As we witnessed each launch of the Apollo program, we would forever remember the countdown, ignition sequence, images of the Saturn V rocket engines billowing out vast, fast and furious hot gas, and then lift off. We'll never forget those sheets of ice breaking off the exterior and raining down ...
We describe our research based on extensive interactions with Silicon Valley and other firms, including AOL, SAP, Cisco, IBM, healthcare and energy.I will focus particularly on Hierarchical Bayesian models, including Bayesian Kalman filtering, in addressing the following problems:- Online Advertising: Attribution modeling – Assigning credit for user commercial actions to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Climate Change: What's Going On With the Sun? Throughout the past century, while greenhouse gas (GHG) abundances have been steadily increasing and influencing Earth's climate, the Sun has remained relatively bright and quiescent. Solar cycles have been steadily active, with instantaneous sunspot numbers at solar maximum exceeding 100 in every cycle since 1893 (Cycle 13). The climate warming ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
CityHash: fast hash functions for stringsThe CityHash project began at Google in 2010 when I realized that we should push engineers to use faster and better hash functions for strings. While researching exactly what to recommend, we developed our own family of hash functions that are excellent for hash tables.The primary goal of CityHash is ...
Finding the Next Earth: The Latest Results from KeplerFoothill College Astronomy Series.With the launch of NASA's Kepler spacecraft in 2009, humanity's quest to find planets orbiting other stars took a great leap forward. Dr. Batalha will describe the techniques used by the Kepler team to identify Earth-size planets and update us on the remarkable progress they are making. ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 Parking)
Nerd Nite SF #29: Explosives, Coral Reproduction, and Sideshow 'Freaks'Where else but NNSF do you get the sexiest, freakiest, most explosively drunken lectures around? We'll have a chemist talking about blowing things up, a biologist who lives to help sea creatures get it on, and a physician/scientist taking us beyond the sideshow and deep into the science of the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $8
Politicizing the Classroom: Challenges to Climate Change Education in America's Public SchoolsEach year, thousands of school aged children in the US are taught "both sides of the climate change controversy," with school boards in over a dozen states having passed policies categorizing climate change along with evolution and human cloning as "controversial science." There are, however, some bright spots in the ...
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: ...
Dr. Hiroshi Shimizu, CEO of SIM-Drive Corporation and Professor at the Keio University School of Media and Governance, describes a new consortium developing advanced electric vehicle (EV) technologies in Japan. SIM-Drive, founded in 2009 to commercialize an in-wheel electric motor system for EVs, is now opening up further technology development ...
Exploring NASA Space Missions: Curiosity Rover and Beyond Have you ever wondered what it would be like to explore space? Engineers and scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) get to do that every day! From Earth science to astrophysics to planetary exploration, JPL is responsible for executing exciting and challenging robotic space missions like the on-going Mars ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Science and the Media: An insider's storyDavid Perlman from the San Francisco Chronicle and Charles Petit, founder of the MIT Science Journalism Tracker will be focusing on "Science and the Media".David Perlman is the Science Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. His career as a journalist spans more than 70 years: in 2010 he received the ...
Celebrate innovation and the creative spirit with a sampling of creations from the maker movement. See original Maker Faire projects up-close in the Piazza, including the towering stalagmites of Glow Cathedral, pieces by Applied Kinetic Arts and an interactive Dancing Robot who will play songs of your choice, jukebox-style. Get in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Wild & Scenic Film FestivalJoin the California Wilderness Coalition for the Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour at the Clif Bar's Headquarters in Emeryville. Looking to do more? For just $35, you get regular admission to the event and a membership to CWC, helping to ensure the protection of our state's natural heritage ...
Where: EmeryvilleCost: $20 General, $10 Student, $35 w/membership
African Safari....Live, Exotic MammalsBonnie Cromwell and her exotic animals return to the Bone Room Presents! Featured, this time around, are an alligator, a ring-tailed lemur, a serval, and more!!!There is a $10.00, prepaid fee and seating is limited, so call the Bone Room Presents, today, to reserve your spot with these amazing creatures.
Native bees and native flowering plants have evolved together to produce a variety of relationships. Some relationships allow bees to use several plant types for pollen and nectar resources. This is the case in California with many native bee species. The flexibility enables bees to use garden plants and other ...
Benefit for the Mesa Refuge Writers Retreat. Twenty years ago, in The End of Nature, Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about global warming. Now, he insists, we've waited too long. Our old familiar globe is suddenly melting, drying, acidifying, flooding, and burning in ways that no human ...
Where: Point Reyes StationCost: $10-$20, sliding scale
The UNnatural History of San Francisco Bay Journalist and author Ariel Rubissow Okamoto will answer a few burning questions from her new book Natural History of San Francisco Bay: How do you "make" a wetland if you're not Mother Nature? If you throw a dead body of the GG Bridge where will it end up? Why splashing ...
Our education system is facing rapid, dramatic changes at both state and federal levels. Pressure to implement the Common Core standards, and the mystery surrounding the Next Generation Science Standards, makes your participation in this year's conference more important than ever. Get what you need to know about Common Core and NGSS ...
Where: San JoseCost: Varies, see website
Bird Walk with Master Birder Dominik MosurDominik identified 273 birds in San Francisco in 2011, setting the City's all-time record for a birding Big Year. We'll see how many we can spot on Corona Heights this morning! Meet in front of the Randall Museum.Leader: Dominik Mosur
Electric power distribution used to be so pleasant and simple: power flowed down the wires from a nice substation to a happy consumer, and if the circuit could handle peak load, it would be okay in all conditions. Today it's much more mysterious: with solar panels and wind turbines, nobody ...
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
Houge Park Star Party - LOCATION CHANGEMeet with members of San Jose Astronomical Society for a Star Party, weather permitting.Due to construction at Houge Park, this event will be held at Rancho Canada del Oro instead. Map to Rancho
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Tensions in Energy: Aligning Innovation, Investment, and Policy: BERC Energy SymposiumThe BERC Energy Symposium is the premier energy event at UC Berkeley and the largest student-run energy conference on the West Coast. Key players from the research, business development, policy and economics communities converge on Berkeley's campus to explore innovative ideas and provide a platform for vibrant discussion among hundreds ...
Our education system is facing rapid, dramatic changes at both state and federal levels. Pressure to implement the Common Core standards, and the mystery surrounding the Next Generation Science Standards, makes your participation in this year's conference more important than ever. Get what you need to know about Common Core and NGSS ...
Explore 200 million years of geologic history and learn the fascinating story told by the rocks at the Golden Gate.Bring a lunch and wear comfortable walking shoes and a coat.Trip includes a short but strenuous down and up 200-foot bluff.Meet Ranger Will Elder in front of Fort Point. We will ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
A Few Sure Ways to Lose Your MoneyI will discuss a few games, some involving dice, some involving cards, some even simpler than these ones. The point is to test your intuition. In most cases it is "obvious" that you should win..... and yet life can be more complicated. F. Alberto Grunbaum is a Professor of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Dive! Film Screening Join us for a screening of the documentary "Dive" followed by a discussion lead by Food Shift team member, Caleb Phillips, who helped to launch a bicycle food recovery program in Colorado, called Boulder Food Rescue. The 53 minute film will be followed by a discussion. We hope you will join us!
Where: OaklandCost: 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
A Fox's TaleJoin the Environmental Volunteers at the EcoCenter to find out more about the gray fox from specialist Bill Leikam. Participants will enjoy a short presentation and Q&A session with Mr. Leikam, see research equipment that helps scientists observe and better understand gray foxes, and we'll finish with a short guided ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Lasers: The Light FantasticJoin Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman for colorful explorations of the physical world.In 1960, the laser was known as "a solution looking for a problem." Now we can hardly imagine life without them. Learn what's special about laser light, how it's made, and how it's used in everything from DVD players ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
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
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
The ComBots Cup VII: Lucky Number 7!The Robots are Back!
Ameliorate your need for exciting robot combat at ComBots Cup: Lucky Number 7! From the science-loving techno gnomes that brought you nine straight RoboGames as well as ComBots Cup I-VI, the big bots return!
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The Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is gathering scientists and naturalists on the refuge for a 24-hour BioBlitz! Meet the experts and see what they do first-hand. Become a field scientist and help the refuge document plants and wildlife, big and small at Refuge Headquarters in Fremont. ...
Muir Woods marks the southern front in a battle for survival between two competing owl species. On this strenuous five-mile dusk hike, we will look and listen for the owls that call Muir Woods home, learn more about their history and ecology, and receive the latest research updates on our ...
How do telescopes work? Take an inside look and learn about 400-year-old technology still in use today!Then as it gets dark, enjoy views of the universe through many telescopes!
Where: Walnut CreekCost: 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
Jazz Under the StarsVisit our roof top observatory and see the moon and Saturn thru our telescopes, while listening to KCSM Jazz 91 FM. Dress warmly.No food or drinks in the observatory. Children are welcome and need to be attended at all times. Parking is free in lot 5, Marie Curie
Where: San MateoCost: Free
MSL and the search for organics on MarsNASA's Mars Science Laboratory will arrive on the red planet in August. How can the mission's rover, Curiosity, with unprecedented research tools to study the early environmental history of Mars, contribute to the search for evidence of life on MarsSpeaker: Dr. Chris McKay NASA-Ames Research Center
Our education system is facing rapid, dramatic changes at both state and federal levels. Pressure to implement the Common Core standards, and the mystery surrounding the Next Generation Science Standards, makes your participation in this year's conference more important than ever. Get what you need to know about Common Core and NGSS ...
Where: San JoseCost: Varies, see website
Fall FluttersJoin a park Docent for a 2-mile stroll to enjoy views of the wetlands, migratory birds and other wildlife. Observe California's smallest butterfly, the Western Pygmy Blue and learn how it thrives in a harsh, alkaline environment. Meet in the parking lot near the restrooms. Dress in layers, wear sturdy ...
Discovery Day is the annual open house for San Francisco State University's marine research and teaching facility, Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies. It is the one day of the year when the public can visit and spend the day behind the scenes, meet our scientists and learn about their ...
Where: TiburonCost: FREE RSVP
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 ...
Seabirds inhabit the far reaches of the earth's oceans. Their life history, behavioral, and physiological strategies make them a dramatically diverse and successful group of marine predators. Throughout recent human history, many species have been forced to extinction or have suffered dramatic decreases in abundance. Many seabirds still face challenges ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
The ComBots Cup VII: Lucky Number 7!The Robots are Back!
Ameliorate your need for exciting robot combat at ComBots Cup: Lucky Number 7! From the science-loving techno gnomes that brought you nine straight RoboGames as well as ComBots Cup I-VI, the big bots return!
Buy tickets now before they sell out at our store <http://robogames.net/buy-tix-cup.php>!
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From the introduction to the book "Powering the Armed Forces, Meeting the Military's Energy Challenges," written by Sharon E. Burke, assistant secretary of defense for operational energy plans and programs:For the nation, our energy security, economic well-being and national security are inextricably linked. For the U.S. Department of Defense, better ...
2011 marked the year the first Boomers turned 65 and qualified for Medicare benefits, but for most, a true understanding of what these benefits are, how to determine the best options and how to actually sign up is not clear at all. Learn the realities of what you can expect ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, Free for Members
Berkeley Lab's Science at the Theater travels across the Bay to San Francisco's Herbst Theater on Oct. 22 for a star turn by two of the Lab's most famous Nobel laureates, George Smoot (origins of the universe) and Saul Perlmutter (accelerating universe).Our host for what should be a lively and ...
The Perlan Project - Climate Science and Altitude RecordThe Perlan Project is dedicated to building and flying a manned research glider to 90,000 feet in altitude, or "near space", to study what role the strong stratospheric winds called the "polar vortex," play in ozone depletion and how they influence global weather patterns.The Perlan Project has a three-part mission ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 students
From Light Bulbs to Legislation: an interactive climate change seriesIn this three-session introductory series, we'll explore the many layers of climate solutions, from urban farms to personal action plans. All are welcome to sign up and those who have attended previous Ecology Center climate workshops are also encouraged to participate in this new series. Session 1: Nuts and Bolts - ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Quantum Dots, The Future of LED Display Technology Consumers want a lifelike experience in a handheld device and color performance is the one area where large gains can be made immediately to greatly enhance that experience. Color performance, the next major differentiator in the mobile market, will bring a stunning new visual experience to the consumer and a ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $10 General, Free Members (advance) or $5 at door
Join Dr. Ellen Feigal from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Dr. Matthias Hebrok from UCSF to learn about current research and applications of stem cell biology.
Where: BurlingameCost: Free
Astronomy Lecture October 23 With Dr. Peter Jenniskens, NASA Please join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for the October 23rd general meeting. The meeting starts at 7:15 and ends at 9:00. Our monthly meetings begin with a short "What's Up" presented by one of our members followed by a speaker. This month's speaker is – Dr. Peter Jenniskens, NASA – ...
