ZoobiquityCardiologist and psychiatrist Natterson-Horowitz and science writer Bowers look at the remarkable correspondences between the way human beings and animals live, die, get sick and heal in their natural settings. They delve into an array of disciplines: evolution, anthropology, sociology, biology, cutting-edge medicine, and zoology, to provide a revelatory understanding ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 for students
'Coastal Marine Mammals along the eastern Gulf coast of Thailand' presentationA group of international scientists has been documenting relative abundance and distribution of coastal marine mammals in Trat province in the coastal islands along the eastern Gulf coast ofThailand since 2003. This multi-year project is truly interdisciplinary, and combines boat based line transect surveys, photo-id, towed acoustic arrays, and spatially explicit ...
State-of-the-art sonar systems are being used by USGS scientists to explore such fascinating underwater features as the San Adreas Fault, giant sand dunes beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, and tsunami-generated landslide debris.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Friday, 06/29/12
Silicon Valley Energy SummitSilicon Valley Energy Summit 2012 will explore workable ideas for sustainable energy by looking at upcoming technologies, best practices, and government initiatives. For years, SVES has benefited hundreds of investors, energy managers, policymakers, and researchers. Please join James L. Sweeney, director of the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, and Hoover Institution ...
Where: StanfordCost: Varies
A Cosmic Mystery: What Destroyed the Universe's Atoms? - SOLD OUTLick Observatory hosts a Summer Visitors Program (SVP), inviting the public to observe through both the 36-inch Great Lick Refractor and Nickel 40-inch Reflecting Telescope. Each evening also features two speakers, who present programs even if clouds or fog prohibit viewing.Lick astronomers present multimedia lectures on their research or ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $7.50 + service fee
Houge Park Start PartyMeet with members of San Jose Astronomical Society for a Star Party, weather permitting.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Saturday, 06/30/12
The Brainiest App Pitch-a-Thon 2012Marbles: The Brain Store and Sifteo are teaming up to challenge you to pitch The Brainiest App concept for Sifteo Cubes. Sifteo is a unique game system where three clickable, shakable, flipable and rotatable cubes interact with one another to challenge your spatial reasoning, word-finding and pattern matching skills. In celebration of opening Marbles: ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: FREE - Must pre-register
The Presidio RocksLearn the 160-million-year story that underlies the Presidio on this two-mile, moderately strenuous walk.Wear comfortable walking shoes and a coat.Meet Ranger Will Elder at Merchant Road parking near the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza and Battery Boutelle.Reservations required.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Trekking the ModelJoin a ranger guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5 acre hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 – 2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Mad Science : pHantastic pHunBe blown away by awesome chemical reactions! You've seen a rainbow in the sky, now watch as we make one in a tube. Learn all about gravity, balance and centripetal force and be dazzled by some amazing optical illusions. You won't believe your eyes!
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Music of the Spheres - Ramon Romero, Strings of FireLick Observatory hosts its 32nd season of Music of the Spheres summer concerts in 2012. Concerts feature a wide variety of music. Programs include the concert, a talk by a University of California astronomer about current research, and (weather permitting) viewing through the historic Great Lick Refractor and the Nickel ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $40 - $150
Astronomy Program Fernandez Ranch Please join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for a June 30th astronomy program at Muir Heritage Land Trust Fernandez Ranch. The program starts at 8:30 There is no fee for this program.See stars, nebula, galaxies, clusters, the moon and planets through member telescopes. Bring kids, binoculars, warm clothes (temperature can drop), ...
Science and creativity in the city of innovationSan Francisco's creative nature inspired innovation long before the silicon chip: Some of the world's most influential inventions were dreamed up by San Franciscan tinkerers. On this tour, we explore seven surprising stories of innovation that exemplify San Francisco as a hotbed of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 with discount code 'Schmooze'
Monday, 07/02/12
The State of Health Care in the United States: Reactions to the Supreme Court's Ruling on the Affordable Care ActA Panel of University of California, Berkeley, experts will address the major consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act. They will explore what the decision means for future health reform, constitutional law, medical care, the insurance market, insurance premiums, public policy, politics and more.Panel:Stephen Shortell, ...
Intel Museum - Free Binary Beading Class Engages KidsWhat are all those 1s and 0s that make up binary code? And for that matter, what's binary code? Students ages 7 and up learn how computers use this 'digital' language to send, process, and receive information. By using beads to represent a switch's on and off states (1 and ...
Science and creativity in the city of innovationSan Francisco's creative nature inspired innovation long before the silicon chip: Some of the world's most influential inventions were dreamed up by San Franciscan tinkerers. On this tour, we explore seven surprising stories of innovation that exemplify San Francisco as a hotbed of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 with discount code 'Schmooze'
