Soil Health Series: Composting Methods & Biological Properties of SoilSoil is the most complex biomaterial on Earth...really! Join the very knowledgeable Stephen Andrews (UC Berkeley Professor, specializing in soils) for a hands-on class to discover the basics of creating a successful compost, and how the soil foodweb drives the sustainability of nearly all living things on Earth. Prepare to ...
Sunset/Full Moon Walk to the Point Bonita LighthouseJoin park staff and volunteer docents for a tour down through the history of Point Bonita while the sun sets over the Pacific. We will walk along the half-mile trail which is steep in places. Arrive early as parking is limited. Meet at the Point Bonita Lighthouse trailhead. Dress warming ...
For decades, scientists have been working to understand the building blocks of life by studying the structures of proteins and other large biological molecules. Using clever tricks with microscopes, electrons, and X-rays, it is possible to see the precise arrangements of atoms in these complex molecules. This sharp view of biological structure ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Eureka! Science ComedyJoin us for another amazing night of laughing and learning as physicist Holger Muller discusses lasers, light, and the dark constituents of the universe.Alongside hosts Allen Saakyan & Kevin Whittinghill will be the hilarious comedians Joey Avery (Fox TV) and Karinda Dobbins (opened for Hari Kondabolu and Trevor Noah).Dr. Holger ...
Will the rapid arrival of robotic cars lead to the blissful end of traffic? Or will autonomous cars merely put drivers out of work and clog our streets even more than before? No one knows for sure if the utopian or dystopian vision will arrive at your front door. What ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Causes for the 2013-2016 record Marine Heatwave in the NE PacificBetween the winters of 2013/14 and 2014/15 the northeast Pacific experienced its largest marine heatwave on record. The extraordinary warming persisted into 2015/2016 under the influence of an extreme El Niño event. Here Nate will review the extent to which regional atmospheric forcing of the NE Pacific marine heat wave was ...
Malthus continues to cast a shadow over environmentalism, especially in the debates over limits to growth. The important question is not whether Malthus was wrong, but why Malthus was wrong. In the first part of this lecture I will provide an alternative critique of Malthus’ infamous Essay on Population, and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Conversations About Landscape: Coming to TermsThe collective impacts of humans on Earth - including the ongoing crises of climate change and biodiversity loss - seem to dwarf our individual efforts to protect the planet. What can we do that will make a difference?A growing community of scientists, citizen scientists, writers, activists, historians, artists, and philosophers ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Inheriting Cancer: When Risks Are in Your GenesCancer might be in your DNA. Cancer-causing mutations in the BRCA gene came roaring into our collective consciousness when Angelina Jolie candidly shared her decision to undergo a double mastectomy to prevent inherited cancer. How does a BRCA mutation affect the risk of cancer for both men and women? How ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
7:00-7:25: Goran Konjevod(Origami Artist) on "Origami Beyond Geometry"New approaches to design of folded objects go beyond just two-dimensional geometry...Read more7:25-7:50: Eva Silverstein(Stanford/ Cosmology) on "TBA"Abstract forthcomingRead more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone in the audience currently working within the intersections of art and science will have ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Wildlife and Habitat ConnectivityLecture will include a look at habitat connectivity and wildlife crossings.Speakers: Trevor Stevenson; Megan Isadora, River Otter Ecology Project; TBAEnvironmental Forum of Marin Lecture
Taught by the knowledgeable Naomi LeBeau (Park Stewardship Restoration Specialist), this class will provide an introduction to terminology commonly used in identification of plants with a focus on leaf and flower parts. Illustrated examples and hands-on experience will be emphasized. This is a chance to develop and build upon your ...
Connected Health Innovation at a Large Healthcare Delivery System: A Case Study At Partners Connected Health, research focuses on technology-enabled solutions that empower patients and providers to transform healthcare delivery and improve efficiency, quality and clinical outcomes. Working directly with patients and providers in a variety of settings, Partners Connected Health is gaining important insights about patient engagement, behavior change via mobile health, ...
Get straight up spacey this week as NightLife celebrates cosmo-pioneer Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space.Groove to an out-of-this-world live DJ set by Space Cowboys, a sonically-inspired SF collective and Burning Man favorite. Try a taste of space with Ninkasi Brewing Company’s Ground Control beer, made with brewer’s yeast ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Why Weight?: Advances in Obesity TreatmentMore than one third of US adults have obesity, which is related to heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death. This talk will address advances in understanding and treating obesity.Speaker: John Magaña Morton, MD
7:00-7:25: Ron Rael(UC Berkeley/ Architecture) on "TBA"Abstract forthcomingRead more7:25-7:50: John Cumbers(Synbiobeta) on "Synthetic Biology and the Naturalist Fallacy "Abstract forthcomingRead more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone in the audience currently working within the intersections of art and science will have 30 seconds to share their ...
You might think of tuberculosis as an antiquated disease: an infection largely conquered, and isolated to the most impoverished nations; and you would be dead wrong. In this talk, we will explore the history and science of Tuberculosis to understand why this ancient bacterial foe is arguably today’s greatest infectious threat ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Friday, 04/14/17
Tahoe Debuts in San Francisco!Aquarium of the Bay is "Bringing Tahoe to San Francisco!" Tahoe is a juvenile North American river otter who will be joining the Aquarium's resident otters, Shasta, Baxter, and Ryer as watershed ambassadors at Aquarium of the Bay. Tahoe enjoys spending his time romping around with rambunctious brothers Baxter and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $14.95 children & seniors; $24.95 adults
Green FridayThis month's Green Friday presentation will be by Keli Hendricks, the Ranching with Wildlife coordinator for Project Coyote, a national non-profit organization based in Northern California. Project Coyote is a North American coalition of scientists, educators, ranchers and citizen leaders promoting compassionate conservation and coexistence between people and wildlife.   Project /Coyote seeks to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $3 donation requested
Narrow Band Astrophotography from Almaden ObservatoryRob will give an overview on building the Almaden Observatory in order to provide the audience with an appreciation of the project’s scale. This will include a discussion of classical narrowband imagery and how one composes an image using elemental spectral lines instead of broader color channels. Finally, Rob will ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
Saturday, 04/15/17
Guided Nature WalkExperience the beauty and rich natural history of this 535-acre preserve.�Our half-day guided nature walks are on Saturdays throughout fall and spring. Participants are divided into small groups and paired with a trained Bouverie volunteer to explore the mixed evergreen forest, flower-carpeted oak woodland and rugged chaparral. Guided Nature Walks ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $15 Donation suggested
Greed Hairstreak Butterfly FestivalLearn about the Green Hairstreak Butterfly Corridor. Enjoy hands-on nature fun for the whole family. Sow seeds for pollinator nectar plants and discover how local wildlife is thriving in San Francisco's District 7 neighborhood.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
TEDxBerkeley 2017: Constellate*Constellate - verb"to form or cause to form into a cluster or group; gather together"Like a star, an idea can shine brightly on its own. It has the ability to impress upon its viewer a spectacular image. Picture, however, when individual ideas come together, creating a larger narrative. While that ...
Wildflower Walk at Lands EndWildflowers! To know them is to love them. It’s springtime, and all throughout California the wildflowers are beginning to bloom, including in your very own Golden Gate National Parks. We invite you to come and enjoy the huge variety of both native and exotics on display and prepare to be ...
In celebration of national Citizen Science Day and in support of the City Nature Challenge, join the California Center for Natural History and Bay Nature to document nature in Oakland!We’ll be converging at Radio Beach (aka Toll Plaza Beach) to document all the birds, tidal plants,and anything else we can find. ...
Where: OaklandCost: $20 suggested donation
Two Stanford Symbolic Systems Forum PresentationsCapturing Human Driver Behavior with Generative Adversarial Imitation Learning (Alex Kuefler, advisor: Mykel Kochenderfer, Aeronautics and Astronautics)The ability to accurately predict and simulate human driving behavior is critical for the development of intelligent transportation systems. Traditional modeling methods have employed supervised machine learning. But due to the long-term, sequential nature ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
FINDING A NEW EARTH: EXOPLANETS AND THE HABITABLE ZONEDr. Stephen Kane of San Francisco State University will describe what the idea of a Habitable Zone means and shows examples of planets outside the solar system that lie in their star's Habitable Zone.
Given rising incomes and urbanization, India’s energy demand is projected to quadruple over the next two decades and is projected to be the largest contributor to the addition in the global energy demand. In India, while this presents a host of challenges ranging from energy supply reliability to rising greenhouse ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
City Nature Challenge: Marine critters in Oakland!In celebration of national Citizen Science Day and in support of the City Nature Challenge, join the California Center for Natural History to document the nature in Oakland!Ever wonder what critters lurk beneath the surface of the waters around Jack London Square in Oakland, CA? Here’s your chance to see ...
Digital marketing is constantly evolving with incredible advancements in technology, partnerships, acquisitions and new strategic thinking. Ad-blocking, artificial intelligence, programmatic media buying, and big data are constant buzzwords we hear about the marketing landscape. Join this panel of experts across agency, publishing and technology as they discuss the biggest challenges ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, Free for Members, $7 Student
