We eat genetically engineered foods, take drugs made in engineered bacteria and yeast, and someday soon may drive our cars using fuel produced by engineered microorganisms. The rise of synthetic biology marks a fundamental transformation in the relationship between biology and nature. When humans can control the genetic makeup of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 students
Ever wonder how plants live? Or how worms produce compost? Curious about solar beads and solar cookers? Get hands-on with science to find out! Join Cal scientists for some cool, food-related investigations at East Bay farmers' markets during the Bay Area Science Festival.
Ever wonder how plants live? Or how worms produce compost? Curious about solar beads and solar cookers? Get hands-on with science to find out! Join Cal scientists for some cool, food-related investigations at East Bay farmers' markets during the Bay Area Science Festival.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Photovoltaic Retinal Prosthesis for Restoring Sight to the BlindDaniel Palanker of Stanford University's Dept. of Ophthalmology and Hansen Expeirmental Physics Laboratory will give the Applied Physics/Physics colloquium. Palanker will review the various approaches to electronic restoration of vision and discuss the challenges and prospects of a functional artificial sight.
Our regular night hikes get a special flare tonight courtesy of the Universe. We'll head out a bit earlier hiking in the sunset and stop to watch the moon rise in the night sky. This moderately strenuous 4-5 mile trek features discussions about the natural environment, celestial events, and objects ...
Check out quirky and fun science at downtown Livermore's Science Stroll. Scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Lab will host such events as Fake a Quake, Dance Physics, Livermorium (aka Element 116), the Ouzo Effect and Other Alcoholic Oddities, Dancing with the Stars, Cool Lasers, Energy-Climate Connections, Bubble Photography, and the ...
Middle school students, parents, and teachers, come experience the marvelous world of mathematics!Calling all parents, teachers, and middle school students-join the Lawrence Hall of Science and the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute for a fun, FREE evening to learn about the real math behind the fun in Math Midway!Dr. Paul Zeitz ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
EcoTuesday: Innovative Design PanelWhat if humans designed products and systems that celebrate an abundance of human creativity, culture, and productivity? (McDonough). Join us at our next EcoTuesday event, one week later than usual, on Oct 30th to explore this idea further. We are very excited to bring you a new format for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 advance, $20 at door
Samuel Arbesman is a mathematician and network scientist who has turned his powerful tools of quantification onto science itself. He'll discuss his book The Half-Life of Facts at the Long Now Museum & Store on Tuesday, October 30th.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $8 General, free for Long Now members
Sure you can tell your Johnnie Walker from your Wild Turkey, but is there an inner geek behind that whiskey-swilling, mustachioed façade? One that yearns to know how that lovely libation came to be before it graced your glass? Get your hands dirty learning the science behind the still (cocktail ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $40 General, $25 Members
Today's fast-paced women can find themselves caught up in what has been called the "Superwoman Syndrome." Women often feel pressure to achieve in many domains: at home, with their families, in their work, in caring for friends, and even with their appearance. In a mini-medical school course this fall, science ...
The idea of geometric symmetry in architecture goes back to ancient times, but there is a rich mathematical theory of symmetry with many applications in the modern world. The mathematics of symmetry provides answers to natural questions that arise in topics as diverse as Rubik's Cube, the art of M.C. ...
