Speaker: Mark Roenigk, Head of Hardware Engineering Infrastructure, Facebook
Where: San JoseCost: Free
California’s Major EV InvestmentEarlier this year, the California Public Utilities Commission approved proposals from California’s three largest utilities that will fast-track the building of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the state. The plans, which amount to nearly $1 billion in investment, will support the statewide shift to EVs in the coming years. ...
Ten thousand years after humans figured out how to stop wandering and plant crops, veteran investigative journalist Mark Schapiro plunges into the struggle already underway for control of seeds, the ground-zero ingredient for our food. Three quarters of the seed varieties on Earth in 1900 had become extinct by 2015. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission ($12)
The cosmological legacy of Planck The anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background radiation have become our most important cosmological fossil. The study of these "echoes of gravity" has revolutionized cosmology, stringently tested our models and allowed precise measurement of a host of important cosmological parameters. I will discuss how far we've come since the early ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Close-range remote sensing of Saturn's rings during Cassini's ring grazing orbits and grand finaleWith its 13-year mission at Saturn now complete, Cassini takes its place as the most spectacularly successful interplanetary mission in the history of NASA. It its final 10 months, from December 2016 to September 2017, Cassini transformed itself into a whole new mission with its Ring Grazing Orbits and Grand ...
Stem cell biology is a unique field of research with the potential to fundamentally change our understanding and treatment of human diseases. Adult tissue-specific stem cells are rare cells, that reside in each organ or tissue in our body, that can give rise to new cells of the tissue they ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Tom Stienstra's Sierra CrossingTom Stienstra explores how trail blazers crossed the 70-mile Sierra Nevadas from east to west from the perspective of early pioneers and explorers. Share the long trek that starts from the flank of Mount Whitney at 14,497 feet - the highest point in the lower 48. Find the path that ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
Lose yourself in over 650 interactive exhibits exploring perception, art, and science at our adults-only After Dark. Grab your friends and a drink and get immersed in mind-bending experiences and unique, thought-provoking programs.
Where: San FranciscoCost: 17.95 advance, 19.95 door, AD members free
Brain & Body NightLifeFeed your brain and body this week as NightLife explores the fascinating world of human health and wellness in this ongoing series.Schedule of EventsYoga Grooves Piazza 7 & 8 pm Practice your vinyasa in the main piazza for a round of sunset salutations taught by Jacqui Rowley from Yoga Tree ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Leading Matters: Lessons from My Journey In Leading Matters: Lessons from My Journey, current Chairman of Google’s parent company Alphabet, former President of Stanford University, and “Godfather of Silicon Valley†John L. Hennessy shares the core elements of leadership that helped him become a successful tech entrepreneur, esteemed academic, and venerated administrator. Hennessy's approach to ...
On January 1st, 2014 Dorian Anderson departed a complexly frozen Massachusetts on his bicycle to undertake one of the most ambitious birding projects in history: the first North American bicycle Big Year. In the next 365 days, he cycled 18,000 miles through 28 states, raised $49,000 for bird conservation, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Hunting By Habitat. Recognizing Opportunities For Mushroom Foraging In CaliforniaKingman will talk about seasonal mushroom hunting from the coast to the mountains to the urban landscape. Edible and fascinating fungi can be found year round in California if you know where to look. This talk will be geared towards the beginner who wants to learn more about mushroom foraging ...
