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 ...
