On the long term orbital evolution of the natural satellites The natural satellites of the giant planets of our Solar System are nearly all locked into resonances. There are spin-orbit resonances, resulting in synchronous rotations as for our Moon, but also orbital resonances between them. This configuration cannot be the result of a random process but is the consequence of ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Technology-Based Planning, the Foundation of All Competitive AdvantageMichael C. Sekora, President, Quadrigy, Inc., who was the founder and director of Project Socrates, a U.S. intelligence community initiative under President Reagan, will posit that the shift from technology-based planning to economic-based planning has caused our nation to lose its ability to compete economically. Sekora contends that technology-based planning ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members
Amanita Muscaria, Iconic, Magic, and Edible tooMushrooms are a gift of the forest. On the luckiest of days they spread out between the trees like meadow flowers –– yellow, red, russet, white, blue, and grey. And then there is Amanita muscaria, the most striking of all, a tall robust mushroom with a red cap with white ...
Our economy, along with the global economy, is toppling off a cliff and the Earth's global ecology, all life on land and ocean, is in a death spiral. Anthony Marr, author of 2 books and 2 online blog spots, renown activist in behalf of wildlife, and recipient of prestigious awards ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5 donations
Friday, 11/23/12
Robert Ferguson Observatory-Public Solar ObservingRobert Ferguson ObservatoryDaytime Solar Observing: Solar telescopes are set up so you can safely look at and listen to our favorite star, the Sun. Daytime Solar Observing is Free to the public. Handicapped Parking and wheelchair access are available at the observatory entrance.
Design, build, and test solutions to real-world problems that today's engineers are also working to solve. Engage your creative brain and use a variety of materials to design, build, and test your own innovations.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Houge Park Start PartyMeet with members of San Jose Astronomical Society for a Star Party, weather permitting.
With the U.S. paralyzed by the debate on climate change, a team of daring adventurers sets out for the Arctic with National Geographic photographer James Balog to document the world's shrinking glaciers. With the use of revolutionary time-lapse cameras, Chasing Ice compresses years of glacial retreat into hauntingly beautiful videos ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10.50
Saturday, 11/24/12
Head For The Hills!Boost your energy and burn calories when you join a Park Docent for a moderate 3.6-mile hike on the trails. Enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding watershed as you pass through coast hardwood and redwood forests, serpentine and mixed chaparral habitats. Meet at the Sprig Trail entrance on Hecker Pass ...
Where: WatsonvilleCost: Free
Hike Sonoma Mountain!Located on the northwest flank of Sonoma Mountain, SSU's Fairfield Osborn Preserve is a wonderful place to explore oak woodlands, shady fir forests, and a rare fishless perennial stream. Trained naturalists lead visitors on hikes with excellent panoramic views of the surrounding landscape and (for the adventurous) plenty of opportunities to observe and ...
Where: PenngroveCost: $3 per person. Cost goes toward education programs
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.
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.
Can someone who accepts science also hold religious beliefs? Lord Jonathan Sacks says yes. Join this discussion with the popular ethicist, a frequent radio and television guest, who says "the hostility between religion and science is one of the curses of our age and is damaging to [both] in equal ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25-30 General, $20-25 Members, $15 Students
Dark Energy from the Largest Galaxy MapsDark energy is a phenomena causing the Universe to expand more rapidly than can be explained by Einstein's laws of gravity. Its discovery merited the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics.The effects of dark energy imprint on large galaxy maps. I will describe the results from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, ...
The Renewable Electricity Futures Study is an initial investigation of the extent to which renewable energy supply can meet the electricity demands of the contiguous United States over the next several decades. This study explores the implications and challenges of very high renewable electricity generation levels--from 30% up to 90%, ...
More than two billion people-concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia-face an extraordinary range of barriers in their attempts to escape poverty. They have limited access to energy, unsafe drinking water, and inadequate refrigeration, to name a few obstacles.The recently launched LBNL Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies (LIGTT) at Berkeley ...
