Respect: A Developmental Science Approach to ‘Wise' Behavior Change in AdolescenceIn this presentation he will discuss a conceptual framework for more effective behavior change interventions in adolescence through the use of developmental-science informed approaches. This builds on a series of studies he and his colleagues have conducted focusing on the challenges and limitations in many traditional approaches to behavior change ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Global Technology Supply Chains: What they are and why you need to know about themThe Global Technology Supply Chain is an AND world! As electronic instruments and products become more complex, and more prevalent, designers are challenged to design state of the art equipment that is state of the art AND cost competitive AND environmentally responsible. In this lecture we will explore what a ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
The Problem of StabilityThe gravitational waves detected recently by LIGO were produced in the final phase of the inward spiraling of two black holes before they collided to produce a more massive black hole. The experiment is entirely consistent with the so-called Final State Conjecture of general relativity, according to which general solutions ...
Engineering in the United States was long regarded as masculine territory. For decades, women who studied or worked in engineering were popularly perceived as oddities, outcasts, unfeminine, or inappropriately feminine. Amy Bix tells the story of how women gained entrance to this traditionally male world, starting with a handful who ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Lunar New Year NightlifeKick off the Lunar New Year with lion dance performances, martial arts, tea tastings, and more!SCHEDULE OF EVENTSLion Dance ​(African Hall) 7:30-8:45pm, Celebrate the "Year of the Rooster" with  four powerful performances by SF’s own Jing Mo Athletic Association, a Chinatown-based martial arts performance troupe and renowned Bay Area magician, Dan Chan.7:30pm - Chinese ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Plumas Audubon, in partnership with other Northern California chapters and Audubon California, has been working to conserve grebes and owls. Clark’s and Western Grebes are colonial water birds that nest on floating mounds of vegetation and have elaborate courtship rituals including a “rushing†display where pairs dance across the water ...
