The Spitzer Space Telescope was launched into space in 2003 and has been studying everything from asteroids in our solar system to the most remote galaxies at the edge of the observable universe including taking pictures of the disk, or plane, of our Milky Way galaxy in infrared light. Our ...
The biological reprocessing of organic nitrogen into dissolved inorganic forms, termed remineralization, is an important component of the marine nitrogen and carbon cycles. Inorganic nitrogen (e.g. nitrate) availability commonly limits primary production in the ocean, therefore, where and how much nitrogen remineralization takes place in the water column has important ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Avoiding the End-of-Life Medical Conveyer BeltThirty percent of Americans die in ICUs hooked up to machines, despite their preferences to the contrary. Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter practices the seemingly contradictory specialties of critical care and palliative care. She sees a medical system geared toward treating individual organ systems rather than caring for whole patients. Dr. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
Do WIMPs rule? The LUX and LZ Experiments and the Search for Cosmic Dark MatterDark Matter remains a profound mystery at the intersection of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. One of the leading candidates, the Weakly Interacting Massive Particle, or WIMP, may be detectable using terrestrial particle detectors. Recent technological advances are enabling very rapid increases in sensitivity in the search for these particles. ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Inspiring Science and Math Learning: Cultural ConnectionsUC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science – A University Museum Case Study University museums are noteworthy for their location, resources, audience, and academic prestige. Join us June 9 "up on the hill" at UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science for a rare opportunity to learn what it's like running ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $15 General, see weblink for members
Pegged Software evaluates 3 million job applications per year across 130 institutions. Mike Rosenbaum, founder and CEO of Pegged, will talk about lessons learned from developing the technology that allows Pegged to reduce employee turnover dramatically in every single deployment, improve outcomes across healthcare and software engineering, and have measurable ...
Where: San JoseCost: $5 General, $3 Members
Big Data Use Cases for Energy: Connected Cars – Driving Humankind Towards Greener PasturesThe advent of motor vehicles ushered in a new wave of productivity for humankind. It created economics of scale never or known seen before. Unfortunately, it also silently started to hurt the very environment that we live in. Increasing carbon emissions around the world have created irrecoverable damage on Mother ...
Nature has solved virtually every problem that humans are facing while being clean, green, and, sustainable. There is literally no better place to look for solutions that work to create brilliant conditions conducive to a better life for ourselves and our planet. Identified as a new scientific discipline less than ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
John Reber, the Man with Grand IdeasBack in the 1940s, John Reber would look out over the San Francisco Bay and visualize a massive civil works project of dams and locks to harvest fresh drinking water, and barriers that would support railway systems and highways. His intention was to improve the quality of life for Bay ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Colonizing Mars with Pioneering TechnologiesHow can we easily colonize Mars and its moons? Jim Brown, Chairman of the Northern California Chapter of the Mars Society, presents innovative technologies, including the Phobos-Mars Supersonic Elevator, Mars Homestead Project, Phobos Solar-Thermal Turbogenerator, Earth-Mars Cycling Large Habitat, Terawatts Laser Push and more.
In this class we'll discuss the steps and techniques involved in modern crystallography. The class will be followed by an optional workshop where we'll set up crystal trays and you'll grow your own protein crystals. There may be a small fee for crystal growing materials (TBD before the meetup).
What (the order of the speakers might change):7:00-7:25: John Edmark(Stanford Univ) on "Geometric Patterns of Change"Transforming and kinetic works from an ongoing exploration into spatial patterns of symmetry and growth...Read more7:25-7:50: Robert Lang(Origami Artist) on "From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes"Origami has undergone a renaissance over the last ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Thursday, 06/11/15
Nightlife LIVESF-born, LA-bred rocker Hanni El Khatib brings his gritty-yet-infectious brand of reverb-saturated indie rock to the NightLife LIVE stage this week for the second event in this exciting summer music series.Fresh off the release of his latest album Moonlight (and with acclaimed 2013 release Head In The Dirt produced by ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Circumstellar Disks Around Young StarsHow did the planets form? In the last 30 years, we have made progress on this ancient question through the study of gas and dust orbiting young stars - the stuff out of which planets formed. Extensive observations with ground-based and space-based observatories, including Hubble and the Infrared Space Observatory, ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Finding Familial High Cholesterol Before You Know You Have ItFH, or familial hypercholesterolemia, is a genetic predisposition to very high levels of LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) that may first manifest itself as a fatal heart attack at a premature age. There are therapies, statin-based, that reliably improve outcomes for patients with FH. But there is a big problem: ...
What (the order of the speakers might change):7:00-7:25: Tito Jankowski(Biocurious) on "TBA"Abstract forthcoming...Read more7:25-7:50: Bruno Olshausen(Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at UC Berkeley) on "Modeling the Neural Basis of Visual Perception, and Implications for Technology and Art"Biological vision systems have evolved the ability to acquire information about the environment ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Friday, 06/12/15
Science Fiction Arts and Film Festival- Family Movie NightScience, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc. (SEM Link) through its Math and Science Career Academy is partnering with the African American Museum and Library at Oakland to host a Science Fiction Arts and Film Festival on June 12-13, 2015. The two day festival includes family friendly films, arts and crafts, ...
Thanks to all the folks at Counter Culture Labs, Bay Area Applied Mycology now has a running community lab!! :) On this evening we're celebrating the opening of the lab and will have various exhibits and displays related to mushrooms and their amazing functions. Come join us for a wild gala! :)
Where: OaklandCost: Free
The art and history of telescope making; from Galileo to CelestronThis is an introductory talk about how amateur telescope making got started centuries ago, the materials that were used at its inception, and how amateur designs became the professional or commercial products of their day. Speaker: Richard Ozer, Chabot Observatory
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 Parking)
Evening with the Stars - SOLD OUTLick Observatory hosts the Evenings with the Stars, inviting the public to observe through both the 36-inch Great Lick Refractor and Nickel 40-inch Reflecting Telescope. Each evening also features two "star" astronomer speakers, who present programs even if clouds or fog prohibit viewing.Lick astronomers present multimedia lectures on their ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $20 General
San Ramon Parks Astronomy Night Jun. 12th.San Ramon Parks Astronomy Night : Members of the Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society will provide telescopes to observe Jupiter and its moons, Saturn and its ring system, distant galaxies, star clusters, and double stars.This event is at the new Rancho San Ramon Community Park in San Ramon. Google Park Loop ...
Where: San RamonCost: 0
Saturday, 06/13/15
Teddy Bear Tea with Friends!Ages: 4-8 plus their stuffed animal/doll and an adultIt's tea time at Oakland Zoo and you are cordially invited! Bring an adult, bring your stuffie, and learn all about one of our Zoo's special animals. Enjoy a morning of snacks, activities, books and play while making and delivering an enrichment ...
Where: OaklandCost: $12 - $26
5th annual, Green Kids ConferenceThis is a conference dedicated to children ages 5 to 18 years. Come with your family and friends, explore your passion, and be inspired to take action!Learn * Innovate * Take Action * ShareCome prepared to learn and have fun; there are lots of hands-on-activities and information that is sure ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
And the Darwinner Is…Discover how the greenhouse effect works and explore how animal and plant species adapt to changing environments, identifying the winners and losers in our rapidly warming planet along the way. Target audience: 3rd grade and up.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
The BayMobile Visits the Bay Model Visitor CenterAquarium of the Bay's BayMobile is coming to the Bay Model! Using our mobile Bay Lab, visitors can experiment with the science of climate change and meet some of Aquarium of the Bay's animal ambassadors. All Bay Model visitors are welcome to stop by for these hour-long programs.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Science Fiction Arts and Film Festival- Arts and Film Workshop Science, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc. (SEM Link) through its Math and Science Career Academy is partnering with the African American Museum and Library at Oakland to host a Science Fiction Arts and Film Festival on June 12-13, 2015. The two day festival includes family friendly films, arts and crafts, ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Big Feet? Let's Shrink our Carbon Footprint! Join us for this activity to learn about the basics of climate change. Find out what your impact is on local habitats by calculating and analyzing your own carbon footprint, and discover the easy ways you can make a difference. Target audience: 7th grade and up.
On April 18, 1906, the San Andreas shook our city down. The quake was a disaster socially, but from a science perspective, it was a magical moment. Join this special tour and find out what geologists learned from the '06 quake that gave birth to the science of seismology.We'll ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 adults $25 under 18
A Lake Through the Years: The History and Archaeology of Mountain LakeJoin Presidio Trust Archaeologist Kari Jones to learn about the ongoing research into the cultural and natural history of Mountain Lake. Kari will discuss core samples taken from the bottom of the lake, and what they can tell us about the formation of the lake and its prehistoric environment. By ...
Evening with the Stars - SOLD OUTLick Observatory hosts the Evenings with the Stars, inviting the public to observe through both the 36-inch Great Lick Refractor and Nickel 40-inch Reflecting Telescope. Each evening also features two "star" astronomer speakers, who present programs even if clouds or fog prohibit viewing.Lick astronomers present multimedia lectures on their ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $20 General
Sunday, 06/14/15
BAASICS.6: The Edge EffectOfficially, we are living in the geologic epoch known as the Holocene, meaning "entirely new." But some scientists and commentators have proposed another name for the epoch: the Anthropocene, or the "new era of man," owing to the significant and often detrimental influence human beings have had on Earth's systems ...
