The Pleasure of Smashing Things: Dark Matter Searches at the LHC The era of precision cosmology revealed that 80% of the total amount of matter in the universe is dark. Cosmic microwave background (CMB) measurements, galactic rotation curves, and gravitational lensing each provide strong evidence for the existence of dark matter. It is crucial to our understanding of the structure and ...
Modeling pathways to long-term greenhouse gas reductions in CaliforniaGovernor Brown recently issued an executive order calling for a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the California economy relative to 1990 levels by 2030. E3 and LBNL will present recent modeling work done by each of their organizations analyzing scenarios, policies, and technologies for emission reductions and ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Nerd Nite Silicon Valley Relaunch!Amazing nerdy goodness. (OK, so you want specifics? We'll host 3 awesome 20 minute presentations with breaks in between to drink/eat/jam to some sick beats).Speakers: Tom McFaddenAnna Franckowiak Terry D. Johnson18+
Where: San JoseCost: $5 Early Bird, $7 Pre-sale, $10 at door
Tuesday, 06/02/15
Atmospheric Tides and the Diurnal Cycle on Earth and other Terrestrial PlanetsThe latest standardized database of Earth climate model output features 24 high-time-frequency fields including surface pressure, allowing for the first time a direct global comparison of simulations and surface observations of atmospheric tides. The comparison reveals surprising agreement, raising the possibility of models "getting the right answer for the wrong ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
In the Interest of SocietyHow do you go from nanotechnology to an engaged and informed citizenry?How does one use technology to revolutionize health care, energy efficiency and critical infrastructure management?The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society, now in its 14th year, is pursuing cutting edge, interdisciplinary research in all of ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Digital Gold, The History and Future of BitcoinBelievers in Bitcoin see it as a potential basis for a financial system free of banks and governments. So far it has made millions for some people and prison terms for others. National banking regulators are just beginning to set rules and regulations for bitcoin in light of recent scandals ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
The Chemistry of Olive OilWhat elements make a healthy olive oil? Do you know how to taste the difference? Find out from two industry experts while sampling olive oil courtesy of Amphora Nueva, Lafayette. Polyphenols, peroxide value, free fatty acid and oleic acid all impact the health benefits, taste and quality of ultra premium ...
Where: LafayetteCost: $5
Wednesday, 06/03/15
Free First WednesdayFree museum admission all day, to anyone from anywhere, at Bay Area Discovery Museum
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Free Wednesday at UC Botanical GardensEnjoy free admission to the UC Botanical Garden on the first Wednesday of the month. Parking is limited. Docent-led tours for groups are not available on Free Wednesdays. No admission after 4:30 pm. In order to minimize the impact on the plant collection, ensure the safety of visitors, and to ...
The biological carbon pump is the only mechanism by which organic carbon is removed from the atmosphere and sequestered at depth. The global carbon cycle is changing rapidly due to increasing anthropogenic CO2 . However, understanding how the biological pump and the deep ocean carbon sink will respond to rising ...
H2O is fast scalable open-source machine learning and deep learning for Smarter Applications. Using in-memory compression techniques, H2O can handle billions of data rows in-memory - even on small compute clusters. The platform includes interfaces for R, Python, Scala, Java, JS and JSON, along with its interactive graphical Flow interface ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Action for California CondorsFor more than 20 years, and through joint efforts, Ventana has lead the way to save the California Condor from extinction by treating them for lead poisoning caused by ingesting food shot by lead-based ammunition. Oakland Zoo is now one of only a few zoos that partner with the California ...
Where: OaklandCost: $12 - $20
Thursday, 06/04/15
Young Gas-Giant Planets and their Brown Dwarf Cousins: From 1 Arcsecond to 30,000 Square Degrees The year 1995 was the annus mirabilis for substellar astronomy, with the discovery of both brown dwarfs and gas-giant exoplanets. In the 20 years since, study of both classes of objects have flourished, with the discovery of thousands of the objects and a concomitant leap in characterizing their properties. Direct ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Medical Innovation: How Can We Get the Right Technology at the Right Price?Innovation is the engine that drives improvement in quality of health care, but also the unsustainable growth in expenditures. Industry creates a remarkable pipeline of new drugs, devices and diagnostics, but critics contend that these are too often used on the wrong patient, at the wrong time or at the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
After Dark: TimeAs springtime ebbs and the summer solstice approaches, Exploratorium After Dark considers Time. Come experiment with and experience time-stopped, slow, quick, slow, quick, detectable, and undetectable-through enticing exhibits, suspenseful artworks and installations, and special performances and presentations, including a discussion of the 10,000-year clock with Alexander Rose, Executive Director of ...
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/ next to Kepler's Books. Look for CFI t-shirts.For more information or if you have questions please email sf@centerforinquiry.net ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Sustainable Catch NightLifeDiscover the science behind your sushi as NightLife dives into the world of sustainable seafood-above and below water!Join chefs from some of the Bay Area's hottest restaurants for sizzling cooking demonstrations-including La Mar, Twenty Five Lusk, Fog Harbor, and Scoma's Sausalito.Learn how to responsibly enjoy the bounty of the sea ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Nutrition, The Forgotten, Maligned ScienceNutrition is a misunderstood concept for most people. But newer evidence shows that nutrition intervention – when done right – may resolve a broader spectrum of health problems more effectively than any other medical intervention. Application of this view could prove essential to resolving societal problems like the cost of health ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, Free for members, $7 Students
Parent's Night OffAges: 4-10 (must be potty trained)Summer break is approaching fast! Get your night off before the kids are around ALL. THE. TIME.Let us look after your kids for you, while you take some quality time for yourselves! Even though they are for kids, Parent's Nights Off are designed with adults ...
Where: OaklandCost: $45 per child and $30 for each addt'l sibling
Solar Eclipse Chasing and Astronomical TourismSolar eclipses have been observed by humans for thousands of years and have been recorded in the archives of the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, and Chinese going back 4000 to 4500 years ago. Precise predictions of their occurrences in space and time only date from the 19th Century when the dimensions ...
SkeptiCal is the Northern California conference of science and skepticism, a day-long event with "Angst in the Grocery Aisle: The Debate over Genetically Modified Foods" by Dr. Peggy Lemaux, UC Davisspeakers, panels, and discussions on a wide array of subjects."Towards Other Earths, Other Life: NASA's Kepler mission" by Dr. Natalie Batalha, ...
Where: OaklandCost: $42.39 (regular admission including fees)
World Oceans Day Beach Cleanup at Aquatic ParkShow some love for the ocean this World Oceans Day! On June 6, we'll be hosting a beach cleanup at Aquatic Park. Join us as we scour the beach and surrounding areas, picking up everything from discarded bottles, to cigarette butts, and more. Coffee will be provided by Biscoff Coffee, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: FREE
Hayward Fault Walking TourOver the last million years, the natural beauty of Fremont has been shaped by the Hayward Fault. Instructors will be leading these 'ground breaking' tours and exposing the science and beauty of the Hayward Fault. This fault is one of several active faults in the world actually creeping at 5 ...
Where: FremontCost: $15
World Oceans Day at the Marine Science InstituteThe Marine Science Institute invites you to celebrate World Oceans Day with us on June 6th, 2015! We will be offering two boat trips aboard our 90 foot Research Vessel, the Robert G. Brownlee. Each two hour voyage features a unique window into San Francisco Bay. We'll deploy our net ...
Learn to identify unknown mushrooms and other kinds of fungi with Alan Rockefeller et al using microscopy techniques. Do you want to know what that unknown mushroom growing in your backyard is? This meetup will be a mixture of lecture and hands-on and lab. Techniques for identifying samples will be explored. Microscopes will ...
