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 ...
