Craig Clements, associate professor in the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science, received a $900,000 National Science Foundation CAREER grant last spring for his work in tracking atmospheric conditions in and around wildfires. His work will better help predict wildfire behavior and conditions that could lead to increased wildfire danger. ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
History of the U.S. Army Corps of EngineersJoin Ranger Bill to learn about the "When/ Where/Why/What/How," the diverse, complex, many faceted missions, goals and objectives of the USACE's "Birth" in 1775 under General George Washington.
Science and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub, West BaySkeptics in the Pub, West BayFiddlers Green, MillbraeIf ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the film-flam man, and if ye drink, drink with us, your friends. If ye shun the brewer's art, at least help us lay waste to bangers & mash!Skeptics in the Pub is a monthly ...
Where: MillbraeCost:
SLAC: Celebrating 50 Years of Scientific DiscoveryFor five decades, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has pioneered groundbreaking discoveries from astrophysics to energy science. The home of cutting-edge facilities and technologies, scientists uncover mysteries on the smallest and largest scales - from the workings of the atom to the enigmas of the cosmos. Research conducted at SLAC has ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $5 students, $10 commonwealth club members, $15 ge
Enchanted by the Sun: The CoEvolution of Light, Life, and Color on EarthThe Long Now Foundation's monthly series Seminars About Long-term Thinkinghttp://longnow.org/seminars/02012/nov/28/enchanted-sun-coevolution-light-life-and-color-earth/For 3.8 billion years, life has lived in a bath of solar radiance. The Sun's illumination outlines which objects are appealing, bland, or repellant. Its powers of desiccation, blistering, bleaching, and revelation govern a balance between beauty and danger. Its flood ...
