Creating Minds ConferenceThe Creating Minds conference aims to stimulate a discussion on the radical, surprising, and unpredictable reorganization of cognition that has emerged from the revolution in the digital production of texts – and to evaluate the deeper consequences of this cognitive reframing for both authorship and the acts of reading. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Every Body is an Ark: How the microorganisms we carry will impact long term space travelThe human microbiome is essential to our health and deserves special consideration in the closed environments of space travel. The dynamics of host-microbe interactions will change if normal immune functions are altered during extended space travel. Opportunistic pathogens common in the human microbiome, including those in the genera Candida, Aspergillus, ...
Ever wonder how plants live? Or how worms produce compost? Curious about solar beads and solar cookers? Get hands-on with science to find out! Join Cal scientists for some cool, food-related investigations at East Bay farmers' markets during the Bay Area Science Festival.Dates are subject to cancellation in the event ...
Medicine is moving far beyond just popping a pill. Come hear a bioengineer explore fascinating new means of medication delivery and share new cellular discoveries. Desai's research brings together advanced micro- and nanotechnologies for insights into cellular behavior in engineered environments, and novel pharmacologic delivery approaches to address disease treatment ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 non-members, $8 members, $7 students
Join Dr. Uta Grieshammer from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Dr. Julie Baker from Stanford to learn about current research and applications of stem cell biology.
Science, Neat is a monthly happy hour that pairs short talks with live demos on the back patio of the El Rio bar in the Mission. Keeping with the holiday spirit, October's theme is Bones, and will be featuring animal skulls from UCSF, blue whale flipper bones with Mission Science ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $4
Shark movements and their impacts on conservationSharks have swam the oceans for over 400 million years, helping to shape and maintain the balance of ocean ecosystems. Sharks have survived the five great extinction events, including the last which caused the dinosaurs to go extinct. For all this time, sharks were the top predators in the ocean.Until ...
