Black Holes, Quantum Mechanics and FirewallsThought experiments have played an important role in figuring out the laws of physics. For the unification of quantum mechanics and gravity, where the phenomena take place in extreme regimes, they are even more crucial. Hawking's 1976 paper "Breakdown of Predictability in Gravitational Collapse" presented one of the great thought ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Balancing Hope and Reality: How could physicians do better?Anthony Back, MD, is Professor of Medicine at University of Washington in Seattle. He is Director of the Cancer Communication and Palliative Care Programs at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC). He is board-certified in Medical Oncology and Palliative Medicine, and his primary research ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Fracking the Monterey Shale?According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, California's Monterey Shale may hold as much as 15 billion barrels of oil – more than 64% of all recoverable shale oil reserves in the United States, and more than four times the Bakken Shale in North Dakota. Many are concerned, however, ...
A local delegation reports on a recent visit to Switzerland to study the covering of thousands of buildings with living roofs. The Swiss model of green roofs is lighter, cheaper and richer in biodiversity than many American counterparts. How can we learn to develop a sustainable, affordable model to better ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Free for members
Meet Robotics Teams from Palo Alto and Menlo-Atherton High SchoolsSRI International is proud to sponsor local student robotics teams, including those from Palo Alto (Paly) and Menlo-Atherton High Schools. Join us on October 8 when these award-winning teams take over the Café to show off their latest robots built to compete in FIRST Robotics and other competitions. Meet these ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
The Yosemite Rim Fire: How to Improve Fire PolicyThe mixed conifer forests within the devastating recent rim fire have changed drastically since 1911, with tree densities having increased 10 times and downed wood fuel loads five times. Wildfires under such conditions result in excessive tree death, which could negatively impact water quality. But managers at Yosemite National Park have been using a system ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Mmebers, $7 Students
Story of Stuff: short movie screening + discussionHave you ever wondered where does all your stuff come from and where it goes when you throw it away? An organization called "Story of Stuff" was created 6 years ago to understand exactly that (they began in the city of Berkeley!). During these years, they have become an ...
Deep Dive Into Android App Development tutorial is a fast-paced hands-on introduction to Android app development for those already proficient in Java. By the end of this tutorial, you should understand how to go about building a very simple Android app.During the tutorial, we'll develop a working Twitter-like application capable ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
October 8th Astronomy Program Moraga LibraryMt. Diablo Astronomical Society along with Moraga Library presents astronomy activities:See stars, nebula, galaxies, clusters, and the moon through member telescopes. Bring kids, dress warmly. Astronomy program is weather dependent.
Where: MoragaCost: Free
Venture Capital and Impact InvestingNancy Pfund founded DBL Investors with the goal to combine top-tier financial returns with meaningful social, economic and environmental returns. As a leading player in the growing field of "impact investing", DBL has helped to reveal the power of venture capital to promote social change and environmental improvement. Come spend ...
Where: San JoseCost: $6.50 in advance or $10 at the door
Inaugural LASER at UC Santa CruzAt UCSC's inaugural LASER, speakers will lay the foundation for the series by speaking about the intertwining of art and science. Questions like "why art and science" and "why now" will provide context for the series as a local forum for presenting art and science projects underway throughout the University ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: $4 Parking
Intel's Justin Rattner in Conversation with John Markoff of The New York TimesJustin Rattner is a corporate vice president and the chief technology officer (CTO) of Intel Corporation. He is also an Intel Senior Fellow and head of Intel Labs where he directs Intel's global research efforts in processors, programming, systems, security, communications and, most recently, user experience and interaction. As part ...
Machine Learning on Big Data for Online AdvertisingRocket Fuel is a leader in the use of detailed data to automatically choose who to show particular ads to. In this talk, CTO Mark Torrance will explain how Rocket Fuel approaches this problem from a machine learning, modeling, and optimization perspective. He will cover technologies in use for the ...
6:30-6:55: Zann Gill(former NASA scientist) on "Resolving Prediction's Paradox: collaborative intelligence ecosystems"Collaborative intelligence characterizes distributed, multi-agent networks... Read more6:55-7:20: Jennifer Parker(UC Santa Cruz) on "Down to earth: Art, Astronomy and Physics"Highlighting new works created by artists and scientists from the UCSC OpenLab Network...Read more7:20-7:40: BREAK. Before or after the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Richard DawkinsDawkins has been central to the debates surrounding creationism, intelligent design and religion. He coined the word meme, and his gene-centric view of evolution helped popularize the radical new understanding of Darwinism. From his early childhood in Africa to his educational awakening at Oxford, Dawkins shares his personal experiences that ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $25 General, $15 Member, $10 Student
Video Games for Mathematics, a public talk by Keith DevlinKeith Devlin will show how casual games that provide representations of mathematics enable children (and adults) to learn basic mathematics by "playing," in the same way we learn music by learning to play the piano.Prof. Devlin is a mathematician at Stanford University, a co-founder and executive director of the university's ...
Want to make a real difference in changing minds in a "skeptical" direction? Alone, it is difficult; together, with other like-minded people, you can affect what content people outside our "choir" see. Susan Gerbic, skepticism activist, shares her deep knowledge of Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia, an effort to improve skeptical content on the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: FREE
Thursday, 10/10/13
Serious Mental Illness: How Can We Promote Public Health and Public SafetyThis forum will be a dialogue concerning what the health care system and what the general public can do to promote the well-being of families who are facing mental illness. It will also address how society should respond to the very small proportion of individuals with mental illness who commit ...
How does UCSF use genetics to personalize cancer treatments?UCSF invites you to meet our scientists and learn how we are using information from the Human Genome Project to personalize cancer treatments. The event includes a brief reception with light refreshments, followed by the discussion with researchers from UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Caner Center. Please join us! Simply RSVP ...
Plunge into the mysteries of our Universe (and beyond) with a cocktail in-hand during a cosmic edition of NightLife, part of the Brilliant!Science: Extraterrestrial Life festival. Catch a special screening of sci-fi classic E.T. the Extra-terrestrial in African Hall. Find out what we've found and what we're still learning in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
7:00-7:25: Taraneh Hemami(Visual Artist) on "Theory of Survival"Abstract...Read more7:25-7:50: Sasha Leitman(Stanford CCRMA) on "Research in Computer Music at Stanford's CCRMA"An overview of the history of CCRMA's research and current work ...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone in the audience currently working within the intersections of art ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Bone Cleaning Course by Ron CaubleThe Bone Room's own Ron Cauble will again teach a class on the basics of bone and skeleton cleaning. Space is limited so please call in advance to sign up.
Where: BerkeleyCost: $10
ZomBees!San Francisco State University Biology Professor John Hafernik will describe how he serendipitously discovered that a small native fly, Apocephalus borealis, has begun parasitizing European honey bees. Parasitized bees show the "zombie-like behavior" of leaving their hives at night on "a one-way flight of the living dead." They soon ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Friday, 10/11/13
Advanced Imaging ConferenceJoin over 300 of the worlds most accomplished astrophographers for three intensive days that feature techniques from the leading experts, over 25 exhibitors offereing the latest technology and a chance to network and form friendships that will propel your images to new heights.Experience an Information Explosion during AIC 2013 workshops ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $299 for Bay Area Residents
Organic and carbon nano materials are attractive for low cost electronic units for electronic skin as well as medicinal, food storage, and environmental monitoring applications. The ability to couple the sensory electrical output with on-chip signal processing can overcome the need for bulky, expensive equipment typically required for most ...
Over the past 40 years, Bioarchaeology has emerged as an interdisciplinary research domain dedicated to exploring the lives of past peoples. In this presentation, I briefly consider our history in the context of "the bioarchaeologies," distinctive approaches that signal vitality and longterm viability for this dynamic field. In commenting upon ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Saturday, 10/12/13
Advanced Imaging ConferenceJoin over 300 of the worlds most accomplished astrophographers for three intensive days that feature techniques from the leading experts, over 25 exhibitors offereing the latest technology and a chance to network and form friendships that will propel your images to new heights.Experience an Information Explosion during AIC 2013 workshops ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $299 for Bay Area Residents
Eye-Opening Science: Conversation and Controversy SETI: The Archaeology of the FutureEye-Opening Science: Conversation and ControversyCosmic Evolution: A Scientific Creation Myth Like No OtherModerated by Jill Tarter, Bernard Oliver Chair for SETI Research & Academy FellowDavid Morrison, Director of the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute and Academy FellowEugenie Scott, Executive Director, National Center ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $35 General, $25 Members and Seniors
Intel Museum - Free Circuitry Class Engages KidsSchematics, Switches and CircuitsFrom doorbells to karaoke machines, kids ages 9 and up will be introduced to reading schematics and building circuits. After a quick introduction to the basics, they will work in teams to build a variety of electronic devices that ring, beep and play songs! Space is limited ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Wildlife Conservation ExpoJourney to some of the most exotic places on Earth - from the African savannah to the Colombian rainforest and the Asian steppes - accompanied by twenty of the world's leading wildlife conservationists. Hear their stories of saving endangered animals through work with local communities and the use of groundbreaking ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $75 General, 40 Students
Hawk Talk and Banding Demo - CANCELLEDCome 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
Family Science and Astronomy FestivalJoin us for a day of astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology and physics lectures, demos, workshops, and planetarium shows!Planetarium shows 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm, and 6 pm A presentation of the night sky by Darryl StanfordScience Workshops Hands on workshops in Science and Astronomy 2 pm, 3 pm, ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Science Fiction Film Festival and Writing Contest Awards CeremonyScience, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc. (SEM Link), African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO) and The I.S.I.S. Project are hosting a Science Fiction Film Festival and Writing Contest Awards Ceremony. This event will feature a family friendly science fiction film as well as a panel discussion with STEM ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Intel Museum - Free Circuitry Class Engages Kids -- Second SectionSchematics, Switches and CircuitsFrom doorbells to karaoke machines, kids ages 9 and up will be introduced to reading schematics and building circuits. After a quick introduction to the basics, they will work in teams to build a variety of electronic devices that ring, beep and play songs! Space is limited ...
Comets, meteors, and asteroids: how are they different, how are they related?Hold real meteorites – rocks from space – in your hand.Then experience views through the telescopes to see Jupiter and the rest of our Galaxy.
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free
Breaking through the Seeing Barrier in Planetary AstronomyWhen Galileo Galilei pointed his telescope toward Jupiter in 1609 and discovered what we now call the Galilean moons, he did not realized that he had just established a new research field in astronomy. In the past four centuries, planetary astronomy, the study of our solar system bodies using telescopes, has increased ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Robert Ferguson Observatory-Int'l Observing the Moon NightCome out and visit us on this unique observing night!International Observing the Moon Night.Starting at dusk, the Observatory's three main telescopes are open for your viewing. Docents set up additional telescopes in front of the building, while presentations on astronomical topics are given in the classroom throughout the course of ...
Where: KenwoodCost: $11.00
Jazz Under the StarsThis event is weather dependent. If skies are cloudy or overcast, the event will be cancelled. Latest weather updates.Visit our roof top observatory and see the moon thru our telescopes, while listening to KCSM Jazz 91 FM. Dress warmly and come by anytime between 8 & 10 p.m.Free parking in Marie ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Sunday, 10/13/13
Advanced Imaging ConferenceJoin over 300 of the worlds most accomplished astrophographers for three intensive days that feature techniques from the leading experts, over 25 exhibitors offereing the latest technology and a chance to network and form friendships that will propel your images to new heights.Experience an Information Explosion during AIC 2013 workshops ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $299 for Bay Area Residents
Marine Science Sunday: Creatures of the Deep This month we celebrate Halloween with a creepy collection of the animals that live in the darkness of the ocean! Come learn about the elephant seal's ability to dive to 5000 feet and stay underwater for 2 hours at a time, how a sperm whale dives in search of the ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Rosenberg Institute Discovery Day at Romberg Tiburon CenterDiscovery Day is our annual open house, the one day of the year when the public can visit and spend the day behind the scenes, meet our scientists and learn about their research in San Francisco Bay and beyond.See the laboratories and tools our scientists use to do their workMeet ...
Where: TiburonCost: FREE
Hawk Talk and Banding Demo - CANCELLEDCome 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
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
Special Performance: The Kepler Story We are excited to announce our first ever prime-time Sunday evening performance series taking place in the Morrison Planetarium - the world's largest all digital dome. As a one-man performance with dramatic supporting music and full dome visuals, the Morrison Planetarium in collaboration with Motion Institute presents The Kepler Story ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Special Performance: The Kepler Story -- Second PerformanceWe are excited to announce our first ever prime-time Sunday evening performance series taking place in the Morrison Planetarium - the world's largest all digital dome. As a one-man performance with dramatic supporting music and full dome visuals, the Morrison Planetarium in collaboration with Motion Institute presents The Kepler Story ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Monday, 10/14/13
Summit to SeeA monthly cross-country hike to a high point or other highlight of the sanctuary with natural history, photography, birding, etcPlease dress for the weather and bring at least one quart of drinking water. You may also wish to bring a hat, an extra layer, and a snack. There are no ...
Jaron Lanier is a computer scientist, composer, visual artist, and author. His scientific interests include biomimetic information architectures, user interfaces, heterogeneous scientific simulations, advanced information systems for medicine, and computational approaches to the fundamentals of physics. He collaborates with a wide range of scientists in fields related to these interests. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
EXO AND THE QUEST FOR MAJORANA NEUTRINO MASSESDr. Giorgio Gratta from Stanford University will discuss recent evidence pointing towards a non-zero mass for neutrinos, and will describe how the EXO program might be able to measure neutrino masses.
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Chemistry in Optical Imaging: Using Nanotechnology to Amplify SignalsWe will survey the use of gold nanoparticles to harness optical energy for biomedical imaging and therapy. The main focus will be on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and photoacoustic imaging. SERS has long been used to characterize materials and for in vitro diagnostics; recent work has transitioned this modality into ...
This miniseries will explore the ways in which data can guide decision making in energy research, policy, business, and the personal sphere – from determining which problems and products should be pursued to achieve the biggest bang for the buck, to employing it to shift individual and household energy choices.Speaker: ...
The last decade has seen a revolution in astrobiology – the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. Results returned by planetary missions in the Solar System such as Messenger, Venus Express, the Mars Exploration Rovers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Express, MSL and the ...
