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Leonids Meteor ShowerHang out on the hill and watch as the Leonids Meteor Shower makes it annual trip through our atmosphere. Though this meteor shower is unpredictable in nature, it has been known to produce a spectacular show. Our experts will be on hand to explore the origins of Comet Temple-Tuttle and ...
Rise of the Machines: Mining the Kepler Data for AstrobiologySince its launch in 2009, NASA's Kepler Mission has transformed our knowledge of exoplanetary system demographics. Kepler's primary mission goal-- to quantify the occurrence rate of habitable zone Earth-size planets around Sun-like stars-- has a clear connection to astrobiology. However, in addition to its planet-finding capabilities, the Kepler data may ...
Join Conservation International scientists Dr. Greg Stone and Dr. Steve Katona who will talk about a bold new approach to measuring the health of California's ocean and coastal resources.In June, Scientists from National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at UC Santa Barbara and Conservation International published the findings ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 (includes drink and light fare
IBM's Chairman & CEO Ginni Rometty in Conversation with Museum CEO John HollarIBM is at the center of computing's history and future like few other enterprises in the world. Today it is a globally integrated technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York. In its 103-year history of solving problems and providing leading-edge technology to businesses, governments and non-profits, it has had only ...
What would it be like to live in a world with no predators roaming our landscapes? Would their elimination bring about a pastoral, peaceful human civilization? Or in fact is their existence critical to our own, and do we need to be doing more to assure their health and the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Senior, Free members
Fall ColorsLearn about why leaves change their color. Explore the different types of plants and why some do not change color. Compare different types of trees in Fremont. Reading: The Colors of Fall
Where: FremontCost: Free
The Climate Debate Demystified: An Interdisciplinary PanelIn order to understand how to change public opinion regarding climate change and influence the politics and policies surrounding this issue, we must first understand the way people think about climate change and the way that climate change is communicated to the public through the media. This panel will bring ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Mount Diablo Astronomy Society Auction for astro equipment, and How-To November 18Please join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for our general meeting. This month's General Meeting has a different format : we will have a few astro things to auction along with a How-To night. If you wish to donate or try to sell any of your unwanted equipment or other related gear ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free
Otzi the Iceman, 5,300 year old Alpine 'Mummy' and Forensic Science"Otzi the Iceman", a 5,300 year old Copper Age / Neolithic man, was discovered in 1991, preserved in the Similaun Pass of the Otztal Alps at 10,500 ft. between Italy and Austria. Since 1991, extensive ongoing scientific investigations indicate that he is unique because he is practically an "archaeological site" ...
From social media to market analysis, people use pattern recognition and machine learning to sift through enormous amounts of data and reach new levels of understanding. Now scientists are using those same tools to track millions of individual molecules as they change shape during chemical reactions. This is a huge ...