California is currently experiencing the deepest drought in 500 years, yet its effects are more severe in some parts of the state than others. Learn how bad it is for the Bay Area and what's being done to stretch water supplies until the next wet year.+ Paula Kehoe / SFPUC + Mike ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Free for members
Get Your Goose On! Nature Program for KidsEver wonder about the San Francisco Bay wetlands and the wildlife in your very own backyard? Join us for an adventure here at your local library. You'll get up close and personal with real feet and beaks of birds while you play bird games and create your own wild craft. ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
For Goodness SnakesThis one-of-a-kind educational experience will introduce children to the fascinating world of snakes and other reptiles. Come enjoy the opportunity to hold and interact with the docile animals of For Goodness Snakes.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
SUPERBUGS AND DRUG-DESIGNHave you ever wondered how scientists discover the antibiotics that we take to fight bacteria? It might surprise you to know that when our grandparents were young, there really was no such thing as an antibiotic, when diseases like tuberculosis were invariably deadly. Two fortuitous occurrences in the middle of ...
Speaker: Michael Weisberg, Univ. of PennsylvaniaRoom 107
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Climate Change and a Shifting Sense of PlaceJoin the Institute at the Golden Gate for an engaging conversation on how biodiversity loss and climate change is already affecting how we engage with parks and open spaces. To make progress towards combating and adapting to climate change, and halting the loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystems, it ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Chronic SinusitisNasal and sinus problems are among the most common health conditions for which patients seek medical attention. Rhinosinusitis is the number one self-reported chronic health condition in the United States, affecting between 30 and 40 million people each year. This talk will explore current evidence based updates on the medical ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Unleashing Your Creativity SOLD OUT: Watch the live stream SOLD OUT: Watch the live stream at www.jccsf.org/live.As founder of IDEO, David Kelley built the company that created many icons of the digital age-the first Apple mouse, the first Palm Treo and the thumbs up/thumbs down button on your TiVo's remote control, to name a few. But what really intrigues ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $22.50 Members
Global and Local Negotiations on Climate MitigationDeputy Director General at the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Mr. Meijenfeldt was also special Envoy for Climate Change at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2013 and chaired the Dutch participation in the global diplomatic activities to reach a climate agreement.Speaker: Hugo von Meijenfeldt
All of us know that tobacco advertisers prey on people. We even know that "light" cigarettes are a total joke. Tonight we'll hear the history of cigarette advertising targeting women and see how women are still so important to the tobacco industry. Bogus health claims abound even now in advertising, ...
