February Bird WalkWhile winter birds are still abundant in the garden, this month we will be looking for the earliest of our spring migrants: Rufous and Allen's Hummingbirds flying north from Mexico. Rain or shine! We suggest bringing binoculars if you have them, and layers in case it is a chilly morning.Speaker: ...
Planet Formation Post-KeplerThe message of the Kepler space mission is this: super-Earths abound in the universe. These are planets 1 - 4 Earth radii and 2 - 20 Earth masses, composed of solids and gas in proportions of 100:1 by mass. We describe how super-Earths/sub-Neptunes form within circumstellar disks of gas and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Quantifying and Measuring Phase Noise in RF and Microwave SignalOver the past years, Phase Noise has become critical parameter for the performance of many systems ranging from cellular receivers, highspeed digital systems, and target detection and identification systems. Currently, Phase Noise is a very important design parameter for all top-of-the line signal generators and frequency synthesizers. In this seminar, ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
After Dark: CraftIn a world increasingly synthetic, robotic, and removed from human touch, commune with the soul of things made by hand - yours or someone else’s. Sip craft beer, experience the work of local craftspeople and meet them face to face, and get your own hands working on something new at ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Cafe InquiryCenter for Inquiry San Francisco's monthly get together to talk about whatever interests us.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
SF Beer Week NightlifeCelebrate SF Beer Week with a foam-filled evening of brews. Sip your way through a pop-up beer hall with dozens of local breweries slinging crowd favorites and limited releases.Pop-up Beer Hall (1st floor) 6:00 - 10:00pm -----> Take your time tasting the mighty fine selection of seasonal specials from different brewers including:CalicraftDrake’s ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Donor Power: The Influence of Climate PhilanthropyLarge, established foundations such as Hewlett - Packard and Bloomberg have been some of the earliest funders addressing climate change. But grantmakers and grantseekers are not always fans of their policy-centric and top-down approaches. Meanwhile, a new wave of midsize foundations are seeding policies and research institutions that are shaping ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Astronomy on Tap Santa Cruz #11 - What’s Up at Lick Observatory?Lick Observatory, above San Jose, has a long history of being at the forefront of science and technology, starting with the most advanced telescope in the world at the time in 1888.  Dr. Elinor Gates will describe some of the current research being done at Lick Observatory, ranging from discovering ...
Despite its universal scope (every little thing) and precision (better than 10 parts per billion), quantum physics retains profound mysteries. What is really going on down there in the heart of matter?! Atom interferometers are instruments that rely on the quantum "wave nature" of matter for measurements of fundamental constants AND ...
