Liz Warren, Ph.D. grew up in Marin County and pursued a childhood dream of working at NASA. What happens to astronauts' bodies while they are in space? How do we keep astronauts healthy? What can we learn about physiology from the International Space Station? Dr. Warren will discuss these topics ...
Where: San RafaelCost: Free
Tuesday, 03/22/11
Water Conservation Showcase2011 Showcase Theme: Saving Water in Existing Buildings. Join us in our 8th year as we bring together experts, exhibitors, and interested community members together to discuss the latest in water conservation in the built environment. This year's Showcase will focus on water conservation in existing buildings. Explore cutting edge ...
Few people realize that celebrated actor Danson has devoted himself to heading off a global catastrophe: the destruction of our oceanic bio-systems and the collapse of the world's major fisheries. Danson discusses his journey from joining a local protest to founding the world's largest organization focused solely on ocean conservation.Speaker: Ted ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Synthesis at the Interface of Chemistry and BiologyThe Molecular Foundry is a Department of Energy-funded program providing support to researchers from around the world whose work can benefit from or contribute to nanoscience. Through unparalleled access to state-of-the-art instruments, materials, technical expertise and training, the Foundry provides researchers with the tools to enhance the development and understanding ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Dobsonian Telescope MakingBuild a telescope the Dobson way. You will learn about John Dobson and his reflector telescopes, as well as how these telescopes work. You'll learn the step-by-step method for grinding and polishing the mirror, building the mount, and assembling a complete telescope. Seeing the rings of Saturn, the moons of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $170 + materials & supplies
Resilient Cities: Creating a Livable WorldThroughout his long and honored career in urban design, planning, and architecture, Peter Calthorpe has been a pioneer of innovative approaches to urban revitalization, suburban growth, and regional planning. In his groundbreaking work, he shows how regionally scaled urbanism can be combined with green technology to achieve not only needed ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members & Seniors
Via trade and other cultural activities, "ideas have sex," and that drives human history in the direction of inconstant but accumulative improvement over time. The criers of havoc keep being proved wrong. A fundamental optimism about human affairs is deeply rational and can be reliably conjured with.Trained at Oxford as ...
LIFE REDEFINED: Microbes Built with ArsenicLife can survive in many harsh environments, from extreme heat to the presence of deadly chemicals. However, life as we know it has always been based on the same six elements -- carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, sulfur and phosphorus. Now it appears that even this ...
,The first phase of the Allen Telescope Array consisting of 42 antennas has been built at the Hat Creek Observatory near Mount Lassen. One of its major missions is to conduct radio SETI observations from 1 to 10 GHz. Because we now have our own telescope (50 years after ...
What caused the recent disasters in Japan? How do tsunamis form? How and why are Fukushima's nuclear reactors failing-and what are the implications for those living in surrounding areas? How susceptible are California's nuclear power plants to similar natural disasters?
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Pro bono design: Transforming the built environment Pro bono design is changing the lives and livelihoods of America's nonprofits. Join Public Architecture Founder & President John Peterson for a panel discussion to explore the role of pro bono service in professional design practice. Two local projects will be highlighted: the Randall Overlook and the clinics of Golden ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5 General, Free Members
Tour San Francisco's first 100% "off-grid" building and discover how the promotion of environmental justice is reshaping the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood.Opened in April 2010, the EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park is an inspiring environmental education beacon in the changing southeast San Francisco industrial zone. Nearly every feature of this 1,500-square-foot ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $20 Members
Healy Hamilton, the director of the Center for Applied Biodiversity Informatics at the California Academy of Sciences talks with freelance science journalist Mark Hertsgaard about his latest book titled "Hot: The Next 50 Years on Earth". In this conversation you will hear about how climate change is altering weather patterns ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Spring 2011 Urban Permaculture Design CourseThe Urban Permaculture Institute offers a place-based permaculture design course focusing on urban strategies that work in the city or anywhere you may go. Through a mix of classroom time and hands-on activities, we will explore methods of designing and establishing regenerative communities and economies. We visit and participate at ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $750 (86 course hours)
Enzyme Evolution for Industrial Biocatalysis and Metabolic EngineeringEnzymes are incredibly proficient catalysts, having evolved through several billion years of natural selection to catalyze thousands of biochemical reactions critical to all life on the planet. When operating on natural substrates and products under physiological conditions, they can accelerate reactions up to 10^17 over that of uncatalyzed reactions. Unfortunately, ...
Berkeley Bioeconomy Conference: THE STATE OF BIOFUEL AND BIOTECHNOLOGYModern biofuels have had a short and contentious history. Since their large-scale emergence during the beginning of the new millennium, biofuels have triggered the debate on allocation of resources for food versus fuel, were associated with controversy about subsidies and trade policies, laid the foundation of new wealth, and led ...
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST BUT OUR EVENT IS SOLD OUT HOWEVER PARTS OF THIS EVENT WILL BE WEBCAST. If you would like to sign up for the webcast please email support@bie.berkeley.edu. Green Chemistry: Collaborative Approaches & New Solutions is the Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry's first national conference. It ...
There is a lot going on in the magnetometry field, with new techniques sprouting that allow ever improved sensitivity and spatial resolution. One latest rave is magnetometers based on color centers in diamond that consist of a substitutional nitrogen atom (N) and a vacancy (V) in a diamond lattice. I ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
New Successes In Colorectal Cancer Treatments and OutcomesThis second in a series of talks on cancer, focusing on the latest research in diagnosis, treatments and outcomes, will feature a team of Stanford physicians talking about the various aspects of colorectal cancer and new and emerging information about this disease.To register call (650) 498-7826
Award-winning nature photographer and author Ian Shive presents an evening of photography and short films exploring America's greatest heritage, The National Parks, as well as some of the world's wildest places, from the slopes of the highest peaks of North America to the most pristine underwater ecosystems of Micronesia's "Coral ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
The Future of PlayThe Future of Play engages Joe Wilcox toy inventor/model maker, IDEO, and Scott Sona Snibbe, new media artist, filmmaker and researcher, in a lively conversation about the expansive role of play in the world's future. The conversation will be moderated by Richard Rinehart, Media Director and Adjunct Curator at the ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free with RSVP
'Marine Mammals of California: Sophie Webb/ Sarah Allen Artist's ReceptionThere was such a fantastic reception last month that we are doing it again! Sophie Webb and her co-author Sarah Allen with celebrate "Marine Mammals of the Pacific Coast" with a book signing and artist's reception. Her art show will be held over through March.
Where: BerkeleyCost:
The Whale That Ate JawsSee the documentary "The Whale That Ate Jaws" which recounts the deadly encounter between a killer whale and white shark that occurred near the Farallon Islands, an event that challenged the white chark's supremacy as the ultimate predator.Speakers: Mary Jane Schramm and Carol Keiper
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
An Evening with Michael Pollan: The Sun Food AgendaBy replacing the energy of the sun with energy from fossil fuels, industrial agriculture has made food impressively cheap and abundant. But this achievement has come at a cost. Today, our food system is implicated in three of the most critical problems facing our society: the energy crisis, the climate ...
Where: San RafaelCost: $45 - $20
Friday, 03/25/11
Berkeley Bioeconomy Conference: THE STATE OF BIOFUEL AND BIOTECHNOLOGYModern biofuels have had a short and contentious history. Since their large-scale emergence during the beginning of the new millennium, biofuels have triggered the debate on allocation of resources for food versus fuel, were associated with controversy about subsidies and trade policies, laid the foundation of new wealth, and led ...
Meet Dr. Kaku just few days after the release of his new book Physics of the Future: How Science Will Change Daily Life by 2100. Dr. Kaku is the author of numerous previous books including Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos, and ...
Bedtime with the Beasts is a special overnight program for youth groups (ages 6-18) and their chaperones. An Oakland Zoo education specialist will lead your group on an evening hike around the zoo where you'll get a look at what the zoo is like after all of the guests leave. ...
Where: OaklandCost: $60
Saturday, 03/26/11
Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association Teacher Workshop: LiMPETS Sandy Beach MonitoringThis workshops is for teachers (grades 6 and higher) and educators who are interested in participating in the Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association's (FMSA) Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students (LiMPETS), http://limpetsmonitoring.org.Get involved in this exciting science education program for students. Participants receive the new 5-unit LiMPETS Curriculum and ...
Editors Note: This event has been rescheduled to April 30.Kick off the yearlong celebration of our Species of the Year: the endangered mission blue butterfly (Icaricia icariodes missionensis)!Join us at the Marin Headlands Rifle Range for walks, talks, and hands-on family-friendly activities. And, with luck, you might get a glimpse ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Back in TimeHave you ever imagined what the SF Bay Estuary looked like thousands of years ago? Walk back in time with Ranger Linda on a tour of the Bay Model and explore nature's handiwork. Meet at the information desk.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Gold Fever: How the Gold Rush Forever Changed SF BayIn 1848 gold was discovered in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, luring people by the thousahds to California. Join Ranger Tammi to find out how this event changed San Francisco Bay forever.
Come experience the sights, sounds, smells, and flavors of Crissy Field and the marsh!Look for crabs, taste strawberry treats, listen to legends, smell a sea shore habitat, and touch the sands of Crissy Field as we play on the beach under the cypress trees.Things to bring on this walk: sand ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
SMCAS Star Party Come out and bring the kids for a mind expanding look at the universe.Setup of telescopes begins around sunset, with observations beginning about 1 hour later.
Where: San CarlosCost: Free
Sunday, 03/27/11
Forever SpringBring your family on this slow and moderate walk through the redwood forest on the Fern Creek Trail to Camp Alice Eastwood and back.Discover wild mushroom gardens, banana slug trails, the Native American uses of plants, ghost redwoods, and more. Learn about the families who came here by gravity train more ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Marine Mammal Research TourGo behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of age. Space limited. Reservations required: (831) 459-3800.
Physicist Michio Kaku's newest book, Physics of the Future, provides astonishing predictions about where science is taking us over the next century-from driverless cars that float above the ground, to X-ray vision, robot surgeons, and an elevator to space. Kaku, the Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics at the CUNY ...
