National Botanic Garden of Cuba with Dr. Carlos SanchezCome join us for a lovely illustrated presentation on the National Botanic Garden of Cuba. Dr. Carlos Sanchez is a professor of botany at the University of Havana and botanist for the National Botanic Garden of Cuba. This summer Carlos is a visiting research scholar at UC Berkeley, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $15 General, $10 Members
The Bay Institute Film & Lecture Series: How Saving San Bruno Mountain Saved the BayJoin David Nelson to learn about a citizen-led effort to stop a major San Francisco Bay fill project called New Manhattan; San Bruno Mountain would have been used as the source of the fill. The protection of San Bruno Mountain saved five plants that exist nowhere else on earth. Our ...
Join the Women’s Environmental Network (WEN) for networking and a conversation with Betsy Rosenberg, an award-winning national broadcast journalist and environmental media expert.Betsy Rosenberg is a keen observer of how mainstream news outlets cover climate change and other ecological issues. She has dedicated her career to being a communications conduit ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 - $25 (see website)
August’s Eclipse of the SunOn Monday, August 21, 2017, there will be an eclipse of the Sun visible throughout the U.S. and all of North America. People in a narrow path from Oregon to South Carolina will see a spectacular total eclipse, with the Moon briefly covering the Sun completely, and day turning into ...
If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the flim-flam man, join us, your friends. We are a group who informally discuss the latest in science or pseudoscience over good eats & ale. HOW:  Presented free by the Bay Area Skeptics.WHY:  Because science is fascinating!       ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free- Pub is open for business
Many East Asians show a physiological response to drinking alcohol that includes facial flushing (Asian flushing) and nausea. This so called response is due to the inability to metabolize reactive aldehydes, which leads to various disorders including stroke, Alzheimer and cardiovascular diseases. Our goal is to develop personalized medical approach ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: $5
Using Physiological Research to Inform the Conservation of Marine MammalsOur planet is a wonderfully biodiverse place filled with amazing organisms. Unfortunately, as a result of rapid global climate change and local anthropogenic impacts, ecosystems around the globe are currently threatened and facing major biodiversity losses. Organisms that live in the oceans face a unique array of threats, including climate ...
