Alcatraz Historic Garden TourBeginning in 2003, the Garden Conservancy formed a partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the NPS to rehabilitate the Historic Gardens of Alcatraz. Join Shelagh Fritz (Project Manager of the Gardens), to learn about the preservation process of a cultural landscapes: through the planning stages, preparation of ...
Speaker: Soumya Raychaudhuri, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women's HospitalRoom LK 304/305
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Perceptions and Reflections Cinema Nights at CuriOdyssey �Enjoy a festive evening of short films celebrating creative observations of natural phenomena as well as human and animal behaviors. Creatures come to life with humor and affection in this family-fun program!�June theme:�Perceptions and ReflectionsM.T.X.S.�(Rock Ross, 1990, 3 min) A�dynamic, black-and-white animation that explodes with color when viewed�though diffraction grating ...
Where: San MateoCost: $5 members $10 non-members
Public Astronomy Talk: 'Mesoamerican Astronomy'Current knowledge about the ancient Mesoamerican astronomers will be presented in particular, some of the methods employed in the creation and storage of knowledge about position of stars and planets, techniques used in the construction of astronomical observatories, and sites of astronomical significance will be described. The talk will end ...