YTH Live - Conference on Youth+Tech+HealthYTH Live is the premier conference for trailblazing technology that advances youth health and wellness. Each year the brightest minds in youth advocacy, health, and technology gather at YTH Live to showcase what works, share ideas and learnings, and launch new collaborations.Join us from April 24-26, 2016 at Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco. Connect ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies, see registration link
The SOFIA Observatory: Revealing the Hidden Universe with Airborne ScienceNASA's SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) is a flying observatory used by astronomers worldwide to conduct research at primarily infrared wavelengths. The unique capabilities of this mobile observatory enables scientific investigations ranging from our own Solar System origins to how stars and their accompanying planetary systems are formed. As ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
A Population Neuroscience Approach to Examining the Effects of Poverty on Adolescent Brain DevelopmentTwenty percent of U.S. children are growing up in poverty. Children from low-income families often experience greater chronic stress, which may allow poverty to become biologically embedded by altering key aspects of brain development. Despite the known deleterious effects of poverty on mental health, little is known about how poverty ...
A Conversation Between Richard Davidson, Ph.D., and Lama TsomoThe science on meditation is in. Benefits include reduced blood pressure, a stronger immune system, and reduced stress. And the latest research now shows us that meditation actually changes the structure of the brain and the expression of our genes-for the better.Join Richard Davidson, one of the leading neuroscientists in ...
Laboratory testing today is overly focused on statistics-health professionals tend to compare their patients' results to statistical norms, which are skewed to a generally unhealthy population. This presentation highlights eight functional tests that are predictive of outcome, focus on goal values rather than normal values and clinically more useful in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
Getting to Green - CANCELEDPew polling reveals that the environment is one of the two things about which Republicans and Democrats disagree most. It wasn't always this way. President Nixon created the EPA and President Reagan tackled the hole in the ozone and acid rain. President George Bush described himself as an environmental president.Republicans ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
The Diving Physiology and Capabilities of Breath-Hold Divers - 2016 SF Bay ACS PresentationsThe diving physiology and capabilities of breath-hold divers are crucial to their role in the ecosystem and their ability to exploit prey resources. During forced submersion, severe bradycardia (heart rate reduced to below resting) results in isolation of muscle and peripheral organs from blood flow, therby conserving blood oxygen for ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $5 Donation goes toward Student Research Grants
Virtual Reality with Jack McCauleyWe have invited and confirmed Jack McCauley, former Co-Founder of Oculus and current Founder & President of McCauley Labs in Livermore (m.facebook.com/McCauleyLabs) to come to speak to us about virtual reality and where it's headed (or should be heading). He was recently featured in the Nov '15 IEEE Spectrum Magazine regarding "Oculus ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $10 General, see web link for others
Hard RainBrian Day, NASA Ames, will discuss the history of impacts from space rocks and the on-going threat. But YOU can help save the world from the next one! Find out how.
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free
When Demand Outstrips Supply: The Shrinking Water Table and What We Can Do About ItJay and his team have been researching and communicating about water and climate change - in academics, in business, in government and to the general public for over 25 years. He appeared as a featured expert in the water documentary Last Call at the Oasis and on CBS News 60 ...
