Energy Research Symposium: i4Energy and Berkeley Energy and Climate InstituteThe i4Energy is a nexus, bringing multi-disciplinary minds together to create information technology advances for our multi-layered energy challenges. i4Energy is a collaboration among CITRIS (U.C. Berkeley, Davis, Merced, and Santa Cruz); the California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE); and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). The research collaboration ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Legends and Myths of the Prarie WolfOne of the most adaptable mammals in the world, the coyote is widespread not only in range but also in mythology and folklore.Learn why the coyote is such a successful survivor and the topic of so many stories.This family-friendly, two-mile walk is easy to moderate with some steep hills.Meet at ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Marine microbial mats and our early biosphere Photosynthetic microbial mats are complete microbial ecosystems that can construct laminated "miniature reefs" called stromatolites. Their fossilized equivalents are among the oldest most abundant evidence of early life. Dr. Des Marais and his colleagues have studied cyanobacterial mats in an arid coastal environment at the Exportadora de Sal, S.A. (ESSA) ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Skeptics in the StudioNorth Bay Skeptics are: humanists, atheists, freethinkers, agnostics and undeclared, who embrace modern skepticism. We celebrate the scientific method, and the application of logic and evidence to all claims. As in the tradition of many Skeptical groups world wide, we like to gather for lively discussion on current topics and ...
Where: Santa RosaCost: Free
5 Gyres: Update From Our Plastic OceanVoyaging to the far reaches of the earth, 5 Gyres is dedicated to understanding plastic marine pollution through exploration, education and action. Welcome 5 Gyres Founders, Staff and Ambassadors, who will present several short films and discuss results from recent research expeditions to the Bay of Bengal, Great Lakes and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Mycological Society of SF: Ken LitchfieldKen will give a very interesting and entertaining talk that he also recently gave at the Telluride Mushroom Festival in Colorado.
Futurist Ray Kurzweil (The Singularity is Near), a pioneering theorist and inventor, now at Google, has spent decades exploring how artificial intelligence can enrich and expand human capabilities. Among his innovations is a device that helps the blind read print, which Stevie Wonder says changed his life. Kurzweil's new book, ...
Peter Schwartz presents The Starships ARE ComingThere is an appalling distance between here and the countless planets we're discovering around stars other than our Sun. At first glance we can never span those light years. At second glance however..."The 100-year Starship" is the name of now-culminating project that mustered a handful of scientists and science fiction ...
