Engineers Week @ The TechJoin us at The Tech for a week-long celebration of engineering! Engineers Week is a national event that brings engineering to life for people of all ages, and celebrates engineers and the difference they make in our world. Come and engineer an Ewok escape vehicle, build a Rube Goldberg device, ...
Where: San JoseCost: free with Museum admission
The USACE: From the Sierra's to the SeaIn commemoration of Engineer month, this story spans over 150 years of US Army Corps of Engineers service to the state of California balancing environmental stewardship with the need for economic and urban growth. Beginning with the construction of ports, harbors, and lighthouses and expanding over time to include debris ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Mad Science: Fire & Ice*Explore "magical" chemical potions, the wonders of dry ice, and the dynamics of air pressure. Some of the topics the mad scientists will investigate include: the three states of matter, a gassy taste test and asuper spectacular bubbling potion. Ages 5-12.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Stem Cells-- the Promise & the ProgressUta Grieshammer, PhD, science officer with the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, will discuss the promise and progress of stem cell research. According to CIRM, "researchers are making tremendous progress, funding clinical trials to try and cure HIV/AIDS, type 1 diabetes, some aggressive forms of leukemia, macular degeneration, and sickle cell disease. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: free (donations welcome)
Jet PropulsionWith a firm understanding of the basic laws of physics and motion, man has conquered atmospheric flight and space travel. Faride focuses on Sir Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion as it relates to vehicle propulsion systems for aerospace application. There's so much more to what we learned in high school ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
Sunday, 02/23/14
Marine Science Sunday: Marine Mammal Parents and PupsIn preparation for Valentine's Day, The Marine Mammal Center celebrates love and Marine Mammal Parents and Pups in a fun, educational way for kids and adults. Tours at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm of the hospital showcase some of the patients in our care and how veterinarians are ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $5 donation
Tomales Point Elk AdventureJoin the Nature Journal Club for a field trip to sketch and explore the lives of majestic Tule Elk in the picturesque landscape of the Point Reyes National Seashore. If you are new to journaling, you will find it inspiring to watch other journalers document and explore the area. The ...
Where: InvernessCost: Free
Junior Academy: Naturalist Know-howCalifornia Academy of SciencesSundays at 2pm – 2:45pm (sign-up at 1:30pm) Naturalist Center / Lab (Level 3 across from the Planetarium exit)This program is designed for youth ages 8 to 11. Youth must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited to 20 youth with attending adults. Onsite registration is ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Academy admission
The Science of Mixing ColorJoin Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman for colorful explorations of the physical world.Are the primary colors really red, yellow, and blue? How can you get yellow from mixing red and green together? Bring your most colorful questions to this vivid presentation.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that big data has transformed many aspects of how we approach problems in information organization and retrieval. In this context, my recent work focuses on two questions: How do we build effective and efficient information access systems that help users make sense of massive ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Mad Science: Fire & Ice*Explore "magical" chemical potions, the wonders of dry ice, and the dynamics of air pressure. Some of the topics the mad scientists will investigate include: the three states of matter, a gassy taste test and asuper spectacular bubbling potion. Ages 5-12.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
The Ecological Other: A Book Talk with Sarah Jaquette RayIn this new book Ray investigates three categories of ecological otherness: people with disabilities, immigrants, and Native Americans. Extending recent work in environmental justice ecocriticism, Ray argues that the expression of environmental disgust toward certain kinds of bodies draws problematic lines between ecological "subjects"-those who are good for and belong ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
THE UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO PLANCKDr. Charles Lawrence from the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory will discuss the scientific results from Planck, the third-generation space mission designed to measure the anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background.
Optofluidics: The Photonic Integration of Non-Solid MediaIntegrated photonic devices have traditionally been designed for data communications using exclusively solid-state materials. However, a vast area of potential applications, in particular in the life sciences, involve interactions of light with liquids and gases. Recently, a number of approaches have been considered that are aimed at integrating such non-solid media with chip-scale photonic structures. We have developed a ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Rapidly Changing Economics of Solar PV PowerThis talk examines the economics of solar photovoltaic power both from the perspective of investors in solar installations and from the perspective of solar panel manufacturers. For investors, the key consideration is the cost competitiveness of solar PV relative to other electricity sources. The model calculations I present focus on ...
I did my PhD thesis at Berkeley, trying to measure the primeval heat radiation from the Big Bang, but the apparatus didn't work the first time. So I went from Berkeley to NASA in New York and Maryland, the COBE satellite was chosen for construction, and it worked despite enormous ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Berkeley Lab Science at the Theater - Vote for the Next Big Tech Idea!You and three judges vote on technology pitches from five Berkeley Lab scientists. Which will benefit society the most? You decide.Technologies to be presented:Making Better Batteries - Guoying Chen, ChemistHacking and Tracking Personal DNA Damage - Sylvain Costes, BiophysicistMaking Energy Measurement Stick - Steven Lanzisera, Applied Energy ScientistMolecular Velcro - ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Colonel Matthew Bogdanos presents 'The Unlooting of Civilization's Treasures in Wartime Iraq'Destruction is easy. Recovery is hard. Destruction is big news. Recovery is the real news.In April 02003 when Baghdad fell to US forces, the renowned Iraq Museum was looted of thousands of civilization's most ancient and unique treasures, and the international press reacted with outrage. Marine Colonel Bogdanos, who had ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
ULTRACONCENTRATED: Image, Media, SoftwareWithin the visual arts, software is a misunderstood medium. It's dismissed by some and championed by others, but it remains an enigma to most. Certainly, software is the dominant tool for design and production, but it can be more. Will software emerge as the next prominent art medium in the ...
Defining Death in America: The Intersection of Law, Medicine, Ethics, and PoliticsTwo recent end of life cases - the McMath case in Oakland and the Munoz case in Texas- have drawn significant media attention to the legal, medical, ethical, and political implications of defining and declaring death. In both cases, physicians determined the individuals to be brain dead; a declaration that results in an immediate ...
Ongoing research in my laboratory provides evidence that the ability to perform fine-grained acoustic analysis in the tens of millisecond range during infancy appears to be one of the most powerful and significant predictors of subsequent language development and disorders. In this lecture, a brief summary will be given of ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Lightbeam: Illuminating Online TrackingIn this talk, Monica Chew and Garrett Robinson give a brief overview of the tracking landscape and discuss tracking techniques and their attendant privacy concerns. They will demonstrate Lightbeam, a Firefox add-on, and show how it visualizes hidden relationships between the site you visit and tracking domains. They will then ...
WiFi Alliance - CANCELLEDWi-Fi Alliance® is a global non-profit industry association of hundreds of leading companies devoted to seamless connectivity. With technology development, market building, and regulatory programs, Wi-Fi Alliance has enabled widespread adoption of Wi-Fi® worldwide. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ program was launched in March 2000. It ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $10 General
Bentley School Science Thought Leaders NightBentley School will welcome an esteemed interdisciplinary panel of experts who will discuss the topic of climate change. The panel discussion will focus on the latest climate change science, how climate change, if left unchecked, is projected to impact humans worldwide, and the role that science, policy, economics and technology ...
Where: LafayetteCost: FREE
Night Sky Series, Class #2ROBERT FERGUSON OBSERVATORY - NIGHT SKY SERIESCelestial Poles and Equator; The EclipticGemini, Lynx, CancerThe planet JupiterPlease join us and instructor Jack Welch as we learn about our seasonal night skys through a very informative lecture, and then hands on stargazing with the Observatory's telescopes. You will be able to see ...
Where: KenwoodCost: $23.00
The Art & Science of 3D Printing3D Printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is an emerging technology that creates a three-dimensional solid object, of virtually any shape, from a digital model. Brian Palacios, co-founder of Fabricastl, Inc. will present an overview of the technology and how it is becoming a mainstream movement with widespread commercial applications. ...
Where: LafayetteCost: $5 (meals available for pre-order for $10)
The California Drought: Causes, context and responsesCalifornia is in the midst of a historic drought. 2013 was the driest year since the state began keeping records 150 years ago, and this is the third driest year in a row. We began 2014 with record-low snowpack and reservoir levels. Newspaper headlines have been stark, warning of communities using ...
Large whale entanglement is a welfare and conservation issue, in California and worldwide. Scar studies show >20% of large whales have entanglement scars. Join Kathi Koontz from the Whale Entanglement Team (National Marine Fisheries Service) as she shares information about entanglements in Northern California, the disentanglement process, and what we ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $5
The James Webb Space TelescopePlease join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for our general meeting. Our monthly meetings begin with a short "What's Up" presented by one of our members followed by a speaker. The JWST is the follow-on to the Hubble telescope - on steroids. Come find out about the this extraordinary program.Speaker: Dr. Thomas Greene, NASA ...
Gendered Innovations in Science, Engineering, Health & Medicine and the EnvironmentWomen and men differ in their needs for and experience with technology. Thus it is important to include both women and men in technology design. Integrating sex and gender analysis into research as well as including both women and men users in technology development are positive actions that can lead ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
H2 Meets the ESUHow quantitative genetics can be used to assess the evolutionary significance of phenotypic traits that diagnose the endangered San Francisco Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataeniaSpeaker: Dr. Mike Westphal, Bureau of Land Management
For almost 60 years, the California Water Plan has served as the long-term strategic plan for informing and guiding the sound management and development of water resources in our state. With updates every five years, it remains the single most complete and relevant body of knowledge about statewide water resources. ...
Big data brings us challenges, but also hopes. This talk discusses these challenges and hopes from the semantic perspective. I will present two use cases to demonstrate the potential of semantic technologies for data integration and data analysis. The first use case discusses how to integrate researcher profiling data from ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Nutritional Inadequacy and Age-Related DiseasesMost of the world's population, even in developed countries, has inadequate intake of one or more of the body's essential vitamins and minerals. In the US, we often don't consume enough of the nutrients that our bodies need to stay healthy. Although we have enough vitamins and minerals to live, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $10, Free to UC Berkeley students and staff
Pacific Rim or Pacific Garbage Patch?: The Ocean and Ecological Crisis in the Post-3/11 WorldThis panel discussion will focus on the health of the ocean today, from various perspectives. Wu Ming-yi, science fiction author and environmental activist, will speak on ocean issues in Taiwanese Oceanic Literature (in Chinese with interpretation). Eric Hartges will talk about the impending issue of ocean acidification, the relationship to ...
Tuberculosis is a major global health problem that is propagated by undiagnosed and mistreated cases. Significant progress has been made over the past decade by improving the technology for diagnosing TB. At the outset this progress arose from a simple linear model of technology development that evolved with time into ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Valuing Intellectual CapitalIntellectual capital is the major contribution to corporate income. It is consists of the combination of the competence of the human workforce and its intellectual property (IP) that they create and exploit. In computing the product design, the circuit layouts, the chip masks, and the software hold the IP. Most ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Robots in Unconventional WorkplacesRobots have traditionally been given jobs according to the three Ds: dirty, dangerous or dull. With those jobs filled, the field of robotics has expanded to tackle jobs in new and unconventional settings. From the oceans to the cloud, from monitoring agriculture to hair restoration, this panel will discuss the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 non-members, $8 members, $7 students
Brewing Biodiversity: Food webs and ecosystem services in the coffee agroecosystemCoffee evolved under the forest canopy, and has been traditionally grown under the shade of trees. Yet over the past decades, coffee production systems have been intensified leading to a reduction or removal of the shade canopy, and higher levels of chemical inputs. The negative impacts of coffee management intensification ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Exploding Stars, New Planets, Black Holes, and the Crisis at Lick ObservatoryLick Observatory, the first remote mountaintop observatory in the world, has had a remarkable record of discovery spanning 126 years. It continues to be a vibrant research facility, especially for projects that require large numbers of nights on modest-size telescopes. Come hear about the exciting research areas in which Lick ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
Pritzker Lecture: Wildlife Conservation: A Photographer's LifeSuzi Eszterhas is an award-winning wildlife photographer who is best known for her work documenting animal family life on the African savanna. Eszterhas spends several months each year in the field, photographing animals from the poles to the tropics and is well known for her unprecedented work with newborn animals, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Seniors, Free for members
Science and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub, West BayIf ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the film-flam man, and if ye drink, drink with us, your friends. If ye shun the brewer's art, at least help us lay waste to bangers & mash!Skeptics in the Pub is a monthly meeting for discussion of topics of science, ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
The Extreme Life of the SeaPalumbi, one of today's leading marine scientists, takes us to the absolute limits of the aquatic world-the fastest and deepest, the hottest and oldest creatures of the oceans. Diving into the icy Arctic and boiling hydrothermal vents he exposes the eternal darkness of the deepest undersea trenches to show how ...
Where: Los AltosCost: $5 - $12
Thinking like a Naturalist: Reclaiming the Art of Natural HistoryLearn how to get more out of every nature ramble. Developments in neuropsychology have opened doors in our understanding of the brain and cognition and how you can train yourself to see more and to be more curious about what you discover. Naturalist and illustrator John Muir Laws will demonstrate ...
Hydrogen & GeothermicsAll geothermal activities involve water, which is splitted into hydrogen and oxygen. This is the reason that all geothermal activities result with hydrogen soaked water or water vapor. The splitting of water occurs due to electrolysis, the electrical current for which stems from magnetic rocks. Water passing through a magnetic ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Mad Science: Fire & IceExplore "magical" chemical potions, the wonders of dry ice, and the dynamics of air pressure. Some of the topics the mad scientists will investigate include: the three states of matter, a gassy taste test and asuper spectacular bubbling potion. Ages 5-12.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Mad Science: Fire & IceExplore "magical" chemical potions, the wonders of dry ice, and the dynamics of air pressure. Some of the topics the mad scientists will investigate include: the three states of matter, a gassy taste test and a super spectacular bubbling potion. Ages 5-12.Editor's Note: This event was originally scheduled for January ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
COMPUTER SECURITY AND YOUThere are a lot of InfoSec attacks in the news. However news generally reports the big stories, the large dollar attacks. They seldom mention problems that affect average people. In this talk we will look at:• What attacks home and small businesses are most common and what are effect defenses?• ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Art in Science: The intersection of image and researchAn awesome, FREE, two-day event, jointly presented by the Energy Biosciences Institute and Science@CalHow is science expressed through art? How do the arts inspire science...?Sculpture, painting, photography, origami, multi-media and digital art exhibits of science and art explorations, from the scientists and artist of UC Berkeley.Enjoy live jazz, refreshments, lectures ...
Celebrate what we don't yet know about our ever-expanding Universe. This week, NightLife plunges into the great unknown!In the planetarium, catch the Academy's newest space show Dark Universe, a cosmic voyage that explores the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter.In African Hall, create celestial mobiles-from comets to super novas-with ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Bone Cleaning Course by Ron CaubleThe Bone Room's own Ron Cauble will again teach a class on the basics of bone and skeleton cleaning. Space is again limited so please call in advance to sign up.
Where: BerkeleyCost: $10
Non-Pharmacological Treatment of PainIn addition to medications, there are other modalities that people can use to help reduce and manage their chronic pain. This talk will focus on some of these methods.Speaker: Ravi Prasad, PhD Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center
March 27th, 1964, one of the most violent earthquakes of all time rocked southern Alaska.More than 50,000 square miles of the state was tilted to new elevation, and the resulting property damage disrupted the state's economy.Within 24 hours, a team of USGS geologists conducted scientific and engineering investigations, to help ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
The Science of Mixing ColorJoin Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman for colorful explorations of the physical world.Are the primary colors really red, yellow, and blue? How can you get yellow from mixing red and green together? Bring your most colorful questions to this vivid presentation.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Friday, 02/28/14
Dutch Disease or Agglomeration? The Local Economic Effects of Natural Resource Booms in Modern AmericaThe rise in oil and gas prices and drilling activity in the past decade has caused economists and policymakers to reconsider whether natural resource production benefits producer economies or instead creates a "Natural Resource Curse." We use confidential establishment-level data from the US Census of Manufactures and Longitudinal Business Database ...
Atomic Layer Deposited Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor Junctions for Solar Fuel SynthesisEnergy storage to overcome the intermittency of solar radiation is a major challenge for adoption of solar energy at very large scale. Photoelectrochemical synthesis of fuels from sunlight is one potential storage approach. Using sunlight to drive photoelectrochemical reactions requires electronically coupling light absorbing materials and catalysts to simultaneously ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Art in Science: The intersection of image and researchAn awesome, FREE, two-day event, jointly presented by the Energy Biosciences Institute and Science@CalHow is science expressed through art? How do the arts inspire science...?Sculpture, painting, photography, origami, multi-media and digital art exhibits of science and art explorations, from the scientists and artist of UC Berkeley.Enjoy live jazz, refreshments, lectures ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Scientific Quest to Understand & Empower the MindMichio Kaku, a theoretical physicist, best-selling author and co-creator of the string field theory, is one of the most recognizable voices explaining science today. "The Future of the Mind" gives us an authoritative and compelling look at the astonishing research being done in major laboratories around the world - all ...
