Dinner, Movie and the Universe: Rub Elbows with the StarsJoin us Friday* and Saturday evenings for Chabot's evening social rendezvous: Dinner, A Movie, and the Universe. Enjoy a chef-prepared dinner, as part of a unique after-dark experience at the Center. From your table, take in the views of Chabot's telescope ...
Where: OaklandCost:
Open House: Net Zero Energy Backyard CottageBack by special demand! We will be exploring the potential of secondary units for infill development in this open house, followed by an expert panel at Wurster Hall. The Delaware Cottage, winner of the Diablo Magazine Eco Award, comes out of an energy-efficient design by a team of city and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Incredible Human Body with Science Smart KidsIn"The Incredible Human Body", children ages 7 - 12 can explore the amazing human body-from the skin (the body's largest organ) down to the bones of the human skeleton. Theywill learn about how food is digested, how the brain makes sense of the information brought in through the 5 senses, ...
Join Mary Roach to celebrate the release of the paperback version of Packing for Mars. Ms. Roach is a columnist and popular science writer and author of previous books Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, and Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex.
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. ...
There's a scientific revolution occurring today in the branch of astrophysics called cosmology, and it's revealing our true cosmic context. The meaning of this earthshaking discovery could transform our minds and thus our world.Two cutting-edge thinkers - one a cultural philosopher and the other a leading astrophysicist - combine their ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Come to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe!Foothill Observatory Friday Evening ProgramCome to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe!Foothill Observatory is open for public viewing every clear Friday evening from 9:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Visitors can view the wonders of the universe through the observatory's new computer-controlled 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Views ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost:
Saturday, 05/07/11
Solar ObservingRequest a parking pass from the Park Ranger at the entrance booth and/or read and adhere to the parks admission policies posted at the gate. (You will be charged the "Day Use" fee of $8.00 and receive a parking pass.) Failure to do so will result in a parking fine.
If you have ever wished to learn more about the amazing sharks, crabs, fish and sea stars from the Bay and nearshore ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: Free
The Incredible Human Body with Science Smart KidsIn"The Incredible Human Body", children ages 7 - 12 can explore the amazing human body-from the skin (the body's largest organ) down to the bones of the human skeleton. Theywill learn about how food is digested, how the brain makes sense of the information brought in through the 5 senses, ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Mt Tam Astronomy Program - Tiny Moons Around Small AsteroidsImmerse yourself in the universe! FREE public lecture "Tiny Moons Around Small Asteroids" by Dr. Franck Marchis of the SETI Institute and UC Berkeley in the Mountain Theatre on Mt Tam at 8:30pm followed by telescope viewing in the Rock Spring Parking Lot. Sponsored by the Mount Tamalpais State Park. ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: FREE
Sunday, 05/08/11
Life at the Bottom of the Food ChainWetlands microbes are often called "the lungs of the earth." Explore the dynamics of microbial communities in LaRiviere Marsh ponds. Join microbiologist Wayne Lanier, PhD for a brief presentation; then a microscope hike to LaRiviere Marsh where we will sample and view the most ancient creatures on earth. See how ...
Experience the wildlife and natural beauty that make Younger Lagoon an exceptional local treasure on this docent-led tour to the lagoon and its beach habitat. Learn about the ongoing research and habitat restoration work that help this vital ecosystem thrive. Tour includes a short hike and is best suited for ...
In this age of an open Internet, it is easy to forget that every American information industry, beginning with the telephone, has eventually been taken captive by some ruthless monopoly or cartel. With all our media now traveling a single network, an unprecedented potential is building for centralized control over ...
Speaker: Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, UC San Diego
Where: StanfordCost: Free
'From Afar' in EthiopiaOn May 9, 2011, the SLAC Colloquium committee is pleased to present a special talk by Prof. of Anthropology at U.C. Berkeley, Dr. Tim White, titled "From Afar," in which he will detail his team's decades of work in Ethiopia, unraveling the story of human evolution. Darwin and Huxley ...
Speaker: Clas Jacobson, United Technologies Corporation, Building Control SystemsNVIDIA Auditorium
Where: StanfordCost: Free
May LASER Event6:30pm-6:45pm: Socializing/networking.6:45-7:10pm: Elizabeth Jameson (visual artist) on "Re-Imaging the MRI"An artist's use of medical technology to change the narrative of chronic illness.7:10-7:35pm: Kal Spelletich (Seemen) on "Machines Fires Golems Wines Aeronautics Telepresences"Machines and robots that challenge phenomenologicaly those who activate and interact with them by challenging their perceptions about the ...
Join us as we welcome Dr. Laurie Marker, renowned Cheetah, for an inspiring evening benefiting the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia. The oldest and most unique of all the big cats in Africa, the cheetah is the fastest land mammal reaching speeds of up to 70 mph. But the cheetah ...
Where: OaklandCost: $12-20 General, $10-20 Members
Book Club: The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of CancerIn 2010, about six hundred thousand Americans, and more than 7 million humans around the world, will die of cancer." With this sobering statistic, physician and researcher Siddhartha Mukherjee begins his comprehensive and eloquent "biography" of one of the most virulent diseases of our time. An exhaustive account of cancer's ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Free 3-Session Climate Action WorkshopPut the gloom and doom of climate change aside for a moment. Instead, imagine living in a resilient community where your bills are smaller, your air is clearer, and your personal and national security are protected. That world is possible, and the Ecology Center invites you to co-create it. Minimize ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
JGI Science @ the Lesher: 'The Deal with Carbon'The next installment in the JGI Science @ the Lesher series is "The Deal with Carbon: How Earth's Mighty Microbes Respond." This free panel discussion is open to the general public and will take place at the Lesher Center in downtown Walnut Creek on Monday, May 9, 2011 from 7:00pm ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: FREE
Lucy's Legacy: The Quest for Human Origins Professor Donald Johanson, founding director of The Institute of Human Origins (IHO) at Arizona State University, discovered the 3.2 million year old hominid skeleton popularly known as "Lucy" (Australopithecus afarensis) in Ethopia in 1974. She has become an icon in this field of study and remains an important touchstone for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Seniors, Free Members
"Learning from Failure"Join us at SRI for a conversation withDonald Shockey, PhD Associate DirectorDirector of SRI's Center for Fracture PhysicsMay 10, 20116:00 to 7:30 p.m.Doors open at 5:15Structural failures happen daily. Most have minor consequences and are unreported to the public, but some have high impact and are high-profile. The ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost:
Small Processors solve Big ProblemsThere's no question that computing is percolating ever more deeply into the lives of billions on people. Smart-phones, distributed applications in the cloud, and embedded intelligence in running in parallel. Unhappily, Moore's Law scaling of existing processor types isn't enough to keep up with the energy-efficiency demands of all these ...
Where: San JoseCost: $2 Donation for food and drinks
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
The Graduate School of Business' Knight Management Center: LEED + PVAn interactive presentation on the design and implementation of the Graduate School of Business' goals for sustainability at it's new Knight Management Center campus. Kathleen Kavanaugh, LEED AP and Program Director at the Knight Management Center will discuss the vision for the campus, which is seeking LEED Platinum certification from ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Thursday, 05/12/11
Sustainable Urbanism?Speaker: Peter Calthorpe, Founder, Calthorpe Associates; Author, Urbanism in the Age of Climate ChangeHow should the climate imperative change community design? What is sustainable urbanism? Will federal and state governments make long-term investments in public mobility when they are in such dire fiscal straits? What are China and other countries ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $65 General, $45 Members, $15 Student
NASA to Host Video Chat Showcasing SOFIA Science NASA invites the public to join an online video chat about viewing the infrared universe with the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). Project Scientist Pamela Marcum will take questions for approximately one hour at 10 a.m. PDT / 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 12. Participants in the live video ...
Pole PositionWill plug-in hybrids or pure electric vehicles get more traction with car buyers looking for cool and clean wheels? What are the tradeoffs of the competing technologies? What are the manufacturing and infrastructure implications? What policies and price signals would help advance all these technologies? Join us for a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $65 General, $45 for Members
How to manage climate change in the Bay Area The climate is changing, and how we cope with reduced snowpack in the Sierras, rising sea levels on the edges of the Bay and changing weather patterns will dramatically affect planning in our region. SPUR's new report on climate change adaptation reflects two years of work evaluating climate change impacts ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5 General, Free for SPUR members
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. Advanced reservations required.
Essentially all sustainable energy systems rely on the energy influx from the sun. In order to store solar energy it is most conveniently transformed into a chemical form, a fuel. The key to provide an efficient transformation of energy to a chemical form is the availability of suitable catalysts, and ...
In honor of the Academy's brand new exhibit, Snakes & Lizards: The Summer of Slither, Nightlife will be slithering, hopping and crawling with scaled critters from around the world. This week, the exhibit is open during NightLife for the first time. Hear about snakes & venom from the Academy's top ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Climate Capitalism, with Hunter LovinsJoin us as we welcome L. Hunter Lovins, coauthor of the bestselling Natural Capitalism, to the Ecology Center to speak about her new book, Climate Capitalism. In it, Lovins and sustainability expert Boyd Cohen prove that the best route to rebuilding our economy, our cities, and our job markets, as ...
The James Webb Space Telescope is the next in the line of NASA's Great Observatories, a scientific successor to both the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes. This space observatory will see the first galaxies to form in the universe, and explore how stars are born and give rise to planetary ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
The Wild World of FrogsHow long do frogs live? How many types of frogs are there? What's the difference between a frog and a toad? Why are frogs disappearing worldwide and what can be done to save them? Dr. Kriger answers all these questions and more as he introduces the audience to The Wild ...
