by Eric on April 17, 2009
[ April 18, 2009; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] It’s time for the UC Berkeley annual “Cal Day” open house!
According to the official Cal Day home page: “It’s a day like no other. Spend it in Cal’s classrooms and labs, museums and performance halls, libraries and arenas. Take in all that Berkeley has to offer.”
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astronomy,
Cal Day,
geology,
paleontology,
UC Berkeley
[ April 9, 2009; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] This week’s Nightlife is the San Francisco celebration of Yuri’s Night, featuring planetarium shows, NASA lecturers, and roof-top stargazing.
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astronomy,
NASA,
planetarium,
space,
Yuri's Night
by Eric on March 30, 2009
[ April 3, 2009 to April 5, 2009. ] Join scientists, artists, and writers for the 25th CONTACT Conference April 3-5 at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. The interdisciplinary conference, featuring a number of speakers discussing the future of humanity through the lens of art and science, includes an art exhibition, receptions, and a film festival.
CONTACT is a unique interdisciplinary conference that [...]
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Contact 2009,
event
by Eric on March 25, 2009
[ April 1, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Jeffery F. Latkowski, Chief Engineer for the Laser Inertial Fusion-Fission Energy (LIFE) program, will be speaking on “A Pathway to Sustainable LIFE on Planet Earth”
It is now common knowledge that energy sources with a low carbon footprint are needed as soon as possible to limit the most catastrophic effects of global climate change. Currently, there [...]
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Berkeley Natural History Museums,
Cafe Scientifique,
East Bay Science Cafe,
fusion,
Jeffery Latkowski