The Bay Model Wants You!!! Become part of Sausalito's very own attraction known around the world! We have a variety of volunteer positions that are suited for people just like you! Greet visitors, lead tours, work with school groups, and more! Come and be a part of one of the largest working hydraulic models in ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Volunteering
New Insights into Massive Star Explosions Core-collapse supernovae from massive stars are among the most energetic events in the universe. They liberate a mass-energy equivalent of ~15% of a solar mass in the collapse of their progenitor star's core. The majority (~99%) of this energy is carried away by neutrinos, while (~1%) is transferred to the ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Spring Data Science AfternoonJoin us for an afternoon of data science! We will have industrial and academic speakers, a panel about how industry and academia can collaborate on data science, and a poster session for networking and socializing. We welcome participants from academia, industry, and the local community to participate.Keynote speaker: Michael Jordan, ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free (must pre-register)
LOW-ENERGY NUCLEAR REACTIONS (LENR) - COLD FUSION - CMNS; PRESENT AND PROJECTED FUTURE STATUSWe have arrived at an interesting time and there are several indications that 2015 will not be "business as usual" in the CMNS field. I have commented often that it would not take much outside interest to convert our field from "resource limited" to "talent limited". I think we are ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Extinction NightlifeGoing, going, gone? Explore the science of extinction as NightLife digs deep into the species and environments that have disappeared over time.Plus, learn how everyone-including YOU-can take small actions to ensure a more sustainable future for life on our planet.Get a rare glimpse at Monarch the grizzly bear-the original bear ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Living it Forward: Gifts and Challenges of SurvivorshipSome call us survivors, others consider themselves 'thrivers'. No matter how we name ourselves, the question we each carry is: who are we now? With mounting outside pressure to return to 'normal', yet irrevocably changed at the core, how do we create a healthy foundation for this new life and ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Perceiving Graphical and Pictorial Information via Hearing and TouchWe explore the use of hearing and touch for conveying graphical and pictorial information to visually impaired people. The main idea is that the user actively explores a two-dimensional layout consisting of one or more objects with the finger on a touch screen. The objects are displayed via sounds and ...
Where: SunnyvaleCost: Free
'The Upside of Stress'Kelly McGonigal, Health Psychologist, Lecturer at Stanford University & Author of The Upside of Stress: Why Stress is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It.We've all heard stress can make us sick but can it be a good thing? McGonigal debunks stress myths and shares how it ...
Scientists cannot currently predict the precise time, location, and size of future damaging earthquakes.Historical records of earthquakes in California date back over 150 years.Geologists have dug trenches to extend the known history on some faults back to around 1,000 years before today!We are learning more about the behavior of large ...
Our current drought has challenged landscape architects to find new ways to design residential landscapes. As we move away from water-intensive plants and lawns, towards designs that incorporate drought-tolerant and native species, there are new opportunities to create more sustainable landscapes with diverse habitats for birds and butterflies. Nancy Kent, ...
In 1991, using powerful magnets and "sewer pipe, wire, epoxy, and finger tapping,"* a few research groups converged on the idea of utilizing the magnetic resonance properties of gray matter to image the active, thinking human brain-what the world now knows as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Since then, cognitive ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Planck: Driven by Vision, Broken by War Brandon R. BrownMax Planck, one of the most famous physicists in the world and described by Albert Einstein as "the basis of all twentieth-century physics," is credited with being the father of quantum theory. His work laid the foundation for our modern understanding of matter and energetic processes. But, until ...
Come be in your elements with Exploratorium host Ron Hipschman. Follow tales of intrigue and invention, join in dynamic demonstrations, and uncover fascinating connections between individual elements and our collective human experience.From the moment of its discovery, each element embarks on a journey into our culture. -Hugh Aldersey-Williams, Periodic TalesBoron is ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Saturday, 05/23/15
Celebrating Elephants DayFamily friendly activities include exciting elephant stations such as touching gigantic pachyderm bones, holding an eleven-pound tooth, and stepping into an elephant-sized footprint. Grab binoculars and participate in a mock research camp, where observers are invited to watch and record behaviors, and learn how to tell Oakland Zoo's four elephants ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
iGEM 2015 Bay Area Biohackers team onboarding meetingThis is our inaugural team onboarding meeting for the upcoming 2015 iGEM synthetic biology competition. Last year, we won a Gold Medal and the prize for Best Community Labs Project with our Real Vegan Cheese project.iGEM is the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition, which is in its 11th year. iGEM ...
Where: OaklandCost: free
Trekking the ModelJoin a Ranger guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942–2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Planets of our Solar SystemHere's your chance to explore THREE planets PLUS our Moon through the telescopes. Make a Pocket Solar System and imagine what it would be like to live on other worlds.Excitement for the whole family! Participate in hands-on astronomy activities followed by supervised observing through the many different telescopes of MDAS ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free ($10 park entrance fee)
What Wonderful Worlds: Exploring our Solar SystemOur knowledge about our own Solar System has increased by leaps and bounds over the past few decades due to a combination of spacecraft missions and technical advancements on ground based telescopes. Why do we explore our Solar System? Review the numerous bodies now known to orbit the Sun, now ...
Join Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman for colorful explorations of the physical world.What is sound? How high a pitch can you hear? Can you measure the speed of sound with a yardstick? Can two sounds add up to no sound? Explore these questions and more in this resonant presentation.Presented at 11:00 ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Earth History and GeoscienceProfessor Katryn Wiese will discuss what science tells us about earth history and earth processes. This brief review will cover such things as how scientists identify what coastlines are prone to tsunami and landslides, and which aren't -- how we measure risk of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions -- and how ...
Nerd Nite East Bay #30: Mars, Robot Sage Grouse, and JugglingNerd Nite East Bay has moved to a newer, larger venue this month and our pre-sale tickets will have no transaction fees! Club 21 is a fantastic space that is close to BART that has a full bar, lots of screens, and a lot of seating (first come/first serve). Our ...
Where: OaklandCost: $8 in advance; $10 at the door
Tuesday, 05/26/15
Giant planet interiors studied with ab initio computer simulationsDr. Militzer will briefly review the interior structure of different types of planets and discuss how it is affected by the miscibility of various planetary materials. Results from recent ab initiocomputer simulations will be presented that focus on the miscibility properties of four systems: hydrogen-helium mixtures in gas giant planets, hydrogen-water mixtures ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Hands-On GeologyStudents become geologists as they explore Earth's layers with clay models, and investigate Earth's crust by performing tests on igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.Homeschool classes at the Lawrence Hall of Science engage students in experimenting, developing ideas, and working together as they learn and build new skills.Registration is now open ...
Is California Losing the Race for Global Innovation?Growing threats to California's leadership in global innovation pose urgent challenges for Bay Area firms as well as national, state and local policymakers. California has already fallen to third position behind other U.S. states in innovation competitiveness. California's biotech leadership is under threat from higher government R&D investment in countries ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Member, $7 Student
Regeneration and Learning in a Single Cell with Wallace Marshall of UCSFWe generally think about cells as small, stupid building blocks, with the idea that to build anything complicated, or do any sort of complex behavior, one needs large numbers of cells. But in fact cells can have highly complex forms, both internal and external, and are capable of an amazing ...
Where: OaklandCost: free
Biohacking Book Club: Kim Stanley RobinsonLet's use science fiction as a tool to think creatively about the connections between fiction, science, and society. Get inspired, or get philosophical; this book club will focus on speculative fictions with a biohacking theme. This month, we'll be discussing 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson."And then there's Kim Stanley Robinson, whose ...
The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) of Mexico's Gulf of California is the most endangered cetacean in the world. This tiny porpoise is in immediate danger of extinction, due to gillnet mortality. In 1978 the IUCN redlisted the vaquita as Vulnerable, in 1990 as Endangered, and in 1996 as Critically Endangered. What ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $5
The Age of the universePlease join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society general meeting. Our monthly meetings begin with a short "What's Up" presented by one of our members, followed by a speaker. This month's speaker is Jeff Adkins.Check our web site www.mdas.net, call 925-979-5694 or email outreachinfo@mdas.net
Science, the scientific process, and the value that both bring to the well-being of the nation have been under attack in Washington, D.C. and beyond. Federal funding for science has been declining over the last several years, with seemingly disproportionate cuts being proposed for the ocean and geosciences budgets across ...
Dr. Laurel Braitman is a writer and historian of science whose work explores the intersections of history of medicine & psychiatry, animal behavior, the history of natural history and the ways we die. She is author of the New York Times bestseller Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs. Compulsive Parrots, and ...
Modern networks are undergoing an exciting transition toward a paradigm of greater programmability and dynamic flow management. For the network security community, this transformation is opening attractive opportunities for more innovative forms of threat mitigation. It is also raising interesting challenges in how to reconcile our legacy notions of well-defined ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Rise of the RobotsArtificial intelligence is already well on its way to making "good jobs" obsolete: many paralegals, physicians and even – ironically – computer programmers are poised to be replaced by robots. As technology continues to develop, more and more traditional jobs will be shed. Unless we radically reassess our economic and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Member, $7 Student
One Big OceanDr. Sylvia Earle – fondly dubbed "Her Deepness" by The New York Times – holds the women's record for the deepest ocean dive and has led more than 100 undersea expeditions, logging more than 7,000 hours underwater. Formerly chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Dr. Earle has ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members
Basic protein purification and characterizationWe'll be extracting protein from a plant source and doing some basic purification and characterization. There may be a small fee for materials (TBD before the meetup).
Where: OaklandCost: small fee TBD
CANCELLED! Science and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub, West BayWe are sorry to have to cancel at such late notice. It was fully expected that the basketball frenzy would have ended in Texas on Monday May 25. The fans will have Fiddler's Green to celebrate their victory.If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the flim-flam man, join ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
The Semi-Secret Lives of SF's RavensPeople often describe ravens in San Francisco as ubiquitous – ubiquitous enough to be generally ignored. Adrian has been following them around they city for about 5 years now, finding their nests in all sorts of odd places, and observing their lives from nest to juvenile flocks. These intelligent birds ...
