Get a little closer to science this Valentine’s Day

by Eric on February 3, 2010

Here’s a list of events around the Bay Area for those looking to mix a little science with pleasure this Valentine’s Day season.

Tagged as: After Dark, California Academy of Sciences, Chabot Space & Science Center, Exploratorium, Nightlife, Oakland Zoo, San Francisco Zoo, Valentine's Day

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Ask A Scientist Spin-off: How-To Night – 02.10.10

by Eric on February 8, 2010

[ February 10, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Juliana Gallin of “Ask a Scientist” is spinning off a new monthly event called “How-To Night.” This month’s event at Bazaar Cafe will teach attendees some magic tricks:

Tagged as: Ask a Scientist, magic

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Events February 7, 2010

Cafe Scientifique: “Facing Scarcity: “The Water Crisis in California” – 02.09.10

by Eric

[ February 9, 2010; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] This month’s Cafe Scientifique is on a topic close to the hearts of almost every Californian: water.

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Tagged as: Cafe Scientifique, Richard Luthy, water

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Events February 3, 2010

Exploratorium After Dark: Sexploration – 02.04.10

by Eric

[ February 4, 2010; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Valentine’s Day comes a little early as the Exploratorium gets Cinemax’d up and becomes the Sexploratorium for this month’s After Dark program.

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Tagged as: After Dark, Exploratorium, Mary Roach

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Events February 3, 2010

East Bay Science Cafe: An Ethiopian Diorama: A Glimpse of Humanity’s Dawn – 02.03.10

by Eric

[ February 3, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] This month at the East Bay Science Cafe, the topic is early man. Henry Gilbert, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at UC Berkeley will speaking about recent anthropological discoveries in Ethiopia.

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Tagged as: anthopology, East Bay Science Cafe, Henry Gilbert, UC Berkeley

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Events February 1, 2010

Cal Academy of Sciences Nightlife: Insect Discovery Lab – 02.04.10

by Eric

If you’re in the mood to play with bugs, head on over the California Academy of Sciences this Thursday night for this week’s Nightlife program.

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Tagged as: California Academy of Sciences, insects, Nightlife

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General January 14, 2010

Could the Haitian earthquake have been predicted?

by Eric

While current earthquake science doesn’t give us the ability to predict earthquakes, it can tell us where they are likely to strike. Death and destruction await those who fail to heed the warnings.

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Tagged as: commentary, earthquake, Haiti

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News January 10, 2010

Northern CA rocked by magnitude 6.5 earthquake

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At 4.27pm PST, a little piece of the Gorda plate some 30 miles west of Ferndale, CA decided to move to the north a little ahead of the rest of its plate. According to the Eureka Times-Standard, the resulting 30-second earthquake has knocked out power in Eureka and Ferndale, and while the damage is widespread it also appears to be relatively minor. There is no count of injuries or fatalities.

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Tagged as: earthquake, Humboldt County, USGS

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News December 9, 2009

Unidentified atmospheric phenomenon freaks out Norwegians, Photoshop users

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From spaceweather.com comes word of what may go down in history as the weirdest atmospheric phenomenon in history. Sometime in the early morning in the skies over Norway, some unknown something left something, something in a beautiful and wholly artificial spiral pattern.
The best theory I’ve heard is that a missile launch, possibly Russian in origin, [...]

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Tagged as: meterology, Norway, space weather

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Events December 9, 2009

Cal Academy of Sciences Nightlife: Game Night – 12.10.09

by Eric

This week’s Nightlife at the California Academy of Sciences is themed “Game Night,” and participants are encouraged to bring along their own games.

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Tagged as: California Academy of Sciences, Nightlife

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