Design_Code_Build IIBroadcom Presents Design_Code_Build is a daylong education program put on by the Computer History Museum. Each event is filled with activities that explore the basics of computer programming, from concept to coding. Students will meet inspiring tech industry "rock stars," build their own working computers using a Raspberry Pi, and ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
Hayward Fault Walking TourOver the last million years, the natural beauty of Fremont has been shaped by the Hayward Fault. Instructors will be leading these 'ground breaking' tours and exposing the science and beauty of the Hayward Fault. This fault is one of several active faults in the world actually creeping at 5 ...
Where: FremontCost: $15
Northern California Bats: Demystifying and Discovering these Amazing AnimalsCome learn about the local bats with Director of NorCal Bats Corky Quirk. In her presentation you will learn about bats and discuss the harmful myths that surround these animals. You'll also leanr the importance of bats in our environment. Live bats will be presented for viewing and discussion.
Where: BerkeleyCost: $15 General, $10 Members
The Bay Model Wants You!!! Become part of Sausalito's very own attraction known around the world!We have a variety of volunteer positions that are suited for people just like you! Greet visitors, lead tours, work with school groups, and more! Come and be a part of one of the largest working hydraulic models in existence. ...
'Tis the season for holiday cooking! Come learn the underlying chemical and biochemical processes that lead to perfect roast turkey, thickened gravy, fluffy whipped cream, delicate dinner rolls, and rich chocolate desserts. The preparation of all of these foods requires a set of chemical transformations that occur in carbohydrates, proteins, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Aquarium of the Bay and BayMobileAquarium of the Bay and Bay Model Alliance have teamed up to bring the Bay, its animals and their habitats to life. Join us for these fantastic free programs this fall.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Sensational Sharks of San Francisco BayDid you know sharks help keep the entire food web in the oceans balanced? Come explore the answer to this, and how these top predators are extreme survivors of our planet! Learn about their different senses, adaptations, and how researchers study these remarkable animals through hands on activities. Join our ...
Manya: The Living History of Marie CurieWhat if you could time travel to 1915 Paris and meet one of the world's greatest scientists?You're invited to meet two-time Nobel Prize winner Marie Skłodowska-Curie in this acclaimed theatrical production of MANYA: The Living History of Marie Curie at the Victoria Theater in San Francisco on November 15th @ 7:30pm & November ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 (with 10% discount SCIENCE)
Join marine scientist and author Wallace J. Nichols for a conversation on the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water. Combining cutting edge research with compelling personal stories, Nichols shows how proximity to water can improve performance, increase calm, diminish anxiety, and increase ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Manya: The Living History of Marie CurieWhat if you could time travel to 1915 Paris and meet one of the world's greatest scientists?You're invited to meet two-time Nobel Prize winner Marie Skłodowska-Curie in this acclaimed theatrical production of MANYA: The Living History of Marie Curie at the Victoria Theater in San Francisco on November 15th @ 7:30pm & November ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 (with 10% discount SCIENCE)
Monday, 11/17/14
GALACTIC FLOWS AND WINDSDr. Jessica Werk of University of California, Santa Cruz will discuss her work studying gas flows into and out of galaxies.
The U.S. corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards place requirements on the efficiency of new vehicles sold and are a cornerstone of U.S. efforts to reduce gasoline use. They are currently slated for a sharp increase in stringency, nearly doubling the average fuel economy of new vehicles by 2025. I ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Up the Ladder: Women Pursuing Careers in Science and TechnologyHow and why do women decide to pursue careers in science and technology? What is the reaction of their family, friends, teachers and others? This panel of three women at three different points in their careers – early, middle and advanced – will discuss the experiences that have supported and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Cost: $20 non-members, MEMBERS FREE, students free
Tuesday, 11/18/14
Leonids Meteor ShowerHang out on the hill and watch as the Leonids Meteor Shower makes it annual trip through our atmosphere. Though this meteor shower is unpredictable in nature, it has been known to produce a spectacular show. Our experts will be on hand to explore the origins of Comet Temple-Tuttle and ...
Rise of the Machines: Mining the Kepler Data for AstrobiologySince its launch in 2009, NASA's Kepler Mission has transformed our knowledge of exoplanetary system demographics. Kepler's primary mission goal-- to quantify the occurrence rate of habitable zone Earth-size planets around Sun-like stars-- has a clear connection to astrobiology. However, in addition to its planet-finding capabilities, the Kepler data may ...
Join Conservation International scientists Dr. Greg Stone and Dr. Steve Katona who will talk about a bold new approach to measuring the health of California's ocean and coastal resources.In June, Scientists from National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at UC Santa Barbara and Conservation International published the findings ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 (includes drink and light fare
IBM's Chairman & CEO Ginni Rometty in Conversation with Museum CEO John HollarIBM is at the center of computing's history and future like few other enterprises in the world. Today it is a globally integrated technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York. In its 103-year history of solving problems and providing leading-edge technology to businesses, governments and non-profits, it has had only ...
What would it be like to live in a world with no predators roaming our landscapes? Would their elimination bring about a pastoral, peaceful human civilization? Or in fact is their existence critical to our own, and do we need to be doing more to assure their health and the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Senior, Free members
Fall ColorsLearn about why leaves change their color. Explore the different types of plants and why some do not change color. Compare different types of trees in Fremont. Reading: The Colors of Fall
Where: FremontCost: Free
The Climate Debate Demystified: An Interdisciplinary PanelIn order to understand how to change public opinion regarding climate change and influence the politics and policies surrounding this issue, we must first understand the way people think about climate change and the way that climate change is communicated to the public through the media. This panel will bring ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Mount Diablo Astronomy Society Auction for astro equipment, and How-To November 18Please join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for our general meeting. This month's General Meeting has a different format : we will have a few astro things to auction along with a How-To night. If you wish to donate or try to sell any of your unwanted equipment or other related gear ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free
Otzi the Iceman, 5,300 year old Alpine 'Mummy' and Forensic Science"Otzi the Iceman", a 5,300 year old Copper Age / Neolithic man, was discovered in 1991, preserved in the Similaun Pass of the Otztal Alps at 10,500 ft. between Italy and Austria. Since 1991, extensive ongoing scientific investigations indicate that he is unique because he is practically an "archaeological site" ...
From social media to market analysis, people use pattern recognition and machine learning to sift through enormous amounts of data and reach new levels of understanding. Now scientists are using those same tools to track millions of individual molecules as they change shape during chemical reactions. This is a huge ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Wednesday, 11/19/14
Girls in STEMAt this year's Topcoder Open, we will be holding a "Girls in STEM" event, sponsored by Google which will include a panel showcasing the diversity of jobs in the tech industry. Immediately following the panel, we will host "Birds of a Feather" roundtables where students will have a chance to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free (registration required)
China's power sector accounts for 25% of the world coal consumption–fully about 13% of total global carbon emissions from fossil fuel. Decarbonizing China's power sector will shape how the country and–to a large extent–the world uses energy and addresses pollution and climate change. I will first introduce my work on provincial level ...
The frequency of credit card leaks attests to the difficulty of protecting even declared user attributes. If we also consider sensitive information that can be inferred about a user, protection becomes even harder, yet many well-publicized privacy breaches involve inference. In this talk, I'll begin two steps before protection ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Human Impacts Bay Area: Innovation for the Climate BreakthroughThe Human Impacts Institute is headed to the Bay Area for a night of art and conversation around innovative ways to tackle climate change. From decision-making apps to video games to algae fuel, see what innovations are going to change the world. This Human Impacts Salon will be our eighth ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Share Gut Feelings: A Discussion about the Microbes You Can't Live WithoutWhether you like it or not, there are ten times more bacterial cells in your body than human cells. Come learn about the unseen yet indispensable world of microorganisms that live in your gut, the soil, and fermented foods. What role do these tiny creatures play in your health, and ...
Raptors, Rats, and Riparian AreasLisa Owens Viani, Co-founder and Director of Raptors Are The Solution (RATS), will talk about urban raptors and the threats they face, particularly from rat poison, and also discuss less toxic ways of controlling rodents. She will describe a nine-year study of Cooper's hawks in Berkeley and their connection to riparian habitat, as well as how the study led to the formation of RATS.
Have you noticed how some people seem to have a gift for storytelling while others struggle with it? Learn some simple techniques to enable you to tell a story with greater impact on your listeners and less stress on yourself. Whether in professional, civic, or personal settings, learn to share ...
"It was a California Serengeti," Parkman said, "only our animals were even more diverse than the Serengeti's." In 1972, the tusk, lower jaw and tooth of a Columbian mammoth was discovered at nearby Bodega Head. Mammoth and mastodon teeth had been found previously in the area. Parkman will unearth Sonoma ...
Supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud is one of the brightest supernova to be observed. Observations taken with almost every type of telescope, on the ground and in space, have yielded a rich story of the evolution of the explosion debris and its interaction with its circumstellar environment. In ...
Nerd Nite SF #54: Cancer's Metabolism, Whale Disentaglement, and more!The UNKNOWN. We haz it. No, not the fear of the UNKNOWN – we are not afraid of it. We embrace it. We make the UNKNOWN, or at least the unfamiliar, known. (Wait, doesn't that word look really weird now?) For now, our third talk is, yes, UNKNOWN. But we ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $8
Thursday, 11/20/14
Galaxies on FIRE: Stellar Feedback Explains Inefficient Star FormationMany of the most fundamental unsolved questions in star and galaxy formation revolve around star formation and "feedback" from both massive stars and accretion onto super-massive black holes. I'll present new simulations which attempt to realistically model the diverse physics of the interstellar medium, star formation, and feedback from stellar ...
One of the more radical hypotheses surrounding anthropogenic climate change involves oceanic methane. Projected increases in bottom water temperature are hypothesized to liberate globally significant quantities of methane from the seafloor. While substantial geologic evidence suggests that such releases have previously occurred influencing global carbon cycles and greenhouse gas budgets ...
Since Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.Speaker: Raji ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
PRIVACY AND BIG DATACan privacy exist in an era of Big Data? Can Big Data improve privacy or does it always hurt privacy? How much privacy do you need? Or perhaps, where do you actually need privacy, where do you want it and where should you not care?In this talk we will look ...
Beans and BrewCoffee, beer, chocolate - all popular guilty pleasures. However, a warming world could affect our ability to enjoy these delicacies. Changes in microclimates are changing when and where many crops will grow. Arabica, the most consumed coffee species in the world, could go extinct in the wild within the next ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
BiteLifeSink your teeth into BiteLife, our annual event celebrating all things edible.Just in time for Thanksgiving, catch a cooking demo from the carnivorous chefs at 4505 Meats on how to prepare your own turducken sausage.Plus, get a chance to take home your very own turducken to wow (and stuff) your ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Water, Nuts, and the Nation's Fruit Bowl: California's Central Valley Hydrologic Science USGS Evening Public Lecture Water, Nuts, and the Nation's Fruit Bowl: California's Central Valley Hydrologic Scienceby Claudia Faunt, USGS HydrologistUsing about 1% of U.S. farmland, California's Central Valley supplies 7% of the U.S. agricultural output (by value) -- 1/4 of the Nation's food, including about half of the Nation's fruits, nuts, and vegetables.Approximately 20% of ...
In this talk, Dr. Beug will illustrate the spectacular and diverse world of Ascomycete fungi in the Pacific Northwest. You will learn about edibles from morels to truffles, fungal habitats and fungal lifestyles. He will describe what Ascomycetes are. You will learn about unusual fungi, some with medicinal applications, some ...
Joe Jordan will come back with new material after having really wowed and inspired our audience with his slides on this topic in 1997.Joe will show pictures of all kinds of atmospheric phenomena, including rainbows, haloes, glories, aurorae, coronae, mirages, and the legendary (but real) "green flash". He'll bring along some hands-on 3-D models (to go ...
Three different birds, three different outcomes at the hands of humans. The Passenger Pigeon once numbered in the billions, yet human exploitation drove it to extinction a century ago. The Kirtland's Warbler had dwindled to fewer than 200 singing males in 1971, yet today we know how to maintain healthy ...
Cool, Clear WatersTake an easy two-mile walk with Ranger Lou around an ecological restoration site to learn how the needs of salmon and frogs can inspire people to create habitat for endangered and threatened species during a time of climate change, and still meet the recreational needs of visitors at this popular ...
Where: Muir BeachCost: Free
BioFest 3Would you like to understand why microscopists just won another Nobel prize? Come ask the students of the Merritt Microscopy Program! Join us for Biofest 3, bigger and more fun than ever! It's equal parts hands-on science fun for all ages and career info for students. Everyone is ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Mt. Tam Day of ThanksThe "Mt. Tam Day of Thanks" will feature a collection of volunteer programs led by the TLC partners. Below is a list of workday events to celebrate and give thanks for this epic mountain:Habitat Restoration and Holiday Wreath Making at Sky Oaks hosted by Marin Municipal Water District. Family friendly; volunteers ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost:
Steppin' Towards Science Step Show and Science FairThis event for youth and their families is meant to engage youth in hands on science, explore science careers, see the connection between science and stepping and expose youth to college culture. The Science Fair, which takes place from 11:00 am-1:00 pm will engage attendees in hands-on science demonstrations and ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15 for adults (18 and over) and $7 for youth
An Ocean Garden: The Secret Life of SeaweedPhotographer, author and book designer Josie Iselin will bring together the art and science of seaweed in a talk and slide presentation describing her unique way of building books, why she fell in love with seaweed and some of the amazing science of the ocean flora we find along our ...
Join all the guys from the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe cast (Steve Novella, Bob Novella, Jay Novella, and Evan Bernstein), along with musician and emcee George Hrab for a skeptical extravaganza and quiz show. This 90-minute blowout will include:ScienceGamesMusicQuiz ShowLame JokesGeneral Geekdom andSkeptical Fun!Hosted by the Ohlone College Psychology ...
Where: FremontCost: $15 general; $10 Students with ID
Sunday, 11/23/14
Marine Science Sunday: An Ocean Feast!This month we celebrate Thanksgiving by highlighting the amazing feeding and hunting strategies of marine mammals! Find out about how orcas have learned together to wash seals of our ice in Antarctica, humpback whales use bubbles to trap fish and otters use tools to crack open their favorite foods! FREE Classroom Programs: An Ocean Feast- 12 PM ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free with admission
Monday, 11/24/14
PROBING DARK ENERGY WITH OPTICAL FIBERS AND 5000 ROBOTSDr. Claire Poppett of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will discuss the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), a ground-based experiment for the Mayall Telescope in Arizona..
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Nerd Nite East Bay #24: Singing Spiders, The Brain, and Sci-Fi Sex InterfacesSit back and sip on a some tasty beverages. Nerd Nite East Bay warms you up for Thanksgiving and begins our third year with a particularly salacious night: Erin Brandt will show what happens when you aim a laser Doppler vibrometer at a male spider dancing on pantyhose to woo the corpse ...
Where: OaklandCost: $8
Tuesday, 11/25/14
Made in CaliforniaA two hour workshop at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum for ages 7 to 10. Recreate arts and crafts of California Native Americans. Learn about natural designs reflected in art. Register online with the link listed below.
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $30.00 (Member: $24.00)
A link between meteoritic organic compounds and the homochirality of life?Current theories suggest that portions of interstellar compounds should eventually be incorporated into the comets, "asteroids" and planets of new planetary systems. Astronomical observations point to processes such as the formation of comet and asteroid belts, familiar to our solar system, as likely occurring in many star systems. As with ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Mark Schapiro: CARBON SHOCK - A Tale of Risk & Calculus on the Front Lines of the Disrupted Global EconomyMark Schapiro, Author; Former Senior Correspondent, Center for Investigative Reporting; Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley Graduate School of JournalismSchapiro will take us a journey to the financial frontlines of climate change, where the same chaotic forces reshaping our weather are disrupting our economy. From the agricultural fields of California to the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 non-members, $8 members, $7 students
Wednesday, 11/26/14
California's CornucopiaA two hour workshop at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum for ages 7 to 10. Discover California's natural wealth of ecology. Engage in fun activites with animals! Register online with the link listed below.
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $30.00 (Member: $24.00)
Saturday, 11/29/14
Beach Clean Up with Surfrider Join San Francisco Surfrider and SF Environment's volunteer community for a beach cleanup at Baker Beach.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Science Saturday: Monarch MagicWelcome the monarch butterflies back to Pacific Grove! Create a monarch chrysalis pin, view live butterflies, explore the Museum's Monarchs Come Home exhibition, and get your face painted while you discover what makes our monarch butterflies special. Special guests will provide even more activities, music, and information. Join us for ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Lunchtime for the FishWatch Ranger Linda feed the hungry inhabitants of our fresh and salt water tanks. Get familiar with some of our Bay Area aquatic neighbors. Watch the different feeding styles of the rock cod, sea stars, and rainbow trout.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Monday, 12/01/14
Parenting Influences On Developmental Processes: Insights from Intergenerational Imaging of Human Brain NetworksParents have large influences on their offspring's development in complex ways that include genetic and pre-, peri- and post-natal environmental influences, as well as interactions across these levels of influence on a variety of developmental processes My lab is taking an innovative approach to investigating some aspects of these complexities ...
Polymer nanocomposites are a class of materials where small, frequently inorganic nanoparticles are mixed with polymers. The excitement surrounding polymer nanocomposites comes from the possibility that the particles can add functionality to the polymer matrix that is not commonly found in polymers, such useful electrical and thermal transport properties, or ...
Today, 220 million Americans live in a state with a Renewable Portfolio Standard and 240 million live in states with a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. When taken in aggregate, the population of those states with commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would be the fifth largest country in ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Tuesday, 12/02/14
Attempts to explain water loss from MarsThe debate about whether or not Mars ever had life upon it centers on the issue of water.Was there water on Mars? If so, where has it gone? One of the explanations for the water loss focuses on the idea that the solar wind is removing the water by acceleration ionospheric ...
Strategic Policy Choice in State-Level Regulation: The EPA's Clean Power PlanFlexibility in environmental regulations can lead to reduced costs if it allows additional abatement from lower cost sources or if policy experimentation across states increases regulatory efficiency. The EPA's 2014 Clean Power Plan, which implements greenhouse gas regulation of power plants under the Clean Air Act, allows substantial regulatory exibility. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Biocapitalism and CultureSynthetic Biology (SynBio) is an emerging technology that allows scientists to engage in extreme forms of genetic engineering. Rather than swapping existing genes from one species to another as in "traditional" genetic engineering, scientists can now write entirely new genetic code on a computer, "print" it out, and insert it ...
Free First WednesdayFree museum admission all day, to anyone from anywhere, at Bay Area Discovery Museum
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Free Wednesday at UC Botanical GardensEnjoy free admission to the UC Botanical Garden on the first Wednesday of the month. Parking is limited. Docent-led tours for groups are not available on Free Wednesdays. No admission after 4:30 pm. In order to minimize the impact on the plant collection, ensure the safety of visitors, and to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Big Data for Better MedicineUCSC has built the Cancer Genomics Hub (CGHub) for the US National Cancer Institute, designed to hold data for all major NCI projects. To date it has served more than more than 15 petabytes of data to the research committee. Cancer is exceedingly complex, with thousands of subtypes involving an ...
Shannon-inspired Statistical Computing Moore's Law has been the driving force behind the exponential growth in the semiconductor industry for the past five decades years. Today, energy efficiency and reliability challenges in nanoscale CMOS (and beyond CMOS) processes threaten the continuation of Moore's Law. This talk will describe our work on developing a Shannon-inspired ...
Dr. Mae Jemison is a physician and NASA-astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor on September 12, 1992. Dr. Jemison will speak at Stanford University on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 as a part of the Imagining ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
'Geo for Good' with Google Earth's Rebecca MooreMoore conceived and leads the Google Earth Outreach program, which supports nonprofits, communities and indigenous peoples around the world in applying Google's mapping tools to the world's pressing problems in areas such as environmental conservation, human rights and cultural preservation.Moore also initiated and leads the development of Google Earth Engine, ...
Walking upright on two legs is the hallmark of the human lineage. Understanding when and how we made the transition to this unique way of moving about the world is key to deciphering how, and why, we evolved. Scientists have traditionally studied hands, feet, arms and legs to understand animal ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Thursday, 12/04/14
Monthly Bird Walk Join us in search of resident, migrant, and vagrant birds in the Garden's many bird friendly micro-habitats. Both beginning and experienced bird watchers are welcome! Bring binoculars if you have them. Advance registration required.Leader: Sarah Maclean
Where: BerkeleyCost: $15 General, $10 Members
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME)Hydrogen Intensity (HI) mapping uses redshifted 21cm emission from neutral hydrogen as a 3D tracer of Large Scale Structure (LSS) in the Universe. Imprinted in the LSS is a remnant of the acoustic waves which propagated through the primordial plasma. This feature, the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO), has a physical ...
Since Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.Speaker: Hossein ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Challenges in Estimating Real-time Earthquake Shaking and ImpactThe U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has developed several near-real time earthquake information systems that provide rapid and automated alerting of estimated economic and human impacts following earthquakes. In this talk I describe the four components that rapidly assess an earthquake's impact. First, earthquakes trigger rapid source characterization; second, these source ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
John A. Amster: Patents in the Boardroom - The Truth Behind the HeadlinesPatents have been big news in recent years. Large electronics rivals have made headlines by waging high-stakes legal battles over infringement of smartphone patents. Bankrupt companies have auctioned off their patent portfolios for hundreds of millions – or even billions – of dollars. The most significant development affecting patents, however, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Cost: $20 non-members, $8 members, $7 students
After Dark: GlowNot 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 and film screenings, plus an opportunity to play with our hundreds of hands-on exhibits. Join us and mingle with inventive ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 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
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Wild for Winter NightlifeLooking for a reason to escape winter hibernation? Make good use of these longer, darker nights by heading to NightLife's official winter kick-off party (cozy sweaters and warm drinks encouraged)!See African Hall transform into Hibernation Zone while Brilliant Elixirs serves up a wintry menu of adult beverages guaranteed to warm ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
LEED v4: The Future of Green Building Is HereThe growth of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating systems for green building and accreditation of professionals has been remarkable. In the 20 years since its launch in 1993, LEED has grown from one standard for new construction to a comprehensive system of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Preventing or Delaying Type 2 Diabetes - Part Three of a Three Part SeriesType 2 diabetes, formerly called adult-onset diabetes, is the most common type of the disease, affecting 95 percent of people with diabetes. Type 2 diabetes affects people at any age, even during childhood. However, this type of diabetes develops most often in middle-aged and older people, and those who are ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Friday, 12/05/14
Sunset/Full Moon Walk to the Point Bonita LighthouseJoin park staff and docents for a tour down the Point Bonita Trail, through the hand carved tunnel and out to the Lighthouse. We will walk along a half-mile trail which is steep in places. Arrive early as parking is limited. Meet at the Point Bonita Lighthouse trailhead. Dress warmly ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Saturday, 12/06/14
Hayward Fault Walking TourOver the last million years, the natural beauty of Fremont has been shaped by the Hayward Fault. Instructors will be leading these 'ground breaking' tours and exposing the science and beauty of the Hayward Fault. This fault is one of several active faults in the world actually creeping at 5 ...
Where: FremontCost: $15
Fungus FairThe Fungus Fair will have lectures, cultivation workshops, cooking demos and a variety of fabulous soups for sale.Details on the website.Discount two day tickets available.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 Adult, $8 Srs/students, $5 age 5-12
MSI loves sharks! Our special Shark Day invites one and all to learn about these amazing creatures, from the Great Whites that swim just off our ocean shores, to the gentle Leopard Sharks that are common in our Bay.We will be feeding and touching our local Leopard Sharks in our ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: $20 General, $10 Members
Lunchtime for the FishWatch Ranger Linda feed the hungry inhabitants of our fresh and salt water tanks. Get familiar with some of our Bay Area aquatic neighbors. Watch the different feeding styles of the rock cod, sea stars, and rainbow trout.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
ASTRONAUT LULLABIESAre you in the mood from something new in the universe?Then check out ASTRONAUT LULLABIES, an immersive live concert planetarium experience at the SRJC Planetarium.Featuring the astronomy-inspired, thought-rocking songs of Jim and Kathy Ocean, ASTRONAUT LULLABIES is a conceptual ride through outer and inner space. With songs like "Coming of ...
Where: Santa RosaCost: Advanced Purchase: General Admission: $15; Childr
Around the World in 6 ConstellationsAstronomers are taught 88 'official' constellations out of greek legend. But every civilization around the world has created their own myths and stories from the same sky. I will look at some familiar stars to see what other cultures have made of them. -See what the Pawnee make of Ursa ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Sunday, 12/07/14
Fungus FairThe Fungus Fair will have lectures, cultivation workshops, cooking demos and a variety of fabulous soups for sale.Details on the website.Discount two day tickets available.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 Adult, $8 Srs/students, $5 age 5-12
Sharing Day - Free day at the ExploratoriumAdmission to the Exploritorium is free today, sponsored by UNIQLO USA.In collaboration with the Exploratorium, UNIQLO will make 700 advance tickets available for pick-up at their Bay Area locations beginning one week before the Free Day.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Free First SundayFirst Sundays of the month are free at the Oakland Museum of California. Pick up a treat for yourself or a loved one in the OMCA Store, or enjoy a lunch or snack in Blue Oak café. Take your pick and join an OMCA Docent for the Architecture Tour at ...
Thousands of planets orbiting other stars have been discovered since the 1990's. The existence of extrasolar planets confirms that planets are commonplace, but closer inspection of these planetary systems reveals that they are completely different from our Solar System. Cowan will discuss how we can observe the atmospheres of exoplanets ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $8 Members
Tuesday, 12/09/14
Rosetta: Wild Bounce at comet Churyumov-GerasimenkoRosetta is the third cornerstone mission of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Horizon 2000 Programme. It's goals are to examine some of the original material of the solar system with a comprehensive evaluation of the minearologic, isotopic, and organic constituents of a comet; understand how the body works as a machine to absorb and ...
In her new book, pioneering photographer Susan Middleton offers us a rare glimpse into the mysterious and beguiling world of marine invertebrates. A unique blend of art and science, Spineless: Portraits of Marine Invertebrates, the Backbone of Life.reveals the hidden beauty and remarkable diversity of hundreds of sea creatures--many seen ...
Jared Diamond, UCLA Professor of Geography, is a scientist known for drawing from a variety of fields: from anthropology to evolutionary biology. He has published several very popular science books, including Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs and Steel and, most recently, The World Until Yesterday. Diamond's conclusions are critical and provocative, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: See web link for pricing options and discounts
Theranos Founder & CEO Elizabeth Holmes in Conversation with KQED's Michael KrasnyElizabeth Holmes believed from an early age that starting her own company would afford her the greatest opportunity to make change in the world. She left Stanford at 19 to found Theranos – an amalgam of the words "therapy" and "diagnosis" in 2003. It's now worth more than $9 billion, ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
Wednesday, 12/10/14
Three presentations at Romberg Tiburon CenterApplications of AIS ship tracking for marine mammal conservation; Nathan GriegMigratory Seabird Habitat in the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank NMS; Anna StudwellEffects of ocean acidification and atmospheric temperature warming on the growth of juvenile porcelain crabs; Carley Turner
Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor, and author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book, Zero to One: Notes on Startups, Or How to Build the Future. He will be speaking on his philosophies on creating truly innovative startups and how to navigate a future marked ...
7:00-7:25: Lily Alexander(UC Santa Cruz) on "Counterculture, Collectivity, and the Aesthetics of Early Communications Art at the Western Front and Beyond"Abstract forthcoming...Read more7:25-7:50: Carlo Sequin(UC Berkeley) on "Hyperbolic Hexagon to Evolving Trefoil"How a 20-year collaboration between a physicist and sculptor Brent Collins resulted in large-scale commissioned sculptures...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. ...
Dr. Rodney Jackson has devoted nearly 35 years of his life to protecting the iconic cat of central Asian mountains, the snow leopard. Arguably the world's foremost snow leopard expert, Dr. Jackson has developed relationships with a myriad of people throughout the cats' range with the goal of empowering them, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Senior, Free members
What Was the Star of Bethlehem?The Biblical Gospel of Matthew describes a star appearing in the East at the time of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. For millennia, both believers and unbelievers, skeptics and the curious have wondered about the Biblical account of the Star of Bethlehem.Join Saint Mary's College's astrophysicist, Ron Olowin, to ...
Prof. Werner will be talking on his research into the largest objects in the universe. Giant eliptical galaxies, groups, and clusters of galaxies. He will show observations which reveal how the enormous amount of energy when matter falls into supermassive Black Holes at the center of these systems.Speaker: Norbert Werner, ...
7:00-7:25: Catherine Radford Zoi (Stanford/ Energy Transformation Collaborative) on ""Abstract forthcoming...Read more7:25-7:50: Lucia Jacobs(UC Berkeley Psychology) on "How the Brain Evolved from a Nose"The first fundemental revolution in the evolution of the mind was the ability to map space...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone in ...
The news is full of dire predictions for our future: peak oil, peak food, over-population, climate change, disease pandemics, and more. To top it off, social media connects us to an overwhelming number of opinions on these subjects. How do we know which sources to trust? How can we best ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: FREE
Friday, 12/12/14
$5 FridaysOn select days, enjoy the entire Center, including planetarium shows, for the price of a lunch value meal.General Admission includes: • Two Digital Dome Planetarium Shows (First come, first serve basis) • Access to interactive exhibits featuring Bill Nye's Climate Lab and the Touch the Sun exhibit • Access to ...
Secrets of the Sleeping BrainWe all know that sleep is essential, but after years of scientific research, we still don't know exactly why. Wonderfest and Ask a Scientist join us for an eye-opening discussion on sleep. Dr. Matthew Walker, associate professor of psychology at UC Berkeley's Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory, presents cutting-edge discoveries suggesting ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15 Presentation only, $25 museum admission
Saturday, 12/13/14
Trekking the ModelJoin a Ranger guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 – 2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Science RevealedDo you like watching things go "BOOM"? Have you been mesmerized by the dancing flame of a campfire or fireplace? What is Fire? Why do things explode? Find out as we demonstrate the reactions which cause flame to burn and create explosions. This show is perfectly safe, but some small ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5 Adult, $3 Ages 3 - 12
Kitchen Chemistry: The Science Of FoodEveryone's a chemist in the kitchen! It's time to play with your food and explore the microbiology, nanoscience, physics, and chemistry of the edibles we love. Enjoy demonstrations and hands-on experiments on everyday treats and ingredients – from yogurt to yeast, oobleck to ice cream!
Where: OaklandCost: $5
Sunday, 12/14/14
Geminids Meteor ShowerHang out on the hill and watch as the Geminids Meteor Shower makes it annual trip through our atmosphere and light up the night sky. These meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Gemini and are a part of one of the best showers of the year. Our experts will ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
Marine Science Sunday: Seal and Sea Lion Superstars of 2014This month we wrap up 2014 with a special Marine Science Sunday highlighting our Seal and Sea Lion Superstars of 2014. In 2014, The Marine Mammal Center rescued its 4th most animals in our 40 year history, ranging from the California sea lion, to the elephant seal, to the threatened ...
A seasonal stroll for inquisitive soulsJoin us on this festive trek and gain a new appreciation for some of the city's most spectacular light displays. We'll stroll along San Francisco stairways, side streets, and scenic vistas, admiring the local holiday handiwork while doing experiments with color mixing and animation, and ...
