Free Intel Museum class teaches kids to make a musical greeting cardComputer chips are everywhere--powering the Internet, controlling cars, automating factories, enhancing cell phones, and enriching home entertainment. A favorite class at the Intel Museum helps children ages 7 and up learn about computer chip science while making a musical greeting card using the Intel-powered classmate PC!The class lasts about 45 ...
Seismic forces that shaped the citySan Francisco is famous for its hills, which lend the city its character and breathtaking views. On this tour, we'll explore the unique qualities that have shaped San Francisco's distinctive terrain, while munching through edible seismic activities and getting up close and personal with the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 with discount code 'Schmooze'
Central America is a birder's paradise that holds close to 10 percent of all the world's bird species, and Honduras is right in the middle of it. For the international community of birders, Honduras has always been shrouded in mystery and has only just begun to be discovered. It currently ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $5 General, Free Members
Wild Foods Foraging, the Good, the Bad, and The Ugly Foraging is making a comeback, with ever more people eager to find food in the wild. But with a growing population and diminishing natural resources, is it a sustainable practice? Jonah Raskin, author of books and articles about food, farming, and agriculture, will address this issue.
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'
Searching for life on Mars using 3D hyperspectral and fluorescent dataThe Imaging group at MSSL, UK's largest university-based space research group, has been developing life detection systems for application to Mars as part of the European Aurora programme. The starting point is the PanCam for ExoMars 2018 rover, and possible follow-on missions for sample-return with our new partners in Russia. ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Saturday, 08/18/12
Happy 100th, Frank!; Celebrating Exploratorium founder Frank Oppenheimer From 10 am to 5 pm, visitors to the Exploratorium can take part in a variety of events and activities honoring Frank Oppenheimer. At the Explorables table from 11 am to 2pm, you can make a spinning top, one of Frank's favorite DIY projects. Throughout the day in the Mind ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Intel Museum - Free Class Lets Kids Explore the World Inside of a FabKeeping it Clean (ages 7 and up)Explore what it's like inside an ultra-clean, highly automated silicon chip fabrication facility (fab) - from particles of contamination to bunnysuits - and get an inside glimpse into a Class 1 Fab from the museum. Space is limited and reservations are required. Email museum@intel.com ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free.
Back in TimeLet's step back in time to about 18,000 years ago and watch as the sea level rises to form one of the largest natural estuaries in the world called the San Francisco Bay Estuary. Stand on the overlook as the Bay Model is activated and watch as it replicates a ...
The detection technology which we developed for NASA astrophysical missions at UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory has been successfully extended to such diverse areas as synchrotron instrumentation, biomedical imaging, ground-based astronomy and neutron microtomography. In this talk I will briefly describe some instrumentation we built for NASA satellites, in particular ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Explorables: Science You Can Play WithThese drop-in workshops mix classic activities with open-ended investigations, using everyday materials and encouraging participants to follow their hunches to aha moments of scientific insight. All materials are provided; take what you make! For ages 3 and up. Signage is in English, Spanish, and Chinese
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Full Spectrum Science with Ron HipschmanThis dynamic new series explores different aspects of physics, including sound, color, heat and temperature and electrostatics using hands-on activities, film screenings, and demonstrations. Included in museum admission, but space is limited, so arrive early to be assured a seat and a take-home activity kit. For ages 6 years 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'
Fish Feeding FrenzyHelp Ranger Bill feed the hungry inhabitants of our fresh and saltwater tanks. Watch the different feeding styles of rock cod, sea stars, and steelhead trout.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Mad Science: Exploring SlimeExplore the exciting world of polymers, the chemical reactions we use to create them and the inner workings of silly putty. Transform two regular liquids into an oozing batch of your very own slime... This program is limited to the first 30 participants. Grades: K-6.
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
San Mateo County Astronomical Society Star PartyThe City of San Carlos Department of Parks and Recreation and the San Mateo County Astronomical Society have open Star Parties twice a month.Reasons to AttendIf you have kids interested in space or planets bring them here for a real life view of planets, nebula, star clusters and galaxies.If you ...
Where: San CarlosCost: Free
The Reality InterfaceEvery emotion, memory, concept-however abstract or concrete, everything you know is derived from your five senses. Learn how the brain processes sensory data and affects your perceptions of realitySpeaker: Ransom W. Stephens, Ph.D.
Five years ago, after learning about the devastating effects of plastic pollution on the environment and human health, Beth Terry began an experiment to see if she could live without buying any new plastic. Since then, she has reduced her plastic waste to less than two percent of the national ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
The Remarkable Gray FoxGray foxes are successful survivors even in the face of climate change. What kind of an environment do gray foxes need to thrive? What makes them unique? We will observe their habitat during our walk and learn the answers to these questions and more. Good walking shoes and a hat recommended. ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Monday, 08/20/12
Mad Science: Exploring SlimeExplore the exciting world of polymers, the chemical reactions we use to create them and the inner workings of silly putty. Transform two regular liquids into an oozing batch of your very own slime... This program is limited to the first 30 participants. Grades: K-6.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Data Storage in the Flash Memory RevolutionPlease join us as we welcome physicist, inventor and entrepreneur Dr. Eli Harari. He will be interviewed about his life's journey from Israel to the UK, and then coming to America to study at Princeton and work in Silicon Valley. This journey culminated in the inventions that led to the ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
The Truth About the Book of RevelationsProbably the most consequential vision of the future ever written is the Bible's Book of Revelation. If God didn't write it (through the sainted instrument of someone named John), then who did, and why?Elaine Pagels has a persuasive answer, spectacularly illustrated. The author of The Gnostic Gospels; Beyond Belief; and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10
Tuesday, 08/21/12
BERC Energy BootcampThe Bootcamp is an in-depth introductory seminar into the world of clean energy. Speakers from the worlds of business, law, policy, and cutting-edge science will teach the basics of the space. We will also dive deeper into some of the biggest topics in recent headlines, such as the Renewable Portfolio ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Smartphone Wireless Patents: New Business Opportunity & RiskAs represented by "Smartphone Patent War," patents for smartphone became the most important strategic competition tool among market leaders. Recent big deals for patent acquisition among smartphone incumbents are a good example to reveal such recognition of patent as important strategic tool for competition. This talk is designed to present ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $10 General, $5 Members
Wednesday, 08/22/12
Art of Math FestivalMake your own origami, plus mind-bending maze constructions, and explore the 3-D world of paper sculpture.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Radio Anatomy of Saturn's Rings with Cassini Like the scalpel in the hand of a skilled surgeon, Cassini radio signals have been dissecting Saturn's rings since 2005. In a group of special Cassini orbits that place the main ring system between Cassini and the Earth (radio occultation orbits), perturbations in parameters of three nearly pure sinusoidal radio ...
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 ...
