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 ...
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 ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
'The Effect of Fuel Economy Standards on Vehicle Weight Dispersion and Accident Fatalities' The firm response to regulation is seldom as controversial as in the context of fuel economy standards, the dominant policy to reduce emissions from vehicles in the United States. It has long been argued that such standards lead to vehicle weight changes that increase accident fatalities. Using unconditional quantile regression, ...
Single-cell transcriptome sequencing (scRNA-Seq), which combines high-throughput single-cell extraction and sequencing capabilities, enables the transcriptome of large numbers of individual cells to be assayed efficiently. Profiling of gene expression at the single-cell level is crucial for addressing many biologically relevant questions, such as the investigation of rare cell types or primary ...
Migratory BirdsBirds migrate to warmer climate and stop by the San Francisco Bay Esturary. Tule Ponds is alive with birds that use this as a stopover and some of them call home.
Where: FremontCost: Free
Exploring the myths and facts about Black HolesIt is a non-technical talk about Black Holes. These are one of the most mysterious and fascinating objects in the Universe. If nothing can escape from black hole, not even the light, then how do we know that they exist in this universe!Free Parking after 6:00 in lot 6.
A talk for the Silicon Valley Skeptics. Ten years ago, the decision in Kitzmiller v Dover determined that Intelligent Design was a form of creationism, and thus unconstitutional to advocate in public schools, but what if the decision had gone the other way? What would have been the legal, political, ...
Free Public Stargazing at the Montgomery Hill ObservatoryEnjoy a free public stargazing event at the Montgomery Hill Observatory after the talk about Black Holes, during 8 pm – 10 pm. View the skies with our two observatories and several telescopes set out for the public. Kids learn how to use telescopes and identify objects in the sky!
