Garden StrollersJoin Molly Bolt, Botanical Garden docent and mom with her son Rowan, on this special tour of the Garden for parents and children under 3. Children must be in a stroller or carrier for the tour portion. Meets in front of the Garden Shop. Registration requested.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE): New Mission, Longstanding Questions Nearly 40 years have passed since the last Apollo missions investigated the mysteries of the lunar atmosphere and the question of levitated lunar dust. The most important questions remain: what is the composition, structure and variability of the tenuous lunar exosphere? What are its origins, transport mechanisms, and loss processes? ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Marine Mammal Stranding NetworkLearn about our local expeditions along the California coastline as part of the Marine Mammal Stranding Network. The Academy's Ornithology and Mammalogy collections manager Moe Flannery will discuss the Academy's roll in the network and what a "typical" response effort entails. All marine mammals are protected by federal law, even ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
How to Program the Many Cores for Inconsistency Robustness In 1936, Alan Turing published a famous model of computation. However, it is in need of revision in part because Moore's Law for computation now takes the following form:Clock frequency is no longer increasing exponentially. Instead, the number of cores is increasing exponentially. This talk explains why Turing's model is ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Moving Beyond Lip Service for Sustainable Water Smith-Nilson believes the international aid community has mostly failed to find a workable way to help the 2.5 billion people who lack access to safe water and a toilet. She has overseen the implementation of over 450 community water and sanitation projects wolrdwide. With 20 years of hands-on field experience ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members
Winter 2011 Urban Permaculture Design CourseHave you thought about getting a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) but couldn't afford the time off or the cost? At the Urban Permaculture Institute, we offer an affordable option that allows you to pursue a PDC without leaving the City nor taking time off from work. Our Urban PDC is ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $750 with work-trade available
Contemporary skepticism is characterized by a questioning mindset, a rejection of credulity, and embracing the scientific outlook as an epistemological lens through which we can best understand the world. How is this worldview shaped, and what role should our education system assume in cultivating a rational citizenry that can critically ...
