Summer Fun Day - Ingenuity in Action: Marble RunDesign a scream machine with our marble machines. The fun will highlight our new exhibit, Ingenuity in Action, where you can design, build, and test your own creations.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
East Bay Green DrinksMetro Lighting is the Bay Area's leading design showroom for locallymanufactured green lighting; crafting beautiful lamps and fixtures since1993. You'll find a mix of modern and traditional designs featuring recycledand locally blown art glass. Metro also offers repurposed glass insulatorsand traffic lens lighting, recycled cast aluminum fixtures, and fair-tradeimported leaf ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Cassini Data on SaturnThis discussion will feature the results of the Cassini and ground based telescopes with data on Saturn and the complex moon, Titan, and its atmosphere.Speaker: Dr. Máté Ádámkovics is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Astronomy Department, at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ádámkovics worked on various research projects involving ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Clean Fusion Power This DecadeFinally achieving fusion energy may be closer than everyone thinks. For decades the dream has been to employ the reaction that powers stars to generate high-volume electricity without the drawbacks of fission reactors---no high-level waste, no weapons application, no risk of meltdown, no use of uranium, and (as with fission) ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 (includes service fee)
Science in Our ParksHow is climate change affecting the Bay Area's national parks? How can these changes be objectively measured? What are micro-climate models? Should future restoration efforts adjust for changing temperatures? Does the human element have a role in restoring a park's "natural" balance?This is a sampling of questions that were posed ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Computers, Freedom, and Privacy in a Networked Society -- the 20th annual CFP conferenceComputers, Freedom and Privacy is the leading Internet policy conference, exploring the impact of the Internet, computers and communications technologies on society. The CFP audience is as diverse as the net itself, with participants from government, law enforcement, business, and education, including computer professionals, hackers and engineers, non-profits, and the ...
Where: San JoseCost: See link above
Free Wednesday at Cal AcademyFree admission is available to visitors on the third Wednesday of every month, through the generosity of The Bernard Osher Foundation. Admission is on a first come, first served basis, and early arrival is recommended due to the likelihood of high demand. Also, please note that final entry to the ...
