Being Alive NowWhen brought into the question of life and death, mindfulness can help us awaken to life, explore our fears and live life more fully and compassionately. Learn about the life affirming workshop "Being Alive Now" and how it may help you think more deeply about how you choose to live ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour Experience the wildlife and natural beauty that make Younger Lagoon an exceptional local treasure on this docent-led tour to the lagoon and its beach habitat. Learn about the ongoing research and habitat restoration work that help this vital habitat thrive. Tour includes a short hike and is best suited for ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Nonlinear Analog Behavioral Modeling of Microwave Devices and CircuitsThis lecture introduces general concepts and modern techniques for nonlinear behavioral modeling of microwave semiconductor devices and functional circuit blocks. A behavioral model is a simplified but accurate model of a lowerlevel component (e.g. a transistor) that simulates efficiently at the next higher level of complexity (e.g. an integrated circuit). ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Why We Get Fat: Adiposity 101 and the Alternative Hypothesis of ObesityPrepare to change everything you thought you knew about weight management. Since the 1950s, the conventional wisdom has held that we get fat because we eat too much and move too little. The problem, according to Taubes, is that doing the opposite – eating less and exercising more – seems ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members
Center for Inquiry: Beer & BooksMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco. Beers and Books is a social event co-hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Cafe Borrone http://www.cafeboronne.com/ between Kepler's Books and the British Banker's Club! Look for the black balloon.First Thursday of Each Month6pm to ???
Where: Menlo ParkCost:
Exploratorium After Dark: Cosmological ConstructsHow do you look for planets in other solar systems when the light from the stars is so bright? What would the surface of Jupiter be like if you could stand on it? On Thursday, September 2, 6-10pm, Exploratorium After Dark: Cosmological Constructs invites you to experience how it feels ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Player's NightLifeHomefrys throws events at locations all around the city, bringing in great interactive games for you and your friends to enjoy. Join them on this upcoming NightLife where they will offer a chance to for you to play your favorite board games, old school Nintendo, including Super Mario Bros., and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Inflammation: the Silent Storm in Chronic DiseaseThere is much evidence that chronic inflammation leads to an increased cancer risk. Chronic inflammation unleashes a plethora of agents which can cause mutations in neighboring cells, as well as changes in gene expression favoring the activation or "turning on" of cancer genes (oncogenes). The choices we make every day ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
'Dinosaur Timescapes' Opening Reception with artist Brian EnghLos Angeles-based Paleo artist Brian Engh captures dramatic moments of life and death in the Cretaceous. Like the best of wildlife documentary footage or nature photography, his work is a window onto the lives of other creatures. It this case, creatures that long ago ceased to exist. Show runs through ...
On top of the Himalayas, glaciers sustaining vast populations are dwindling. Himalayan glaciers have given birth to Asia's largest rivers–the Ganges, the Indus, the Yangtze, the Yellow, the Brahmaputra– "rivers that over the course of history have nurtured civilizations, inspired religions, and sustained ecosystems".Melting glaciers portend a serious ecological threat; the eventual ...
