Energy Efficiency and Sustainability: From Materials Design to System Integration and ControlEnergy efficiency and improvements in sustainable practices are major factors towards mitigating the depletion of fossil fuel reserves and the environmental impact of their consumption. Innovative approaches to unconventional resource recovery improvement and the integration of renewable resources into distributed production of power are key enablers towards achieving these goals. The ...
A class of materials called lead-iodide perovskites has recently been identified as extremely promising absorbers for low-cost and high-efficiency solar cells. Impressively, efficiencies of solar cells employing these perovskite absorbers have reached commercially viable values in just six years. Despite this remarkable progress in device manufacture, the materials' inherent instability ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Introduction to iNaturalist (Citizen Science Workshop)Have you ever seen a flower, tree, bird, mushroom, or insect and wished you knew what it was? Well, now you can find out with iNaturalist! This online platform allows you to tap into a global community of naturalists, biologists, and other nature enthusiasts to help you learn about nearly ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: FREE! $20 suggested donation.
Pint of Science Festival - BerkeleyEver wanted to learn science without the difficult jargon? How about talking to a scientist over a beer? Because we could all agree that learning science is more fun with a cold pint in your hand.Regeneration Lost and Found: What worms can teach usHumans are not so good at regeneration. Growing back ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $5
Pint of Science Festival - Palo AltoEver wanted to learn science without the difficult jargon? How about talking to a scientist over a beer? Because we could all agree that learning science is more fun with a cold pint in your hand. "The world has gone viral!" by Prof. Angelle Desiree LaBeaud, Stanford University "Staphylococcus aureus: ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $5
Pint of Science Festival - San FranciscoEver wanted to learn science without the difficult jargon? How about talking to a scientist over a beer? Because we could all agree that learning science is more fun with a cold pint in your hand.Revolutionary capabilities in the life sciences, political and social instability, and terrorismThe ongoing revolution in life sciences ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5
Tuesday, 05/24/16
400 years of Planetary Cartography - mapping channels on MarsSince Galileo, astronomers and planetary scientists work hard to draw accurate representations of planetary surfaces. Planetary mapping today is a tool of geological investigation, landing site selection and also a visual statement of our ever expanding horizon of discovery. From copper engravings to dynamic online maps, the technique of presenting ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Botany Series: Introduction to Grass IdentificationJoin the talented team of Eric Wrubel (Botanist for the National Park Service), Liz Ponzini (Nursery Manager for the Conservancy), for a Park Academy class on the identification of grass species-especially those within our parks! This will be a partial in-the-field class, which is sure to improve your grass identification ...
Latin American forests express complex trends and none are more startling than the decline of deforestation in Amazonia by some 80%, and forest recovery in many regions which, like El Salvador, were described as places where nature "had been extinguished." This lecture explores the politics, political ecologies and policies to ...
The Ten Commandments for Effective Software Technology ManagementExecutive management for software and services is different from that for hardware. There are specific challenges for innovating in software systems, recognizing talent, pushing the state-of-the-art, getting board/executive support, configuration management, beating down bugs, customer acceptance, and other areas. Karen will tell us about some of her own opportunities and ...
Where: San JoseCost: $8 General, $5 members advance
The 60-minute film tells the story of how sound in the ocean (often coming from naval sonar and from commercial ships) is impacting whales and other marine life. Whales depend on sound to mate, to find food, to raise their young, and to defend themselves from predators. Increasing ocean noise ...
Where: SausalitoCost:
Astronomy Lecture Tuesday May 24th. with Dr. Zarija Lukic, LBLPlease join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for the May 24th. general meeting. The meeting starts at 7:15 and ends at 9:15. Our monthly meetings begin with a short "What's Up" presented by one of our members, followed by a speaker.This month's speaker is Dr. Zarija Lukic from Lawrence Berkeley National ...
On September 14, 2015, the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) made the first direct measurement of a gravitational wave coming from deep space. That wave was generated by the collision of two black holes about 1.3 billion light-years from Earth. As the black holes violently merged, they released as ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Pint of Science Festival - San FranciscoEver wanted to learn science without the difficult jargon? How about talking to a scientist over a beer? Because we could all agree that learning science is more fun with a cold pint in your hand.Ancient Earth as an extrasolar planetAstronomers have found over a thousand planets orbiting stars that aren't our ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $7
Wednesday, 05/25/16
Living Humanely With Urban Wildlife...and Intervening When They Need CareThe Peninsula Humane Society (PHS) is one of just a handful of humane societies in the entire United States that includes care and rehabilitation for local wildlife among its core services and has done so for nearly four decades. At peak times, PHS cares for more than 230 local wild ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Monterey Canyon: Superhighway to the Deep-SeaDr. Charlie Paull will describe the on-going efforts to understand the geologic processes occurring within Monterey Submarine Canyon, offshore of central California. For perspective, Monterey Canyon is equivalent in size to the Grand Canyon. Submarine canyons in general are conduits in which sediment-laden flows (including the wide range of gravity ...
Drawing from years of work in East Africa, the western United States and with fishermen from the coast of Maine, ecologist and conservationist Charles Curtin shares his experiences and scientific research to preserve the ecologies of large earth and water environments. His diverse and pragmatic scientific work has resulted in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Student
If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the flim-flam man, join us, your friends. Skeptics in the Pub is a group of like-minded people informally discussing the latest in science or pseudoscience over good eats & ale. 7PM 4th Wednesday each month (except November and December)
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
Pint of Science Festival - San FranciscoEver wanted to learn science without the difficult jargon? How about talking to a scientist over a beer? Because we could all agree that learning science is more fun with a cold pint in your hand.Meet your face mites: a story of discovery, evolution and intrigueRight now, deep in your pores, 8-legged ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5
Mining cancer genomes to discover new targeted therapiesCancer arises from cells with accumulated DNA mutations that disrupt normal gene functions and cause uncontrollable cell growth. The Brooks lab participates in national and international efforts to sequence thousands of patients' cancer genomes to identify cancer-specific mutations to better understand the genetic basis of cancer. Along with DNA, messenger ...
This presentation provides an overview of the U.S. solar PV industry. How competitive is solar PV in different segments of the electric power industry today and what dynamics should we expect in the coming years? Particular attention will be focused on regulations and policies that are likely to shape the ...
Where: StanfordCost:
90's NightlifeEverybody loves a good throwback, and this week, NightLife takes a trip to the '90s to celebrate the cinema science behind the decade's most popular films.From Jurassic Park to Volcano and Encino Man to The Matrix, chat with Bay Area experts as they highlight (or debunk) the real-world science at ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Cafe Scientifique: Women in Academic MedicineInvisible bias still exists in today's society. Women have outnumbered male medical school graduates for decades; however, women still do not make up a significant portion of leaders in Academic Medicine. Systematic approaches to address society's and institutional gender biases will be discussed, with particular emphasis on Stanford Medicine's progressive policies.
The plumes from such eruptions can rise 30 to 50 km into the atmosphere, three to five times as high as most jets fly.Yellowstone has produced three supereruptions in the past 2.1 million years. The most recent was 0.6 million years ago.Eruptions this large can create their own continental-scale wind ...
Nikola Tesla was one of the greatest inventors of the 20th century, with over 700 worldwide patents to his name. He was a visionary genius whose radical ideas created the technology that connects the world with power and information. One of history's most controversial and misunderstood people, his incredible story ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Friday, 05/27/16
Reaching India's Audacious Solar TargetsAt the 2015 Paris COP, Prime Minister Modi committed India to dramatically increase its deployment of solar power to 100 GW by 2022. A recent study by the Steyer-Taylor Center entitled "Reach for the Sun: How India's Audacious Solar Ambitions Could Make or Break its Climate Commitments" assesses the feasibility ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
BayCon 2016: All About SpaceThe 34th Bay Area Science Fiction convention's theme is "All About Space" in fact and in Fiction. The convention runs May 27 thru May 30. Among the science talks offered are:Black Holes and Interstellar: Spacewarps and Time Travel in Science and Fiction by Andrew Fraknoi, Foothill CollegeStrange New Worlds, a ...
Where: San MateoCost: $85 General, $25 Ages 7 - 12, $50 Military
Saturday, 05/28/16
BayCon 2016: All About SpaceThe 34th Bay Area Science Fiction convention's theme is "All About Space" in fact and in Fiction. The convention runs May 27 thru May 30. Among the science talks offered are:Black Holes and Interstellar: Spacewarps and Time Travel in Science and Fiction by Andrew Fraknoi, Foothill CollegeStrange New Worlds, a ...
Where: San MateoCost: $85 General, $25 Ages 7 - 12, $50 Military
Science Saturday: Birds, Feathers and FlightDiscover the wonderful world of birds! Conduct experiments with bird feathers, see what it's like to eat like a bird, and make a window cling to take home and help protect birds in your neighborhood. There's a lot to explore during this day all about wings, nests, beaks, and birds!
Do you sometimes see paw prints in mud or scat (poop) on the trails and assume that a dog left it? It could be from something else. Come along with me and I will show you how to distinguish and identify the markings of a gray fox. Gain some insights into the fox's nature and ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Interstellar Night of Science and StorytellingChabot, National Novel Writing Month, and Big Picture Science bring you a discussion with Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer and Director at the Center for SETI Research, on sci-fi's thrilling influence on science. Shostak has published four books and more than 400 popular articles on science, gave this TED Talk, and ...
BayCon 2016: All About SpaceThe 34th Bay Area Science Fiction convention's theme is "All About Space" in fact and in Fiction. The convention runs May 27 thru May 30. Among the science talks offered are:Black Holes and Interstellar: Spacewarps and Time Travel in Science and Fiction by Andrew Fraknoi, Foothill CollegeStrange New Worlds, a ...
Where: San MateoCost: $85 General, $25 Ages 7 - 12, $50 Military
Grazing for Restoration @ Pepperwood PreserveThis hike will start with a brief introduction to grass and forb botany as well as the principles of holistic planned grazing. We will then walk through and around Pepperwood Preserve observing and discussing the effects of the grazing on vegetation patterns and wildlife. Special attention will be paid to ...
Where: Santa RosaCost: $25
TechHive Robot Petting ZooBring a robotic pet to life with the touch of your hand in the Robot Petting Zoo! The TechHive teen interns have created a mechanical zoo using robotics kits and craft materials. Learn about robotics, engineering, and computer science as you pet, feed, and interact with these lovable tech animals.
