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
High-Profile Energy/Carbon Management StrategiesLearn how facilities can "go green" just by adopting a simple set of ideas in this entertaining talk by strategic adviser Eric Woodroof. He first presents an overview of global energy and carbon trends, and then leads an open discussion about practical measures that can be done to help improve ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Living Technology Today/Artificial Life TomorrowThe field of artificial life emerged in the 1980s as an avant-garde alternative to artificial intelligence. For many years it was ahead of the science to support it, but recently it has developed an applied side with an advancement in technology that derives its usefulness from properties usually associated with ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 non-members, $8 members, $7 students
Asteroid Radar Astronomy, Spacecraft Missions, and the Impact Hazard The near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are a population of objects on orbits that pass near that of the Earth. Many NEAs are attractive targets for spacecraft missions, and NEAs are also important because some of them will eventually hit Earth. Both future NEA missions and the impact hazard motivate understanding the ...
Beyond Mars, Earth"Dare mighty things" concludes the most dramatic space video in years, "Seven Minutes of Terror." Narrated by Adam Steltzner, it spelled out how the "sky crane" his team designed at JPL would have to perform an elaborate, impossible-seeming sequence to lower the huge Mars rover Curiosity to the planet's surface ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Free for members
