HIGHLY NEURAL OLFACTORIMOTOR ROBOTICSWhile much of robotics focuses on visuomotor control, olfaction is the fundamental basis for sensorimotor control in the simpler creatures in which cortex first evolved. Evolved Machines, a Palo Alto research group (www.evolvedmachines.com), aims to develop an artificial olfactory system that combines a high-dimension reversible olfactory sensor array of nanotube ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Center for Inquiry: Beer & BooksMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco. Beers and Books is a social event co-hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Cafe Borrone http://www.cafeboronne.com/ between Kepler's Books and the British Banker's Club! Look for the black balloon.First Thursday of Each Month6pm to ???
Where: Menlo ParkCost:
Exploratorium After Dark: TimeAs springtime ebbs and the summer solstice approaches, After Dark considers time. This evening experiment with stopped, slow, quick, detectable, and undetectable time through special exhibits, artworks, and presentations, including a mind-bending tour of Einstein’s theory of relativity by Senior Scientist Thomas Humphrey.Find out what’s happening at Exploratorium After Dark. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Free for members
In honor of World Ocean’s Day and the 100th Anniversary of Jacques Cousteau’s birth, the Academy is proud to host the debut performance of Ocean Voices, a collaboration between Academy scientist Wallace J. Nichols and sound artist Halsey Burgund in our all-digital planetarium dome. This unique program features stunning visuals ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Conversations at the Herbst Theater: Maude Barlow in Conversation With Alan Snitow Maude Barlow is considered by many to be one of the world's leading experts on water issues. 'This notion that we'll have water forever is wrong. California is running out. It's got twenty-some years of water.' Barlow talks about how our misuse of water may actually be changing the hydrological ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Adults: $20; Academy members: $18
Nerd Nite SF ReturnsEver since last year's sold-out Nerd Nite—when East Coast nerds descended upon our fair city bringing beer and presentations on real-life zombies, parasitic birds and ancient foodstuffs—San Francisco nerds have been hankering for another chance to get edified. Well, hanker no more. Nerd Nite SF returns! And this time, local ...
