At our March café, we are pleased to host astrophysicist Frank H. Shu who will lead a discussion focused on nuclear energy.Shu will survey current energy sources and argue that our effective strategies to mitigate the worst effects of climate change include: (a) carbon capture and sequestration of the emissions ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Creating System-On-Chips: Mixing HW & SW SuccessfullyThe scale and complexity of chip design has exploded in the last twenty years.Starting with a brief review of the hardware design and verification techniques used over the last two decades, this presentation will explore how chips have evolved into System on Chips (SoCs), and will explore the emergence of ...
Debbie Miller, naturalist and author of Midnight Wilderness: Journeys in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, will share her experiences hiking and canoeing in the wildlife-rich western Arctic. Ms. Miller, a freelance writer and photographer and resident of Alaska has traveled extensively in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. She vividly describes ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
'First Life'New Film by David AttenboroughFrom the fog bound coastline of Newfoundland to the deserts of North Africa and the rainforests of Queensland, in First Life David Attenborough finds evidence in fossils and living animals of an extraordinary period in Earth's history, half a billion years ago, when animals first appeared ...
