Exploratorium Lab and Lunch: Seeing the Blue Serengeti"Seeing the Blue Serengeti: Understanding Life in the Open Ocean" with Randy Kochevar of Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP), a project of the Census of Marine Life, managed in collaboration between NOAA's Pacific Fisheries Ecosystems Lab, Stanford's Hopkins Marine Lab, and University of California, Santa Cruz's Long Marine Laboratory. TOPP ...
San Francisco is well known as the headquarters for global environmental and conservation organizations, but the city is also tending to biodiversity at home. Join a conversation about the issues and opportunities for restoring nature in our cities and better connecting it to our communities.Panel:+ Peter Brastow / San Francisco ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Free for members
The FBI claims it is going dark. Encryption technologies have finally been deployed by software companies, and critically, enabled by default, such that emails are flowing over HTTPS, and disk encryption is now frequently used. Friendly telcos, who were once a one-stop-shop for surveillance can no longer meet the needs ...
After Dark: The Art of TinkeringExplore your inventive side and celebrate the Tinkering Studio's new book, The Art of Tinkering, featuring 150 artists and makers. Tinkered attire is strongly encouraged.Experience life After Dark, an evening series exclusively for adults that mixes cocktails, conversation, and playful, innovative science and art events.Not a theater, cabaret, or gallery, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San FranciscoCafe Inquiry is a social event hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Café Borrone http://www.cafeborrone.com/ between Kepler's Books and the British Banker's Club! Look for the black balloon.For more information or if you have questions please ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Electrifying Mobility in Metropolitan Regions Electric driving (or e-mobility) is emerging in importance as a cleaner and more efficient form of alternative transportation. But a reliable and safe network of charging points for electric vehicles is essential. Hence e-mobility must be aligned with regional planning, as well as transportation policies, road maintenance and asset management. ...
Where: San JoseCost: $6.50 in advance or $10 at the door
Planetarium Show See "Earth's Wild Ride" at the Deer Valley High School planetarium. This engaging program shows stages of the Earth's evolution in animated form. Produced by Loch Ness Productions. No charge. Sky viewing after if clear.
Where: AntiochCost: Free
River Otters Back in the Bay Area - Charismatic, Elusive & Secretive Mammals After a hiatus of nearly three decades...the river otter is back! Otters were once found in almost every creek and lake in Northern California, but their numbers seriously dwindled until the 1970s because of hunting, habitat loss and pollution. Particularly harmful was mercury which seeped into the crayfish, clams, mussels ...
Where: SonomaCost: $5
Friday, 11/08/13
Carnivorous snails and other deep talesEver wonder how many worms a snail eats in a day? I did. Come find out how I figured it out. See what happens when you dedicate six years of your life to discovering everything about a carnivorous worm-eating snail. Plus, learn how a poor graduate student got paid to ...
Join us for a thought-provoking afternoon with Jared Diamond, devoted conservationist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel. Diamond draws on four decades of fieldwork in the Pacific Islands for his latest book, The World Until Yesterday, in which he asks what might we learn from "traditional" societies ...
"Good morning, Earth." That is how Colonel Chris Hadfield-writing on Twitter-woke up the world every day while living aboard the International Space Station for over five months. Since blasting off from Kazakhstan in December 2012, Hadfield has become a worldwide sensation, harnessing the power of social media to make outer ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Houge Park Start PartyMeet with members of San Jose Astronomical Society for a Star Party, weather permitting.
Comet ISON ObservationIn our attempt to view Comet ISON, join us in the early morning to look through telescopes and see if we can witness the "comet of the century."Comets are a beautiful sight to see in the sky, and are also notoriously unpredictable. This means that astronomers can't predict how well ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
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
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 7 & 10 p.m.Free parking in Marie ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Sunday, 11/10/13
Marine Science Sunday: Magnificent MigrationsThis month we celebrate the animals that love to travel! Marine mammals are famous for their epic migrations along the California coast. Docent-led tours will take you around the hospital showcasing some of the patients we are caring for and how our veterinarians are getting them better. Classroom presentations through ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Junior Academy: Naturalist Know-how Hone your expertise as a naturalist! A unique skill will be highlighted each month. In November, check out Searching the Sky-What's Up? where you'll learn to see the sky like an astronomer. Space is limited; please register in the Naturalist Center a half hour before program begins. This is a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Monday, 11/11/13
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 ...
A novel, opto-electro-mechanical Raman endoscope that has the potential to significantly improve the detection and diagnosis of certain early-stage cancers and inflammatory diseases has been developed. This is a platform technology, which utilizes a panel of targeting surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) nanoparticles, each with a uniquely detectable spectral fingerprint, in ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Energy Data: Big Decisions, Miniseries Part 3 of 3 | Which Problems to Solve, What Data to Use?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 shifting individual and household energy choices.Panel:Dr. Carrie Armel, Research ...
Steven Cole is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the UCLA School of Medicine. His research pioneered the field of human social genomics, developing new bioinformatic and molecular genetic strategies to map the pathways by which social conditions and psychological processes regulate the activity of human, ...
A WISE search for large extraterrestrial civilizations: a complementary approach to traditional SETIIf alien civilizations exist throughout the universe, many have had billions of years to develop technology, expand their population and energy supplies, and travel across their galaxies. Kardashev classified hypothetical advanced civilizations by the magnitude of their power supply, with Type II civilizations harnessing most of the energy output of ...
Drinking from the Firehose – Run-ahead Transfer PredictionPrograms frequently execute only a handful of operations between transfers of control: branches, calls, and returns. Yet modern wide-issue VLIW and superscalar CPUs can issue similar handfuls of operations every cycle, so the hardware must be able to change to a new point of execution each cycle if performance is ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
EngX: Big Data, Big ImpactJoin us for a mini-conference on leading ideas from Stanford Engineering.The analysis of large data sets has the potential to be what some have called a dashboard for humanity, an intelligent tool that could lead to better ways of understanding the world and making decisions. At the first EngX (pronounced "en-JEX") ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
How Can San Francisco's Bay Delta Be Saved?The California Delta is considered by many to be one of the world's great estuaries, providing water to most Californians and supporting hundreds of plant and animal species. But for decades, it has also been the place where grand plans and compromise go to die, thanks to its many conflicting ...
Michael Stocker, bioaccoustician and founder of Ocean Research Conservation org. New book release and signing. Ocean Conservation Research is focused on understanding the scope of, and exploring solutions to the growing problem of human generated noise pollution and its impact on marine animals. OCR engages in marine biological and technological ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $5 Donation
Bridging Movements, Building People Power: New Strategies for Fighting the Climate CrisisAs the fights around fracking, coal, and the Keystone pipeline continue, the 17th Mario Savio Memorial Lecture will present a panel discussion on Bridging Movements, Building People Power: New Strategies for Fighting the Climate Crisis, with leaders of five national environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club, Greenpeace USA, 350.org, Movement ...
Cataclysmic destruction. Surprising survival. In this new live stage performance, Radiolab turns its gaze to the topic of endings, both blazingly fast and agonizingly slow. With their signature blend of storytelling, science, and music, hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich romp through hundreds of millions of years of history to arrive ...
Duncan Callaway joined the Energy and Resources Group as an assistant professor in the Fall of 2009, and he also holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley. Dr. Callaway's research can be categorized in three areas: modeling and control of aggregated storage devices; power ...
Lab and Lunch: Getting Intimate with a Body of WaterWhile researching their book Natural History of San Francisco Bay, science writers Ariel Rubissow Okamoto and Kathleen Wong had many intimate experiences with the Bay. Using surfboards, wetsuits, and watercraft of all sorts, they learned how to follow fingerling salmon, plant eelgrass underwater, scan the subtle terrain of the Bay ...
Activities in Considerate SystemsInformation systems are being called upon not only to help keep us organized and productive, but also to help in the fabric of the way we live. We are starting to see them as solving social problems and reducing disruption; they help people enjoy others or even increase self-awareness. This ...
On The Origin Of Experience: The Shaping Of Sense And The Complex WorldHow are we to explain the presence of our experience in the world and its many forms? This book is the product of a research journey to answer this question that begins for me in the corridors of the University of Arizona in conversations with Oxford mathematician Roger Penrose. In ...
Paolo Bosetti, Professor of Mechanical and Structural Engineering, University of Trento, discusses his work on LISA (Laser in Space Antenna that measures space gravity), Michelangelo (European automated manufactory system), and what these projects signal for the 21stCentury global manufacturing revolution.Speaker: Paolo Bosetti, University of Trento
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Comet ISONIf it lives up to expectations, Comet ISON (more formally, C/2012 S1) may become the most spectacular comet to be seen from Northern Hemisphere skies since Comet Hale-Bopp in 1997. An award-winning astronomer and well-known popular lecturer, Professor Filippenko will describe comets and their importance, as well as when and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 non-members, $8 members, $7 students
Exploratorium Teen Science Night!Don't miss this chance to see the new Exploratorium at this exclusive teen event that will include: MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT!San Francisco Rock Project: Come hear the thrashing riffs of this local youth program's talented house band. Performance starts at 7pmDJ Primo: This San Francisco DJ will lay down the beats ...
As a father, Jon Mooallem has watched his daughter's world overflow with animals from toys to her favorite butterfly pajamas. She has inspired him to venture into the field, often taking his daughter with him, to move beyond childlike fascination and make those creatures feel more real. Wild Ones is ...
Almost 10 years ago, we were treated to a visit by Professor Basri when he talked about the promise of the Kepler mission to discover extrasolar planets; that is, planets around stars other than our own. To borrow from Star Trek, we were truly "exploring strange new worlds." We are ...
Where: Santa RosaCost: Free
Playing The Maker: Experimantal Microcosms and Micro-scale Imaging in EcologyDave Armitage of UC Berkeley will introduce the concept of microcosms as a tool in ecological research, the history of these systems, and ongoing controversies surrounding them. He will discuss some of the research he is conducting in pitcher plant communities and his public outreach on his microscopic imaging blog. ...
Cataclysmic destruction. Surprising survival. In this new live stage performance, Radiolab turns its gaze to the topic of endings, both blazingly fast and agonizingly slow. With their signature blend of storytelling, science, and music, hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich romp through hundreds of millions of years of history to arrive ...
