Join us for this special talk by Shelagh Fritz, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy's horticulturist and program manager at the Gardens of Alcatraz. Shelagh began working as the first paid horticulturist on Alcatraz in 2006. As the gardens' program manager since 2009, she has been a driving force in ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Star Formation and Black Hole Growth in Strongly Evolving GalaxiesGlobally, we know that galaxies have strongly evolved across cosmic time, going through a peak of activity and stellar growth when the universe was 1/4 to 1/2 of its current age, and steadily declining since. What is lesser known, but currently under a strong debate, are (1) the physical gas ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Sleep Like a Baby: Myths About Insomnia and AgingThis talk will present information on the definition, epidemiology, and impact of insomnia, while debunking common insomnia misconceptions and presenting available treatment options. Discussion of a non-pharmacological treatment study will also be included.Speaker: Donn Posner, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
WATER ON THE MOON: PROSPECTING FOR FUN AND PROFIT Thanks to a number of space missions to the Moon,we now know there are volatile compounds, including water ice, cold trapped at the lunar poles. How did they come to be there, and can water ice and other materials comprise a usable resource for space exploration? We will review what ...
It's the most refreshing week of the year, SF Beer Week is here!Sip your way through a pop-up beer hall with dozens of local breweries including Ale Industries, Almanac, Anchor Brewing, Calicraft Brewing Co., Drake's Brewing, Fort Point, Golden State Cider, New Bohemia, Pine Street, Six Rivers Brewery, Triple Voodoo, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Remaking the PlanetIncreasing droughts, floods and other severe climate-driven events are raising questions about building a planetary panic button. One possible solution is hacking the sky and oceans on a scale unprecedented in human history. Options for geoengineering include a stratospheric veil against the sun, the cultivation of photosynthetic plankton, and fleets ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Hawaii is one of the last habitable places on Earth reached by humansFrom first Hawaiian arrivals c. 1000-1200 A.D. to now, humans have accelerated erosionDirty water threatens the economic and social assets of the islandsMapping, monitoring and modeling (M3) can focus cost-effective mitigationSpeaker: Jonathan Stock, USGS
What's going on inside the nucleus of an atom? Why does it spit out radiation? Did you know that you are exposed to radioactivity every day? Learn the facts about this somewhat controversial topic.Part of After Dark.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 Members
