400 years of Planetary Cartography - mapping channels on MarsSince Galileo, astronomers and planetary scientists work hard to draw accurate representations of planetary surfaces. Planetary mapping today is a tool of geological investigation, landing site selection and also a visual statement of our ever expanding horizon of discovery. From copper engravings to dynamic online maps, the technique of presenting ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Botany Series: Introduction to Grass IdentificationJoin the talented team of Eric Wrubel (Botanist for the National Park Service), Liz Ponzini (Nursery Manager for the Conservancy), for a Park Academy class on the identification of grass species-especially those within our parks! This will be a partial in-the-field class, which is sure to improve your grass identification ...
Latin American forests express complex trends and none are more startling than the decline of deforestation in Amazonia by some 80%, and forest recovery in many regions which, like El Salvador, were described as places where nature "had been extinguished." This lecture explores the politics, political ecologies and policies to ...
The Ten Commandments for Effective Software Technology ManagementExecutive management for software and services is different from that for hardware. There are specific challenges for innovating in software systems, recognizing talent, pushing the state-of-the-art, getting board/executive support, configuration management, beating down bugs, customer acceptance, and other areas. Karen will tell us about some of her own opportunities and ...
Where: San JoseCost: $8 General, $5 members advance
The 60-minute film tells the story of how sound in the ocean (often coming from naval sonar and from commercial ships) is impacting whales and other marine life. Whales depend on sound to mate, to find food, to raise their young, and to defend themselves from predators. Increasing ocean noise ...
Where: SausalitoCost:
Astronomy Lecture Tuesday May 24th. with Dr. Zarija Lukic, LBLPlease join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for the May 24th. general meeting. The meeting starts at 7:15 and ends at 9:15. Our monthly meetings begin with a short "What's Up" presented by one of our members, followed by a speaker.This month's speaker is Dr. Zarija Lukic from Lawrence Berkeley National ...
On September 14, 2015, the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) made the first direct measurement of a gravitational wave coming from deep space. That wave was generated by the collision of two black holes about 1.3 billion light-years from Earth. As the black holes violently merged, they released as ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Pint of Science Festival - San FranciscoEver wanted to learn science without the difficult jargon? How about talking to a scientist over a beer? Because we could all agree that learning science is more fun with a cold pint in your hand.Ancient Earth as an extrasolar planetAstronomers have found over a thousand planets orbiting stars that aren't our ...
