Disaster-Resilient Building and Economic Development in Emerging NationsBuild Change is an award-winning non-profit social enterprise that saves lives in earthquakes and windstorms by working with people in emerging nations to build houses and schools that don't collapse in them. Dr. Elizabeth Hausler Strand, Build Change's Founder and CEO, will describe the organization's work with governments in Asia ...
Arecaceae is one of the most striking plant family due to its extraordinary and unique biology as well as its extreme usefulness to humankind. This presentation will be an overview of the different aspects of palm biology and architecture, as well as an occasion to focus on some of the ...
Though women have been leaders in science for centuries, they are not always recognized in through our historical records and schoolbooks, or in our popular culture.Seeking to change that awareness, journalist Rachel Swaby recently published a new book, Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science - and the World.Rachel Swaby will tell the story of ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Quantum Annealing And It's ApplicationsWith the ever-increasing demand for computing horsepower challenging the ability of conventional High Performance Computing to keep pace, Lockheed Martin has made significant investments in quantum computing as a potentially revolutionary and complementary computational paradigm. LM's acquisition in 2011 of a D-Wave quantum annealing machine, jointly operated by LM and ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Everything you wanted to know about DSO imagingImaging DSO (Deep Sky Objects) involves more than just pointing a camera and clicking the shutter. Al will give the beginner an idea of what governs the length of an exposure, why we stack a series of exposure, and what governs the optimum image. All this is important for selecting ...
Green Friday: DEEP ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENCYCLICAL OF POPE FRANCIS"For human beings to contaminate the earth's waters, its land, its air, and its life -- these are sins. To commit a crime against the natural world is a sin against ourselves and a sin against God.""The idea of infinite and unlimited growth, which proves so attractive to economists, financiers, ...
Guided Nature WalkExperience the beauty and rich natural history of this 535-acre preserve. Our half-day guided nature walks are on Saturdays throughout fall and spring. Participants are divided into small groups and paired with a trained Bouverie volunteer to explore the mixed evergreen forest, flower-carpeted oak woodland and rugged chaparral. Guided Nature Walks ...
Where: Glen EllenCost: Donations appreciated
Girls Day @ The TechGirls of all ages - along with their brothers and parents! - are invited to a day of hands-on STEM learning at The Tech Museum of Innovation, sponsored by the Junior League of Palo Alto-Mid Peninsula. Come celebrate computer science pioneer Ada Lovelace as our daughters demonstrate that anyone can ...
3 weeks after our Coastal Cleanup Day we will be returning to Gray Whale Cove for a visit of the upper portions of the mountain. Our hike will focus on geography and history, but we will have the opportunity for some trail cleanup along the way.Join us at Gray Whale ...
Where: Half Moon BayCost: Free
National Chemistry Week Celebration with Hands-on Experiments for KidsA celebration of chemistry, the event includes the Chemistry Wheel of Fortune where every child wins a prize, and hands-on chemistry experiments involving this year's theme: "Chemistry Colors our World." Kids will have a chance to make slime, explore color mixing and make their own spectroscope to take home! For ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Universe 2015, plus 2 additional eventsFeaturing:· Public talks by noted astronomers in Chabot's Megadome Theater: Dr. Mark Showalter on the New Horizon mission at Pluto, Dr. Natalie Batalha with the latest on exoplanet discoveries, Dr. David Morrison on how we can deal with asteroid impacts, and Dr. Gibor Basri on what the astronomical definition of ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
Digital Design and Laser Cutting/Engraving Workshop SeriesSEM Link's Math and Science Career Academy is partnering with OakLabs to host a Digital Design and Laser Cutting/Engraving Workshop Series for Middle School Students. The 3 part workshop series will take place on Saturdays September 26, October 10 and October 24.Attending youth can look forward to learning the basics ...
Where: OaklandCost: $25.00
Participate in Science at Mountain Lake: Citizen Science & Bioblitz at Mountain LakeJoin Rebecca Johnson as she explains the world of citizen science, including grassroots BioBlitzes. This talk will be part of a Nerds For Nature BioBlitz - you can help make scientific observations and collect data on local biodiversity! Rebecca Johnson co-coordinates Citizen Science at the California Academy of Sciences. A marine ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
San Francisco Dance Film FestivalArt & Science Collide: Particle physics and robotics intertwine with dance and opera in this film program where practitioners of highly refined disciplines search for common ground.Followed by a post-screening discussion/Q&A with Dutch film director Ruben van Leer; Ryan Wyatt, Director of Morrison Planetarium; Dr. Donald Goldsmith, scientist/writer and Keri ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
Twilight Marsh WalkExperience the salt marsh at twilight on an easy stroll along Tidelands (1 1/3 mile) Trail. At the setting of the sun we will observe the beginning of nature's night shift. Come discover the sights, sounds, and smells of the refuge as night descends. Not suitable for young children. RESERVATIONS ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Bats in the Bay Area (Rotary Nature Center Adult Education Series)Come to the Rotary Nature Center by beautiful Lake Merritt to see and learn about bats! Corky Quirk from Nor Cal Bat Rescue & Education will tell us how bats make our lives better and other fascinating facts about the only flying mammals in the world. Quirk will be presenting ...
This month we celebrate Halloween with a creepy collection of stories about the animals that live in the deepest parts of the ocean! Learn how elephant seal's can dive to 5000 feet and stay underwater for 2 hours at a time without imploding (!), find out how a sperm whale ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Bikes, Birds, and Beers!On October 11 from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm, come join naturalists from Wild Oakland and the California Center for Natural History for an afternoon of bikes, birds, and beers in the crisp fall air!Enjoy the changing of the seasons by taking a bike tour around the bay from Fruitvale ...
Where: OaklandCost: $30.00
Litquake: Braving the ElementsModerator Mary Ellen Hannibal will lead four panel discussions on truth, beauty and books about the environment in which we live:1:00pm: Wilderness Where You Find It: Jason Mark, Novella Carpenter, Tom Turner2:30pm: Publishing California: Malcolm Margolin and Kim Bancroft3:45pm: The Art and Science of the Tidepool: Josei Iselin and Rebecca ...
Where: LafayetteCost: free
Family Bird WalkLet family walks become a shared time of nature learning. We'll begin by helping kids create their personal bird watching field guides, and then head out onto the trails to find those birds. A limited number of binoculars are available to borrow. Recommended for children ages 5-10. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Register ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Fall Tarantula Hike with Lindsay Wildlife on Mount DiabloExplore the habitat of local tarantulas along the north face of Mount Diablo with an experienced naturalist. Fall is the time for these eight-legged, carnivorous yet docile creatures to come out of hiding in search of mates. The hike covers a distance of 2 miles, hiking shoes and bottled water ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Conservation Speaker Series: Action for GiraffesJoin us for a dynamic speaker and a "giraffic" event, and discover why the Oakland Zoo so strongly supports GCF in all of their efforts to learn about and protect giraffes! Giraffes are one of the most remarkable species on this planet and are one of the iconic species of ...
Where: OaklandCost: $12 - $20
Monday, 10/12/15
Study Gravitational Lensing of the Cosmic Microwave Background by Galaxy ClustersThe CMB lensing signal by the galaxy clusters has been recently detected significantly. The measurements of this signal can be used to calibrate the masses of the galaxy clusters complementary to other calibration methods. I will present the resent detection results with introduction of the methods we use to characterize ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Global Health Seminar: Dr. Jamie EliadPlease join us for a seminar with Dr. Jamie Eliades, Technical Director of the USAID program, Malaria Cares. MalariaCare is a five-year partnership led by PATH and funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) under the US President's Malaria Initiative (PMI). MalariaCare aims to scale up high-quality diagnosis ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
THE BEATING HEARTS OF GALAXIESDr. Norbert Werner of Stanford University will discuss how the enormous amounts of energy released when matter falls into supermassive black holes helped to sculpt the galaxies and the surrounding large scale structure of the Universe.
Ralph Cavanagh has represented the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in California and national energy forums since 1979. He will reflect on the emergence of energy efficiency as the nation's most important energy resource, the history of efforts to mobilize it in California and nationally, and the challenges ahead. He ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Tuesday, 10/13/15
CITRIS DayCITRIS Day is the inaugural showcase of emerging research, leading-edge applications, collaboration opportunities and societal impact at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS). On October 13, 2015, we welcome faculty, students and collaborators from across the four CITRIS campuses to our headquarters at UC ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Astrochemistry: putting the astro in astrobiologyAstrobiology, the study of emergence of life and the its distribution in the Universe, addresses the most fundamental questions in science: "How does life begin ?" and "Are we alone ?" Over the last 20 years, we have discovered that planets are bountiful in the galaxy and that one in ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Creating a National Innovation EcosystemAmerica's prosperity has originated in part from the ability to capitalize economically on groundbreaking discoveries from science and engineering research. Simultaneously, a knowledgeable, creative workforce has maintained the country's global leadership in critical areas of technology. A strong capacity for leveraging fundamental scientific discoveries into powerful engines of innovation is ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Drilling in the Amazon and ArcticWith oil companies calling for a price on carbon emissions, is the energy industry finally changing its tune on pollution? Oil and coal have fueled economies and lifted people out of poverty. They also have fouled the air, land and water, especially in developing countries where governments are weak or ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Member, $7 Student
Free talk: A Shark's-Eye View of the BayThe Bay's murky waters are home to 11 varied species of shark -- broadnosed sevengill sharks cruise boldly; ray-like shovelnose guitarfish lurk in ambush; soupfin sharks depend on warm shallows as a safe nursery. In a talk with vivid video, marine biologist, advocate, and filmmaker David McGuire, founder of Shark ...
Where: AlbanyCost: 0
Microscopy WorkshopWe have a very special evening planned for our first meeting of the year. Dr. Tom Bruns is providing us with a UC lab and scopes to go deep in our mushroom studies. The workshop will be limited to 24 people. We are asking folks to sign up ahead of ...
One of the most pressing issues in ecology is determining the drivers of ecosystem functioning and stability. Researchers and managers of ecosystems and populations of concern are often faced with determining the relative effects of top down forces (top predators and lower level consumers), and bottom up forces (nutrient loading ...
Imagine America without Los Angeles: Applying Science to Understand the Vulnerability of Modern Society to Natural DisastersAlthough many recent advances, such as building codes and construction techniques, have reduced some aspects of risk to natural disasters, other features of modern society- including population density and the networking of transportation, power facilities, and communications systems-have led to increased vulnerability to natural disasters in California and beyond. Jones ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Taking Ownership of Your Clinical Laboratory Test Results - POSTPONEDWhile we've changed what we put into our bodies, we have not been engaged with what is being done to our bodies. Roughly 70 percent of all medical decisions are based on clinical lab test results, yet we don't know what medical tests are ordered or how results are interpreted. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
7:00-7:25: Sasha Petrenko(Choreographer) on "A World without Nature"Choreography reflecting a more integrated planetary existence...Read more7:25-7:50: Pieter Abbeel(UC Berkeley/ Robotics) on "How to train your robot"The ideas behind two promising types of robot learning...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone in the audience currently working within the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Space Entrepreneurship and Global MakersFrom Maker communities and space agencies in Europe, the United States and around the world, new ideas are finding developers and investors! Join Alex Cureton-Griffiths of SpaceGAMBIT, advancing crowdsourced aerospace innovation with focus on early stage, open source projects in synthetic space biotechnology, open satellite Internet, and 3D printing in microgravity ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Tour of Sparq Lab and ObservatoryThis October our guest speaker Kurt Kruger from Piner High School, has invited us to meet at the Piner High School Campus to enjoy a personal tour of the new SPARQ Lab and observatory! The SCAS board has agreed to do this.Editor's Note: This is a one time location change
