She's Geeky 10 – The 5th Bay Area EventShe's Geeky 10 Are you a woman? Are you a Geek? She's Geeky is for you! She's Geeky hosts unConferences across the US, providing a unique environment for women working Technology and other geeky fields (Science, Engineering & Math) to learn from one another, grow networks, connect across generations and ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
Free Day at Aquarium of the BayJoin us for a free day at Aquarium of the Bay. Experience the magic of San Francisco Bay as you view seven gill sharks, gliding bat rays and giant sea bass. Get up close and personal with blue tongued skinks, chinchillas and red-eared sliders at the interactive PG&E Bay Lab.
Emissions Trading and Climate Finance: Is 2012 the Dead End or the Crossroads?With the apparent end of the Kyoto Protocol era at hand, the role of market forces to drive emission mitigation is entering an uncertain era. What did Kyoto accomplish and what are the lessons to be learned as we move to Carbon 2.0?Bldg 50 auditorium
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Mad Science: pH-antastic pH-unJoin us for this interactive and educational program with Mad Science! Uncover the secrets of chemistry and the effects acids and bases have on our daily lives. Ages 5-12.
What goes on in the Zoo once the rest of the guests leave? You'll find out when your group spends the night at the Oakland Zoo! A variety of themes allows you to visit the rain-forest, be a detective and snoop your way around the Zoo, or even create your ...
Where: OaklandCost: $60
Houge Park Start PartyMeet with members of San Jose Astronomical Society for a Star Party, weather permitting.
Where: San JoseCost: 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, 01/28/12
Bay Area Circle for Teachers Winter WorkshopThere's still time! Register for the 2012 Winter Bay Area Circle for Teachers.Featuring, among others, Paul Zeitz, Josh Zucker, and renowned authorand instructor Michael Serra (visit www.michaelserra.net for information on his latest book, "Smart Moves"). Many engaging sessions are being planned for you.Applications are currently being accepted. Apply Now!https://hosted.msri.org/forms/oebtc/application
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Shark Day!MSI loves sharks, even if they can be a little spooky! Our special Shark Day invites one and all to learn about these amazing creatures, from the Great Whites that swim just off our ocean shores, to the gentle Leopard Sharks that are common in our Bay. We will be ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: $20 General, $10 members
She's Geeky 10 – The 5th Bay Area EventShe's Geeky 10 Are you a woman? Are you a Geek? She's Geeky is for you! She's Geeky hosts unConferences across the US, providing a unique environment for women working Technology and other geeky fields (Science, Engineering & Math) to learn from one another, grow networks, connect across generations and ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
Hack the Future 3Are you a 5th-12th grade student who wants to learn more about computers than they teach you in school? Then it's time to start teaching yourself! Hack the Future is an all-day party / hackathon for youth, to show you what it's like to be a hacker and see if it's ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10 Donation suggested
Mad Science: Fluttering BirdsLearn all about our fine feathered friends and take an up close look at birds. Take home bird warblers to practice your bird songs at home. Ages 3-5.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Gold Fever: How the Gold Rush Forever Changed SF BayIn 1848 gold was discovered in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, luring people by the thousands to California. Join Ranger Tammi to find out how this event changed San Francisco Bay forever.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
The Science of Bread and Cheese Walking TourIt's the little things that make life deliciousThese two ancient foods owe their glory to microscopic magic. Stroll through quaint San Francisco neighborhoods while stopping at parks and shops to explore the role of unseen organisms in creating flavors and textures. Get your hands on some gluten, admire the microbes ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $50 with Schmooze discount
Celebrate Valentine's Day, by exploring the real mysteries of the heart. Educators lead you through a hands on dissection of a pig or cow heart and other investigations focusing on the functions of the heart. Workshop features one of the activities from our award-winning_ Exploratopia and uses the "Tools for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: See listing
Science on Saturday Lecture: Lunar LearningWhat is it about craters that help us learn about the moon? How do we use that information today? Why do we want to study the lunar atmosphere? Learn the answer to these questions and more with the next installment of our Science on Saturday lecture series: Lunar Learning! NASA ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Mad Science: Up Up and AwayJoin Mad Science for this fun, educational program where the principles of air pressure will be taken to a new high! Some of the things children can observe include: the creation of a hot air balloon, giant smoke rings generated by a vortex generator and a hovercraft in action. Ages 5-12.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Night Sky PartyMeet the stars of Winter! Join our amateur astronomers as we learn about constellations. Make a star chart and then venture outside to view the night sky through a telescope. Afterwards, warm up with some hot chocolate. Bring your own binoculars or spotting scopes if you have them. Dress warmly, ...
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
Community Days at CuriOdysseyWe have replaced our regularly scheduled Free First Sundays with our new free Community Days. Community Days will take place on varying days, both during the week and on the weekend, so that more visitors have the opportunity to experience CuriOdyssey. We ask that when you visit us on a ...
Where: San MateoCost: Donation
Sunday, 01/29/12
Julia Robinson Mathematics FestivalThe festival will have mathematical activities and raffle prizes featured throughout.Designed for those in grades 6 through 12, the Julia Robinson Math Festival encourages collaboration and creative problem solving and will appeal to a wide range of students from those in middle school who are beginning to discover their mathematical aptitude, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
She's Geeky 10 – The 5th Bay Area EventShe's Geeky 10 Are you a woman? Are you a Geek? She's Geeky is for you! She's Geeky hosts unConferences across the US, providing a unique environment for women working Technology and other geeky fields (Science, Engineering & Math) to learn from one another, grow networks, connect across generations and ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
'Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction'All over the world species are becoming extinct at an astonishing rate, from 1000 to 10,000 times faster than normal. The loss of biodiversity has become so severe that scientists are calling it a mass extinction event. Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction is the first feature documentary to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
RSI - Refuge Site Investigation The clues are everywhere if you know what to look for. Help Roy Sasai find clues to tell us what has been here, what has been devoured, and which direction it went. We will prepare our investigation by interviewing key eye witnesses who saw them last, and learn how to ...
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
Monday, 01/30/12
3rd Annual Workshop on Photonic Technologies and ApplicationsCITRIS invites you to attend the 3rd Danish-Californian two-day workshop on Photonic Technologies and Applications @ UC Berkeley on January 30-31, 2012. Together with Innovation Center Denmark, we have partnered with the best and brightest scientists and industry experts from Denmark and California, including partners from the Universities of California, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Producing Natural Gas from Shale - Opportunities and Challenges of a Major New Energy SourceSpeaker: Mark D. Zoback is the Benjamin M. Page Professor of Geophysics at Stanford University. Mark conducts research on in situ stress, fault mechanics and reservoir geomechanics. He was one of the principal investigators of the SAFOD project in which a scientific research well was successfully drilled through the San ...
California's desert offers abundant solar energy, but locating large installations often triggers a good old Western dust-up among neighbors, environmentalists and investors. Federal and state officials have identified preferred solar zones to provide clarity and predictability. Are they all on the same page? Can different levels of government work with ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, Members Free, $7 Students
Tuesday, 01/31/12
3rd Annual Workshop on Photonic Technologies and ApplicationsCITRIS invites you to attend the 3rd Danish-Californian two-day workshop on Photonic Technologies and Applications @ UC Berkeley on January 30-31, 2012. Together with Innovation Center Denmark, we have partnered with the best and brightest scientists and industry experts from Denmark and California, including partners from the Universities of California, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Imaging Extrasolar PlanetsDr. Bruce Macintosh of Lawrence Livermore National Labs will give the Applied Physics/Physics colloquium
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Conversations at the Herbst: The Power of GamingDr. McGonigal states that her number one goal in life is to see a game designer nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. She forecasts that this will happen by the year 2023. Of course, it's not enough to just forecast the future; she's also actively working to make it a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22-$26 General, $20-24 Members
California's Water FutureHow should California manage its water in the future and which incentives will motivate the biggest changes in conservation and agricultural efficiency? Which water policies and practices have backfired? Join water economist David Zetland for a fresh perspective on how we can manage our most precious resource in the 21st ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
Dispersal of Protoplanetary DisksProtoplanetary disks originate during star formation and evolve rapidly, to form planetary systems before they disperse in a few million years. Dr. Gorti will describe disk evolution and discuss disk dispersal mechanisms in the context of recent theoretical models. Theory will be compared with observations to summarize our current understanding ...
Over the next 10 years, personal robots (as opposed to industrial robots) have the potential to improve people's lives by taking automation to a new level. Like personal computers of 30 years ago, the personal robotics industry will take off and become an economic engine. But robotics is a complex, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Frailty, thy Name is Not Always Woman: Health and Disease of Women in the PastThe unique nature of the human skeleton as a product of both tissue level bone biology as well as behavior over the life course, provides bioarchaeologists with a powerful perspective on the construction of gendered identity in past populations. Variation or changes in bone morphology observed on the skeleton have ...
Mountain lions have recently been seen at sites in the Golden Gate National Parks-Milagra Ridge, Mori Point, Rancho Corral de Tierra-and San Pedro Valley County Park.Please join mountain lion expert Zara McDonald of Felidae (www.felidaefund.org) as she discusses mountain lion ecology and how to safely coexist with these important parts ...
Where: PacificaCost: Free
February LASER Event6:45pm-7pm: Socializing/networking.7pm - 7:25pm: Daniel Small and Luca Antonucci on "First Light"The Hubble Ultra Deep Field imaging system unveiled the deepest portrait of the visible universe ever achieved by humankind that reveals the first light from 13.5 billion years ago.7:25-7:50pm: Anne Fougeron (Architect) on "City of the Future"As of 2008 ...
All animals live in close contact with microorganisms of all sorts. These microorganisms depend on animals for food, shelter, places to reproduce, etc... These microbes' lives are thus affected by ways in which the animal behaves, and many of these microbes have evolved ways to ensure that their hosts behave ...
Where: AlbanyCost: Free
Sleep: How Much Do We Need? How Do We Get What We Need?Dr. Allison Harvey is a faculty member of the UC Berkeley Department of Psychology and Director of the Golden Bear Sleep and Mood Research Clinic. Her research focuses on the relationship between sleep and mood, and on treatments to improve sleep in adolescents and adults.
Where: El CerritoCost: Free
29th Annual Bunyan LectureProf. Andrea Ghez of UCLA will give the annual Bunyan lecture. Prof. Ghez's research is focused on using and developing high spatial resolution imaging techniques to study star formation and investigating the proposed massive black hole at the center of our Galaxy.
STEAM Colloquium: Full STEAM AheadThe Contra Costa COunty Office of Education and Chevron are proud to present the 2nd Annual STEAM Colloquium, a forum to discuss and share best practices in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education. Registration is open to the public. Please check out http://cocoschools.org/edsvcs/steam_colloquium.html for more information.The goals of the STEAM ...
Where: ConcordCost: $25.00
Insects, Spiders, and Other Arthropods!They're not just "bugs," they're amazing animals! Learn about arthropod structure, function, and life cycles; emphasis is on insects and differences between arthropod groups. Touch and examine YSI's live, not-so-creepy crawly animals. Grades: PreK-8th. Attendance is limited to the first 30 children.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Younger Lagoon Reserve TourExperience 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 ...
Making the Health Care System Work for You and Your FamilyThis lecture and panel discussion covers some of the general trends that patients- as wellas those who will be advocating for them either as family members, paraprofessionals or professional health advocates-need to know as they negotiate an increasingly complex health care system in the United States. Learn how you and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Green Home Remodeling – One Room at a TimeWhatever your reasons for remodeling, it makes good sense to use a green approach. The rewards of green remodeling are tangible. You'll reduce your energy and water bills, save on materials and maintenance costs, improve the comfort of your home, and eliminate harmful toxins. Whether you're planning a major remodel, or ...
What do you heart? Bring your objects of desire (or despair) and collaborate on a chain reaction of whimsical "love machines." Take inspiration from artworks such as Daluvamacheen, a giant mechanical sculpture by The Crucible's founder, Michael Sturtz, as well as other lighthearted presentations and activities.18 and older.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Free for Members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco.Cafe Inquiry is a social event hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Café Borrone http://www.cafeborrone.com/ between Kepler's Books and the British Banker's Club!
