Hawk Identification Field ClassJoin Step Wilson (Golden Gate Raptor Observatory Hawkwatch Manager) for this unique outing in the field to practice your hawk identification skills with the fall migration! Meet at the trail head gate to Hawk Hill at the top of Conzelman Rd at 11am. After a steep and gravelly 250 yard ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Donations encouraged
The Simulation of Droplets, Bubbles and InterfacesDroplets, bubbles and interfaces offer fascinating physical and mathematical problems and are a key part of the microscopic modeling of multiphase flow in porous media and other contexts. The talk will describe how to address these problems numerically, using tools such as the Volume of Fluid method. In particular, I ...
Research and Development at the Toyota Research InstituteToyota Research Institute (TRI), established in 2015, has four initial mandates: 1) enhance the safety of automobiles, 2) increase access to cars to those who otherwise cannot drive, 3) translate Toyota’s expertise in creating products for outdoor mobility into products for indoor mobility, and 4) accelerate scientific discovery by applying ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Making Robots Work to Help us Work RemotelyA panel of experts, Leila Takayama, Susan Herring, Dallas Goecker and Victoria Bellotti, will debate the state and future prospects of mobile telepresence robotics. More and more, companies around the world are exploring ways to support and empower employees to work remotely while still “being" and “feeling†present and successful. ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
A Spider Sampler: Arachnid Biology and Local FaunaSpiders elicit fear and disgust in many humans, but closer acquaintance with this ecologically vital order of arachnids can transform these reactions into more positive attitudes. I ll divide my talk into an introduction to spider biology and a bestiary of species that you might run into on the San ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Extraterrestrial NightLifeExplore the mysteries beyond our solar system with a night dedicated to the search for extraterrestrials.Join experts from NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View for fascinating talks on exoplanets and life beyond Earth - including what it might look like to live on Mars:Â Ed Bendek and Rus Belikov will ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
In 1973, National Audubon successfully restored a breeding colony of Atlantic Puffins on an island in the Gulf of Maine where they had been extirpated in the early 20th century. They relied on social attraction an innovative use of decoys and audio playback that since then has helped restore seabird colonies ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Sonoma County Mycological Assoc. monthly meeting - CANCELEDCome identify mushrooms (and bring your mushrooms for identification), and hear a guest speaker. This month's speaker is SOMA board member Kingman Bond Graham. Open to the public.
BAMS Co-Founder Debbie Viess aka Amanitarita will talk about the broad array of toxins found in the genus Amanita. You will learn how to recognize the various sections of the Genus Amanita, which sections may contain toxins and which never do, what those toxins are and how they affect us ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Everything Matters: ChromiumCome be in your elements with Exploratorium host and scientific raconteur Ron Hipschman. Follow tales of intrigue and invention, join in dynamic demonstrations, and uncover fascinating connections between individual elements and our collective human experience.Learn more about the series, Everything Matters: Tales from the Periodic Table.Explore the colorful past of a transition metal best ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with After Dark Admission
