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 ...
Like it or not, knowing how to make use of online tools without being overloaded with too much information is an essential ingredient to personal success in the 21st century. How can we use digital media so that they make us empowered participants rather than passive receivers? In Net Smart, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $7 Students
Ignite San Francisco #5Improve your life through rejection. Find out how to hack politics. Even learn why eating insects can help save the environment. All for $5. Join us for Ignite San Francisco #5 as 16 artists, technologists, thinkers, and personalities take the stage.Doors open at 6pm, first speaker at 7pm. 21 and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5
Building Great Games and Apps for Google TV Google TV brings two great open apps platforms, Chrome and Android, to the big screen. In this event, Shawn will give an overview of Google TV, showcase some web and native Android apps, demonstrate how to build Android apps using a game sample, cover the distribution channels to get apps ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $10 General, Free Members advance, $5 at door
Mt. Diablo Astronomy LectureOur monthly meetings begin with a short "What's Up" presented by one of our members followed by a speaker. This month's speaker is – Brian Day, NASA AMES Lunar Science Institute; Title: How results from the new robotic lunar missions are fundamentally changing our understanding of the Moon, and how ...
Where: ConcordCost: Free
Robotic Lunar MissionsHow results from the new robotic lunar missions are fundamentally changing our understanding of the Moon, and how amateur astronomers can directly participate in the science supporting these missions.
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free
Earth Awareness and Climate Change Reality for Science FansThis evening's program will feature a film by Alder Stone addressing earth's current climate change. It is Part III of a film he has created to explain natural processes of the earth including climate change. In this third Part, "Why Large-Scale Climate Change Cannot be Stopped", he illustrates why and ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5 requested
Conversations at the Herbst: Nature Deficit DisorderIn his bestselling book Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv sparked a national debate that spawned an international movement to reconnect kids and nature. In The Nature Principle, Mr. Louv delivers another powerful call to action-this time for adults. Supported by groundbreaking research, anecdotal evidence, and compelling personal stories, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22-26 General, $20-24 Members
