Scientists at Work: What Are Local Seabirds Eating?How do scientists learn what Bay Area birds are eating? Come see for yourself, as biologists from Point Blue Conservation Science invite visitors to watch them while they work. They'll be studying the diets of local cormorants by dissecting the indigestible pellets coughed up by these birds. Each pellet contains ...
Jared Blumenfeld, Administrator for EPA's Pacific Southwest Region (Region 9) was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as EPA regional administrator for the Pacific Southwest in November 2009. His priorities at EPA include strong enforcement, environmental justice, protecting and restoring our air, land and waters, building strong federal, state, ...
Our world today--from the phone in your pocket to the car that you drive, the allure of social media to the strategy of the Pentagon--has been shaped irrevocably by the technology of silicon transistors. Year after year, for half a century, these tiny switches have enabled ever-more startling capabilities. Their ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Nature NightlifeBecome one with nature as NightLife gets out and about for an evening of nature-themed fun.Learn how to keep a hive (and make sweet honey) at home with Urban Bee, hold giant insects in the palm of your hand courtesy of Save Nature, and brush up on local flora with ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Screening of Sean Penn's 'The Human Experiment'The Human Experiment is a documentary from Oscar-winner Sean Penn and Emmy-award winning journalists Dana Nachman and Don Hardy.Refreshments will be served prior to the screeningThe screening will be followed by an audience Q&A with the the film's executive producer and Ashvini Bhave, and a panel of experts, including award-winning investigative journalist Mark ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Action for LemursDr. Patricia Wright has been studying lemurs – the most endangered mammal on the planet – and working with the local people to conserve lemur populations. She was also able to convince the Malagasy government to set aside space for Ranomafana, the largest national park in Madagascar. Oakland Zoo lemur ...
Where: OaklandCost: $12 - $20
Latest Advances in Stroke TreatmentSpeaker: Jeremy Heit, MD Clinical Instructor, Neuro-Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center
