Europa's surface records a complex history of geologic activity including fracture systems driven by tidal stress, which varies daily as Europa executes its eccentric orbit. Obliquity, physical libration, and non-synchronous rotation would also contribute to the pattern of tidal stress on Europa. Hence, we can use observed fracture systems to ...
The Fifth Sense: Innovation Powered by PurposeMany have concluded that innovation is not moving at the pace required by social and ecological realities. Werbach presents a model of bottom-up innovation, particularly present in Asia, that ties together network organizing, social purpose, cultural awareness, nanopractices and consumer insight that may be a guide for the quicker adoption ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Quantified Self: The Practice of Personal ScienceThe scientific revolution that began four hundred years ago was powered by the uncanny visibility of things that had long been hidden: celestial objects through telescopes, cells through microscopes. Today, new instruments are bringing hidden aspects of human life into view. The rise of automatic systems to track and monitor ...
Using Technology for Social GoodGrassroots civil society organizations around the world use technology to build their capacity, engage their community, and deliver needed programs. TechSoup Global, a 23-year-old U.S. nonprofit organization, helps other NGOs around the world better manage and use their own technology. This talk will focus on the challenges and opportunities organizations ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Beyond Watson and Crick: Recent advances in the use of DNA as a building materialNearly 30 years ago, Ned Seeman proposed to use DNA as a set of programmable molecular tinkertoys. His goal was to create three dimensional latticeworks for protein crystallography and scaffolds for nanoelectronic devices. Today, such crystals have been achieved---and much more. We can now fold long strands of DNA, origami-like, ...
CALGreen - What You Need to KnowDescription: As the nation's first statewide mandatory green building code, the 2010 California Green Building Standards Code establishes mandatory regulations that will achieve major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and water. Adopted by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, CALGreen goes into effect January 1, 2011.In ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $15 General & Door, $10 Members in advance
The Food Revolution Meet the man who said "no" to ice cream. Heir to the Baskin-Robbins empire, Robbins choose to walk away from the multi-million dollar ice cream business to pursue a healthier and ecologically balanced lifestyle. He outlines why eating is not just a culinary act, but one with profound political, economic ...
Evidence is mounting about the long-term health and environmental effects of chemical pollutants, and global chemical production is doubling every 24 years. Groundbreaking policy initiatives in the European Union and California, however, are beginning to change the forces that drive the design, use, and disposal of tens of thousands of ...
In 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge rose high above the Bay Area, linking the urbanity of San Francisco with the wild headlands of Marin County. Join Kevin Starr, one of America's most celebrated historians, as he provides a lyrical account of the building of the Golden Gate Bridge. Discover the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $17 Members, $10 Students
Seeing Stormwater: How Green Streets and Rain Gardens Help San Francisco BaySeeing Stormwater: How Green Streets and Rain Gardens Help San Francisco BayWednesday, February 2nd, 7pm-8:30pmEl Sobrante Library Meeting Room, 4191 Appian Way, El SobranteLisa Owens-Viani from the San Francisco Estuary Partnership will give a presentation on How Green Streets and Residential Rain Gardens Help San Francisco Bay. Matthew Freiberg, The ...
Where: El SobranteCost:
Seeing Stormwater: How Green Streets and Rain Gardens Help SF BayLisa Owens-Viani from the San Francisco Estuary Partnership will give a presentation on How Green Streets and Residential Rain Gardens Help San Francisco Bay. Matthew Freiberg, The Watershed Project's Greening Urban Watersheds Program Manager, will discuss innovative and community-run stormwater management projects that are currently happening in our watershed and ...
