Birds and Botany HikeHike the forests, meadows and hills around Pine Flat and up Redhill with ACR Volunteer Patrick Woodworth & ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self. We'll be watching (and listening) for birds on the hike out. After lunch, we'll botanize as we consider the interplay between bird foods and habitat history.Registration Required through the Modini ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: Donations appreciated
Forward Modelled Photometric Calibration of DES Imaging Data The scientific goals of modern OIR broad-band sky surveys such as DES and LSST require precise definition and calibration of photometric measurements of the flux of photons emitted by celestial sources. In many cases, precision and interpretation of measurements need to be done with residual uncertainties of 0.5% to avoid ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Nursery Series: Fern Propagation from SporeAnnette Russell (Acting Manager of Presidio Nursery), this class will provide insight into the delicate art of how to grow ferns from spore. Primarily a hands-on workshop, activities will include cleaning and sowing spores, as well as dividing gametophytes and sporophytes.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donation encouraged
Steps to Greatly Reducing the Number and Impact of MegafiresOver the last decade, early detection of fires and very careful and well-managed responses to fires have become possible, although most improvements are still waiting to be implemented in a single system. Inspired by the Berkeley supernova searches, which I helped develop with Rich Muller and Saul Perlmutter, here, I ...
The Health Gap: the Challenge of an Unequal WorldDramatic differences in health are not a simple matter of rich and poor; poverty alone doesn't drive ill health, but inequality does. In every country, people at relative social disadvantage suffer health disadvantage and shorter lives. Join Sir Michael Marmot for a discussion on the themes in his new ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
BASF: Fermentation MicroscopyLearn more about the science of fermentation and the natural history of organisms that carry them out. What odd life forms make your bread and cheese, and beer and wine? Join us at Counter Culture Labs, where the San Francisco Microscopical Society will have a microscopical menagerie set up to ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Stonehenge: A Mesolithic astronomical site when Astronomy was not scientificStonehenge contains structures built at different times in history, including burials sites, cardinal landmarks, and a simple wheel designed to predict eclipses. In this talk, we will simulate the night sky at a time Stonehenge was at its peak, and go step-by-step on the ancient techniques designed to predict eclipses, ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Tech and Talent Showcase: 4 Amazing Women, 4 Disruptive TechnologiesCome hear the stories of 4 innovative products and 4 creative women who push forward the frontiers of biotech. These women will provide case studies of each technology, as well as their strategies, challenges and successes in managing its development. They'll speak from the perspectives of 4 different job titles inside their companies.
Five local students will review scientist presentations and research papers live! Can the scientists translate their work effectively to these young minds? Will the scientists be able to withstand the challenging questions presented by these teens? Following these live reviews, the night continues with music; but you won't just hear ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
The Large Synoptic Survey TelescopeThe LSST is a new kind of telescope. Currently under construction in the US and Chile, the LSST will use its unprecedented combination of large field-of-view (40 times the size of the full moon), enormous camera (3200-megapixels) and significant collecting area (27-foot diameter mirror) to rapidly and precisely map the ...
