CATCHING CATALYSTS IN ACTION USING X-RAYSTo make good catalysts, we need to understand how they work. By nature they are non-uniform on the nanoscale-a mixture of active catalyst material plus promoters and support. If we can identify particular nanoscale combinations that are effective-and those that are not-we can then direct synthesis that creates more effective ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Electronic measurement uncertainty and implicationsWhat is measurement uncertainty? What are the major contributors to electronic measurement uncertainties? Why shall we care? From laser tape measures, home electronic blood pressure monitors to weather satellites, electronic measurements are employed in various capacities. Measurement uncertainty is the key parameter that defines the capability of all these measurement ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Indigenous CircuitsLisa Nakamura is a Professor in the Department of American Cultures and the Department of Screen Arts and Cultures at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research interrogates both the performance of and assumptions embedded in representations of race and ethnicity in digital media, particularly within gaming cultures. These ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
After Dark: SexplorationsExperience life After Dark, an evening series exclusively for adults that mixes cocktails, conversation, and playful, innovative science and art events.Not a theater, cabaret, or gallery, After Dark contains aspects of all three. Each evening showcases a different topic-from music to sex to electricity- but all include a cash bar ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 Members, Free Lab Members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San FranciscoCafe Inquiry is a social event hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet in Menlo Park at Café Borrone http://www.cafeborrone.com/ between Kepler's Books and the British Banker's Club! Look for someone wearing a CFI (Center for Inquiry) T-Shirt. Café Borrone
Sea level rise threatens more than 281 square miles of Bay Area shoreline. By 2100, more than 270,000 residents, 333 square miles of land and $62 billion of property will be at risk of inundation. Join SPUR and the Urban Land Institute for a panel discussion on what is being ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Members free
Stargazing at Larkey ParkAfter sundown we'll observe the Moon, star clusters, nebulae and more.For more information, contact us at: http://www.mdas.net or outreachinfo@mdas.net
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free
Water Shortage: Crisis or OpportunityTwo presentations on our most critical resource for life: Water1. Water Shortage: Crisis or Opportunity Olivier Jerphagnon, CEO PowWow EnergyOlivier Jerphagnon of PowWow Energy and winner of the 2013 Cleantech Open will talk about how PowWow Energy's technology and data analysis give farmers significant savings in both water and energy use. ...
Where: San JoseCost: ADVANCE TICKET $6.50 OR $10 AT THE DOOR
Getting to the Root of the Complex DiagnosisDiagnosing mysterious medical cases has captured the imagination of the general populace through shows like House MD. At Stanford, a real-life diagnostic clinic called the Consultative Medicine Clinic has been started by Dr. Bryant Lin. In his lecture, he will discuss how a real-life diagnostic clinic compares to TV, explain ...
Regis McKenna in Conversation with John Markoff Regis McKenna founded his own high tech marketing firm, Regis McKenna, Inc., in Silicon Valley in 1970 after working in the marketing departments of two early semiconductor pioneering companies. Over the past 30 years, his firm evolved from one focused on high tech start ups to a broad based marketing ...
