Investigating Pacific Storms: Raindrops, Clouds, and Weather ExperimentsDid you ever wonder why it pours in some places in the Bay Area and barely sprinkles in others? The timing and Pattern of winter storms can affect everything from your ability to water your lawn this summer to the likelihood that you'll be reading about deadly mudslides in the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with museum admission
Knowledge Hacking: Opening ReceptionKnowledge Hacking is an experimental research and exhibition project organized by the Department of Art Practice, UC Berkeley, and the Berkeley Center for New Media, as a parallel program with ZER01: The Art and Technology Network. Knowledge Hacking invites artists to use the university research environment as raw material for ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
East Bay Green DrinksWe're pleased to welcome West Coast Green http://www.westcoastgreen.com as our sponsors this month. West Coast Green will be giving away two pairs of Full Conference Passes (worth $2200 each)! And - the first 50 people to arrive will also receive Trade Show Floor Passes!West Coast Green - Sept. 30-Oct. 2Fort Mason ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
How the Nature of Data Security Threats Is ChangingCybercrime against businesses has shifted from acts of vandalism to acts of larceny. Stealth has replaced ingenuity as the dominant characteristic of criminally successful malicious software. Given the proliferation of cyber attacks on businesses, executives must understand how to protect their businesses from potentially crippling damage. Chen will explain why ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members
SalmonAID's Salmon Cinema and Storytelling CircleThe Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival joins the Salmon Month celebration at Aquarium of the Bay with a special Salmon Cinema & Storytelling Circle program. The largest environmental film festival in North America will screen some of the most compelling and dramatic films that bring our wild salmon crisis ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
Information Storage: Foundation for Advancing EducationThe pace of technology advancement in recent years is a wonder to behold. Examples abound in wireless communications, computing, biotech and data storage. It wasn’t that long ago that a GB was a massive amount of data storage. As astounding as these changes have been, we have come to expect ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Geek Out!: Scream MachinesParty with the Berkeley Engineers and Mentors club (BEAM) and their army of Legos, programmable microchips, marble-runs, and wind tubes. Get your ball running on your very own highway as you invent hilarious ways to perform simple operations on the marble-run. And if these Rube Goldberg-like devices aren't enough to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $10 General, $8 LHS Members & Students
Renewable Petroleum through Synthetic Biology: Redesigning Microbes to Save Our Earthly AssetsThe Carlmont Science Department proudly presents a guest lecture series spanning the 2010-2011 school year. Innovative and leading scientists will visit the Carlmont PAC monthly for a free public event.First Event: Flyer Science Guest Lecture SeriesSpeaker: Stephen B. del Cardayre, LS9, Inc.Topic: Renewable Petroleum through Synthetic Biology: Redesigning Microbes to ...
Where: BelmontCost: Free
Cartoon Physics: - How Scientists and Artists Make Pixar Films' with Rod Bogart of PixarThe Science Seminar is a one-hour lecture/presentation with a question and answer period targeted at high school students in the San Rafael High School district, but open to all interested Marin teenagers and their families. Seminar sessions are held on a Wednesday evening during the school year, from 7:30 to ...
Where: San RafaelCost: Free
Free Wednesday at Cal AcademyFree admission is available to visitors on the third Wednesday of every month, through the generosity of The Bernard Osher Foundation. Admission is on a first come, first served basis, and early arrival is recommended due to the likelihood of high demand. Also, please note that final entry to the ...
