Charon: Pluto's Fascinating moon from New HorizonsCharon is Pluto's large companion, and last summer it went from a distant point of light to a full-fledged world in human understanding. Join us as we discuss the interesting fractured geology of Charon. Dr. Ross Beyer, member of the New Horizons team and a Research Scientist at the SETI ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Nursery Series: Vegetative Plant PropagationCome learn the secrets of cloning plants by cutting off branches and encouraging them to root! Meghan Steinharter (Fort Funston and Oceana Nurseries Manager) and Robin Binaoro (Marin Headlands Nursery Assistant) will discuss the science behind clonal propagation: what's going on inside the plant and how rooting hormones work. There ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Donations encouraged
Cognitive Computing: to the Singularity and BeyondWhat do we need to understand in order to develop the human/machine interface of the future? What's happening in computing when Artificial Intelligence doesn't seem artificial anymore? Will the smartphone be smarter than we are?In order to understand the profound changes taking place in the world of Cognitive Computing, NFIC ...
Where: StanfordCost: $60 General, $50 Member, $30 Student
Being Human: Our Symbolic NatureJoin scientist Terrence Deacon for an evening exploring our unique capacity for symbolic thought and the role it played in the co-evolution of the human brain and language.Being Human mixes short talks from great minds with fun hands-on experiments, drinks, conversation, and storytelling. Each month we'll explore different aspects of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10
Space - Looking up to the StarsOur Universe are full of stars in differnt patterns. Learn what these patterns mean and are they really the same patterns on different parts of our solar system.Editor's Note: We originally listed this for an incorrect date.
Emmy award-winning cameraman Bob Poole is on a mission to help elephants in Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park. One of the world's leading wildlife cinematographers, Poole grew up in East Africa with his sister, Joyce, now a renowned elephant researcher. His unique upbringing gave him an appreciation and curiosity for the ...
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft passed through the Pluto system on July 14, 2015 sending back our first closeup views of that distant, mysterious world and its retinue of moons. The spacecraft executed its observing sequence flawlessly, and the images are still being slowly downlinked back to Earth. The images have ...
