The mounting need to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare due to economic pressures and changing demographics requires significant transformations in healthcare delivery. This new healthcare that will be evidence-based, patient-centered and proactive (preventive) is likely to depend in part on technological innovations that in turn require solutions to ...
Self-driving cars have the potential to transform how we move: they promise to make us safer, give freedom to millions of people who can't drive, and give people back their time. The Google Self-Driving car project was created to rapidly advance autonomous driving technology and build on previous research. For ...
In this talk Dr. Bruce Ames, one of the most-cited scientists of all time, will explore the body of research on the effects of vitamin and mineral intake on age-associated diseases. Most of the world's population, including that of the U.S., are moderately deficient in one or more of the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Making seafood sustainable: Opportunities and Challenges of Working Through the MarketYou may already pay attention to seafood labels and purchase fish considered ocean-friendly by the Monterey Bay Aquarium or other groups. But how exactly do these actions contribute to the improvement of fishery and ocean health? And how do they fit into the broad landscape of ocean protection? Join us ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Prescribing Drugs for an Aging Population: Polypharmacy (Multiple Medications) and the Health of the ElderlyThe geriatric population is prescribed the highest proportion of medications in relation to their percentage of the U.S population-13% of current geriatric population purchase 33% of all prescription drugs and this number will increase to 50% by 2040. Prevalence of both adverse drug reactions and treatment failures increase in the ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: Free
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:
Free Day at National ParksIn celebration of National Park Week, admission to all US National Parks is free this week.
Speaker: Douglas Osheroff, Nobel Laureate in Physics, StanfordRoom 189
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Advanced Lithium-Air, Lithium-Water, and Lithium-Sulfur Batteries based on Water-Stable Lithium ElectrodesIn a new breakthrough, PolyPlus has developed an aqueous lithium-sulfur battery with zero self-discharge (no polysulfide shuttle) and remarkably enhanced solubility of the discharge product, Li2S. This is the first example of an aqueous Li-S battery, and offers promise as a high performance, low-cost alternative to current Li-ion technology.In this ...
Join us for an enlightening evening on April 25 when Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, co-hosts of Mythbusters, will join us at the Bay Theater to discuss their experiences around the world!The program, which is part of the America's Cup Healthy Ocean Project Lecture Series, will include a question and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: TBA
Spring into Summer NightLifeGet an early start on summer (a little wishful thinking never hurt anyone, right?) with Bay Area organizations blending creativity and sustainability for all to enjoy, rain or shine. Play at a mini-edition of Sunday Streets, complete with lawn bowling, hula hooping, and dancing. In honor of Earth Day this ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Explore the evening magic of Muir Woods, learning about the secret nightlife of an old-growth redwood forest.This special walk begins 1.5 hour before sunset and will conclude with the dark of night! We'll listen for owls, look for bats, give way to skunks, and use our senses to guide us along ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
How does the nose know? The mystery of human smell.The enjoyment of a fine wine, the odor of a ripe cheese, the memory of a long-lost grandmother brought back by the scent of her perfume, or the alarm we feel when we smell smoke are all produced by a functioning olfactory system. Interestingly, there are enormous individual differences in ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $0
Wetland Wonders - Herons & EgretsJoin Dr. John Kelly, leading Bay Area expert on Herons asnd Egrets. Valley of the Moon Nature Lecture Series is sponsored by Sonoma Birding and Sonoma Co. Regional Parks. All are welcomed.Vist www.sonomabirding.com for additional information and events.
Innovation is critical for both individual and evolutionary success, but creative disruption requires taking risks. New research marrying the theory and methods of economics to cutting-edge neuroscience techniques-an emerging field known as NeuroEconomics-is making new discoveries about the biological processes that motivate us to take risks and create new solutions ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12
Free Day at National ParksIn celebration of National Park Week, admission to all US National Parks is free this week.
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 04/26/13
Conservation WalkaboutJoin staff for a hike in ACR's Mayacamas Mountains Sanctuary coupled with conservation work, such as pulling weeds, pruning, seed collecting, and maintaining trails and signage. This hike takes place on the fourth Friday of every month.Please dress for the weather and bring at least one quart of drinking water. ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: Free
Benford's LawBenford's Law states that in most (but not all) real-life data, the leading digit is distributed in a specific, non-uniform way. That is, a number will begin with a 1 more than it will begin with a 2, begin with a 2 more than it will begin with a 3, ...
Fridays with Faride: A Stick Landing: Precision Gymnastics of a SpacecraftPerhaps sending a robot spacecraft to make a precision landing on a world far away from home is among the greatest challenges of all time. In this presentation, Faride will describe the steps taken to launch the Mars Science Lab on its journey of discovery to our planet next door. ...
Where: OaklandCost: Included with admission
Free Day at National ParksIn celebration of National Park Week, admission to all US National Parks is free this week.
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 04/27/13
Guided Nature WalkExperience the beauty and rich natural history of Audobon Canyon Ranch's 535-acre Bouverie Preserve. Participants are divided into small groups and paired with a trained Bouverie volunteer to explore the mixed evergreen forest, flower-carpeted oak woodland and rugged chaparral. Guided Nature Walks range from two to five miles. Visitors of all ages are ...
The peregrine falcons of San Jose City Hall have increased interest in birds of prey among community members. Join UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group Director and author of the new book, Eye to Eye with Eagles Hawks and Falcons, Glenn Stewart, for a first-hand description of how he and ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Science Saturday: Wild for FlowersDiscover what's blooming at Science Saturday: Wild for Flowers. Guests will create beautiful designs on fabric using flowers, go on a scavenger hunt for flora in the native plants garden, and conduct a flower dissection, plus other hands-on activities. Come talk to local native plant and flower experts while you spend ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free with admission
For Goodness SnakesThis one-of-a-kind educational experience will introduce you to the fascinating world of reptiles. Come enjoy the opportunity to hold and interact with their docile animals.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Navigating the Bay Navigating the Bay is a great way to relax and have some fun. It can be exciting and challenging but it requires knowledge, skill to do it safely. Each of the bays has their own disposition and personalities. Find out more from Ranger Linda.
Join SF Environment to kick off our new Biodiversity program with a day of events celebrating San Francisco's natural heritage! There is a limited number of tickets for each event- RSVP to reserve your spot.8:00am-9:45am Bird Walk on Corona HeightsSee and hear birds of San Francisco with one of the city's best ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Birdathom For Kids (Ages 8-16) Pt. ReyesJoin us for the fourth annual Pt. Reyes Birdathon for Kids.Sign up at www.sonomabirding.com. One adult needs to join with each youngster. Limited space. All are welcomed.BirdingGreat opportunity for kids and family! Register below and meet at the West Marin Elementary School near 11550 CA-1, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956. We ...
Where: Pt. Reyes StationCost: $5.00 per child
Port of San Francisco's 150th AnniversaryIn celebration of the Port of San Francisco's 150th anniversary and Maritime Day at the Port, come explore the free public areas of the Exploratorium at Piers 15/17. In our plaza, orange-vested Explainers will lead activities that are designed to help you engage with the world around you. See pocket ...
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
Monday, 04/29/13
The Martian's Daughter: A Memoir. Author Marina von Neumann Whitman in conversation with John HollarOne of the five Hungarian scientific geniuses dubbed "the Martians" by their colleagues, John von Neumann is often hailed as the greatest mathematician of the twentieth century and even as the greatest scientist after Einstein. He was a key figure in the Manhattan Project; the inventor of game theory; the ...
Humans have fundamentally changed how energy flows through the global ecosystem, with consequences for ourselves and for other species. The consequence for ourselves is that we are locked into having to produce enormous amounts of energy if we want to sustain the current human population, leave alone keeping up with ...
'Breaking Trail: Mountains and Molecules'Arlene Blum, author of Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life and Annapurna: A Woman's Place will share dramatic photos and stories from her historic mountaineering expeditions as well as her work with the Green Science Policy Institute protecting our health and environment from toxic chemicals in consumer products.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Legendary SETI Astronomer, Jill Tarter: Breaking Cosmic BoundariesMeet Carl Sagan's inspiration for the novel and subsequent film Contact, Jill Tarter.For the last 35 years, Dr. Tarter and the SETI Institute have been using telescopes to systematically search for evidence of other technological civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy.RSVP here for this free event and join one of the most important astronomers ...
Let's get back to our ABCs this month. Justin Quimby opens our set with a talk on airships (and blimps and zeppelins and dirigibles and whatever other lighter-than-air aircraft you please). I'm sure that his mention of "metallurgy" in the abstract is not just to placate me. We're pleased to ...
Probing Supermassive Black Hole Growth with Next Generation Telescopes A new generation of telescopes is coming online. Operating at wavelengths from radio, through optical, to gamma ray, they are particularly well-suited to time-domain survey science -- essentially, making large-format movies of the sky. These telescopes will have the capability to tell us about how black holes grow: through stupendous ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Registries for AllCitizens can transform clinical and translational science with networking tools used in other industries. Registries for All is a novel registry tool that allows individuals to set their own sharing and data access preferences through privacy settings. This allows for more robust sharing, respectful of the individuals' varied preferences, enabling ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Imagining the Earth's InteriorBarbara Romanowicz studied mathematics at the Ecole Normale Supérieure and holds a Ph.D. in geophysics from the University of Paris 7. As a researcher at France's CNRS between 1982 and 1990, she developed GEOSCOPE, a then state-of-the-art global network of digital seismic stations for the study of earthquakes and the ...
More than any other country, China sets an energy strategy and then pursues it. The central government writes those plans. To try to feed the energy appetite of China's 1.35 billion people, Beijing's energy planners have laid out an all-of-the-above agenda: more coal, more natural gas, more nuclear, more energy ...
Innovating Technologies for the Poorest Two BillionTwo recent technology innovations could improve the lives of tens-possibly hundreds-of millions of people among the poorest two billion people on the planet. Both technologies have emerged in the last few years from focused, goal-driven research by teams of creative, hard-working researchers in the Gadgil laboratory and in the field. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Bowhead whales in the age of oil: Behavioral responses of bowhead whales to seismic operationsBowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) were heavily exploited by commercial whaling in the mid to late 19th Century. The Western Arctic population has been steadily recovering and now comprises 90 % of the world's population. Since the 1970s this population has been contending with anthropogenic activities related to oil and gas ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $5 Suggested Donation towards Student Research
