Overview of benthos studies in two recent large projects, MAR-ECO and ECOMAR, will be given. Both projects were focused on mid-ocean ecosystems of the North Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR), between the Azores and Iceland, with special attention to the Charlie Gibbs Fracture Zone area in the vicinity of the sub polar ...
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:
The Mathematics of the SunSince our nearest and dearest star, the Sun, is the source of all life on our planet, it would be nice to know a little about it. Despite the fact that we can look at the Sun in amazing detail these days, we still understand very little about how it ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Friday, 08/30/13
Fueling Alternatives: Evidence from Naturalistic Driving DataWe use naturalistic driving data to analyze the refueling behavior of drivers. The data come from a year-long study in which drivers were provided with experimental vehicles to use for seven weeks. We use data logged during the experiment to identify the time and location of refueling stops. With this ...
Houge Park Start PartyMeet with members of San Jose Astronomical Society for a Star Party, weather permitting.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Saturday, 08/31/13
Geology HikeTake a 3-mile moderate hike through the park's fascinating geologic history. Learn about various fault zones that underlay the area and how they have shaped the current landscape. Meet at the Mendoza park entrance on Roop Road. Bring sturdy hiking shoes, water, snacks and a camera. (408) 918-7775
The Exploratorium's innovative Cinema Arts program presents a series of short films, animations, and abstract works to engage all curious movie lovers every Saturday, beginning August 3, 2013, in the museum's Kanbar Forum. Films vary from week to week, and encompass museum gallery themes and investigations of natural phenomena. All ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Included with admission
Staying Alive: The Sokol Spacesuit Come learn the brief history of spacesuits from the earliest pressure suits worn by aviators in the 1930s to the state of the art used on the International Space Station. You'll get a chance to see an actual Russian Sokol Spacesuit with a demonstration of its features and its use. ...
Where: OaklandCost:
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
Sunday, 09/01/13
Morning Wildlife HikeDiscover some secrets of the wild on an easy 1.5-mile hike. Explore the basics of the food chain as you learn how to read animal tracks and about park inhabitants like coyotes, bobcats, deer and turkeys. Meet at the park office by Spring Valley Pond. Bring sturdy shoes, water, and ...
Where: MilpitasCost: Free
Free Day of ScienceFirst Sundays are FREE! OMCA is free all day the first Sunday of every month. Tour the building with members of the Museum's Council on Architecture at 1 pm and enjoy a Docent-led tour of the Gallery of California Art at 2 pm. Grab lunch or a snack at Blue ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
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: SausalitoCost: Free
Keeping Up With Global Warming: The Problem That Won't Go Away: Making PredictionsGlobal warming: it's a phrase that gets bandied about by politicians, the news media, environmentalists, and dinner party guests. Al Gore said it's happening and we all make comments about the crazy weather; but, if we are not scientists ourselves, how much do we truly understand about the implications?Scientist Barbara-Ann ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Naturalist Know-howDo you know a young person interested in nature? Take them to Junior Academy: Naturalist Know-how! Learn to be a naturalist! September's skill is Flower/Plant Pressing. Variations of the monthly skill will be available each week. This program is designed for youth ages 8 to 11. Youth must be accompanied ...
For Labor day weekend, celebrate SF's labors of love!San Francisco's creative nature inspired innovation long before the silicon chip: Some of the world's most influential inventions were dreamed up by San Franciscan tinkerers. Explore seven surprising stories of innovationfrom tech to tunes to treatsthat exemplify San Francisco as a hotbed ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 with discount code 'Schmooze'
Tuesday, 09/03/13
Mapping the Surface of a Rocky Extrasolar Planet: Kepler-10b Kepler-10b is a terrestrial planet orbiting its host star every 20 hours. At semi-major axis of 0.017 AU the planetary surface receives a massive amount of flux that heats to approximately 2000 K. The Kepler photometer with its broadband filter can detect thermal emission from the planet and an occultation ...
