Think Evolution II: a summer institute for science educatorsPut on your evolution eyeglasses and your nature of science thinking cap and join us for (yet another) fun-filled five days of evolutionary explorations with biologists and educators from the University of California. The Think Evolution Summer Institute, back by popular demand, will combine lectures by prominent biologists with sessions ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $75.00
Summer Fun Day - Scream MachinesMake your own scream machine with recycled stuff. Artists from the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse will be on hand to get you started on creating your own masterpiece machine.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Titan UnveiledSaturn's giant moon Titan has been of considerable interest since the presence of an atmosphere was hinted at one century ago. The NASA-ESA-ASI Cassini-Huygens mission, at Saturn for the last 4 years, has transformed this curious dot in the sky into a remarkably diverse, complex and interesting world, which is ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Mean, Mimetic, Killing Machines: The Evolution of a Unique Beetle Predator The beetle family Cerambycidae consists of over 35,000 species worldwide and they are all considered herbivorous as they feed on different parts of plant material. But, there are three species that are predaceous and feed on other beetles. These predaceous beetles actually mimic their own prey, which is intriguing not ...
