The Breakthrough Initiative - Listen and Megastructures at KIC 8463Dr. Andrew Siemion, Director of the Berkeley SETI Research Center (BSRC) at the University of California, Berkeley, will present an overview of the Breakthrough Listen Initiative, 100-million-dollar, 10-year search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Dr. Siemion will also discuss other SETI efforts ongoing at the BSRC, including the successful citizen science project SETI@Home, ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
National Engineers Week: Drone DesignImagine a remotely operated aircraft able to perform a specific mission and construct a prototype model.Programs are designed for Grades 3-8 and participants will be grouped with children of comparable age. Space is limited. Advance registration is required.
Dr. Cicerone will review up-to-date data on temperatures of air and water, rates of ice losses and of sea-level rise and illustrate the driving forces of greenhouse gases in an energy-balance model of Earth.Speaker: Dr. Ralph Cicerone, President, National Academy of SciencesRoom: Pauley Ballroom
Earth Under WaterNational Geographic explores the potential effects of sea level rise on our civilization over the next few centuries. "Earth Under Water" explains the science behind the prediction of sea level rise and shows what will happen if the levels rise with increasing speed. Then, we fast forward to the 23rd ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
There Once Was An IslandWhat if you had to leave your home forever? Takuu, a tiny atoll in Papua New Guinea, contains the last Polynesian culture of its kind. Facing escalating climate-related impacts, including a terrifying flood, community members Teloo, Endar and Satty take us on an intimate journey to the core of their ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
The Future of Urban TransportGetting around a city is a real pain. Whether it's horrible pollution or congested streets, innovations are coming to change the way people get around their city centers. Join the founder of the cloud connected Bolt Motorbikes, Dr. Nathan Jauvtis, as he showcases some of the innovative technology named the ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
A Cancer in the Family: Take Control of Your Genetic InheritanceThere are an estimated 13 million people diagnosed with cancer in the United States, and about 1.3 million of these cases are hereditary.Dr. Ross is a leading researcher on cancer susceptibility genes. Using her own family's story and experiences as a practicing physician, Dr. Ross shares how to get treated ...
Where: Palo AltoCost:
Golden Gate Cetacean Research Organization: The Porpoises and Dolphins of the SF Bay AreaGolden Gate Cetacean Research biologists, Jon Stern, Bill Keener and Izzy Szczepaniak, will present the results of their newest research on the porpoises and dolphins of San Francisco Bay, providing an update since their last talk for ACS in 2012. The team has been studying two species, harbor porpoises and ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $5 Donation goes toward Student Research Grants
Saturn's Rings - New Discoveries from the Cassini MissionOn Tuesday morning before sunrise, find Saturn near the brightest star of Scorpius, Arcturus. Imagine the Cassini spacecraft, launched in 1997, still orbiting that beauty of the Solar System.Speaker: Robert French, SETIThis month's what's up by member Ken Coates, who will reveal findings from another member of our Solar System, ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free
An Ethical Philosophy of Land Use: How to Care for Our Only WorldMany would call Wendell Berry the grandfather of organic farming in America. Others would call him an activist, a poet or a prophet. His writing is grounded in the notion that one's work ought to be rooted in and responsive to one's place. His books include the novel Hannah Coulter, ...
