Past Climate Change from the Tropics to the Poles: New Information from Corals and Sediment Cores Much of what we know about the precise nature of "natural climate variability" comes from the study of geological and cryospheric archives of past climate. Cores from large coral colonies reveal sub-monthly changes in ocean conditions extending back several centuries while sediment cores from Antarctic waters tell us about past ...
Go Wild with Happy Hollow Park and ZooHappy Hollow Park and Zoo comes to your library! Join us with the whole family for a fun filled program with live animals and learn about adaptations, habitat and more.
Speaker: Joanna L. Mountain, PhD, is the Senior Director of Research for 23andMe in Mountain View, CA. Joanna joined 23andMe in 2007 as a senior member of the Research Team. She served on the faculties of the Anthropological Sciences and Genetics Departments at Stanford University. Dr. Mountain's professional and research ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Dimitar Sasselov: The Life of Super-EarthsThe discovery of a new Earth, or other world, may be in our future, says Sasselov. But a truly "alien" life form is more likely to emerge from our planet's natural environment or in a petri dish at a research lab. In the past year, we have witnessed unprecedented breakthroughs ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 students
Climate Change & Policy UpdateWe bring together experts from the business, government, and advocacy sectors to address the landscape of climate change policy. Panelist will speak to issues of social justice, bottom-line business concerns, near-term mitigation, and adaptation.What happened at The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17)? ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, $5 Members
Diluvian Daftness: How Creationists Misrepresent the Geology of the Grand CanyonHow is one of the most well known and frequently visited national parks being used by creationists to argue for Noah's Flood as a historical event? From presentations at geological conferences to rafting trips, creationists are increasingly staking a claim to the Grand Canyon's geology to promote the idea of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: FREE
Rational Solutions to Cubic EquationsBeginning with simple principles that go back to the ancient Greeks, the talk will then turn to basic questions raised by Euler and Fermat. Answers have led to surprising applications (secure Internet commerce) as well as to the solution of famous conjectures (Fermat's Last Theorem), while some fundamental problems remain ...
Marin Science Seminar for Teens, Educators & their Families presents:"Restoring Ecosystems: Applications in Engineering and Earth Sciences" Kamman Hydrology & Engineering's mission is to provide hydrologic, engineering and geomorphology support in the restoration, enhancement and protection of watershed, river, wetland and coastal systems. Hydrologist Rachel Kamman will explain what a ...
