Sex::Tech: Annual Conference on New Media, Youth, and Sexual HealthApril 1-3, 2012 Sex::Tech 2012 The 5th Annual Conference on New Media, Youth, and Sexual Health San Francisco CA USA Web: www.sextech.org Email: sxtechconference@isis-inc.org Twitter: @ISISorg Facebook: ISISincSex::Tech is the premier event for health professionals; technology experts; researchers and educators; community leaders and advocates; parents and young people to advance sexual health awareness, information resources, technology tools, and ...
SpaceUp San FranciscoSpaceUp is a space unconference, where participants decide the topics and everyone who attends SpaceUp is encouraged to give a talk, moderate a panel or start a discussion. Sessions are proposed and scheduled on the day they're given, which means the usual "hallway conversations" turn into full-fledged topics. Register at www.SpaceUpSF.org!First ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 50.00
Conservation Photography Workshop: Botany at the AcademyJoin us for a workshop that will focus on the story telling methods of conservation photography, botany in, on and around the Academy, as well as the digital darkroom. The day will be broken into two parts with the first part to take place in a classroom environment where we ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $50 General, $40 Members
Science and creativity in the city of innovationSan Francisco's creative nature inspired innovation long before the silicon chip: Some of the world's most influential inventions were dreamed up by San Franciscan tinkerers. On this tour, we explore seven surprising stories of innovation that exemplify San Francisco as a hotbed of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 with discount code 'Schmooze'
Monday, 04/02/12
Sex::Tech: Annual Conference on New Media, Youth, and Sexual HealthApril 1-3, 2012 Sex::Tech 2012 The 5th Annual Conference on New Media, Youth, and Sexual Health San Francisco CA USA Web: www.sextech.org Email: sxtechconference@isis-inc.org Twitter: @ISISorg Facebook: ISISincSex::Tech is the premier event for health professionals; technology experts; researchers and educators; community leaders and advocates; parents and young people to advance sexual health awareness, information resources, technology tools, and ...
Closing in on the Higgs boson...Can it escape?The ATLAS and CMS experiments at the Large Hadron Collider are getting close to either observing the long-sought Higgs boson or excluding it's existence, at least for the simplest model. Some think that hints of its existence have already been observed. I will present, in the context of the ATLAS ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Energy Balance of the Photovoltaic Industry: Is the PV Industry a Net Energy Provider?A combination of policy measures and reduced costs have driven a rapid growth in global installed capacity of solar photovoltaics. This rapid growth has prompted concerns over the net energy yield of PV energy production. Nick will analyze the energy balance of the PV industry given historic and projected growth ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Significance of the Daly City DunesThe Daly City Dunes, now threatened by a development project, are an important part of the plan to recover the San Francisco Lessingia. Join San Bruno Mountain Watch for a presentation on the natural history and significance of the Daly City Dunes, by Joe Cannon.
Just three years ago the prospect of finding temperate, rocky worlds around other stars was still the subject of science fiction: none had been found and reasonable estimates put us years or decades away from such a momentous discovery. All of that has changed very recently on the heels of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $6 Members, $10 Seniors
Tuesday, 04/03/12
Sex::Tech: Annual Conference on New Media, Youth, and Sexual HealthApril 1-3, 2012 Sex::Tech 2012 The 5th Annual Conference on New Media, Youth, and Sexual Health San Francisco CA USA Web: www.sextech.org Email: sxtechconference@isis-inc.org Twitter: @ISISorg Facebook: ISISincSex::Tech is the premier event for health professionals; technology experts; researchers and educators; community leaders and advocates; parents and young people to advance sexual health awareness, information resources, technology tools, and ...
MSI loves sharks! Our special Shark Day invites one and all to learn about these amazing creatures, from the Great Whites that swim just off our ocean shores, to the gentle Leopard Sharks that are common in our Bay. We will be feeding and touching our local Leopard Sharks in ...
' A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for A Living Planet 'A Fierce Green Fire tells stirring stories of environmental activism – people trying to save the planet, their homes, their lives, the future. It chronicles grassroots and global movements building over five decades; connects all the causes to create a big-picture synthesis; explores how we got here and where we're ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 Advance, $20 Door
Conversations at the Herbst: The Science of WineKermit Lynch took a leap into a new career in 1972 and opened a retail wine shop. Passionate about French wine, he was dedicated to supporting producers who represented the best of their region and appellation, but above all whose wines were pure, with minimal external influence and/or manipulation. Kermit's ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22-26 General, $20-24 Members
Iapetus is historically the most intriguing satellite of Saturn because of its color dichotomy. A major advance in the understanding of the origin of the dichotomy has come recently from two fundamental pieces of information. The first was the discovery by Verbiscer et al. (2009) of a ring of dark ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
Robots, Climate, and the Life and Death of Marine MicrobesJames G. Bellingham is the Chief Technologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. His personal research activity revolves around the development and use of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). In the process of developing these vehicles, he spent considerable time at sea, leading over 20 AUV expeditions. Dr. Bellingham leads ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Managing Groundwater as if the Environment Mattered: Policy and Management Reforms in the Western United StatesIn many areas of the United States, excessive pumping and groundwater overdraft are causing rivers and wetlands to go dry. In western states, where most surface water has long been fully appropriated, growing populations have turned increasingly to groundwater, leading to decreases in streamflows, conflicts with surface water rights, and ...
Self-report surveys and anecdotal evidence indicate that US firms use social networking sites to seek information about prospective hires. However, little is known about how the information they find online actually influences firms' hiring decisions. We present the design and preliminary results of a series of controlled experiments of the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Let's make biology easy to engineerOur capacity to partner with biology to make useful things is limited by the tools that we use to specify, design, prototype, test, and analyze natural or engineered living systems. Biology has typically been engaged as a "technology of last resort" in attempts to solve problems that other more mature ...
Seismic forces that shaped the citySan Francisco is famous for its hills, which lend the city its character and breathtaking views. On this tour, we'll explore the unique qualities that have shaped San Francisco's distinctive terrain, while munching through edible seismic activities and getting up close and personal with the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 with discount code 'Schmooze'
April LASER EventEvening's program:* 6:45pm-7:00pm: Socializing/networking.* 7:00-9:00: Presentations- Prof. Michael Marmor of Stanford Univ will discuss how computer simulation can shed light on how great artists might have viewed their artworks.- Alan Cooper and Julianne Stafford of the U.S. Geological Survey will use narrative, images and live music to illustrate the past ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
' A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for A Living Planet 'A Fierce Green Fire tells stirring stories of environmental activism – people trying to save the planet, their homes, their lives, the future. It chronicles grassroots and global movements building over five decades; connects all the causes to create a big-picture synthesis; explores how we got here and where we're ...
The Essig Museum at UC Berkeley is home to over five million specimens of insects and other arthropods, with collection dates ranging from the 1890s to present. Labels attached to each specimen hold information on where and when it was collected, providing a window into past habitats, climate, and biological ...
Where do nature's building blocks, called the elements, come from? They're the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in our bodies to the metals in our smartphones. To unlock their secrets, David Pogue, the lively host of NOVA's popular "Making Stuff" series and technology correspondent of ...
Speaker: Dr. Rick Rashid, Exec. VP, MicrosoftRoom ENG 189.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Younger Lagoon Reserve TourExperience 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 ...
Andy Grove is a true pioneer of microelectronics. In that industry, rapid advances in technology, efficiently deployed, led to a revolution in business and in the way we live. Is such a revolution possible today in medicine? New medical technologies are coming fast, but translating them into drugs, devices, and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Kids Workshop: Leaves branches trunk and roots!Children will learn about the different parts of a tree and how they help the tree live and grow. This program presented by Our City Forest, is geared towards children ages 3-6.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Build It, But Will They Come? Evidence from Consumer Choice Between Gasoline and Sugarcane EthanolHow motorists might switch from gasoline and diesel to alternative energy sources is not known, since the availability of alternatives is currently very limited. To bridge this gap, we exploit recent exogenous variation in ethanol prices at Brazil's pumps and uncover substantial consumer heterogeneity in the choice among century-old gasoline ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
All About Owls Workshop for KidsLearn all that you've ever wanted to learn about owls! Where do owls eat? How do we not hear them when they flap their wings? Are owls the brainiacs of the bird world? Through an interactive presentation and owl puppet craft, we'll find the answers to all these questions! Find ...
Dr. Muin J. Khoury will deliver this year's Edward E. Penhoet Annual Lecture on Biology, Behavior, and Environment. Dr. Khoury is the founding director of the CDC's Office of Public Health Genomics. The Office was formed in 1997 to assess the impact of advances in human genetics and the ...
This After Dark, we invite you to eat with your eyes, taste with your nose, and savor through your fingertips. In the spirit of Modernist Cuisine, a sumptuous, six-volume record of science-inspired cooking techniques, we explore how surprise and innovation can transform our experience of food.Tasting Menu:Modernist Cuisine's head ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Free Members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco.Cafe Inquiry is a social event hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Café Borrone http://www.cafeborrone.com/ between Kepler's Books and the British Banker's Club!
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Spring into Spring NightlifeRing in spring by celebrating the bounty of produce that the season brings, thanks to the hard work of pollinators, farmers and beekeepers everywhere. Meet the expert beekeepers (and bees) from UrbanBeeSF and taste their delectable honey. Feast your eyes on Earl's Organic Produce's wares and sample their fresh-picked strawberries. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Jonah Lehrer, Author of 'Imagine: How Creativity Works'Acclaimed science writer and popular blogger Jonah Lehrer helped us learn about our decision making process in his best-selling book "How We Decide". Now he delves into the human mind to decipher the anatomy of imagination and explore the new science of creativity with "Imagine".Lehrer introduces us to musicians like ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $12 Members; $20 Non-Members; $7 Students
The Art of Benjamin Witzke: Scientific Illustrator and NaturalistLocal artist Benjamin Witzke presents a collection of natural science art with a broad range of subjects and a focus on native California ecology and herpetology in particular. Ben studied zoology at Humboldt state before combining his passion for nature and the sciences with his skill as a draftsmen, earning ...
We first propose a simple model that integrates two-period electricity markets, uncertainty in renewable generation, and real-time dynamic demand response. A load serving entity decides its day-ahead procurement to optimize expected social welfare a day before energy delivery. At delivery time when renewable generation is realized, it coordinates with users, ...
Backyard Birds Workshop for KidsWant to know what kind of bird that is in your backyard? Want to attract some feathered friends to your backyard? Come learn all about backyard birds and their significance in Latin American culture. Color your very own bird guide. Find out what you can do to help wild birds ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Moonlight Hike - SOLD OUTHike 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 ...
Explore the evening magic of Muir Woods, learning about the secret nightlife of an old-growth redwood forest.This special walk begins one hour before sunset and will conclude with the dark of night!We'll listen for owls, look for bats, and use our senses to guide us along the trails.This is an ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
The Art and Science of SustainabilityStanford Residential Education and the Program in Writing and Rhetoric are proud to host "The Art and Science of Sustainability." Featured participants include: Wes Jackson (President of the Land Institute and author), Scott Sanders (fiction and non-fiction writer and author of over 20 books), Krista Detor (singer and songwriter), and ...
The next transit of Venus will occur two months from yesterday. They are rare – after that we will have to wait until 2117 to see another one. We did have a similar transit in 2004, but that was not visible from the West Coast. This time we will be ...
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 ...
Join PRBO biologists as we search for Wood Ducks, woodpeckers, and spring's first migrants. Meet at Five Brooks parking lot, about 10 minutes south of Olema on Hwy 1. Click here for a map and directions on the Five Brooks Ranch web page.
Where: OlemaCost: $10 Donation, Free for members
Backyard Naturalist Series: WildflowersNothing says spring better than a walk among wildflowers. This class explores those amazing angiosperms (flowering plants) that make the Bouverie Preserve so beautiful. We will discuss basic flower identification techniques using a variety of field guides. You will also learn some of the key characteristics of different plant families ...
Where: Glen EllenCost: $25, discount for members
Bill McKibben, founder of 350.orgBill's talk will focus on where we go from here in the never ending battle to grapple with climate change. After the talk there will be breakout sessions so people can network around the possibilities for action coming out of the talk.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 advance, $18 door
Natural History of Sonoma MountainJoin a preserve naturalist on a guided tour of Sonoma State University's Fairfield Osborn Preserve. Explore a beautiful landscape with a knowledgeable guide, learn about the plants and animals of the preserve, see cutting-edge research in action, and gain access to normally-closed areas of Sonoma Mountain. Please wear sturdy shoes, and ...
Where: PenngroveCost: $3
Marshlands of DreamsJoin Paul Mueller on a 1-mile walk of the LaRiviere Marsh Trail to find traces of the past. Prior to marsh restoration, learn how Californians utilized the area for farming, quarrying, salt production, and transportation. There are opportunities for bird watching as well.
Where: FremontCost: Free
'The Science of Art' at The Crucible"The Science of Art" Spring Open House at the CrucibleThe Science of Art, an event to highlight the scientific principals, enquiry and exploration behind the fine and industrial arts processes taught and practiced here at the Crucible! The event will bring together Crucible faculty, guest artists, a curated gallery of ...
Science and creativity in the city of innovationSan Francisco's creative nature inspired innovation long before the silicon chip: Some of the world's most influential inventions were dreamed up by San Franciscan tinkerers. On this tour, we explore seven surprising stories of innovation that exemplify San Francisco as a hotbed of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 with discount code 'Schmooze'
Physics of Sound and Motion with YSIInvestigate the relationship of matter and energy with a Youth Science Institute instructor. Experiment with paper airplanes, stomp rockets, and a variety of noisemakers in a study of motion, forces, and sound waves. Grades 2nd-6th.
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