responses should be understood in terms of the net benefits of the options available, the best scale of response, and timing for implementation. Michael Nolan, a technical leader at AECOM in the development of climate adaptation strategies for over ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Free for members
We used to know how to things. That's how we guided our businesses, our government, our daily lives. But now there is so much to know and so much conflicting advice to listen to. It seems like everyone's an expert, and no one agrees with anyone else.This looks like a ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Pearson to Person: Social Networking in the EnterprisePearson is a large, international, highly geographically distributed media company. It has operations in 70 countries, 38,000 employees, and conducts business 60 languages.Pearson Education provides educational material and learning technologies, test development, processing and scoring services to educational institutions, corporations and professional bodies around the world. Pearson publishs across the ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
'DIVE! Living off America's Waste'Every year in America we throw away 96 billion pounds of food. That's 263 million pounds a day. 11 million pounds an hour. 3,000 pounds a second. Inspired by a curiosity about society's careless habit of sending food straight to landfills, the multi award-winning documentary DIVE! follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Mathematics and Magic Tricks: A Look behind the VeilThe way that a magic trick works can be just as amazing as the trick itself. I will illustrate with performance-level magic, whose workings involve a look at combinatorics, number theory, and higher algebra. This talk is aimed at a broad public audience; no prior 'mathemagical' knowledge required.Speaker: Professor Persi ...
Universal Access to All KnowledgeAs founder and librarian of the storied Internet Archive (deemed impossible by all when he started it in 1996), Brewster Kahle has practical experience behind his universalist vision of access to every bit of knowledge ever created, for all time, ever improving.He will speak to questions such as these:Can we ...
The changing California coast: relationships between climatic variables and coastal vegetation successionThe central California coast is characterized by a precipitation gradient from the relatively wetter and cooler north to the drier and warmer south. The primary objective of this project was to determine if vegetation succession rates are changing for the study area and to identify climatic variables associated with succession, ...
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 ...
Mr. Akira Tada, Senior General Manager of Global Business Development and Planning, Softbank Mobile, discusses the development of a global mobile application ecosystem with telecom carrier partners, such as Vodafone, Telefonica, KT, SK Telecom, China Mobile, NTT DOCOMO, AT&T, and Verizon. Previously, Mr. Tada was responsible for incubation and value ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Visual Evidence in Scientific PracticeAn account of visual evidence is provided and its changing roles in different domains of science are examined. The various roles are discussed in the context of molecular biology, biochemistry, and particle physics.Speaker: Otávio Bueno, Department of Philosophy, University of MiamiRoom 217
Experience life After Dark, an evening series exclusively for adults that mixes cocktails, conversation, and playful, innovative science and art events. Not a theater, cabaret, or gallery, After Dark contains aspects of all three. Each evening showcases a different topic-from music to sex to electricity-but all include a cash bar ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15, Free for Members
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.
Designing markets for pollution when damages vary across sources : Evidence from the NOx Budget ProgramExisting and planned emissions trading programs are almost exclusively "emissions-based", meaning that a permit can be used to o¤set a ton of pollution, regardless of where in the program region the ton is emitted. Designing programs in this way presumes that the health and environmental damages resulting from the permitted ...
The California Energy Commission (CEC) Public interest Energy Research (PIER) Program has produced many high efficiency end-use technologies capable of substantially reducing energy use, costs, and environmental impacts. The State Partnership for Energy Efficient Demonstrations (SPEED) Program is one of the key connections to the market for the PIER Program, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
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
Modern cosmological observations imply that the first stars in the universe were unique objects that strongly influenced their environment, despite their brief existence. This talk will present the current data and theoretical ideas on these stars, and how future telescopes can detect them.Speaker: Dr. Aparna Venkatesan, University of San Francisco
Where: San MateoCost: 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 ...
