Nature has solved virtually every problem that humans are facing while being clean, green, and, sustainable. There is literally no better place to look for solutions that work to create brilliant conditions conducive to a better life for ourselves and our planet. Identified as a new scientific discipline less than ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
John Reber, the Man with Grand IdeasBack in the 1940s, John Reber would look out over the San Francisco Bay and visualize a massive civil works project of dams and locks to harvest fresh drinking water, and barriers that would support railway systems and highways. His intention was to improve the quality of life for Bay ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Colonizing Mars with Pioneering TechnologiesHow can we easily colonize Mars and its moons? Jim Brown, Chairman of the Northern California Chapter of the Mars Society, presents innovative technologies, including the Phobos-Mars Supersonic Elevator, Mars Homestead Project, Phobos Solar-Thermal Turbogenerator, Earth-Mars Cycling Large Habitat, Terawatts Laser Push and more.
In this class we'll discuss the steps and techniques involved in modern crystallography. The class will be followed by an optional workshop where we'll set up crystal trays and you'll grow your own protein crystals. There may be a small fee for crystal growing materials (TBD before the meetup).
What (the order of the speakers might change):7:00-7:25: John Edmark(Stanford Univ) on "Geometric Patterns of Change"Transforming and kinetic works from an ongoing exploration into spatial patterns of symmetry and growth...Read more7:25-7:50: Robert Lang(Origami Artist) on "From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes"Origami has undergone a renaissance over the last ...
