Tule elk once roamed in the thousands across the hills and grasslands of Marin County and the Point Reyes peninsula. Through photos and personal stories from historic archives, Frank Binney explores the past abundance, near-extinction, and recent revival of the only elk subspecies native exclusively to California. A first-person account ...
The Future of Fossil Fuels: A Discussion on Keystone XL, Fracking, and Offshore DrillingJoin UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty at 101 Moffitt for a panel on the fate of fossil fuel consumption in America. Recent projects increasing the American production of fossil fuels have been met with strong public backlash, sparking a debate on the sustainability and ethics of these projects. Despite ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
LIGHTS, NANO, ACTION! NEW OPTICAL MATERIALS AND TOOLS TO VISUALIZE NANOSCALE PHENOMENAIn 1833, Faraday combined silver and sulfur and discovered the first material with a negative temperature coefficient of resistance, silver sulfide. At the time, the word semiconductor did not even exist. Yet we now know that this first semiconducting material laid the foundation for an entirely new and extremely important ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Cosmic NightlifeTo infinity and beyond! To honor the 53rd anniversary of the first man in space Yuri Gagarin, NightLife opens its doors and minds to the next frontier in planetary exploration.Meet and mingle with the asteroid hunters from the B612 Foundation and otherworldly researchers from the Mars Society, Kavli Institute for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
explOratorium exhibit investigation with Paul DohertyJoin us as we explore an exhibit with Exploratorium senior scientist, Dr. Paul Doherty. Paul has been the long-time teacher of countless Exploratorium staff about the science behind the exhibits. We thought it would be great to invite you to join us to participate in our learning process. During each ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Resonance: Original Soundtrack #5 and StarfieldJoin artist, musician, and composer Jem Finer as he performs "Original Soundtracks #5," which inverts the usual supporting role of the soundtrack, and "Starfield," which is based on the unique spectrum of light frequencies found in every star.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15.
iNaturalist.org: A Naturalist Lifestyle and the Root of ConservationKen-ichi Ueda is an avid naturalist with a background in both biology and software development. Ken-ichi developed iNaturalist while persuing a Masters degree at the UC Berkeley School of Information in 2008 and continued to work on it in his spare time. Since 2011, Ken-ichi has been working full time ...
Promoting critical thinking is challenging everywhere. But it is even harder when there are deeply rooted superstitions, widespread denial of science, and political pressures on freedom of speech. Tonight, we will hear about some interesting superstitions and pseudoscience from Turkey. We will also explore the growing skeptical movement and challenges ...
Sterkfontein Caves: The fossils, frustrations and funIn this talk, Dr. Stratford will present some of the latest research being conducted at the world's richest Australopithecus site - from 'Little Foot', and exploring some of South Africa's oldest hominid-bearing deposits, to the challenges of deep cave excavation.Speaker: Dr. Dominic Stratford, Univ. of Witwatersrand, South AfricaRoom 3201, Building ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Vehicle Scrappage and Gasoline PolicyWe estimate the sensitivity of scrap decisions to changes in used car values - the "scrap elasticity" - and show how it influences used car fleets under policies aimed at reducing gasoline use. Large scrap elasticities produce emissions leakage under effciency standards as the longevity of used vehicles is increased, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Functional Nanofibers for Wearable Electronics and Solar CellsNatural systems, like muscular and nervous systems, are comprised of three-dimensional, complex assemblies of various functional fibers. This talk presents applications of nature-inspired synthetic nanofibers in wearable electronics, solar cells and sensors. The continuous, low cost deposition of electrospun nanofibers with a variety of compositional and morphological properties allows high ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Moonlight HikeThe brightness of the moon guides our exploration of the redwoods on this easy 2-3 mile hike. After the hike, stay and view the night sky through our telescopes (weather permitting) or tour our Telescope Makers Workshop. Hike will take place rain or shine.
Where: OaklandCost: $12
Last Stand of the Orangutan:How To Stop Conflict Palm Oil from Destroying our Last RainforestsPalm Oil is now found in roughly 50% of packaged goods in grocery stores - is destroying rainforests, pushing orangutans and Sumatran tigers towards extinction, displacing Indigenous communities,incentivising child labor and carbon pollution. But Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has a plan to stop it! Come learn how. Our speaker is Laurel Sutherlin, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $3.00 Donation requested
The Dynamical Universe: Evolution of the Cosmic StructureRecent decades have brought significant insights about the Universe we live in. Now we know to a great accuracy what is the geometry of the universe and its content. Yet, this knowledge has opened some of the biggest mysteries in today's physical sciences: what is dark matter, what is dark ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free
Saturday, 04/12/14
Cal Day! UC Berkeley's Annual Open HouseHundreds of lectures, events, and performances, or as their slogan says, "One Day. A Million Stories." It is the annual UC Berkeley Open House, with something for everyone. Whether you are a prospective Cal attendee, a parent of a current student, or just a member of the community, you'll find ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Cal Day at the Lawrence Hall of ScienceCelebrate Golden Bear pride at the Lawrence Hall of Science for Cal Day, UC Berkeley's annual open house. Come to the Lawrence Hall of Science to explore our ongoing Xtreme BUGS exhibit, as well as many other fun scientific activities. Go Bears!
The MAKER Movement is coming to a school near you! Find out what it's all about. Everyone is welcome. Click here http://make.marinschools.org to register to attend.The Marin County Office of Education and partners Autodesk, Microsoft, Edutopia, Intel Clubhouse, Marin County Bicycle Coalition, Lego Play-Well, Buck Institute for Education, and Bay Area ...
Where: San RafaelCost: Free
Berkeley Bay FestivalThis wonderful FREE event first happened 77 years ago when the Marina first opened in 1937. The Bay Festival now showcases activities and environmental education that are available here at the Marina and all around the region. Come celebrate the earth and our Bay by listening to Music, eating wonderful food, and enjoying a day by the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Fish Feeding FrenzyWatch Ranger Linda feed the hungry inhabitants of our fresh and salt water tanks. Get familiar with some of our Bay Area aquatic neighbors. Watch the different feeding styles of the rock cod, sea stars, and rainbow trout.
Enjoy the spring flowers and hear how San Francisco's unusual geology and climate have produced a unique ecosystem at the Presidio on a moderately strenuous 2-mile walk. Bring a camera and wear comfortable shoes and warm layers. Meet ranger Will Elder at the north end of the north Baker Beach ...
Yuri's Night has become a global celebration with parties and events held around the world every April to commemorate the day of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's first manned spaceflight in 1961. Join us for space games and activities, recall the great space race and how we managed to send a human ...
Where: OaklandCost: $12 + General Admission
Occultations Ain't Voodoo. Why, How, and When to Observe ThemWe will discuss WHY we observe Occultations, both Asteroidal and Lunar.I will show some sample equipment that is suitable for videotaping accurately timed occultation data, as well as discuss and use various pieces of software to predict the events (OCCULT 4) and analyze the results (Limovie et al). In addition ...
This 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 with admission
Junior Academy: Naturalist Know-howCalifornia Academy of SciencesSundays at 2pm – 2:45pm (sign-up at 1:30pm) Naturalist Center / Lab (Level 3 across from the Planetarium exit)This program is designed for youth ages 8 to 11. Youth must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited to 20 youth with attending adults. Onsite registration is ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Academy admission
Monday, 04/14/14
Energy Seminar with Gro Brundtland, Board of Directors, UN Foundation; Former Prime Minister of NorwayBrundtland is on the Board of Directors of the United Nations Foundation and is also a member of The Elders, an independent group of high-profile global leaders who work together to promote peace and human rights. She was a Special Envoy on Climate Change for United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Raymond Paul Giroux: Building Panama CanalRaymond Paul Giroux, M.ASCE, Senior Engineer, Kiewit CorporationIn commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, Raymond "Paul" Giroux, accomplished engineer, builder and award-winning civil engineering historian, will highlight how the right people, the right machines and the right methods all came together in 1904 to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 non-members, MEMBERS FREE, $7 students
Join us for a special open evening on our observatory deck to watch the total eclipse of the moon. Watch this incredible astronomical phenomenon as the moon is engulfed in a deep red color. Bring binoculars, blankets and warm clothes. Hot beverages available for sale. Peak time is 12:45 AM
Where: OaklandCost: $12
Total Eclipse of the Moon Apr. 14-15, 20141. What Is Happening?Late on Monday evening and early Tuesday morning, Apr. 14-15, a total eclipse of the Moon will be visible from throughout the U.S. In a lunar eclipse, the full Moon and the Sun are exactly opposite each other in our skies, and the Earth gets between them. ...
Where: Your TownCost: FREE
Total Lunar Eclipse Viewing EventsIn addition to the two other locations listed, here are some gatherings for watching the lunar eclipse:Hough Park, San Jose (SJ Astronomical Assoc)Park Chalet Gardens near Ocean Beach, San Francisco (SF Amateur Astronomers)Foothill College Observatory, Los Altos HillsRobert Gerguson Observatory, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd., Kenwood (Sonoma County Astronomical Society)But you ...
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Total Lunar EclipseLook through astronomical telescopes at the Lawrence Hall of Science to observe the first total lunar eclipse for the Bay Area since 2011! The Lawrence Hall of Science's Planetarium and Science on a Sphere will teach visitors how eclipses work and what they look like from the ground... and even ...
The Wide Field InfRared Survey Telescope mission is the highest priority large space project recommended by the 2010 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, and it is expected to begin development in 2017 when the James Webb Space Telescope is nearing launch. WFIRST was conceived to conduct wide field, near-infrared surveys ...
The next generation of the tech campus is currently being planned and built in Silicon Valley, and designs that focus on sustainability are the new trend. Tech giants Samsung and Facebook are leading the way with plans for green and living roofs at their new campuses. Learn about the motivating ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10 General, Free for members
Get Your Goose On! Nature Program for KidsEver wonder about the San Francisco Bay wetlands and the wildlife in your very own backyard? Join us for an adventure here at your local library. You'll get up close and personal with real feet and beaks of birds while you play bird games and create your own wild craft. ...
Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder: What we know and what are we investigating?Jennifer Pinto-Martin, HB '78, PhD, MPH is the Maclnnes Professor and Chair of the Biobehavioral Health Sciences Department at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine. She also serves as the Executive Director of the Center for Public Health Initiatives, and is the Director for ...
Tides on San Francisco Bay by Kame RichardsRacers, cruisers, power boats, kayaks and swimmers will see and learn how the tides move on San Francisco Bay. $15 Reservations a must, call 408-263-7877 or email jimtantillo@comcast.net
Where: SausalitoCost: $15
Understanding PainPain speaks as forcefully and as personally as any human experience. While the ability to experience pain is essential for survival, chronic pain is the scourge of sentient existence. As a topic of research, pain presents a formidable challenge for scientists. How does individual perception of pain vary? Why are some chronic ...
Where: San JoseCost: $15 General, ($10 Wonderfest Discount)
Fungi are hyperdiverse organisms that assemble in dynamic and complex communities and details on individual species are crucial for understanding such complicated assemblages. Studying fungal populations allows understanding how specific species live in nature, which is crucial for a full appreciation of fungal diversity. Populations can tell us about how ...
Joshua Viers joined the CITRIS leadership as the director at UC Merced in August 2013. Prior to this, Dr. Viers has been serving in a research capacity at UC Davis for 10 years since receiving his Ph.D. in Ecology there, most recently as Associate Research Scientist in the Department of ...
Among the most important tools for oceanography is the CTD. For many marine scientists working in near-shore environments, the cost of this essential tool can exceed their total research budget. The OpenCTD is a project to develop a low-cost, open-source CTD for use by both educators and scientists. It is ...
The concept of time is a well recognized enigma in physics. According to the great physicist John Archibald Wheeler: Beyond all day-to-day problems in physics, in the profound issues of principle that confront us today, no difficulties are more central than those associated with the concept of time. In computer ...
Stephen Palumbi: The Extreme Life of the SeaStephen Palumbi, one of today's leading marine scientists, takes us on an adventure to the absolute limits of the aquatic world – the fastest and deepest, the hottest and oldest creatures of the oceans, diving into the icy Arctic and boiling hydrothermal vents all while exposing the eternal darkness of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 non-members, $8 members, $7 students
Lifting the Cosmic Veil: A Decade of Highlights from the Spitzer Space TelescopeAs the infrared cousin to Hubble, the Spitzer Space Telescope was launched in 2003 to study the cool universe with waves that are invisible to the human eye. It was designed to probe the birth and youth of stars and planetary disks, and to observe some of the most distant ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
Tides on San Francisco Bay by Kame RichardsRacers, cruisers, power boats, kayaks and swimmers will see and learn how the tides move on San Francisco Bay. $15 Reservations a must, call 408-263-7877 or email jimtantillo@comcast.net
Globular clusters are ancient stellar systems that formed at very early times in the history of the Milky Way galaxy. Professor Smith's talk will examine how globular clusters are distributed within the Milky Way, their ages, chemical compositions, and the types of stars found within them. Such basic properties of ...
Worrying about The Big One? Wondering about native bivalves? Wary of the battle between mind & body? Well, quake no more, 'cause we have three disaster experts ready for any catastrophe, an aw-shucks oyster authority dropping some pearls of wisdom, and a physician assistant first doing no harm and then ...
