Artificial Photosynthesis: A Photovoltaic PerspectiveA practical method to use sunlight to generate liquid transportation fuels would be a carbon-neutral energy source which could dramatically change the landscape of global energy generation. The fundamental steps involved in developing such an "artificial photosynthesis" scheme will be discussed, along with the scientific barriers which have prevented development ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Moonlight HikeHike through the redwoods in twilight and moonlight on a moderately strenuous 4-5 mi hike. Hikes are led by an experienced Chabot educator and feature discussions about the natural environment and events and objects in the sky. After the hike, stay and view the night sky through Chabot's telescopes (weather ...
Where: OaklandCost: $7
The California Serengeti: San Francisco Bay Area 15,000 years agoSenior State of California Archeologist Breck Parkman will share stories of a time when Sonoma County was home to mastodons and had a community of animals that rivaled today's Serengeti. This free talk will be at Dwight Center for Conservation Science. Light refreshments will be served at a 6:00 pm ...
The new Kepler spaceborn telescope is hunting for Earth-size planets, with hundreds in its sights. Kepler has already found definitively rocky planets, like Earth, and is now hunting for habitable ones. This talk will present up-to-the-minute results from the Kepler Team. Biologists are working with astronomers to assess the ...
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 ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost:
Saturday, 02/04/12
Año Nuevo State Reserve Elephant Seal WalkAño Nuevo State Reserve is the site of the largest mainland breeding colony in the world for the northern elephant seal. Docents from the State Reserve and MSI will lead a fun and entertaining 2.5-hour interpretive hike. See this once-a-year spectacle as the males battle for mates on the beaches ...
Where: PescaderoCost: $20 General, $10 members, Under 3 free
Observe migratory and wintering shorebirds, ducks, and waders, and learn about their unique adaptations as we walk the trails surrounding this Petaluma wetland – the site of PRBO's San Francisco Bay Research Center & Headquarters. DIRECTIONS: Take Lakeville exit off Hwy 101; follow Lakeville eastbound and turn right on S. ...
Where: Cost: $10 Donation, Free for members
Powered By The SunRecently completed renovations on the Bay Model and visitor center through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act have tapped into the power of the sun. Come learn about the solar power generation system consisting of 2,492 solar panels installed on the roof to take the Bay Model off the power ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Creek Walk to See Spawning Coho SalmonJoin Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN) naturalists on a creek walk to see endangered spawning Coho Salmon! See these beautiful fish on their a herculean effort to travel from the ocean into fresh water and admire the plants and animals in the Lagunitas Watershed that help to support the ...
Where: West Marin CountyCost: $10 Adults, $4 Kids, Members Free
Green Home Remodeling – One Room at a TimeWhatever your reasons for remodeling, it makes good sense to use a green approach. The rewards of green remodeling are tangible. You'll reduce your energy and water bills, save on materials and maintenance costs, improve the comfort of your home, and eliminate harmful toxins. Whether you're planning a major remodel, or ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
To Bond or Not to Bond - A Chemistry Photo Scavenger HuntBring a camera and a team in this Valentine's Day inspired scavenger hunt that will have you chasing chemistry bonding concepts. A great tool for teachers to use in their classrooms, parents to use with their kids and anyone interested in fun science. Don't have a team? We'll match you ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 2.00
Trout in the Classroom & the Run of SalmonIf your class is engaged in Trout in the Classroom project, the Bay Model is an excellent place to learn about the migration of the fish once they return to the wild. Find out where the problems are as we recreate the migratory path of the fish and the pitfalls ...
Celebrate Valentine's Day, by exploring the real mysteries of the heart. Educators lead you through a hands on dissection of a pig or cow heart and other investigations focusing on the functions of the heart. Workshop features one of the activities from our award-winning_ Exploratopia and uses the "Tools for ...
Conservation Photography Workshop: Focused on ConservationWhether it's through a collaborative effort that involves photographers, scientists and non-profit organizations or individual exploration of the natural world with just you and your camera, there are many opportunities to get involved with conservation efforts for your favorite habitats, wild sanctuaries or most beloved wild animals. Join photographer Gary ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $50 General, $40 Members
Free Sunday at the California Academy of SciencesMuseum Free DaysFree Day ChangesThe Academy is changing its free day policy to target more working families, who were previously unable to come on the Wednesday free days. We hope that this change to weekend dates will allow a wider range of people to attend.Starting in 2012, the Academy's monthly ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Monday, 02/06/12
Extreme making, building, and designing: a future for schools?Professor Blikstein will discuss the current shortcomings of most of the current reform efforts in our schools, including online learning, videos, virtual labs, and games, and present a new experience that we are taking to K12 schools – the FabLab@School Project – which is taking 3D printers, laser cutters, and ...
State-owned oil and natural gas companies, such as Saudi Aramco, Petróleos de Venezuela and China National Petroleum Corp., own 73 percent of the world's oil reserves and 68 percent of its natural gas. They bankroll governments across the globe. Although national oil companies superficially resemble private-sector companies, they often behave ...
Butterflies 101"Butterflies 101" for the San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco butterfly biologist Liam O'Brien speaks and shows slides on the fascinating variety of Bay Area butterflies, as well as his project to save the rare Green Hairstreak butterfly
Where: AlbanyCost: Free
Introduction & Overview of SLC NAND in Embedded Applications Over the years, Flash requirements in the embedded space have evolved - from Parallel NOR to Serial NOR interface, from 3V to low voltage products to keep up with low power consumption requirements. Today, as embedded applications become increasingly complex, the flash density requirements have grown as well. System designers ...
As SOFIA Science Mission Operations Director, Young directs, supervises, and provides technical and management guidance for the combined Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and Deutsches SOFIA Institute (DSI) staff. He also manages the airborne observatory's equipment, instruments, support facilities, and infrastructure. SOFIA is a highly modified Boeing 747SP airplane that ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Seniors, $6 Members
Through Aging Matters, Mahakian's basic principles of care involve promoting self-esteem and independence above all. She will discuss how to help promote emotional well-being of older persons with memory impairment through self-empowerment and validation. Murphy will introduce the life journal to develop and use when caring for seniors with Alzheimer's ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
Adventure Ocean Quest - Tiburon International Film FestivalOne of the great challenges we face in exploring the oceans is to get close to marine life without disturbing it. Enter free diver Frederic Buyle, whose noiseless diving lets him approach even shy animals. Buyle, who can descend 50 meters on a single breath and stay there for up ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
San Francisco Math Circle Teachers' CirclePlease join us for the next SFMC Teachers' Circle with speaker Matthias Beck on. The topic for the evening will be Two-Stacks-of-Cards Derangements.Matthias's research is in discrete & computational geometry and analytic number theory. He is interested in lattice-point enumeration problems for polyhedra, which give rise to a rich interplay of geometry, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free, Please RSVP
Wednesday, 02/08/12
Past Climate Change from the Tropics to the Poles: New Information from Corals and Sediment Cores Much of what we know about the precise nature of "natural climate variability" comes from the study of geological and cryospheric archives of past climate. Cores from large coral colonies reveal sub-monthly changes in ocean conditions extending back several centuries while sediment cores from Antarctic waters tell us about past ...
Go Wild with Happy Hollow Park and ZooHappy Hollow Park and Zoo comes to your library! Join us with the whole family for a fun filled program with live animals and learn about adaptations, habitat and more.
Speaker: Joanna L. Mountain, PhD, is the Senior Director of Research for 23andMe in Mountain View, CA. Joanna joined 23andMe in 2007 as a senior member of the Research Team. She served on the faculties of the Anthropological Sciences and Genetics Departments at Stanford University. Dr. Mountain's professional and research ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Dimitar Sasselov: The Life of Super-EarthsThe discovery of a new Earth, or other world, may be in our future, says Sasselov. But a truly "alien" life form is more likely to emerge from our planet's natural environment or in a petri dish at a research lab. In the past year, we have witnessed unprecedented breakthroughs ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 students
Climate Change & Policy UpdateWe bring together experts from the business, government, and advocacy sectors to address the landscape of climate change policy. Panelist will speak to issues of social justice, bottom-line business concerns, near-term mitigation, and adaptation.What happened at The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17)? ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, $5 Members
Diluvian Daftness: How Creationists Misrepresent the Geology of the Grand CanyonHow is one of the most well known and frequently visited national parks being used by creationists to argue for Noah's Flood as a historical event? From presentations at geological conferences to rafting trips, creationists are increasingly staking a claim to the Grand Canyon's geology to promote the idea of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: FREE
Rational Solutions to Cubic EquationsBeginning with simple principles that go back to the ancient Greeks, the talk will then turn to basic questions raised by Euler and Fermat. Answers have led to surprising applications (secure Internet commerce) as well as to the solution of famous conjectures (Fermat's Last Theorem), while some fundamental problems remain ...
Marin Science Seminar for Teens, Educators & their Families presents:"Restoring Ecosystems: Applications in Engineering and Earth Sciences" Kamman Hydrology & Engineering's mission is to provide hydrologic, engineering and geomorphology support in the restoration, enhancement and protection of watershed, river, wetland and coastal systems. Hydrologist Rachel Kamman will explain what a ...
Where: San RafaelCost: Free
Thursday, 02/09/12
Marine Mammal Research TourGo behind the scenes to learn about the host of marine mammals housed right here at Long Marine Lab. Find out how scientists studies of diving physiology, ecology, and cognition and sensory systems contributes to our understanding and conservation of these incredible animals. Tour is best suited for adults and ...
Modern Thought and Literature graduate Sarah S. Richardson ('09) returns to Stanford to give a talk in honor of the program's 40th anniversary. Richardson is now Assistant Professor of the History of Science and of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University. As an historian and philosopher of ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Animal Attraction NightLifeBe the first to catch a sneak peek of the Academy's new aquarium gallery Animal Attraction, about the incredible mating strategies of the animal kingdom-from hermaphroditic banana slugs to cannibalistic praying mantids. Get an insider's perspective on the exhibit from aquarium director Bart Shepherd, catch Jane Tollini's talk on animal ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Understanding Population Impact: How Slowing Growth Can Lead to Prosperity The next installment of HowMany.org's Speaker Series featuring Dr. Malcolm Potts and Dr. Martha Campbell of UC Berkeley's Bixby Center for Population, Health and Sustainability. Drs. Potts and Campbell will engage the audience on the benefits of slowing population growth, and actions for helping others understand the importance as we ...
Margo Bors has been doing habitat restoration and documenting San Francisco's native plants and habitats for more than 15 years. She is an artist who has had numerous solo exhibitions in both art and photography, including several at the Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture in Golden Gate Park.Margo Bors ...
