Dr. Eng Lim Goh oversees technical computing programs at SGI with the goal to develop the next generation computer architecture for the new many core era. His talk on high performance computing, storage and visualization applications will draw on examples from numerous fields, including:* Space: from star formation to black ...
Trapped-ion Quantum Information Experiments at NISTDr. David Wineland of NIST will give a Phsyics/Applied Physics colloquium on Tues., May 3, 2011 entitled, "Trapped-ion Quantum information Experiments at NIST"
Three experts will discuss the most common maladies of the digestive tract, such as belching, bloating and flatulence, heartburn, inflammatory bowel disease, constipation and dietary fiber intake, absorption of nutrients, and the effects of aging and medication on the digestive tract.Panel: Liz Lipski, Ph.D., C.C.N.Richard Auld, M.D.Len Saputo, M.D.Event Link
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 for Members, $7 Students
Healthy Kids, Healthy Lives: Adolescent Brain Development: Understanding Unique Opportunities for Early-Intervention & PreventionHealthy Kids, Healthy Lives: Adolescent Brain Development: Understanding Unique Opportunities for Early-Intervention & PreventionAdolescence is an exciting period of maturation that combines biological, behavioral and social changes, and brings with it an increased vulnerability in children. Families can use this window of opportunity to support their child's brain development, adjust the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
'Packing for Mars: Challenges and Oddities of a Human Mission to Mars' NRP Exploration Lecture Series 05.03.11The NRP Exploration Lecture Series presents, "Packing for Mars: Challenges and Oddities of a Human Mission to Mars" in Building 3 in the NASA Research Park. Mary Roach, author of "Packing for Mars" and Pascal Lee, planetary scientist with the SETI Institute and the Mars Institute, ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
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
Humans now engage the Earth at Gaian scale. How did Earth and humans get to this state? Given how we got here, how should we proceed? Tim Flannery finds that the evolutionary perspective of Alfred Russell Wallace offers better guidance than the more familiar Darwinian version of evolution.Australian biologist Tim ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10
The Science of Liberty – Coming of Age in the Milky Way Conversations at the Herbst: Timothy Ferris In Conversation With Roy EisenhardtTimothy Ferris is the author of twelve books including his most recent book The Science of Liberty. In this latest book Ferris argues that just as the scientific revolution rescued billions from poverty, fear, hunger, and disease, the enlightenment values ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $18 Members
