North Ridge Trail Hike at Purisima Creek RedwoodsJoin POST for a beautiful and strenuous but rewarding 4.5-mile hike through the redwoods at Purisima Creek Redwoods!This out-and-back hike is moderately strenuous, with several inclines and declines. The hike itself will be roughly 4.5 + miles in totality, with about 1400 ft. elevation gain throughout the hike. We will enjoy the ...
Indoor air quality - the air quality within and around homes, buildings, and other structures - affects our health and comfort just as outdoor air quality does. In this month’s Midday Science Cafe, we bring you two experts who are studying the impacts of indoor air pollution from two different ...
Join us for an open dialogue and Q&A with Professor of Energy Resources Engineering, Emerita, Margot Gerritsen. Her talk will center on Sustainable Energy Systems with the theme of Energy Equity incorporated throughout. Leading with case studies, join us to explore the unintended consequences of certain policy decisions, political pressures ...
Speaker: Kelsey Jack, UC Santa BarbaraRoom 325Editor's Note: This talk is no longer listed on UC Berkeley's website, so we assume it has been canceled.
Distributed amplifiers (DA) are critical components in various applications such as electronic measurement instruments, high-speed wireless systems, RADAR, and optical networks. In this lecture an introduction to distributed amplifiers and their applications will be presented. After this a feedforward intermodulation design technique to improve linearization will be discussed. Finally, a ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Storytelling with Cafe OhloneHave you ever wondered about the indigenous traditions of Berkeley and the East Bay? Join us to hear Ohlone storytellers sharing their culture! Bring a blanket and a snack to our Outdoor Nature Lab and hear Cafe Ohlone co-founders Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino tell Ohlone stories while taking in ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with museum admission ($20 for guests 3+)
Besides biological essentials, humans thrive on materials and derive comfort from objects. This entangles people, materials, and things. At dividual and individual levels, making, mending, and consuming things creates and lubricates social relationships and obligations. Peering into the deep past, humans and their ancestors initially worked materials such as stone ...
Bay Area birders often visit the Australian Garden in the UCSC Arboretum to see the hummingbirds. A glance at the plants, however, quickly reveals that Australian plants the hummingbirds visit are distinct and, in some cases, even bizarre compared to what we are used to in our own flora. What ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: Glow OpeningBe the first to find your bliss at the Exploratorium this winter! Join us tonight for the opening of Glow, our luminous seasonal exhibition exploring the beauty and science of light. Get cozy and curious among radiant artworks, some of them being shown in the US for the first time.Come ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Attention bookworms: Cue the nostalgia, because we’re bringing a good old-fashioned book fair to NightLife!
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
Astronomy on Tap Santa Cruz: The United States of… WaterOn Earth, water naturally occurs in 3 states: liquid, solid, and vapor; all of which you can find in your kitchen.But have you ever wondered what would happen if your microwave could heat a cup of water to temperatures greater than the surface of the Sun? What would happen if ...
Tiana Williams-Claussen, Director of the Yurok Tribe Wildlife Department, will join us and provide an update on the newly released population of California condor in Yurok country in far northern California, after conclusion of the first year of initial releases. She will also discuss biology of the birds, their cultural ...
Where: Cost: Free
Equalizing EquityIs it possible to create wealth AND foster social justice? Can investing in startups that close opportunity gaps for communities of color and low-income groups also be good business? Is it possible for venture capital to truly focus on a double bottom line? Renowned venture capitalists and social activists Freada Kapor ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Fungal and Animal InteractionsTodd Elliott grew up in the Southern Appalachians, and his passion for the natural world has led him to work as a naturalist, biologist, and photographer on six continents. His collaborations and publications from this research include the naming of more than 100 fungal species and five genera, and he ...
