Finding the Magic in the Machine & Earth Calling BasingstokeArtistic expression that involves technology can be a quite challenging affair. Is building tools just an exhausting necessity or an essential part of the artistic process? What is the relationship between intuition and engineering? How to judge the artistic outcome? Robert Henke, a Berlin based composer and audiovisual artist presents ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
The Promise of Step Cells: Hope of Hype?You're all probably pretty excited about the potential of stem cell research to provide cures for debilitating conditions like diabetes, spinal cord injury, macular degeneration, heart disease, and neurologic disorders. You've heard about the enthusiasm, the caveats, and the controversy - and you want to understand what it all means, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
New Energy for a New EraProfessor Dan Kammen, UC Berkeley, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, will outline current and projected energy needs, identify promising new technologies, and map out how we can shift away from carbon-based sources. Office located near Mountain View CalTrain Station. Use the California St. entrance. Parking on street and at Bryant ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
The Science of Love & AttractionHelen E. Fisher, PhD biological anthropologist, is a Research Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Rutgers University. She has written five books on the evolution and future of human sexuality, monogamy, adultery and divorce, gender differences in the brain, the chemistry of romantic love, and most recently, human personality ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22/27 General, $20/25 Members