Pluto, the Kuiper belt and the early history of the solar systemOur understanding of the formation of the solar system has undergone a revolution in recent years, owing to new theoretical insights into the origin of Pluto and the discovery of the Kuiper belt and its complex dynamical structure. The emerging picture is one of dramatic orbital migration of the planets ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Reinventing WaterThe drought in the American west is making people painfully aware of the food-water-energy nexus. Will this crisis finally drive fundamental change in the understanding and use of water? Stories from the Central Valley and insights from academia.In the second half of the program, we will discuss how the drought ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Dr. Steve Croft studies black holes using a wide range of telescopes, including Hubble, the Shane Telescope at Lick Observatory, Keck, and most recently the Murchison Widefield Array in the remote Western Australian outback. In this talk, Croft will share information about a new generation of telescopes with the capability ...
During the EU-funded project CoralFISH we explored the Cold Water Coral (CWC) Reefs of European margins from the Mediterranean to Iceland. Both historical records and multibeam data were used to locate reefs that were then explored and sampled with a remotely operated vehicle. Discovered about 25 years ago in Norway, ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
SFrame and SGraph: Scalable External Memory Data Frame and Graph Structures for Machine LearningA good machine learning platform requires not just robust implementations of statistical models and algorithms but alsothe right data structures for efficient and scalable feature engineering and data cleaning. In this talk, we discuss SFrame and SGraph, two scalable data structures designed with machine learning tasks in mind. These external ...
Radical Remission of Cancer: Surviving Against All OddsTurner, a researcher and lecturer in integrative oncology, was the first to delve deeply into studying "radical remission" from cancer – that is, when someone recovers from cancer without the help of conventional medicine, or after conventional medicine has failed. Join her as she describes the nine most common healing ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Member, $7 Student
Living Liquid: Celebrating the Power and Beauty of Microscopic PlanktonJoin some of the world's leading marine microbial ecologists for fascinating demonstrations and an intriguing discussion about plankton-beautiful, tiny organisms that drift with the currents. Plankton are vital to life on Earth. They come in a stunning variety of shapes and structures; they form the foundation of all oceanic food ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: free preregistration is required
Science and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub, West BayIf ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the flim-flam man, join us, your friends. Skeptics in the Pub is a group of like-minded people informally discussing the latest in science or pseudoscience over good eats & ale.Skeptics in the Pub is a monthly meeting for discussion of topics ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
Thursday, 07/23/15
Cellphone and nature? Yes! Map plants with app!On fourth Thursdays, join a small group mapping invasives and some natives in Tilden Regional Park in the East Bay. Easy, leisurely walks -- learn about and enjoy nature while you contribute to a statewide database and stewardship, using CalFlora's cellphone-mapping apps! Info. RSVP, and instructions (let us know whether ...
Let's face it, dinosaurs rock! This week, NightLife is throwing a party of jurassic proportions that is guaranteed to bring out the dino lover in everyone. Catch a screening of the original Jurassic Park-yes, the one that started it all! See fascinating paleontology artifacts from the Academy's collection. On arrival, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: Heat and TemperatureWhat's the difference between heat and temperature? We use the terms interchangeably, but they have precise meanings to physicists. How does your thermostat work and how does a Thermos® know to keep a hot thing hot and a cold thing cold? The mysteries will be revealed in this talk.Speaker: Ron ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Friday, 07/24/15
Moth night' adventure in the beautiful Hillside Natural Area!For International Moth Week, help us discover magical nighttime denizens of El Cerrito's amazing, 100-acre urban oasis, with Eddie Dunbar of the California Insect Sciences Museum! Meet at the Schmidt Lane entrance (map here) We'll enjoy a light potluck, take a nature walk as it gets dark, and then safety ...
Where: El CerittoCost: Free
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 ...
Join us for our Summer Maker Series. Come make, share and learn with hands-on activities. Bring your creativity and ideas, we'll supply enough projects to keep you busy making things all summer. This free, family-friendly series for all ages is hosted by Bon Air Center and Marin Maker Mobile.
Explore bugs as you get inspired for our science future! Meet and build Dash, the cardboard origami robot developed here at UC Berkeley, then go on a hunt for real, live bugs. Sponsored by ScholarShare, California's College Savings Plan.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Discover San Francisco Bay with the Marine Science Institute!Saturday, July 25, 1pm and 3pmThe Marine Science Institute invites you to explore San Francisco Bay with us on. Voyages lasting two hours will depart at 1pm and 3pm from Marine Science Institute. Our 90 foot Research Vessel, the Robert G. Brownlee, offers a unique window into the wilderness below ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: $30 General, $20 Members
Family Sundown SafariAges; 4 and upGrab your tent, sleeping bag, your family, and a few friends and get ready for an overnight adventure at Oakland Zoo. This unique program includes dinner, a nighttime and morning guided tour of the Zoo, a special behind the scenes, live animal presentations, interactive and educational activities, ...
Where: OaklandCost: $70-$85 per person
Music of the Spheres concert and astronomy lecture - SOLD OUTOur Music of the Spheres Concert series is held annually in the summer. Join us and observe through the Great Lick Refractor and the Nickel Reflector.Performers: Ken EmersonSpeaker: Melissa Graham, UC Berkeley
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $40 General (see website for other options)
Weighing GalaxiesWe live in a galaxy of about a hundred billion stars, the Milky Way. As the sky over Mount Tam darkens, and the stars in the disk of our galactic home come into view, see how we are mapping out where the Dark Matter is, both in our local group of galaxies and ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Sunday, 07/26/15
Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: Heat and TemperatureWhat's the difference between heat and temperature? We use the terms interchangeably, but they have precise meanings to physicists. How does your thermostat work and how does a Thermos® know to keep a hot thing hot and a cold thing cold? The mysteries will be revealed in this talk.Talks at ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Connections: Women Environmental Artists– Art Exhibit ReceptionTwelve artists present their hopes for the endangered wildlife of the Marin Coast ––the birds, insects, mammals, sea life, and plants who share this beautiful planet with us.Exhibit runs July 14 - August 23, 10:00 - 04:00.
This talk will start with a number of complex data real-time use cases, such as a) complex event processing, b) supporting the modeling of a data mining department and c) developing enterprise applications on Apache big-data systems. While Hadoop and big data has been around for a while, banks and ...
This talk will start with a number of complex data streaming use cases, such as a) complex event processing, b) supporting the modeling of a data mining department and c) developing enterprise applications on Apache big-data systems. While Hadoop and big data has been around for a while, banks and ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Dr. Geoff Marcy public talk: Part of the Meteoritical Society convention at UC BerkeleyDr. Marcy will discuss the discovery and nature of planets 1 to 4 times Earth's size, their habitability, and the new search for intelligent life in the universe, especially after the announcement of the $100 million donation by billionaire Yuri Milner. The talk is free and open to the public ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Nerd Night East Bay 32: Equestrian/Butterflies/PepperThis month's Nerd Nite brings stories of Olympic horses, hi-jacked butterflies, and the king of all spices. Come eat, drink, learn, and laugh with us.Horsing Around: A Gallop Through the Most Dangerous and Expensive Olympic Events by Donnelly GillenDo Butterflies Dream of Genetic Tattoos? by Arnaud MartinPepper, The King of ...
Where: OaklandCost: $8 advance; $10 at door, if available
