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 ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: 0
Understanding the Directly Imaged Planets The first two decades of exoplanet discovery were dominated by radial velocity and transit detection methods. As we enter the third decade of exoplanet science direct detection methods are coming to the fore. Ground based instruments including GPI and SPHERE as well as current and future space based telescopes promise ...
One Tam Event: Wildlife Picture Index WorkshopCome contribute to the Marin Wildlife Picture Index Project! This project depends on volunteer "Community Scientists" to help maintain wildlife cameras and process photos, and we are especially looking to train and retain volunteers for the long-term. On August 21st, we will be viewing and cataloging photos (on the computer) ...
Where: Corte MaderaCost: Free
CRYPTO SUCCESSES AND FAILURES IN WW2 AND APPLICATIONS TO INFOSEC TODAYThis talk will review successes and failures of cryptography of WW2 and the past to enable us to apply the lessons today. The Nazis believed that Enigma was too difficult for the Allies to decrypt. Can we learn how to avoid and prevent similar problems (MtGox, ATMs on Internet, Enron, ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Vaux's Swift Migration Field TripJoin us for an evening spectacle that will lift your heart. Every year Vaux's Swifts migrate south en masse, pausing for weeks at a time at communal roosts. Watch the sky fill with chattering, swirling masses of thousands of birds (more than 20 thousand on a good night) which pour into old brick ...
Did you know that one of the most biodiverse marine habitats in the world can be found in our own backyard? This week, NightLife invites you to go seriously coastal. Ever wonder how scientists conduct cutting-edge research underwater? Meet the Academy's boundary-pushing scientific diving team and hear about their explorations ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
The Revolution in Small SatellitesA revolution is happening in the space industry. What used to be the domain of nation states and a handful of big corporations is now accessible to students and startups. Planet Labs, a local San Francisco startup, is launching fleets of small satellites to image the entire Earth every day. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
Competition for PowerMarin and Sonoma counties are now giving citizens a choice to buy electricity from PG&E or a new government-run provider. Is that a good deal for consumers and businesses? Supporters say that the new energy is cleaner than PG&E, which sells some of the cleanest electricity in the country. Others ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Update on Multiple SclerosisMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurologic disease that affects the central nervous system. More than 400,000 people in the United States are affected by multiple sclerosis with 200 new diagnoses each week. Its cause is unknown, although it is speculated that environment, genetics, and immune-mediated processes play a role ...
Sea level is rising, threatening low-lying atoll islands throughout the western Pacific OceanClimate change is degrading the coral reefs that atoll islands have developed upon, decreasing the reefs' ability to reduce wave energy and thus wave-driven island floodingWave-driven island overwash events threaten the limited freshwater and agricultural resources on these ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
MIT's Cynthia Breazeal and Microsoft Research's Eric Horvitz with the Museum's John HollarWe've invited two leaders in the field of artificial intelligence for a conversation with Museum CEO John Hollar to explore and update us on the challenge and promise of artificial intelligence. Returning to our stage is Dr. Eric Horvitz, Distinguished Scientist and Managing Director of Microsoft Research. Dr. ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: TimeJoin Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman for colorful explorations of the physical world.What time is it? Or rather, which time is it?Everyone knows what time is, based on the constant ticking of seconds, minutes, hours, and days. But our measured experiences of duration reveal only part of the picture. In 1905, ...
