Extinction's Greatest HitsSpecies of plants and animals are disappearing 100 times faster than they should. In a six-part series for The New York Times scheduled to run this May, the science and environment writer Mary Ellen Hannibal tracks how the science of conservation biology developed to engage the problems of extinction. Her talk on ...
Applying Mainstream Design Approaches to Spacecraft CommunicationsSpace is difficult and unusual. Many of the things we take for granted on the planet's surface don't work for engineering spacecraft. Because of this, we've built an edifice of space design techniques to mitigate the challenges with high probability. The problem is, this edifice causes spacecraft to cost hundreds ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Science and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub, West BayIf 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 meeting for discussion of topics of science, ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
The Seventh Warren William Chupp Distinguished LectureJoin us at the Lawrence Hall of Science for a special evening as a panel of science innovators-Danielle Feinberg, Robert Full, and Ashok J. Gadgil-share their passion for innovation and take part in a conversation about the importance of encouraging young people to explore, invent, and become scientifically literate.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Bald Eagles: Repatriation of an Iconic Bird to the Central CoastForty years ago the bald eagle was in danger of extinction. In 1973, it was placed under protection of the Endangered Species Act. Shortly thereafter, Glenn Stewart teamed up with the Ventana Wildlife Society to create a bald eagle recovery plan for central California. Stewart and a team of biologists ...
