Explore our local wildlife and how they have adapted to their environment by examining various animal pelts and skulls with Ranger Michelle. Discover various clues animals leave behind that tell us interesting stories about the amazing animals that make Muir Woods their home. This is a family friendly, two-mile walk ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free w/reservation
Digital Agenda for EuropeThe European Commission launched in March 2010 the Europe 2020 Strategy to exit the crisis and prepare the EU economy for the challenges of the next decade. Europe 2020 sets out a vision to achieve high levels of employment, a low carbon economy, productivity and social cohesion, to be implemented ...
The provision of water in large metropolitan areas is often considered to be best governed by a centralized authority, capable of providing standardized services across an otherwise-varied landscape - what Graham and Marvin refer to as the "modern infrastructural ideal." Yet, in many cases, this ideal has not been fully achieved. ...
Poet, essayist, and naturalist, Diane Ackerman is the author of two dozen highly acclaimed works of nonfiction and poetry, including The Zookeeper's Wife and A Natural History of the Senses ― books beloved by millions of readers all over the world. In prose so rich and evocative that one can ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 members
Black Widow Pulsars: Vengeful Star CorpsesNASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has revealed a violent high-energy universe full of stellar explosions, black hole jets, and pulsing stars. These cosmic objects are often faint when observed with visible light, but glow bright with gamma rays. Dr. Romani will describe the quest to discover the true nature of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #52: Infantapulting, Dragonflies, and the BodyMy, oh my, the things we will see! Infantapulting, dragonflies, and the body! Come learn the "science" behind launching a baby, the real science of dragonflies and their ecology, and the things you don't want to know (but should!) about human biology. So come and drink beer, and laugh till ...
