Free Days at Bay Area Discovery MuseumPlease join us for free on the first Wednesday of each month for a full day of creative and fun experiences for all.F
Learning and Longevity: Applying the Insights of NeuroscienceIn this presentation, we will quickly review scientific terms such as neurogenesis, neuroplasticity, cognitive reserve, and cognitive uncertainty as well as the myths about aging and cognitive fitness. We will delve into the strengths of the older learner in the context of age-related realities and propose an integrated health model ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $10 General, Free for students, staff and faculty
The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) is a global acoustic telemetry infrastructure to document the movements and survival of aquatic animals, and link them to environmental conditions. Headquartered at Dalhousie University, and funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, OTN began ...
Telomeres and Telomerase: Past, Present, and FutureCarol Greider will present the Hitchcock lectures on March 4 and March 5, 2014. The second lecture is entitled "Telomeres and Telomerase: Past, Present, and Future." The lecture is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. About Carol Greider: Carol Greider is internationally renowned for her important ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Inventing a New Internet: Learning from IcarusFrom a future historical perspective, are we descendants of Icarus? Is our Internet like Icarus' wings? Are our protocols, ciphers and codes, brilliant capabilities built on immature engineering, which like Icarus' wax and feathers, are capable of taking us to great heights, but systematically flawed? For a brief historical moment, ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Saving the PumaMountain Lions are in crisis, facing increased conservation issues each year as humans encroach further into their habitat. Working with landowners and state agencies, BAPP scientists are using custom GPS-accelerometer collars to track and record pumas and their activities on a continual basis. This research will enable us to develop ...
Where: OaklandCost: $12-20 General, $10-20 Members
'Autism Breakthrough: The Groudbreaking Method that has Helped Families All Over the World'Mr. Raun Kaufman is former CEO of the Autism Treatment Center of America and currently Director of Global Education. He is hoping to spread his amazing story of overcoming autism, which he was diagnosed with as a child. His book recounts how his parents devised a treatment that has helped ...
Over the past 50 years, agriculture has become increasingly reliant on pollinator-dependent crops: 75% all crop species depend to some extent on animal pollinators in order to produce fruits or seeds, and animal-pollinated crops supply a large proportion of essential nutrients to the human diet. However, honey bees, managed extensively ...
