Mini Monday - Home in the BurrowSpecial morning featuring the newest exhibit at Lindsay Wildlife Museum - The Burrow. Crawl into the burrow and discover wildlife that live in a world of darkness beneath our feet. Encourage your young naturalist's curiosity at Mini Monday, a special day for children and their caregivers. Animal encounters, activities and crafts ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $15 for 1st Child ($8 museum member)
Robot Morality: Can a Machine Have a Conscience?Can we out-source morality to a robot? This isn't just a question from a sci-fi movie. Instead it's a question that comes from rapid advances in the field of robotics. Engineers, for example, have tried to program robots to make moral decisions – and to make such decisions when confronted ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Junior Academy: Naturalist Know-how Learn how to be a naturalist! Each month a new nature skill will be presented. October's skill is Stones, Spiders and Scum -- Up Close! Explore the hidden side of everyday things by learning to use a microscope. Variations of the monthly skill will be available each week. This program ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Academy admission
S4: SMALL SATELLITES FOR SECONDARY STUDENTSKevin John ('07) of Sonoma State's NASA Education and Public Outreach group will talk about an exciting ongoing project to teach STEM principles to middle and high school students, through the thrill of building electronics and launching them on high-powered rockets.
New materials afford access to novel physical effects and are a constant source of disruptions in photonic device functionality and performance. Significant opportunities exist in the mid-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; while it is rich in vibrational absorption bands of gaseous chemicals and atmospheric transmission windows, devices remain underdeveloped ...
Poverty and profit tend not to mix. Yet, the alleviation of the former is creating a tremendous opportunity for the latter. Close to one billion people have risen above the poverty line over the past twenty years, entering the global consumer marketplace. The trend is anticipated to continue – potentially ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
BaySci Science Education ForumThe 2013 BaySci Science Education Forum will focus on science discourse (argumentation) as a critical scientific practice illuminated in the Next Generation Science Standards. A panel of language arts and science education experts and Bay Area district leadership and teachers will present examples and strategies for encouraging successful student discourse ...
"A Reason for Reason" skeptical speaker series toys with immortality in September... Please join us and tell fellow critical thinkers!When people complain about aging, they are actually complaining about are age-related diseases. "Aging" is a mental construct, a mass hallucination, a convenience of language. The scientists focused on curing aging are ...
