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 seasonal interplay between bird foods, habitat history and current activity ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: Free
Great Exploitations: Data Mining, Legal Modernization, and the NSA: Data Science Lecture SeriesWe cannot understand the programs revealed by Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers without understanding a broader set of historical developments before and after 9/11. With the growing spread of computation into everyday transactions from the 1960s into the 1990s, corporations and governments collected exponentially more information about consumers and citizens. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Earth Under WaterNational Geographic explores the potential effects of sea level rise on our civilization over the next few centuries. "Earth Under Water" explains the science behind the prediction of sea level rise and shows what will happen if the levels rise with increasing speed. Then, we fast forward to the 23rd ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Liquid AssetsThis film tells the story of essential water-related infrastructure systems: water, wastewater and stormwater. These aging systems - some in the ground for more than 100 years - provide a critical public health function and are essential for economic development and growth. Exploring the history, engineering challenges, and political and ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Migrations through the Monterey Bay SanctuaryPlease join us for an evening of family-friendly art, science and discovery at the Sanctuary Exploration Center's First Friday! Come learn about Monterey Bay's most famed migrators including Leatherback Sea Turtles, Elephant Seals and Humpback and Grey whales with art activities, marine science demos, refreshments and libations! Featured artist Doug ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
A Planet for Goldilocks: NASA's Search for Life beyond the Solar SystemNot too hot, not too cold" reads the prescription for a world that's just right for life as we know it. Finding evidence of life beyond Earth is one of the primary goals of science agencies in the United States and abroad. The goal looms closer as a result of discoveries made ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Migratory Birds at Lake MerrittCome and learn about some of the the amazing water birds that stop in Oakland along their long winter migration. Join Rotary Nature Center Naturalist Constance Taylor to learn about the amazing lifestyles of these wild visitors and how Lake Merritt has played a role in this migration for thousands ...
Where: OaklandCost: FREE!
Are We Truly Alone? The Search for Life in the UniverseEach recent report of liquid water existing elsewhere in the solar system has reverberated through the international press and excited the imagination of humankind. We have come to realize that where there is liquid water on Earth, virtually no matter what the physical conditions, there is life. Dr. Lynn Rothschild, ...
