Imagine H2O WorkshopCalling All Entrepreneurs & Engineers: The Water Energy Nexus Needs Your AttentionFew of us are aware that a full 3% of the U.S.'s electric power generation is used for treating, pumping and distributing water. In California, where it's as high as 19%, many residents save more energy by turning off ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Interferometry in a Quantized Hall StateProf. Bertrand Halperin of Harvard University will give the Applied Physics/Physics colloquium on Tues., Oct. 19, 2010, entitled "Intereferometry in a Quantized Hall State".
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Ecologies and Oceans: Whales, Humans and Earth Lessons Learned from the Gulf SpillExperts Abrams and Takahashi-Kelso take you inside the most devastating oil spill in history and its ecological impacts on Earth's systems from the Caribbean to the oceans and waterways beyond. Get a new understanding of more than 70 percent of the Earth's ecology as Abrams and Takahashi-Kelso bring the power ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 students
Bookworms Club: Skinned, Stuffed and StretchedThe word "taxidermy" often conjures up images of hunting lodges, dusty dioramas or a beloved Fido, immortalized forever. Milgrom, however, delves into the unusual and sometimes obsessive world of taxidermy, from its Victorian roots with connections to natural history museums, to bizarre art-forms and the World Taxidermy Championship. Join us ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Free 3-Session Climate Action Workshop During three weekly workshop sessions, you will join with a small group of Bay Area residents to:*Calculate your carbon footprint*Consider ways to reduce your ecological footprint and make substantive changes in your community*Take action (as much or as little as you choose)*Access the wisdom, advice, and collaboration of your community ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Chemistry: Colorful and Fun with Professor Marvin Lang and Dr. ShowalterIn October, the California and Santa Clara Sections (www.scvacs.org) together are sponsoring an unusual and a not-to-be-forgotten special program, Chemistry – Colorful and Fun in 2010, at several venues in Northern California as part of celebrating National Chemistry Week. This will be presented by Dr. Showalter and Professor Marvin Lang ...
