Moon Express 2017 - A Private Lunar Mission Enabling Science & CommerceThe health of our home planet and the survival of our species will only be secured through the use of space resources and the expansion of Earth's economic sphere to the Moon and beyond. Creating an off-Earth economy and multi-planet civilization will safeguard the long term prospects of humanity.Bob Richards ...
Quantifying the Resilience of Civil Infrastructure SystemsProfessor Bozidar Stojadinovic, Ph.D., Chair of Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, will present a supply/demand approach to modeling the resilience of a civil infrastructure system that involves component vulnerability and recovery functions and a model of system operation. Using this model, Prof. Stojadinovic will evaluate the seismic resilience of ...
Breast cancer is among America's most feared diseases, and also one of its most politicized. Decades of public education have encouraged women to get annual mammograms, and diagnoses typically trigger surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. But not everyone agrees that this conventional approach serves women best. The U.S. Preventive Services Task ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
After El Nino: Now What?Does this year's wet winter mean we can go back to having green lawns and eating almonds in the shower? History suggests people quickly snap back to their regular ways after a drought. The state has loosened water restrictions this year and it might appear that the drought has eased ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Nerd Nite goes part biology, part philosophy and part Moby Dick with lessons on cultivating your own unique obsession and eccentricity. From the firetruck-chasing (and possibly insane) star athlete who become a huge media sensation in the early 1900s, to the navigator who dragged himself to the brink of death ...
Earth ExpoEarthEXPO is an annual environmental fair hosted by the City of Oakland Public Works Department. The fair highlights transportation, environmental health, waste reduction, water, energy, urban design, nature and community themes. Approximately 100 exhibitors will gather to showcase their contributions for a sustainable environment to an estimated 3,000 attendees.EarthEXPO is ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Epigenetic regulation and local adaptation in marine musselsTwo populations of the marine mussel, Mytilus californianus, reside along the Oregon coast and experience marked differences in environmental and oceanographic conditions despite being only 65Km apart. Previous research suggests these populations experience high levels of gene flow resulting in genetically homogenous populations. As a result, it is assumed differences ...
Data-driven algorithmic technologies increasingly act as mediators between people and the world around them â curating Facebook walls, managing smart city infrastructure, and informing government policy decisions on important issues like immigration law. These technologies can help organizations process massive amounts of data and provide insights beyond what the human ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Fossil Foraminifera: What are they? Primary informers about how our planet worked in the past.By studying fossil foraminifera (unicellular marine organisms) and the composition of their tiny shells, geoscientists learn what our planet looked like in the past, 100s of millions of years ago . These "forams" can tell us what the temperature was like, how big Earth's ice caps were, what type of ...
Where: AlbanyCost: Free
How Things in the Universe Came About and How They Ended Up Within UsDr. Tom Abel will take the audience on a journey through the early stages of the universe, using the latest computer animations of how the first stars formed and died, and how stars built up the first galaxies. His work has shown that the first luminous objects in the universe ...
Speaker: Muhammed Chaudhry, Silicon Valley Education Foundation
Where: San JoseCost: Free
FTTX: Key Market and Technology TrendsWorld-wide broadband access deployments have seen massive growth due to fiber access technologies based on Passive Optical Networks (PON). In this talk, we describe the different PON technologies that have been currently deployed (IEEE-based EPON, ITU-based GPON) and the next generation higher bandwidth solutions (IEEE-based 10G EPON and ITU-based XGPON1, ...
How technology impacts modern explorationPut a flag in it! From 90ºN to 90ºS, Earth has a lot going on. We've been to distant corners of the world, the depths of the oceans, and the moon and back––all while charting, documenting and discovering. There's no denying it: Humans long to explore. Come ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 general admission / $20 students
It's a jungle out there-and it's as close as your very own urban backyard!This week, NightLife examines the wild landscape of city living.Catch a live taping of the 99% Invisible podcast featuring Nathanael Johnson, award-winning author of UNSEEN CITY, in conversation with host Roman Mars, followed by a live Q&A ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
The Health Hazards of One DegreeThe reframing of cigarette smoke as a public health issue was a turning point in the tobacco wars. Can the same happen with climate change? Rising temperatures are implicated in recent health risks from the Zika virus to the algae blooms creating toxic soup in the Great Lakes and Pacific ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Member, $7 Student
The Shape of DataIn recent years there has been a lot of attention given to "Big Data". In fact, many of the problems that need to be addressed relate not to the "Big", but rather in the inherent complexity of much of the important data that is being produced. What this means is ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Friday, 04/08/16
Facilitating a Citizen Science Network to Monitor Mammals through Camera TrappingThe Smithsonian Institution has created a data platform that allows for the management of volunteers to provide wildlife photographs and metadata that share a metadata structure, can be verified by experts, are curated by the Smithsonian, and can subsequently be shared across projects at a public website (emammal.org). The public ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Green Friday: The East Bay Regional Park District - It's History and TreasuresOne of the largest and most diverse regional park systems in the country, the East Bay Regional Park District provides 119,893 acres of mostly undeveloped open space parklands in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. It offers a variety of grassland, shrub land, wood land, forest, lake, shoreline, riparian and wetland ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $3 donation requestd
Space Travel EconomicsThis is an exciting period in space travel as the first reusable boosters are now starting to fly and many new systems are coming online. Costs are dropping fast and new opportunities are opening for interesting projects. We will explore the costs of various types of space propulsion systems that ...
All Bay Area HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS are invited to register now for the Bay Area Teen Science Teen Career Conference Saturday April 9, 2016 at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens! This FREE event includes:Presentations by Noted Scientists and Engineers Insider Advice on College and Career PrepHands-On Knowledge and Skill-Building WorkshopsFree ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free!
Celebration of WaterJoin us for this once a year Open House at Tule Ponds at Tyson Lagoon and learn about water as one of the most important compounds known to humans. Different experiments will be provided in the classroom so families can experiment with water. Outside we will have bubble stations and ...
DNA barcoding is an identification method that uses a short genetic sequence in an organism's DNA to identify it as belonging to a particular species. This first class, in a series of DNA barcoding classes, will identify an unknown fish from a small (0.5 cc) sample of uncooked fish muscle ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $40.00/person includes testing one fish
Family Program: Animals of the GardenLearn about the wonderful creatures of the Garden-- newts, birds, butterflies, frogs, lizards, foxes, snakes, and more!
Where: BerkeleyCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Get to Know Your Brain - a Free, Fun Neuroscience Event for All AgesSamuel Merritt University (SMU) invites the public to a free Expo- "Get to Know Your Brain!". The Expo will feature fun interactive exhibits to test and learn about your brain. Guest scholars will discuss how to keep the brain fit, the effects of meditation, and strategies to prevent lower back ...
Where: OaklandCost: FREE FOR ALL AGES
'Glory to Gagarin' and the human race in spaceIn addition to our fabulous collection of Soviet space program artifacts (including a piece of Yuri's space flight suit), we'll have Yuri videos going, Russian music, Russian tea cookies and a LIVE SKYPE w/ APOLLO 15 CMP Astronaut AL WORDEN!!! He was there for the birth of the space age ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
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.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
The ODIN Presents: Hands On CRISPR Cas9 Genome Engineer in BacteriaClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats(CRISPR) is just a long name to say that Scientist found a protein(Cas9) that can use an RNA guide to make highly specific cuts in DNA. This allows unprecedented abilities to edit and engineer DNA. The reason it is such a great Synthetic Biology tool ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free ($15 donation requested)
'The Search for Alien Worlds' Public Astronomy Program On Mt DiabloThis month's program is "The Search for Alien Worlds" : Explore where extreme life exists on Earth. What does that tell us about where we might find life elsewhere in the galaxy? Which stars have planets? (We'll also get you ready for the Mercury Transit that occurs the morning of ...
Where: ClaytonCost: Free + $10 park entrance fee.
Hunting for Dark Matter Using Galaxy QuakesDark matter is believed to pervade our universe, but there are few ways to find and understand this mysterious stuff that does not emit any light. I will review how the astronomical community first inferred the existence of dark matter and the current methods used to search for it. My ...
Experience winter bird watching in the Marin Headlands. Join volunteer Jane Haley on an easy walk along Rodeo Lagoon to discover our summer birds. Bring binoculars and field guides. Meet at the Marin Headlands Visitor Center. Bring field guides and binoculars.For ages 8 and up.Reservations required; please call (415) 331-1540.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Marine Science Sunday: Magnificent MigrationsThis month we celebrate the animals that love to travel! Marine mammals are famous for their epic migrations along the California coast. Docent-led tours will take you around the hospital showcasing some of the patients we are caring for and how our veterinarians are getting them better. Classroom presentations through ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Fixit Clinic: San FranciscoFix your broken stuff -- Or at least learn more about it disassembling it.An All-Ages Do-it-Together hands-on STEM-oriented fix-n-learn community repair event: bring your broken, non-functioning things -- electronics, appliances, computers, toys, bicycles, clothes, etc.-- for assessment, disassembly, and possible repair. We'll provide workspace, specialty tools, and guidance to help you ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Ocean Research Ship ToursClimb aboard a U.S. fisheries research vessel-the Rueben Lasker-to learn about its ongoing survey of deep-sea fish populations along the west coast.You'll tour the sampling stations and laboratories where the scientists collect their data; learn about the nets, winches, and cranes; and meet the ship's Captain, Chief Scientist, and other ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Papyrus, the Plant That Changed the WorldIn ancient times, papyrus grew thickly along the banks of the Nile River, all the way from Lake Victoria to the delta at the Mediterranean shores. From Neolithic times to about 3000 BC Egyptian civilization might not have developed without papyrus. In the Nile Valley, to do things on a ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free; donations are welcomed.
Monday, 04/11/16
Gaming ScienceDr. Colin Milburn of UC Davis will discuss ideas from his book "Mondo Nano: Fun and Games in the World of Digital Matter" including nanotechnology, science and video games.
Organic agriculture has a history of being contentious and is considered by some as an inefficient approach to food production. Yet organic foods and beverages are a rapidly growing market segment in the global food industry. The performance of organic farming will be discussed in light of four key sustainability ...
Wind and solar generation units produce where and when the underlying resource is available. For given the technology, how much output is produced in an hour at one location is likely to be highly correlated with how much is produced at another location. By locating renewable generation capacity taking into account this ...
Autonomous vehicles have the potential to change all aspects of mobility, from driver safety and insurance liability to car ownership and commute trends. Learn about the current status of driverless cars, about how all levels of government are responding to this disruptive technology and about the new GoMentum Station, a ...
