Rodolfo Dirzo, Bing Professor in Environmental Science, teaches ecology courses and leads the Dirzo Lab in the Department of Biology. He holds masters and doctoral degrees in ecology from the University of Wales (UK), and a B.S. in biology from the Universidad de Morelos. He has published numerous refereed articles and scientific chapters in ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Round Table and Panel on the Future of Automated DrivingITS Director Alexandre Bayen will moderate "Round Table and Panel on the Future of Automated Driving" featuring Francesco Borelli, UC Berkeley, Jerry Jariyasunant, Automatic, Inc., Megan Ryerson, University of Pennsylvania, and Randell Iwasaki, Contra Costa Transportation Authority
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Green Friday: Why renewable energy can't replace fossil fuelGREEN FRIDAY meets on the second Friday of the month in the Sierra Club Office, 2530 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley. Doors open 7pm; the program runs from 7:30 to 9:30 including questions and discussion. Refreshments are served. $3 donation is requested. Our programs present speakers and topics discussing the most ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $3 Donation
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna FallThe explosion of a small asteroid near Chelyabinsk in 2013, and numerous near-misses since then serve as reminders that we live in a cosmic shooting gallery. We'll look at the threats posed by Near Earth Objects (NEOs), the strategies for mitigating these hazards, and the key roles that amateur astronomers ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
March 10th. Stargazing At Larkey Park with the Lindsay Wildlife MuseumFree Public Stargazing at Larkey Park with the Lindsay Wildlife Museum. MDAS members will setup telescopes to view Planets from our Solar system, our moon, and other objects. Bring kids, binoculars, warm clothes (temperature can drop), snacks, water. No need for a flashlight but if you must bring one cover ...
Low Tide Walk and Seal Rookery - Bean HollowMSI takes to the tidepools for a treasure hunt of nature's beautiful intertidal secrets. We'll spend our time taking advantage of the low tide to reach the outer edges of Bean Hollow, and take in spectacular views as we slowly retreat to shore. Will we find crabs, sea stars, eels ...
Solar energy plays a huge role in our sustainable future. Watch custom-made solar vehicles race across our plaza as the Society of Women Engineers and middle school students design, build, and race their solar-powered creations!***In case of rain, event will be held May 2, 2015***
Program:The Hive -- Movie -- Dark Universe, narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson (First-come-first-served)Talks (6:00 - 8:30, 20 minutes each) (First-come-first-served)Extrasolar planetsThe Beating Hearts of GalaxiesWeighing GalaxiesSolar Telescopes (Day)Star Viewing (Evening)Lensing Booth - Gravitationally lens your own face and print it out! Galaxy ZooCosmic PuzzleSpectroscopy DemonstrationInflatable Dome Planetarium -- No infants or ...
Crazy about crafting and technology? Come sample digital making activities by making a dancing flower, a robotic bug, a light-up letter, or a 3D printed bunny.Ages 10 and up.Register here.
Where: BerkeleyCost: $40
Judaism & Science SymposiumJudaism & Science Symposium: An Exploration of the Convergence of Jewish & Scientific ThoughtJoin us for a provocative exploration of how Jewish thinking has influenced scientific inquiry and achievement. A book signing will follow the event.Our Esteemed PanelFeaturing: Lord Rabbi Jonathan SacksAuthor of The Great Partnership: Science, Religion and the ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $25 in advance, $30 at the door.
Monday, 04/13/15
From On Body to Out of Body User ExperienceThere are many urgent problems facing the planet: a degrading environment, a healthcare system in crisis, and educational systems that are failing to produce creative, innovative thinkers to solve tomorrow's problems. I will illustrate how we are addressing these grand challenges in our research by building systems that balance innovative ...
Integrating large quantities of wind and solar energy is often considered a challenge due to the intermittent nature of renewable generation. I present evidence on the costs and benefits of renewable power based on data from the Iberian Electricity market, which as of 2012 produces over 20% of its electricity ...
Ursula K. Le Guin, one of America's most prolific and celebrated authors, has published a dizzying array of novels, short stories, and poems. In books like The Left Hand of Darkness and The Farthest Shore, she explores themes of environmentalism, gender, and politics. In 2014, she received the National Book ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: $22
Tuesday, 04/14/15
Viewing Solar System Orbital Architecture through an Extrasolar LensThe statistics of extrasolar planetary systems indicate that the default mode of planetary formation generates planets with orbital periods shorter than 100 days, and masses substantially exceeding that of the Earth. When viewed in this context, the Solar System, which contains no planets interior to Mercury's 88-day orbit, is unusual. ...
The STEM Career Showcase for Students with Disabilities is an educational event where attendees meet role models with disabilities who have thriving careers in STEM fields. Students leave with a better understanding of the many professional possibilities available and the inspiration to pursue STEM careers. http://bit.ly/1CdGBQp
Where: BerkeleyCost: No cost to register. Pre-registration is required.
Mark Fuller, described by The New Yorker as "the world's only fountain genius," is co-founder and chief excellence officer at WET and creator of the fountains of Bellagio, Lincoln Center, and Waters Park for the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games. In this Meet the Maker session, Mark will discuss his work ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Migratory BirdsSome birds are sedentary. Others fly famously long distances from their breeding grounds to winter ranges in milder climes. As global climate patterns change with increasing severity, and human population in the west continues to grow, the threat to the Pacific's migratory birds will grow, too.Join the Audubon Society at ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
The Impact of The Rim Fire and the Future of our Foresthe Rim Fire was one of the nation's worst disaster's and one of the worst fires California has ever had. Come see an amazing and powerful presentation, and ask questions about The Rim Fire and its effects on the land we love so dear by the US Forest Service, as ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $11.54
How the East Bay Got its ForestWhen European settlers arrived, the Bay Area was mostly open grassland. Builders of cities, industries, and military reserves turned much of this into an urban forest thick with non-native eucalyptus and Monterey pine. In the East Bay, this transformation was mostly the work of one remarkable man! What became of ...
Where: AlbanyCost: Free
The Long Arc of Moral ProgressSteven Pinker writes: "Shermer has engaged the full mantle of moral progress and considered how far we have come and how much farther that arc can be bent toward truth, justice, and freedom.""Through copious data and compelling examples Shermer shows how the arc of the moral universe, seen from a ...
William Nazaroff is a Daniel Tellep Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley. His research centers on air quality engineering, emphasizing two themes: pollutant dynamics in indoor air and exposure science.Speaker: William Nazaroff, UC Berkeley
Intel Software Guard Extensions Innovative Instructions for Next Generation Isolated ExecutionThis talk describes Intel's Software Guard Extensions (SGX) technology. SGX provides new tools and hardware facilities to software developers to protect an application's secrets. In today's computing environment the ability to keep a secret requires the integrity of millions of line of software in the OS, VMM, and application. SGX ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer AgeEveryone had high hopes that computers would be the magic bullet to improving healthcare's safety, quality and efficiency. In the past five years – due to a $30 billion federal incentive program – medicine has finally, reluctantly, gone digital. Using a dramatic case in which a child received a 39-fold ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
Handheld mobile computing devices are now ubiquitous. These devices are powerful, connected and equipped with a variety of sensors. Their pervasiveness has created an opportunity to realize parametrically controlled, physically modeled, virtual musical instruments. moForte inc was founded to develop a line of sonic and musical applications for handheld devices. ...
Net Zero Homes and OfficesZero is the new hundred. Designing and operating a home that generates as much energy as it uses used to be a theoretical concept. Now it's becoming a reality. Some homes are also catching as much water as they use. Pricey? Sure. But not as pricey as you might think. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
The Life of CheetahsThe cheetah is the world's fastest land mammal, an iconic creature with the amazing ability to accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in only three seconds. It takes an enormous amount of energy to produce this kind of speed and it can only be maintained for a very ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, Free for Members, $10 Seniors
The Sciences in Ancient Greece and Rome: How Far Did They Get?Dr. Richard Carrier - world-renowned author and speaker - is an expert in ancient science. Since earning his PhD at Columbia University, he has written numerous books on modern philosophy and ancient history. In this lively, illustrated talk, Dr. Carrier will compare modern science (from the Scientific Revolution to today) with ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15 Presentation, $25 including museum admission
Wade Crowfoot, deputy cabinet secretary and senior advisor to Governor Brown, will share the latest on the state's efforts to address climate change. How will California achieve the governor's goal of getting half of the state's electricity coming from renewable sources? What actions will be needed to double the energy ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #59: Dino Art, Social Fishes, and Bees!First we took away Brontosaurus (and no, dear readers, it is not back. Yet.), and now we're going to tell you that dinosaurs probably don't even look the way you think they do. That will go over well, we're sure. Then we'll school you on schooling (fishes) and finally give ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $8
Thursday, 04/16/15
Writing the Code for Personal RelevancePersonal relevance is the currency of the experience economy. Context and intention drive digital exchanges in education, commerce and entertainment. We stand on the threshold of new opportunities for personally relevant interactions between people and their data, their devices, their environments, their communities. A few challenges remain. Join us on as ...
Where: StanfordCost: $125
Binary Black Hole AccretionBinary black hole mergers in the presence of gaseous accretion flows are prime candidates for simultaneous observations of both gravitational waves and electromagnetic signals. I will present the results of 2D hydrodynamical simulations of circumbinary disk accretion using the moving-mesh code DISCO. These simulations demonstrate that gas accretion is not ...
SEEING VOICES: IMAGING APPLIED TO EARLY RECORDED SOUND PRESERVATION Sound was first recorded and reproduced by Thomas Edison in 1877. Until about 1950, when magnetic tape use became common, most recordings were made on mechanical media such as wax, foil, shellac, lacquer, and plastic. Some of these older recordings contain material of great historical interest, may be in obsolete ...
It's no secret that NightLife likes to go BIG-and this week will be no exception!Marvel at colossal whale skeletons in the Academy's latest exhibit Whales: Giants of the Deep.Plus, crawl through a life-sized replica of a blue whale heart and view ancient artifacts from the Maori people of New Zealand.Watch ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Life After Cancer: Managing Your Dental HealthThis presentation will cover general oral hygiene topics as they relate to overall systemic health for anyone who has undergone cancer therapy and problems that may develop after treatment has ended.Speaker: Catherine Draper, RDH, MS
Bryan's Shearwater (Puffinus bryani) was identified for the first time in 2011 by Peter Pyle and two colleagues, based on DNA analysis of a specimen collected in 1963 on Midway Atoll. That specimen had initially been misidentified as a Little Shearwater. Peter will recount discovery of the new species, which ...
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