Come out and watch teams run their robots to solve a game challenge! Learn about FIRST, FIRST LEGO League (FLL) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC). We will have scrimmages for both FLL and FTC happening as well as an informational session about the FIRST programs for K-12 students.Schedule9:30-3:00Watch scrimmage matches ...
We invite 5th to 8th grade girls in the San Francisco area to join Gique and Synberc on Nov. 1st for an exciting day exploring science through dance choreography! This workshop is a collaboration with the Synthetic Dance-ology project which engages the public of synthetic biology through creative movement and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Monday, 11/02/15
Cosmology SeminarI present galaxy-galaxy lensing measurements of the total masses of satellite galaxies in galaxy groups and clusters, obtained by combining high-quality imaging data with large spectroscopic galaxy catalogs. I focus on the overlap between the Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS) and the Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey and present preliminary results ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Inside-Out Planet Formation The Kepler-discovered systems with tightly-packed inner planets (STIPs), typically with several planets of Earth to super-Earth masses on well-aligned, sub-AU orbits may host the most common type of planets in the Galaxy. They pose a great challenge for planet formation theories, which fall into two broad classes: (1) formation further ...
The Alan E. Kazdin Endowed Lecture in Psychology is an annual lecture funded through an anonymous endowment to honor SJSU professors whose teaching and research had enduring impact on Professor Kazdin who is the Sterling Professor of Psychology and Child Psychiatry at Yale University, Director of the Yale Parenting Center, ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Anti-ScienceRetired Sonoma State Mathematics lecturer Jim Pedgrift will survey and analyze various historical and recent criticisms of scientific methodology, focusing on the most recent efforts to "delegitimize" scientific perspectives as they pertains to different policy issues, most specifically climate change.
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
The Large Potential of Local Croplands to Meet Food Demand in the United StatesLocal food systems may facilitate agroecological practices that conserve nutrient, energy, and water resources. However, little is known about the potential for local food systems to scale beyond niche markets and meet a substantial fraction of total food demand. Here we estimate the upper potential for all existing US croplands ...
The German energy transition is now in progress. In 40 years, electricity generation, which for the most part, is currently based on fossil fuels such as coal and gas, will be almost entirely converted to renewable energy sources. Presently, the share of electricity produced from renewables is about 23 percent, ...
Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small with the Deep Look short video series produced by KQED Science. Featuring fascinating imagery of butterfly wings, hummingbird flight, the secret lives of newts and more! Meet UC Berkeley scientists, KQED's producers, and their miniature subjects for a screening, discussion and hands-on ...
Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small with the Deep Look short video series produced by KQED Science. Featuring fascinating imagery of butterfly wings, hummingbird flight, the secret lives of newts and more! Meet UC Berkeley scientists, KQED's producers, and their miniature subjects for a screening, discussion and hands-on ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The 49ers Champion Levi's® Stadium: The First LEED Gold New Stadium and Venue: POSTPONEDAchieving the LEED gold certification for the 49ers new home field is the first such championship achievement for a new stadium. Its builders hope it will serve as a model for sports leadership in environmental design and construction worldwide. Join us to learn about the sustainable management, design, function and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, Free for Members, $7 Students
Think American Idol,but for Scientists! Three experts judge ten young scientists as they spin tall-but-true tales of climate change, exoplanet atmospheres, the possibility of life on icy moons, and much more‚ in 3 powerpoint-free minutes each!Come cheer on these brave souls‚ vote for your favorite‚ and journey with them to the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Power DriveTesla's provocative cars have insanely fast acceleration while electric cars overall have been slow out of the gate-stubborn high costs, range anxiety, and cheap gas are all factors. While Tesla is all-in on batteries, Toyota is bullish on hydrogen cars and California is spending millions of dollars to support them. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, Free for Members, $7 Students
The discovery of the Higgs particle at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012 completes the Standard Model of particle physics, which successfully accounts for almost all phenomena observed in the universe. Professor Dimopoulos will overview this model and some of the deep questions that suggest going beyond it to theories ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Tuesday, 11/03/15
Shape dynamics: a relational view of the UniverseShape Dynamics is a new theory of gravity which removes the notion of local relativistic time from the guiding principles of gravity in the universe. It is a very promising approach which has been shown to be equivalent to Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, without being embedded in time. It ...
San Francisco Green Film Festival proudly presents the SF Premiere of Monsoon at the 5th Bay Area Science Festival. After the screening, join an expert discussion on our global rains, including monsoons, the California drought and impending El Niño.6:00pm Reception in the lobby7:00pm Film Screening & Q&ATicket includes pre-screening reception with light ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
Creative Collisions: Neuroscience + MusicTake a dive into the music of the mind at Creative Collisions, a new experimental event series at The Tech Museum of Innovation in downtown San Jose. The Tech is thrilled to welcome special guest Indre Viskontas, a renowned neuroscientist and opera singer who hosts the podcast "Inquiring Minds." She ...
Where: San JoseCost: $15 General / $12 Member
November LASER Event - UC Santa CruzLeonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) is a national program of evening gatherings that bring artists, scientists, and scholars together for informal presentations and conversations. Please join us for refreshments at 6:30 p.m. followed at 7 p.m. with presentations by: Giacomo Bernardi "Finding general patterns in the natural world: underwater cuckoos"Emily Brodsky "Stress in ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Translating the Archive: The Internet Archive and The Links.net StoryThe Internet Archive's model for building collections allows people to share and tell their own stories. Marginalized communities previously excluded from having authority over their own heritage have access to archived material, increasing their control of historical and contemporary narratives. Learn more about the Internet Archive's model for building inclusive ...
Finding Your Shoal-mateFishy Experiments Figuring Out Human BehaviorNearly everything we do as humans is some form of social behavior (even talking to ourselves in the mirror or playing Neko Atsume), but ethics prevent the coolest experiments from being done. Learn how fish model systems are taking us to school and ...
Where: NovatoCost: $5
Wednesday, 11/04/15
Free First WednesdayFree museum admission all day, to anyone from anywhere, at Bay Area Discovery Museum
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Measured Zero Net Energy Performance: Results, Lessons, and SurprisesPlease join us for a forum on the monitored performance of zero net energy (ZNE) buildings.Expert speakers will discuss results and lessons from monitoring ZNE buildings over time, best practices for setting performance targets and getting actionable performance information, and things that have surprised them about monitored ZNE buildings. There ...
Pacific Research Platform and CENIC California Research and Education NetworkLouis Fox is President & CEO of the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC), a non-profit corporation that represents the common interests of California's education and research communities in achieving robust, high-capacity, next-generation Internet communications services. Prior to joining CENIC two years ago, Louis served for nearly three ...
In cyber-physical systems (CPS) computing, networking and control (typically regarded as the "cyber" part of the system) are tightly intertwined with mechanical, electrical, thermal, chemical or biological processes (the "physical" part). The increasing sophistication and heterogeneity of these systems requires radical changes in the way sense-and-control platforms are designed to ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
'The Sea Star Epidemic: An Arms Race for Marine Biodiversity'Starting in June 2013, sea stars in Washington state and British Columbia began dying in high numbers. By the end of 2013, the entire west coast was affected by a die-off involving at least 20 different species of stars and involving all the major public aquaria. We have since discovered ...
Join Cal scientists at a special East Bay Science Cafe for a discussion of current scientific thought, trends and research about our changing planet. Enjoy a meal, beverage and intimate conversation with scientists working at the forefront of local and global environmental change research. In the tradition of the Cafe ...
MSI loves sharks! Our special Shark Day invites one and all to learn about these amazing creatures, from the Great Whites that swim just off our ocean shores, to the gentle Leopard Sharks that are common in our Bay.We will be feeding and touching our local Leopard Sharks in our ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: $20 General, $10 Members
Images on the horizon: A view of black holes from the Event Horizon Telescope Supermassive black holes, located at the centers of galaxies, are at once an extreme consequence of general relativity and the sites of energetic processes that shape the cosmos. Nevertheless, their extraordinarily compact nature has prohibited the direct study of the key gravitational and astrophysical features underlying their nature and responsible ...
Overview of RF Switch Technology and ApplicationsFilters are key components in RF and microwave systems. At higher operating frequencies, filter design becomes increasingly difficult to implement using lumped components and the use of distributed-element filters is required. To successfully design these filters, the proper use of simulation tools is necessary. Designers must also understand and select ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Revolutionizing Our Energy Future: Joint International Smart Grid Demonstration Projects by NEDO Mr. Go Takizawa, Chief Representative of the Silicon Valley office of NEDO (Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) discusses how smart grid technologies are revolutionizing the energy future landscape. The electric industry is currently undergoing a massive transformation both on the supply side (e.g. large deployment of renewable ...
Where: StanfordCost:
Thermal Conductivity Size Effects in Silicon NanomeshesI will describe a suite of experiments designed to separate the particle effects from the wave effects. To compare the thermal conductivity measurements with the predictions of the particle model, I use ray tracing simulations to rigorously predict the boundary scattering for the nanomeshes.Speaker: Geoff Wehmeyer, UC BerkeleyRoom 242
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Child Immunization: Herding Parental ConcernsAmid new outbreaks of measles and whooping cough, Governor Brown recently signed SB 277, which will require all California students to be immunized before entering school. The campaign to pass this bill was one of the hardest-fought in recent times. We're honored to have the bill's author, a working pediatrician, ...
A lively presentation by two leaders in their fields on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. The LHC is the largest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world and is currently in its second three-year run.Speakers: Beate Heinemann, Professor of Experimental Physics, UC Berkeley; Hitoshi Murayama, Professor of Theoretical ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
After Dark: Teeny TinyWhat is small? We humans love to measure ourselves against the micro- and the macrocosm. Contemplating the diminutive elicits emotions that span the distance between affection and awe. Creatures and things that are very small or very large remind us again and again of our own size and place in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San FranciscoCafe Inquiry is a social event hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Café Borrone http://www.cafeborrone.com/ next to Kepler's Books. Look for CFI t-shirts.For more information or if you have questions please email sf@centerforinquiry.net ...
Dive into the process of art, science, and design. This week, NightLife partners with California College of the Arts to explore creativity in all stages, from creative genius that happens inside a lab, to the myriad ways it reaches beyond to impact lives and culture.SCHEDULE OF EVENTSAfrican Hall (6:00-10:00 pm)The ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
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 ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, $5 Members
Opening the Medicine Box in the Mind: The Psychology of PainOur experience of pain goes beyond the mere physical sensation of it – pain has emotional and psychological components to it and these affect our ability to treat pain. This talk will discuss the psychological dimensions of pain.Speaker: Beth Darnall, Stanford Univ. Medical Center
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Friday, 11/06/15
Birds and Botany HikeHike the forests, meadows and hills around Pine Flat and up Redhill with ACR Volunteer Patrick Woodworth & ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self. We'll be watching (and listening) for birds on the hike out. After lunch, we'll botanize as we consider the interplay between bird foods and habitat history.Registration Required through the Modini ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: Donations appreciated
Forward Modelled Photometric Calibration of DES Imaging Data The scientific goals of modern OIR broad-band sky surveys such as DES and LSST require precise definition and calibration of photometric measurements of the flux of photons emitted by celestial sources. In many cases, precision and interpretation of measurements need to be done with residual uncertainties of 0.5% to avoid ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Nursery Series: Fern Propagation from SporeAnnette Russell (Acting Manager of Presidio Nursery), this class will provide insight into the delicate art of how to grow ferns from spore. Primarily a hands-on workshop, activities will include cleaning and sowing spores, as well as dividing gametophytes and sporophytes.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donation encouraged
Steps to Greatly Reducing the Number and Impact of MegafiresOver the last decade, early detection of fires and very careful and well-managed responses to fires have become possible, although most improvements are still waiting to be implemented in a single system. Inspired by the Berkeley supernova searches, which I helped develop with Rich Muller and Saul Perlmutter, here, I ...
The Health Gap: the Challenge of an Unequal WorldDramatic differences in health are not a simple matter of rich and poor; poverty alone doesn't drive ill health, but inequality does. In every country, people at relative social disadvantage suffer health disadvantage and shorter lives. Join Sir Michael Marmot for a discussion on the themes in his new ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
BASF: Fermentation MicroscopyLearn more about the science of fermentation and the natural history of organisms that carry them out. What odd life forms make your bread and cheese, and beer and wine? Join us at Counter Culture Labs, where the San Francisco Microscopical Society will have a microscopical menagerie set up to ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Stonehenge: A Mesolithic astronomical site when Astronomy was not scientificStonehenge contains structures built at different times in history, including burials sites, cardinal landmarks, and a simple wheel designed to predict eclipses. In this talk, we will simulate the night sky at a time Stonehenge was at its peak, and go step-by-step on the ancient techniques designed to predict eclipses, ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Tech and Talent Showcase: 4 Amazing Women, 4 Disruptive TechnologiesCome hear the stories of 4 innovative products and 4 creative women who push forward the frontiers of biotech. These women will provide case studies of each technology, as well as their strategies, challenges and successes in managing its development. They'll speak from the perspectives of 4 different job titles inside their companies.
Five local students will review scientist presentations and research papers live! Can the scientists translate their work effectively to these young minds? Will the scientists be able to withstand the challenging questions presented by these teens? Following these live reviews, the night continues with music; but you won't just hear ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
The Large Synoptic Survey TelescopeThe LSST is a new kind of telescope. Currently under construction in the US and Chile, the LSST will use its unprecedented combination of large field-of-view (40 times the size of the full moon), enormous camera (3200-megapixels) and significant collecting area (27-foot diameter mirror) to rapidly and precisely map the ...
