For this special PARC Forum, Jacob Morgan explores the impact that globalization, new behaviors, mobility, millennials, and technology are having on what the future of work will look like. Attendees will get a great overview of why and how organizations must adapt to these five trends and how these five ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Jonas Salk: A LifeReadings from the novel Jonas Salk: A Life by author Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs, MD. Published in 2015, this biography of the life of Jonas Salk is "science writing at its best" according to the New York Times.Book signing will take place after the event.
To help kick off the Soundwave 7 Biennial, drop in and immerse your senses as you explore the architecture of sound. Around the museum, installations will explore how sound is created and transmitted-so listen up! Explore "Harmonograph" by Colin Bowring, a pendulum-based drawing machine that blends art and science for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Thursday NightsCome for the cocktails, stay for the exhibits, and indulge in endless exploration. We're now open every Thursday night to adults 18 and over; each week we offer a different program to stimulate your senses and expand your mind.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General; $10 Members; Free for Lab Members
Changing the Energy Landscape: From Fossil Fuels to a Lower-Carbon Future - CANCELLEDModern life is impossible without energy. Heat, light, power and transport all depend on reliable energy sources that are economically and socially sustainable. Fossil fuels have been at the center of this energy landscape for more than two centuries. Transitioning from fossil fuels to a diverse energy portfolio, however, is ...
Birds of prey display highly varied color and patterns of plumage. From Gyrfalcons in the Arctic to Black Sparrowhawks in Africa, diversification in plumage is a common feature for many hawks, falcons, and owls. Come explore the range of plumage variation across these groups, delve into research on color variability ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Friday, 08/21/15
Saving the Last of the LastJoin us for a fascinating look at plant conservation with Holly Forbes, UC Botanical Garden Curator.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Vaporizing Planets and Raining IronIn this presentation Dr. Krauss will discuss his team's recent discoveries about processes occurring during Earth's formation, which was presented in their Nature Geoscience article Impact Vaporization of Planetesimal Cores in the Late Stages of Planet Formation. He will begin by presenting a bit of background for how planets form. ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Evening with the Stars - SOLD OUTLick Observatory hosts the Evenings with the Stars, inviting the public to observe through both the 36-inch Great Lick Refractor and Nickel 40-inch Reflecting Telescope. Each evening also features two "star" astronomer speakers, who present programs even if clouds or fog prohibit viewing.Lick astronomers present multimedia lectures on their ...
Lions are one of the most popular and iconic animals in the world - but the King of the Beasts is in trouble in the wild. It is estimated there are fewer than 30,000 lions left in all of Africa due to habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict, and our own ...
Chabot, in partnership with the Smithsonian Latino Center, presents ¡Descubra! A fun-filled day for the whole family to learn about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in new and engaging ways. ¡Descubra! showcases Latino experts and role models in STEM fields so youth can learn about career paths and different ...
Join us for our Summer Maker Series. Come make, share and learn with hands-on activities. Bring your creativity and ideas, we'll supply enough projects to keep you busy making things all summer. This free, family-friendly series for all ages is hosted by Bon Air Center and Marin Maker Mobile.
Where: GreenbraeCost: Free
Saturday Cinema: Vintage EducationSaturday Cinema is a core weekly program that captures the ideas which animate the Exploratorium. We highlight works that blend observation, poetry, and surrealism, and celebrate films that utilize unique, handcrafted processes. Appropriate for all ages and mediated by cinema arts staff, these screenings encourage the viewer to respond to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Included with museum admission.
Music of the Spheres concert and astronomy lecture - SOLD OUTOur Music of the Spheres Concert series is held annually in the summer. Join us and observe through the Great Lick Refractor and the Nickel Reflector.Performers: White Album EnsembleSpeaker: Michael Bolte, UC Santa CruzTickets on sale starting April 17.
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $40 General (see website for other options)
A Biological Perspective on the Meaning of TimeLife is a phenomenon that integrates processes ranging from the near instantaneous reactions of photosynthesis to the more stately pace of evolution. How are these processes with radically different time scales creating and maintaining the diversity of life on earth? What are the clocks that nature uses to time them? ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Sunday, 08/23/15
Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: LasersJoin Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman for colorful explorations of the physical world.In 1960, the laser was known as "a solution looking for a problem." Now we can hardly imagine life without them. Learn what's special about laser light, how it's made, and how it's used in everything from DVD players ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Included with museum admission
Monday, 08/24/15
Why Music Therapy Matters for the Special-Needs StudentMany parents dream of their children studying piano. For parents of special-needs children, this dream can be realized through channels that honor children's individual strengths and needs. Non-verbal and special-needs students often do not have the opportunity to realize their musical gifts. Rancer is a registered music therapist who works ...
Project Jupiter https://jupyter.org/ evolved from IPython notebooks, and now supports a wide variety of programming language back-ends. Notebooks have proven to be effective tools used in Data Science, providing convenient packages for what Don Knuth coined as "literate programming" in the 1980s: code plus exposition in markdown. Results of running the code ...
Where: San JoseCost:
Tuesday, 08/25/15
The NASA K2 Mission: Extending Kepler's LegacyThe NASA K2 mission makes use of the Kepler spacecraft to expand upon Kepler's groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of exoplanets and astrophysics through new and exciting observations. K2 uses an innovative way of operating the spacecraft by carefully balancing the pressure of photons coming from the Sun. The K2 ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
The Whales of Guerrero Research ProjectThe Whales of Guerrero Research Project advances marine science in an ecologically-sensitive region of Mexico, which supports many large marine wildlife species, and provides sustainable economic benefits to impoverished local residents through education, ecotourism and capacity building.We work with Mexican agencies and universities to educate coastal residents about the value ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Origins and properties of planetary magnetic fields.Please join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for the August 25th. general meeting. The meeting starts at 7:15 and ends at 9:15. Our monthly meetings begin with a short "What's Up" presented by one of our members, followed by a speaker. This month's speaker is Nick Knezek, UC Berkeley
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free
Wednesday, 08/26/15
Down the rabbit hole: cautionary tales of an ocean acidification researcherIncreased awareness of ocean acidification has advanced the field considerably over the last decade. Early biological studies typically showed negative effects of acidification (only) on one process/species. More recent, and more complex, investigations have shown that additional stressors such as temperature, salinity, and food supply can exacerbate (or in some ...
Trekking the ModelJoin a Ranger guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942–2000.
'Tumor Genome Sequencing and Precision MedicineGreat advances in DNA sequencing technology have made it possible for us to fully sequence the genomes of thousands of tumors along with the normal healthy genome of patients. By comparing the tumor genome with the normal healthy genome of patients, we are able to see all the mutations that have helped ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Science and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub, West BayIf ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the flim-flam man, join us, your friends. Skeptics in the Pub is a group of like-minded people informally discussing the latest in science or pseudoscience over good eats & ale.Skeptics in the Pub is a monthly meeting for discussion of topics ...
