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 ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Tuesday, 11/27/12
The Algorithmic Origins of Life The origin of life is arguably one of the greatest unanswered questions in science. A primary challenge is that without a proper definition for life – a notoriously challenging problem in its own right – the problem of how life began is not well posed. Here we propose that the ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Science Smart Kids-Itty Bitty WorldKids will have the opportunity to study a plethora of tiny objects including insect wings, horse hair, and more! This program is presented by Science Smart Kids.
The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will have a pervasive impact on the nation and particularly California, the most populous and diverse state in the country. Sponsored by the School of Public Health, the Goldman School of Public Policy and the Robert Wood Johnson Post-doctoral Scholars Program in ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Higgs Bosons in SuperconductorsProf. Chandra Varma from the Univ. of California at Riverside will give the Applied Physics/Physics colloquium.
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Go Wild! Kid's Nature ProgramDid you know that there is a 30,000 acre wildlife refuge right here in the South Bay? That it is home to over 280 species of birds each year? Join us as we learn more about Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge with stories and fun activities.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Ray Lane - CANCELEDEquity markets are frowning upon cleantech startups these days, and financing is tough to come by now that federal stimulus dollars have dried up. Mitt Romney says some stimulus money was wasted on bad bets such as Solyndra and Fisker Automotive. Yet exuberant entrepreneurs are still working on energy breakthroughs and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $15 Members, $10 Students
CARBON CYCLE 2.0: A sustainable energy?Most scientists now agree that the earth's climate is changing inlarge part due to human activity. So, is it possible to produce the energy we need without carbon emissions? Paul Alivisatos, an award-winning chemist and scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will join us to share his latest work: Carbon ...
Where: LafayetteCost: $5
Nerd Nite East Bay #2: Oakland, Tumors, and Light!Rise from your Thanksgiving food coma with three nerdy lectures (and light-producing chemistry demonstrations) in a bar. Be there and be square!With DJ Ion the Prize and hosts Ian Davis and Rick Karnesky, who know now that AT-ATs aren't tanks. The fiveten burger truck will have food for sale outside.21+FRUITVALE ...
An exploding star, or supernova, is one of the most violent events in the universe, giving off a billion stars' worth of light. Even thousands of years later, the remnants of these explosions are among the most beautiful and mysterious objects in the cosmos--enormous balls of high-energy particles and strong ...
Craig Clements, associate professor in the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science, received a $900,000 National Science Foundation CAREER grant last spring for his work in tracking atmospheric conditions in and around wildfires. His work will better help predict wildfire behavior and conditions that could lead to increased wildfire danger. ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
History of the U.S. Army Corps of EngineersJoin Ranger Bill to learn about the "When/ Where/Why/What/How," the diverse, complex, many faceted missions, goals and objectives of the USACE's "Birth" in 1775 under General George Washington.
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 ...
Where: MillbraeCost:
SLAC: Celebrating 50 Years of Scientific DiscoveryFor five decades, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has pioneered groundbreaking discoveries from astrophysics to energy science. The home of cutting-edge facilities and technologies, scientists uncover mysteries on the smallest and largest scales - from the workings of the atom to the enigmas of the cosmos. Research conducted at SLAC has ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $5 students, $10 commonwealth club members, $15 ge
Enchanted by the Sun: The CoEvolution of Light, Life, and Color on EarthThe Long Now Foundation's monthly series Seminars About Long-term Thinkinghttp://longnow.org/seminars/02012/nov/28/enchanted-sun-coevolution-light-life-and-color-earth/For 3.8 billion years, life has lived in a bath of solar radiance. The Sun's illumination outlines which objects are appealing, bland, or repellant. Its powers of desiccation, blistering, bleaching, and revelation govern a balance between beauty and danger. Its flood ...
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: ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Science Smart Kids-Itty Bitty WorldKids will have the opportunity to study a plethora of tiny objects including insect wings, horse hair, and more! This program is presented by Science Smart Kids.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Go Wild! Kid's Nature ProgramDid you know that there is a 30,000 acre wildlife refuge right here in the South Bay? That it is home to over 280 species of birds each year? Join us as we learn more about Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge with stories and fun activities.
Mr. Steven Center, Vice President in charge of the Environmental Business Development Office, American Honda Motors Corporation, provides an overview of next generation automobiles, including electric vehicles, natural gas vehicles, fuel cell hybrids, etc., according to major geographic and functional market trends. The session will also discuss Honda's approach to ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
California Wildlife FestivalJoin us for an evening celebrating California's remarkable wildlife! Browse the wildlife fair and learn about California's critters and the organizations working to protect them. Kids-and adults-can meet Ranger Rick and some of his animal friends. Or attend a theater presentation on current wildlife issues. Watch Naturalist and author ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Bay Bridge Design and AestheticsMeet the designers and architects behind the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and find out how they came up with such an innovative design for this iconic structure! Join Clive Endress, Senior Landscape Architect, and Donald MacDonald of Donald MacDonald Architects as they discuss the design concept behind California's largest ...
Will high speed rail become reality? California's high speed rail project has the potential to reinforce cities as the hubs of our economy, relieve congested roads, and help California meet clean air and greenhouse gas reduction goals. Yet plagued by an enormous price tag and numerous lawsuits, the project has ...
First we glimpsed our reflected faces, then our cells in microscopes, then our bodies in photographs, and then our bones in x-rays. Now we can see inside our genomes to find things like earwax alleles, Parkinson's disease risk, warfarin response risk, ancient maternal haplogroups, and even Neanderthal genes. But personal ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
