Open Science Summit 2011 Oct 22-23The Open Science Summit examines the full spectrum of the most crucial questions affecting the future of science.We consider the disruptive changes required to improve the functioning of 21st century science, including institutional change, new infrastructure for data driven science, and new practices and approaches.Who should attend?Scientists, Hackers, Students, Patients, and Activists, Entrepreneurs, Funders,Citizens. Anyone and everyone who cares passionately ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: $100-$250
Dream Weavers of the Pomo and Miwok This class examines the rich heritage of basketry arts of the North Bay tribal cultures and discuss the botany, cultural ecology, and deep environmental philosophy of these North Bay tribes. Hands-on examples will be enjoyed. Students will learn to identify and distinguish these tribal baskets from other California tribal weaving. www.santarosa.edu/communityed Saturday, ...
Where: Santa RosaCost: $45
San José Clean Energy ShowcaseCome see the latest in solar, wind turbine, electric vehicle and solar hot water technologies. Bring the family and get everyone excited about clean energy! The time for clean energy is now! With money-saving rebates from the State, making home energy improvements has never been easier or more affordable. Come ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Hands On Science Fun: National Chemistry WeekNational Chemistry Week is here again!Come to the Children's Room for hands on chemistrydemonstrations for kids and their parents.It's fun, it's science, and it's free thanks to Exelixis, Inc.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Where's Chabot? Lafayette!Experience the wonders of the night sky in Chabot's New Digital Inflatable Planetarium led by Chabot Space & Science Center's high school Galaxy Explorers. Using the latest technology in Digital Sky software, the Galaxy Explorers will fly the audiences from Earth to the outer regions of the universe and back ...
Where: LafayetteCost:
FIRST Robotics LeagueWhat the Olympics are for sports and the Nobel Prize is to science, FIRST Robotics is to kid's engineering.Take part in the most prestigious robotics competition for youth in the world this fall by joining Celsius and Beyond team. You will learn about project management, computer programming, robotics design, analytical ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $950 advance, $330 per month
Come to Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands and get an up-close view of the fall raptor migration with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO), a cooperative program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and National Park Service.A GGRO docent gives an hour-long talk about hawk monitoring and identification ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Invented in San Francisco Walking TourScience and creativity in a city of innovationSome of the City's most interesting natives aren't people, but the brainchildren of make-it-happen San Franciscans that have changed the world. Explore the science behind the creations of some of SF's important imaginators, learn a bit about the neuroscience of creativity, and experiment ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $45
Mt. Diablo Astronomy ProgramPlease join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for the October 22nd astronomy program. The program starts at 6:00 (enter the park at least 45 minutes earlier). Although there is no fee for this program there is a $10 park entrance fee. This months program is - "Explore our Galaxy. Build a ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $10/car park entry
Spider NightReserve your space for this annual crowd-pleaser and learn everything you need to know about arachnids, including our local California brown tarantula. View cages and cages of creepy crawlers and handle some if you dare. Hear spider poems and folklore followed by popcorn, lemonade and the classic big-bug movie "Tarantula." ...
Where: San JoseCost: 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, 10/23/11
Open Science Summit 2011 Oct 22-23The Open Science Summit examines the full spectrum of the most crucial questions affecting the future of science.We consider the disruptive changes required to improve the functioning of 21st century science, including institutional change, new infrastructure for data driven science, and new practices and approaches.Who should attend?Scientists, Hackers, Students, Patients, and Activists, Entrepreneurs, Funders,Citizens. Anyone and everyone who cares passionately ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: $100-$250
FIRST Robotics LeagueWhat the Olympics are for sports and the Nobel Prize is to science, FIRST Robotics is to kid's engineering.Take part in the most prestigious robotics competition for youth in the world this fall by joining Celsius and Beyond team. You will learn about project management, computer programming, robotics design, analytical ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $950 full, or $330 per month
Science Safari: Amazing Animals - FULLLearn how a YSI animal can survive in freezing temperatures. Meet an animal that lives in the blazing heat of the dessert. See an animal that can climb upside-down on trees. Touch an animal that can scare away other animals using only it's belly. Your family can experience this and ...
Where: Los GatosCost: $10 Adult, $5 Children, free for members
Come to Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands and get an up-close view of the fall raptor migration with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO), a cooperative program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and National Park Service.A GGRO docent gives an hour-long talk about hawk monitoring and identification ...
Go 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, free with admission. Reservations required: (831) 459-3800.
What makes up the dark matter of our universeThrough cosmology and particle physics we can view our understanding of how our universe came into existence. Of particular interest is what makes up dark matter. CDMS experiments search directly for dark matter particles passing through the laboratory. GLAST/Fermi look for gamma rays from dark matter particle-antiparticle annihilations, and the ...
Dissenting expert opinions, confusing statistics, conflicting media reports, questionable Internet testimonials and a never-ending stream of drug company ads all conspire to confound and intimidate us when it comes to making medical decisions. New Yorker writer Dr. Jerome Groopman and Harvard professor Dr. Pamela Hartzband explain how to chart a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20-$25 General, $17-22 Members, $10 Students
Tuesday, 10/25/11
Misha Glenny: CybercrimeMisha Glenny: CybercrimeAuthor; Journalist; Visiting Professor, London School of EconomicsGovernments and the private sector are losing billions of dollars a year fighting an ever-morphing, often invisible and very smart new breed of criminal. Intrepid investigative reporter Glenny gives an edge-of-your-seat account of a new form of crime spawned by the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 students
An evening with Steven VanRoekel: Chief Information Officer of the United StatesThis is the first public appearance of Steven VanRoekel, the Chief Information Officer of the United States, since his appointment by President Barack Obama in August 2011.6:00pm check-in/ hors d'oeuvres reception7:00pm programThis event is being offered at no charge. However, space is limited, so be sure to register here.
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Robert Ferguson Observatory: Fall Night Sky SeriesObliquity of the Ecliptic; Equinoxes and SolsticesPisces, Lacerta, CetusHow to RegisterEmail nightsky@rfo.org for preregistration instructions.Or, arrive a half-hour early on the night of the first class to register, as space allows. Fee:Series : $75 Single Session : $23 (available after first class)Prices include admission to the State Park at class ...
Where: KenwoodCost: $23.00
Worm: The First Digital World WarWhen the Conficker computer worm was unleashed on the world in November 2008, cybersecurity experts did not know what to make of it. The worm, exploiting the security flaws in Microsoft Windows, grew at an astonishingly rapid rate, infecting millions of computers around the world within weeks. Once the worm ...
The silicon chip has been the mainstay of the electronics industry for the last 40 years and has revolutionized the way the world operates. Today a silicon chip the size of a fingernail contains over one billion transistors and has the computing power that only a decade ago would take ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Living with a Star - dangerouslyThe sun "talks" to the Earth. One channel, still poorly understood, involves the ionosphere. The ionosphere interacts magnetically with the solid Earth, reaching deep into the crust, generating forces that can trigger earthquakes. Before major earthquakes, the crust "talks" back to the ionosphere, causing perturbations.Speaker: Friedmann Freund, SETI
Ever wonder how plants live? Or how worms produce compost? Get hands-on with science to find out! Join Cal scientists for cool, food-related investigations.This program is jointly supported by Science@Cal, Community Resources for Science, and the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley.
Two talks: 'Cosmos: Big Data and Big Challenges' and 'Condos and Clouds'Cosmos: Big Data and Big ChallengesThe underlying plumbing for Bing includes a massively parallel storage and computation layer running over tens of thousands of servers in many data centers. Cosmos stores data triply-replicated for high availability in simple byte streams. The store layer of Cosmos holds hundreds of petabytes of ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Anatomy of Wearable ComputingWIMM Labs (www.wimm.com) is a Silicon Valley-based company that offers an innovative platform to enable a new class of personal devices that deliver information at a glance and a touch. The WIMM Platform, the company's platform for connected wearable devices, is licensable to brands in the mobile, sports, finance, consumer ...
Join us for this fascinating talk from Alex Filippenko, Professor of Astronomy at UC Berkeley and one of the world's most highly cited astronomers. Observations of very distant exploding stars (supernovae) show that the expansion of the universe is now speeding up, rather than slowing down due to gravity as ...
Join award-winning Stanford Computer Science Professor Ron Fedkiw and Pixar Senior Scientist Michael Kass at Pixar Animation Studios in a discussion of animation versus simulation and how both are used to create award winning films. Miles Perkins of Industrial Light & Magic will moderate.
Where: EmeryvilleCost: Free
Science and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub, West BaySkeptics in the Pub, West BayFiddlers Green, MillbraeIf ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the film-flam man, and if ye drink, drink with us, your friends. If ye shun the brewer's art, at least help us lay waste to bangers & mash!Skeptics in the Pub is a monthly ...
Being a kid ain't what it used to be. During the past generation, childhood has undergone a profound and, until recently, largely ignored transformation. American children today spend 90% less time outdoors than their parents did. Nearly 20% of our kids are obese, with health consequences that include rampant diabetes ...
In this chemistry activity, learners will test the pH of various foods and household sustances using cabbage. The kids will explore the concept of acidic and basic chemicals, learn that pH is a common measure of acidity, and explore various common usses of acids and bases. Ages: 8-11. Classes need ...
The Manila Galleon San Felipe, 1576A slide series tells the San Felipe's saga, shows how she was rediscovered, and describes the contents and meaning of her recovered porcelains and other artifacts. Our ten Mexico-United States expeditions from 1999 to 2011 to a wreck site along the desert shore of Baja California, and study of newly ...
Where: Point Reyes StationCost:
How brains create knowledge and meaning from fragments of informationCommonly we sniff, glance, palpate, or hark some event or object and experience a sudden flash of meaning: we know what it is. This experience highlights the difference between sensation, which is the acquisition of fragments of information by intentional search, and perception, which is the contextualization of the acquired ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Nipah Virus: Emergence and Epidemiology of a Dangerous Zoonotic PathogenSpeaker: Dr. Steven Luby, Head, Programme for (IDVS)Infectious Disease & Vaccine Sciences Projects Health Systems & Infectious Diseases Division International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)Bechtel Conference Room
As the former emphasis on preventive care during the Maoist era has given way to a market-driven pursuit of high-tech interventions, changes in the political economy of health care have transformed China's urban medical system into a laboratory for entrepreneurial tactics. Despite critical scrutiny from scientific experts and tightening guidelines ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
No More Circling Around the Block: Evolving Ethnography to Guide Innovation in Parking Systems Parking. The biggest pain for many drivers and cities, and yet the least evolved in many ways... After many years with little innovation in parking technology, many cities are now exploring new systems meant to improve the use of limited parking real estate, increase parking convenience, and raise additional revenue.PARC ...
Just days before Halloween, NightLife will be overrun with zombies! Take a crash course in zombie neuroscience with Zombie Research Society's Brad Voytek, and learn how zombie-like symptoms would manifest themselves in real life. You won't want to miss horror maven and hostess Peaches Christ and her Zombie Drag Show and ...
Scientists are studying global migratory animal movements throughout their annual cycles to improve conservation efforts Changing climate conditions have accentuated this need, as species movements and their ranges are fluctuating every year Technology being used to study the migratory patterns ranges from leg bands to satellite telemetry and isotopic markers ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost:
Measuring the color of the seas from satellites and the fun science that followsDr. Cara Wilson, NOAA's Environmental Research Division By literally detecting the color of the ocean from satellites, scientists can measure and monitor the amount of chlorophyll at the surface of the ocean, which represents the base of the oceanic food chain. we now have a 14 year record of global ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: free to Museum Members; $5 for the general public
Once and Future GiantsWhat caused the megafauna die-out at the end of the last ice age? Sharon Levey tells that fascinating story from all angles. She even goes further and covers a plan to, in a strange way, replace the vanished species. She will give a short talk followed by signing her book.
Lighting energy represents 30-40% of commercial building electricity consumption, yet very few buildings have advanced lighting controls. The potential energy savings are tremendous as is the opportunity to reduce demand on the grid during critical peak use periods. Charlie will describe how low-cost wireless radio technology develop at UC Berkeley ...
Enhancing thermodynamic efficiency and reducing kinetic losses through size effects can improve energy conversion. I will discuss bandgap tuning for light absorption in solar cells and reducing activation overvoltage as well as ohmic lossesin fuel cells:(1) I will report on the deposition of Lead sulfide (PbS) thin films by atomic ...
How many colors make black? Be amazed as black magically turns into vibrant purples, blues, greens, magenta, and more with just a drop of water! This hands-on science activity for children 5 and older introduces the concept of chromatography. Chromatography comes from the Greek word chroma meaning "color" and graphia meaning ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 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 ...
