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 ...
20 years ago computer scientist Danny Hillis thought up a monument scale slow moving mechanical clock to serve as an icon to long-term thinking. 10 years ago a first prototype was completed and put into the Science Museum of London. 5 years ago the full size clock project began design. ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Mapping Spins and Light in SemiconductorsUnderstanding the interactions of electron spins and photons in semiconductors may enable the development of new devices with enhanced functionality and performance, such as spin-based devices that combine logic and storage and fast optical switches for information processing. In the first half of this talk, I'll describe recent time- and ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Science with Children's Discovery Museum: Dry IceJoin us, as the library is turned into a laboratory for young scientists. Children will investigate chemical reactions with dry ice as they solve a dilemma presented within a folktale. This event stimulates kids to explore the wonders of science. (For ages 5-12)
Health, both the health of individuals and of communities, has more to do with circumstances than with the availability of health care. Students interested in the health professions are generally unaware of this relationship, and schools of medicine spend most of their curriculum on health care, not health.Gabriel Garcia will ...
Where: SaratogaCost: $12 Members; $20 Non-Members; $7 Students
Multiple Universes & Cosmic Inflation-The Quest to Understand Our Universe (and Find Others)About a decade ago, scientists completed a great transformation in the understanding of our cosmos, establishing a broad and deep understanding of how the observable universe has evolved from a hot, dense state 13.7 billion years ago. Yet a second, even bigger transformation may now be taking place, because this ...
Come join the founder of Skepchick and co-host of The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe for a night of trivia! You can play alone or, to improve your chance of winning awesome prizes, you can form a team of 5 or fewer.All questions will relate to science and skepticism, so ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $2/person
A Case for Public Health: Influenza PandemicsSpeaker: Dr. George Rutherford, director, UCSF Institute for Global Health, head of Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, UCSFRoom 041
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Early Universe and Galaxy DevelopmentJoin Brenda L. Frye, Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Physics at the University of San Francisco, a presentation on Early Universe and Galaxy Development.Professor Frye's research interests include galaxy formation and evolution, protoclusters, galactic structures, and high redshift galaxies. Using large ground- and space-based telescopes including the Hubble Space Telescope ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #12: Audio Guide Revolution, Science of Magic, and Truth vs. MemoryWait-we've been nerding it up in San Francisco for a year now? My, how time flies when you're having fun! Come help us celebrate the first birthday of the best booze-addled, 3rd-Wednesday lecture series around, and get ready to have your mind blown, bent, and otherwise overhauled by a trio ...
