Connections Workshop: Marbling with PhysicsLet science inspire your artistic creativity as you explore exhibits from the museum's Matter World area and then try suminagashi- the Japanese art of moving ink on paper with everything from sticks and brushes to your own breath. Develop an intuitive understanding of fluid dynamics and leave with elegant marbled ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $35 General, $25 Members
Towards a societal scale, mobile sensing systemWith the proliferation of sensor equipped smart phones, and augmented reality applications fast appearing, the mobile phone is becoming something much more than a scaled-down, connected IO and processing device. In addition to these standard PC traits, a cell phone is situated in an environment, mobile, and typically co-located with ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The newest synthesis: evolution and ecology = EvoEcoThe effect of ecological change on evolution has long been a focus of scientific research. The reverse -- how evolutionary dynamics affect ecological traits -- has only recently captured our attention, however, with the realization that evolution can occur over ecological time scales. This newly highlighted causal direction and the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Conifers and Caryota, A Few of My Favorite ThingsJoin the Garden's Associate Director of Collections and Horticulture, Chris Carmichael, for a unique tour through the Garden. At this time of year there are many treasures in the Garden that many may overlook. With the expert eye and knowledge of Chris, you'll see plants you've never seen before! Don't ...
Maryn McKenna signs 'Superbug'Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA has been very well received and is, unfortunately, very timely. The virulent bacterium which is MRSA mercilessly invades hospitals, and can only be controlled with difficulty and vigilance. Even worse, it has now jumped from hospitals, making it an even greater scourge. Maryn McKenna ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: FREE
Thunderheads - AGU Film ScreeningAmerican Geophysical Union presentsThunderheads (Film Screening)Panelists: AGU member-scientists and stars of the film, including Ed Zipser, University of Utah.What: Travel to Australia with a team of airborne storm researchers and their fleet of extraordinary aircraft to study one of the world's most powerful thunderstorms, a behemoth known as Hector. This ...
