De Anza College Energy & Facility Management / Building Science ProgramCurious about Energy Management or Building Energy Efficiency?  Bill Roeder from DeAnza College will be talking about the Energy Management, Facility and Building Science Program offered by DeAnza College. Bill Roeder, a faculty member at De Anza College will take us on a tour of the programs offered. This will be ...
Where: SaratogaCost: FREE
Tarantulas on Mount DiabloEvery fall, at dusk, male tarantulas walk across the slopes of Mount Diablo and look for mates, so CCNH is taking a special trip to a secluded trail to look for these adorable fuzzy denizens of the east bay! We’ll hike about 2 miles round trip and take in the ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $15
Field of View: EmotionWe live in an era of booming interest in new media technologies, and the possibilities and powers of these new tools in the hands of creative thinkers appear limitless. Driven by the enthusiasm of a deeply engaged community of creators, researchers, and developers, emerging media technologies are undergoing rich experimentation. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 general / $10 Member
The Younger Protocol: HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 16 The younger protocol will show you how to recognize the warning signs of aging and inflammation (“inflammagingâ€) - worsening vision, weight gain, loss of muscle mass, thinner skin and faulty memory - and turn them around with evidence-based functional medicine. Recent data shows that 90 percent of disease is caused ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
Interactive Art In The Age Of Climate Change & How to eat insects, save forests, and solve hungerPurin PhanichphantArtist and Designer, San FranciscoClimate change is a huge and messy problem that happens so slowly. Even with scientific data, some people still doubt that climate change is real. How might we get people to *experience* differentDr. Brian L. FisherResearcher and Curator, California Academy of Sciencesaspects of climate change ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $7 advance, $10 at door
Alone in the Milky Way: A Bay Area Skeptics and WonderFest Skeptalk How many civilizations capable of interstellar communication exist in our Milky Way galaxy? We know of just one, of course, namely us (barely!). The Drake Equation famously "quantifies our ignorance" regarding the number, N, of such advanced civilizations in the Galaxy. The task of estimating N, via the Drake Equation, is an honored exercise for scientists who ...
