Join PRBO educators for an opportunity to search for any late fall migrants and early winter residents of Sonoma County and participate in PRBO's largest annual fundraiser, the Bird-A-Thon*. Winter brings a completely new group of birds to northern California. As we walk along we will search for some of ...
Where: San JoseCost: $5 Donation/family, $6 park entrance fee
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory Hawk Talk and Banding Demo - CANCELEDCome to Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands and get an up-close view of the fall raptor migration with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO), a cooperative program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and National Park Service.A GGRO docent gives an hour-long talk about hawk monitoring and identification ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Monday, 10/08/12
Intro to Species Distribution Modeling: Intro to species distribution modelingOne of the fastest developing and increasingly used tool for conservation and biogeographic research, this workshop introduces species distribution modeling. We will introduce the concepts and the process of combining species location (x,y) data with environmental data (climate, landcover, etc.) to predict where a particular species may occur. It is ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $84 UC Students/Fac,Staff, $224 General
Antineutrino emission rates and energy spectra encode information about the operational status, total power output, and fissile content of operating nuclear reactors. Researchers in Russia in the 1980s, and more recently our group in the US, have experimentally demonstrated that ton-scale antineutrino detectors operating outside of containment at some tens ...
What does the future of energy really hold? Join energy visionary Dr. Scott Tinker on a spectacular global adventure to find out.Dr. Tinker explores the world's leading energy sites, from coal to solar, oil to biofuels, many highly restricted and never before seen on film. He gets straight answers from ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
'Steven Pinker - The Decline of Violence'Steven Pinker changes the world twice in his new book, THE BETTER ANGELS OF OUR NATURE: Why Violence Has Declined. First, he presents exhaustive evidence that the tragic view of history is wrong and always has been. A close examination of the data shows that in every millennium, century, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Free Members
The Hubble Space Telescope is the best known telescope in history, and the most successful. Its nearly 20 years of history have produced thousands of papers, and hundreds of thousands of images. Reviewing them all would take a lifetime, so luckily astronomer Dr. Chris Lintott has sorted through the archives ...
What has the LHC done to theory?Prof. Savas Dimopoulos will give the Applied Physics/Phyiscs colloquiumPhysics is at a crossroad that leads either to Naturalness or the Multiverse. I will discuss the implications of current LHC results on this dichotomy, as well as expectations for the next five years.
Terry L. Root is a Senior Fellow/University Faculty at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University, and a fellow at the California Academy of Sciences. Her research addresses questions, such as: What changes have occurred in wild animals and plants in the past century with ~0.8 C of ...
High gasoline prices, hydraulic fracturing and the Keystone XL Pipeline have kept energy in the headlines. How will that play this election cycle? What national policies should be pursued to advance American competitiveness? How is natural gas changing energy politics in America? Are Democrats sanctimonious and Republicans delusional about climate ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, 12 Members, $7 Students
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA): An OverviewHeterogeneous computing is main stream, it can be found in almost all modern media devices and it can be found in the cluster of the supercomputing world too. However, to date each system is different and heterogeneous can mean different ISAs, different memory buses, different execution models and on and ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
'Watershed'Executive produced and narrated by Robert Redford, and directed by award-winning filmmaker, Mark Decena, WATERSHED tells the story of the threats to the once-mighty Colorado River and offers solutions for the future of the American West. The most dammed, dibbed, and diverted river in the world, the Colorado struggles to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
North American Association for Environmental Education ConferenceGaining Perspective: Seeing Environmental Education Through Different Lenses Come and glean insights into the cutting edge of environmental curriculum while mingling with other professionals at one of the largest gatherings of environmental educators in North America! On October 9-13, 2012 in Oakland, California, NAAEE (North American Association for Environmental Education) is proud to ...
Where: OaklandCost: Various packages available—see website for details
Wednesday, 10/10/12
Design and synthesis of functional biomaterials and vaccine delivery vesiclesThe Putnam laboratory's research interests focus on the application of chemical, biological and engineering principles to solve problems in medicine, particularly drug delivery. We focus our efforts in three areas. First, we work to synthesize new biomaterials derived from structures represented in natural human metabolic pathways, and attempt to understand ...
The maker movement has grown out of Make Magazine and Maker Faire. It is a grassroots movement that invites participation of amateurs of all ages and takes advantage of new technologies for personal fabrication and physical/digital interaction. It offers new tools and a new community for creative people to work ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
History of the DeltaLearn about the history of the delta - from the early 1800s up to 2012 - from farming, discovery of gold, railroad building, and levee building t0 the present time with Ranger Bill. 1,000 miles in scope, 60-80 man made islands, and a population that exceeds 500,000! Historical. Educational. Informative.
Evolutionary biologist icon Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion) has spent his career elucidating the wonders of science for adult readers. Now, he brings his message to a younger audience. In The Magic of Reality, richly illustrated by Dave McKean (Coraline), Dawkins navigates between mythology and evidence-based understanding of the natural ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25-30 General, $20-25 Members, $15 Students
Science In ActionThe Science in Action program, sponsored by the Northern California Chapter of American Vacuum Society [NCCAVS], provides an opportunity for students ages 6 through 12, to understand about the air surrounding us. Using a different student for each demonstration and experiment provides hands-on participation. From seeing a partially expanded and ...
The Road Ahead for Wireless Technology: Dreams and ChallengesWireless technology has enormous potential to change the way we live, work, and play. Future wireless networks will support Gigabit per second multimedia communication between people and devices with high reliability and uniform coverage indoors and out. Software will create a virtual wireless network cloud, enabling resource management, seamless connectivity, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Grok Project: Large scale source code analysis at GoogleThe Grok Project is an internal Google initiative to simplify the navigation and querying of very large program source repositories. We have designed and implemented a language-neutral, canonical representation for source code and compiler metadata. Our data production pipeline runs compiler clusters over all Google's code and third-party code, extracting ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Eat it! Food Waste and What YOU Can Do About It! Did you know that roughly half of the food produced in the United States is wasted? And over a third of edible food worldwide is tossed away as well? This means that litterally millions of pounds of food are going directly from farms to landfills, while millions of people remain ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free - $5 Donation Requested
October LASER EventSchedule:6:45pm-7pm: Socializing/networking.7pm - 7:25pm: Terry Berlier (Stanford) on "Where the Beginning Meets the End"Making visible technology's vulnerabilities and illustrating how easily modern inventions can become footnotes to a bygone era.7:25-7:50pm: TBATBA7:50-8:05: BREAKBefore or after the break, anyone in the audience currently working within the intersections of art and science will ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Europa's Great Lakes With an icy exterior covering a global ocean, Europa has long been a target of interest in the search for life beyond Earth. Europa exists in a dynamic environment, subject to intense irradiation and impact as well as immense tides from Jupiter. These processes deliver important thermal and chemical energy ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Fun in the Sun: A Risky PropositionWe Californians love our sunshine, but our relationship with the sun is a risky proposition if we don't play it safe. This talk will focus on the most common skin cancers, risk factors for developing them and ways to protect your skin from the sun. Also covered will be treatments ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: Free
Astronomy's Rarest and Coolest Events, Past, Present, and Future."After seeing a transit of Venus with my own eyes and knowing that it will not be happening again for over 100 years, I got to thinking - what other cool astronomical events will there be in my lifetime? What about during the lifetimes of our club's young astronomers? And ...
Mountain Lions on the Urban Wildlands EdgeWe have a Mountain Lion tracking camera on the edge of the Merritt campus near where a Mountain Lion has been sighted. Learn about these secretive and magnificent local creatures.Speaker: Zara McDonald, Bay Area Puma Project.
How should science journalists write about "controversial" science topics like climate change and vaccines? Journalist Liza Gross will discuss her experience writing about vaccines, encounters with anti-vaccination fanatics, and thoughts about how to bridge the gap between evidence and doubt.Lisa Gross is senior editor at the open-acess biomedical journal PLoS ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: FREE
North American Association for Environmental Education ConferenceGaining Perspective: Seeing Environmental Education Through Different LensesCome and glean insights into the cutting edge of environmental curriculum while mingling with other professionals at one of the largest gatherings of environmental educators in North America! On October 9-13, 2012 in Oakland, California, NAAEE (North American Association for Environmental Education) is proud to host its 41st ...
Where: OaklandCost: Various packages available—see website for details
Thursday, 10/11/12
Bringing Together What We Know: Addressing Infant Mortality Through Best Babies ZoneDr. Pies is a Clinical Professor in the School of Public Health. Her research interests include reducing and eliminating health disparities and inequities in birth outcomes through implementation of the Life Course model, the use of incentives in delivery of reproductive health services, and the use of photovoice in defining ...
Since Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.Speaker: ...
Go behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of age. Space limited. Reservations required: (831) 459-3800.
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Science In ActionThe Science in Action program, sponsored by the Northern California Chapter of American Vacuum Society [NCCAVS], provides an opportunity for students ages 6 through 12, to understand about the air surrounding us. Using a different student for each demonstration and experiment provides hands-on participation. From seeing a partially expanded and ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Insect Discovery LabDiscover the world of insects with Insect Discovery Lab. See some live animals and learn about them at the same time. Children and families welcome.
Mr. Osamu Onodera, Chief Representative of the Silicon Valley Office, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO / Japan), discusses recent developments and examples of electric vehicles (EV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) and policies in Japan, as well as U.S. - Japan collaborative demonstration projects undertaken by NEDO ...
This week, NightLife rocks the beat with a celebration of gems and minerals, and an official Treasure Island Music Festival pre-party.Get your gem on with the experts at the Gemological Institute of America, and see select specimens from the Academy's collection on a rare trip into the gem and mineral ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
North American Association for Environmental Education ConferenceGaining Perspective: Seeing Environmental Education Through Different LensesCome and glean insights into the cutting edge of environmental curriculum while mingling with other professionals at one of the largest gatherings of environmental educators in North America! On October 9-13, 2012 in Oakland, California, NAAEE (North American Association for Environmental Education) is ...
Where: OaklandCost: Various packages available—see website for details
Corporate Incentives and Nuclear SafetyApproximately half of all commercial U.S. nuclear power reactors have been sold by public utilities to private, independent power producers in the past fifteen years. Previous work has found evidence of dramatically increased generation at these divested plants. At the time of the ownership transfers, some policy makers raised concerns ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Top Tourist Sights of the Solar System: Where Bill Gates' Great-Granddaughter Will Go on Her HoneymoonThis talk will use spectacular images from space probes andthe world's largest telescopes to explore the most intriguing futuretourist destinations among local planets and moons. Stops includethe 4,000-mile lava channel on Venus, the towering Mount Olympus volcanoon Mars (three times the height of Mount Everest), the awesome VeronaCliffs on the ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free, but $3 Parking
Viewing: Globular Clusters M2 and M15Follow the signs from the freeway to the campus. The Observatory is located inside the stadium area at the SE corner of the campus (East Cotati Avenue and Petaluma Hill Road, 2 miles east of U.S. 101 at Cotati. (Download a PDF Map)Call before coming if it appears possible that ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
North American Association for Environmental Education ConferenceGaining Perspective: Seeing Environmental Education Through Different LensesCome and glean insights into the cutting edge of environmental curriculum while mingling with other professionals at one of the largest gatherings of environmental educators in North America! On October 9-13, 2012 in Oakland, California, NAAEE (North American Association for Environmental Education) is ...
Where: OaklandCost: Various packages available—see website for details
Saturday, 10/13/12
Free Public Hike at Pepperwood Preserve!Join us for a FREE general introduction to the natural history and land management of Pepperwood Preserve. This is a moderate 4-5 mile hike with an elevation loss and gain of about 750 feet. Participants should be in good health and able to hike over hilly terrain. All hikes are ...
Where: Santa RosaCost: FREE
Berkeley Lab Open House: Adventures in ScienceFrom the icy South Pole, the tundra of Alaska, and sub-zero Siberia, to the Amazon rain forest, tropical Samoa, and the coral reefs of Puerto Rico, Berkeley Lab scientists explore the world around us seeking solutions to humankind's most pressing challenges.And the exploration continues in the lab, as researchers investigate ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: free with advanced registration
STEMposium at the Life is Living Festival Science, Engineering, Mathematics Link partners with Youth Speaks and The I.S.I.S. Project to host the 2nd annual STEMposium to provide exposure opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to the Life is Living Festival. This family friendly event is in conjunction with the Life is Living Festival. The STEMposium consists ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Disaster Preparedness Awareness Day at the Bay ModelThe goal of the Disaster Preparedness Awareness Day is to educate the public regarding the importance of and methods for preparing themselves, their families, and their communities to best handle disasters and emergencies that they may encounter. The public will also have the opportunity to learn what steps the City ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Palo Alto Solar Homes Tour: The Road to Net-Zero EnergyActerra and SunWork bring you an exciting free opportunity to learn more about how solar energy and other innovations can be used to reduce home energy use. The day will start at 11:30 am with a one-hour information session at the Girl Scout House in Rinconada Park, Palo Alto. ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory Hawk Talk and Banding DemoCome to Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands and get an up-close view of the fall raptor migration with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO), a cooperative program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and National Park Service.A GGRO docent gives an hour-long talk about hawk monitoring and identification ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Other Scary EventsIn commemoration of Disaster Day, Ranger Linda will conduct a walking tour of the Bay Model and bring to your attention how restless Mother Nature can be in CA and what you can do to keep yourself and your family safe.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Insect Discovery LabDiscover the world of insects with Insect Discovery Lab. See some live animals and learn about them at the same time. Children and families welcome.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Insect Discovery LabDiscover the world of insects with Insect Discovery Lab. See some live animals and learn about them at the same time. Children and families welcome.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
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
Star PartyJoin the Halls Valley Astronomical Group for a night of star gazing fun. Knowledgeable volunteers will provide you with a chance to look through high-powered telescopes and ask questions about the night sky. Meet at Halley Hill, across from campsite 22. Park entrance gate closes at 10pm. $6 vehicle entry ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
North American Association for Environmental Education ConferenceGaining Perspective: Seeing Environmental Education Through Different LensesCome and glean insights into the cutting edge of environmental curriculum while mingling with other professionals at one of the largest gatherings of environmental educators in North America! On October 9-13, 2012 in Oakland, California, NAAEE (North American Association for Environmental Education) is ...
Where: OaklandCost: Various packages available—see website for details
