The Berkeley Stanford Cleantech Conference: Business Opportunities for Cleantech in Emerging MarketsThe BSCC is a joint effort between Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative and Stanford Energy Club. This year the keynote theme is: Leaping Forward: Business Opportunities for Cleantech in Emerging Markets. Keynote speeches will be delivered by Vinod Khosla, President of Khosla Ventures and Elizabeth Littlefield, CEO and President of ...
This Open Make's theme is trash, and visitors are invited to explore their own creativity at Open Make sessions with makers from around the Bay Area, who will share their art, ingenuity, and techniques. In addition, Dale Dougherty, founder and editor of Make magazine, will interview featured makers in the ...
Researchers seldom earn a reputation as great communicators to lay audiences. On the contrary, they are often seen as living in theri own world, fascinating yet impenetrable. In this presentation, Dr Jean-luc Doumont will advance explanations for this situation, discuss the challenges of communicating science to nonscientists, and propose strategies ...
Yuri's DayOn April 12, 1961, Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. Come celebrate the anniversary of this historic flight and find out if you have the right stuff to be an astronaut in our Astronaut Lab and Beyond Blast Off exhibit. Build a rocket and blast it ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
Marine Mammal Research TourGo behind the scenes to learn about the host of marine mammals housed right here at Long Marine Lab. Find out how scientists studies of diving physiology, ecology, and cognition and sensory systems contributes to our understanding and conservation of these incredible animals. Tour is best suited for adults and ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Before You Take That, Talk to your Doctor!Typical older adults take one or more prescription drugs plus several OTC remedies, such as antacids, laxatives or pain-killers, often used without informing their physician. Some people have no problems at all, but others suffer because of the combination of drugs they take. Indeed, research has found that higher rates ...
The genetic engineering of food has made it possible to feed billions of people in the last decades with more efficiency. But are these foods safe for long term consumption? Do we as consumers have any say about the current situation? Not only has the way we grow our food ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Space Oddities NightlifeIn honor of the 51st anniversary of the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin, explore the dark and mysterious abyss of space with a cocktail in your hand. Meet researchers at UC Berkeley's Space Science Laboratory studying planetary magnetic fields, supernovas, and black holes that violently drive gas out of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Skylight...From Your Microscope To Your Smart PhoneCome and meet Andy Miller and Tess Bakke who will give a presentation and demonstration of their new and exciting invention. The Skylight is a plastic adapter bracket that attaches to the eyepiece of a microscope and allows one to use a smart phone to photograph the microscopic image. "Basically, ...
The idea of the Green Hairstreak Corridor came to Liam O'Brien while surveying all of the butterflies of San Francisco County in 2007. It seemed to him there was something we could do for this creature. Five years into it, the project now attracts not only the attention of the ...
