Light, from many different sources, is all around us and has existed since the beginning of the universe. Join us for an enlightening First Friday and learn about the form of energy that sustains life, reveals colors, and can travel at nearly 300 million meters per second! Through talks, hand-on ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
'The Bit Player'In a blockbuster paper in 1948, Claude Shannon introduced the notion of a “bit†and laid the foundation for the Information Age. His ideas ripple through such diverse fields as communication, linguistics, genetics, computing, cryptography, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and cosmology. In later years, he constructed a mathematical theory of juggling, ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
Saturday, 08/03/19
The Bay Model Wants You!!! Become part of Sausalito’s very own attraction known around the world! We have a variety of volunteer positions that are suited for people just like you! Greet visitors, lead tours, work with school groups, and more! Come and be a part of one of the largest working hydraulic models in ...
Stephanie Thwaites is an award winning artist working in oil and cold wax, a medium which imparts rich texture and a lovely translucent quality. She finds inspiration in nature, but also in architectural and geometric forms. From representational to abstract, she strives to create dynamic space that is intricate and ...
Join NASA in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program.Speakers include:Millie Highes-Fulford, Space ShuttleDan Bursch, Space Shuttle and International Space StationGreg Johnson, Space ShuttleJoey Lazzaro, Appolo Flight ControllerAl Worden, Apollo 15Steve Smith, Space ShuttleYvonne Cagle, Aerospace SurgeonEd Rezac, NASA EngineerSee weblink for additional information as well as parking shuttle ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Sunday Funday: Bodies in Motion and GSK Family DayCelebrate the human body and what it can do! Les Aerielles is returning for their annual summer performance with their incredible young trapeze arts performers. We’ll also have some of the GSK Science in the Summer: The Science of Me activity favorites, where visitors will learn more about the human ...
Graphic novelist and art mentor, Aaron Southerland, will hold a series of cartooning vibe sessions focused on outer space. The sessions are dedicated to the artsy students who desire to create and continue working on their own cartoon and comic characters. Aaron will provide guidance on drawing techniques using a ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Superpower: How Wind Is Transforming America’s Energy FutureWind power: It’s leading America’s renewable energy portfolio, is 70 percent less expensive than a decade ago, and employs over 114,000 Americans. But like any industry transforming America’s energy landscape, the road to success is rarely smooth.In his new book Superpower: One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy, Russell Gold tells the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
The Universe in the Infrared: Spitzer’s Final VoyageThe infrared lies beyond the red end of the visible spectrum of light. Cool and dusty things throughout the Universe appear bright in infrared. The Spitzer Space Telescope is one of NASA’s Great Observatories, designed to observe the universe in infrared light. It was launched in 2003 with an expected ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members and Seniors
The Magic of Red Galaxies: Tracing Structure Formation With Galaxy Clusters and MoreGalaxy clusters, as the largest peaks in the cosmic density field, play an important role in astrophysics and cosmology. Â As the most dramatic features of large-scale structure, the abundance of clusters provides a key opportunity to test our understanding of structure formation and cosmic expansion history. Â In recent years, observational ...
Big Data promises unparalleled insights, but the larger the data, the harder they are to find. One key to unlocking them was discovered by 18th century mathematicians: Topological Data Analysis (TDA).Dr. Singh leads a technology movement that emphasizes the importance of extracting insight from data, not just storing and organizing ...
Anthropogenic impacts along Florida’s longest riverThe St. Johns River is Florida’s longest at 500 kilometers, with an elevation change of less than nine meters. The low slope and long distance create incredible variability in water quality and flow between the fresh headwaters to the south in agricultural Central Florida and the estuarine waters of Jacksonville ...
Speaker:Â Angee Doerr is an assistant professor of practice, Oregon Sea Grant & Oregon State University Extension Service
Where: Bodega BayCost: Free
Thursday, 08/08/19
Early Interns PresentationsMBARI interns present their summer research, early presentations9:30 a.m. Charlie Watkins • Development of an inertial current meter using a low-cost inertial measurement unit9:45 a.m. Kelsey Nichols • Effects of predator presence and climate change on the metabolic rate of red abalone10:00 a.m. Norman Sween • Munidopsis (Squat lobster) density ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
How Pro Sports Can Be a Player in ClimateFrom baseball to football, few things are as all-American as sports. Americans spend $56 billion attending sporting events each yea - "but at what cost to the climate? Between the hotdog-with-everything, energy needed to power 100,000-person stadiums, and transportation to get crowds and players there in the first place, these ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Everyone knows that Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation puts on a good show, but what else can it do? This 60-year-old technology started out as “a solution looking for a problem,†but it continues to enable scientific breakthroughs in communication, medicine, and observations of events light-years away. Focus ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 17.95 advance, 19.95 door, AD members free
The Role of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Drone DesignIn designing a radio controlled quadcopter drone, Computation Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling played a significant role both in improving the aerodynamics and the cooling of the on-board electronics. Using CFD modeling, a rotating mesh region was placed around each rotor to predict the airflow from the rotors and air velocities ...
7:00-7:25: Jessica Feldman(Stanford/ Biology) on "Patterning the Cell During Development"How do our cells achieve the elaborate patterning that allows them to carry out specific functions?...Read more7:25-7:50: William Newsome(Stanford/ Medicine) on "The Future of Neuroscience"A very exciting time for neuroscience...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone in ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
City Star Party @ Point LobosCome join us for our monthly San Francisco City Star Party. SFAA members provide telescopes for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to check the SFAA website for the latest updates…bad weather or overcast skies will cancel!
