Building upon the success of the 2009-2010 Around the Americas expedition, Captain Schrader and crew will once again create a dynamic floating science and exploration lab aboard the 64' S/V Ocean Watch as it circumnavigates the Americas from March 2017-December 2018. We are outfitting the vessel for this expedition to ...
Where: Moss LandingCost:
Genome-Informed Trait Based Modeling of Microbial Communities in Soil and Subsurface SystemsThe biogeochemical functioning of ecosystems is shaped in part by genomic information stored in the microbiome. Cultivation-independent approaches allow us to extract this information through reconstruction of thousands of genomes from a microbial population. Analysis of these genomes, in turn, gives an indication of the organisms present and their functional ...
PARC is excited to welcome Sophie Vandebroek and Sepideh Nasiri as we host a 'fireside chat' to discuss the professional trajectory for women in STEM. This successful and dynamic duo will talk about the professional climate and culture for women working within STEM fields. They will discuss unique opportunities and challenges and how organizations ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Author Talk and Reading at San Rafael Public Library for The Year of the MiteDo you raise chickens? Have you been thinking about it? You probably want to come to this talk.All it took was a few baby chicks and a carpeted floor, and soon, Jane Ishka, a San Francisco Bay Area homesteader, literally felt her skin crawling. She-and her house, her car, and all ...
Where: San RafaelCost: Free
The Annihilation of Nature: A Clarion Call for Engagement and ActionRenowned biologists Paul and Anne Ehrlich will lead an engaging discussion of humanity's influence on earth's natural resources, the animal kingdom, and the quality of life on our planet. Dr. Paul and Anne Ehrlich hold esteemed faculty positions at Stanford University and have received world recognition for their profound advocacy ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $10 General, Free for members
Humanity achieved the first reading of its own genetic heritage in the year 2000. That first genome cost $300 million. Today the price is approaching $1,000, initiating an era of personal genomics. We take you on a brief odyssey into the human genome, how it evolved, how genomes differ between ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Member, $7 Students
Nerd Nite SF #72: Submarines, Protein Movies, and Affordable SF Housing!This month we're dealing in the UNBELIEVABLE: wonderful weirdos of the ocean, molecular movies made with lasers, and–the farthest of the fetched–affordable housing in San Francisco. So, take a deep breath and a big sip of your drink as our expert presenters, bartenders, deejay, librarians, and the Grilled Cheese Guy ...
