Young Gas-Giant Planets and their Brown Dwarf Cousins: From 1 Arcsecond to 30,000 Square Degrees The year 1995 was the annus mirabilis for substellar astronomy, with the discovery of both brown dwarfs and gas-giant exoplanets. In the 20 years since, study of both classes of objects have flourished, with the discovery of thousands of the objects and a concomitant leap in characterizing their properties. Direct ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Medical Innovation: How Can We Get the Right Technology at the Right Price?Innovation is the engine that drives improvement in quality of health care, but also the unsustainable growth in expenditures. Industry creates a remarkable pipeline of new drugs, devices and diagnostics, but critics contend that these are too often used on the wrong patient, at the wrong time or at the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
After Dark: TimeAs springtime ebbs and the summer solstice approaches, Exploratorium After Dark considers Time. Come experiment with and experience time-stopped, slow, quick, slow, quick, detectable, and undetectable-through enticing exhibits, suspenseful artworks and installations, and special performances and presentations, including a discussion of the 10,000-year clock with Alexander Rose, Executive Director of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San FranciscoCafe Inquiry is a social event hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Café Borrone http://www.cafeborrone.com/ next to Kepler's Books. Look for CFI t-shirts.For more information or if you have questions please email sf@centerforinquiry.net ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Sustainable Catch NightLifeDiscover the science behind your sushi as NightLife dives into the world of sustainable seafood-above and below water!Join chefs from some of the Bay Area's hottest restaurants for sizzling cooking demonstrations-including La Mar, Twenty Five Lusk, Fog Harbor, and Scoma's Sausalito.Learn how to responsibly enjoy the bounty of the sea ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
