Program Guide - Bay Area Science Festivalcreativity, excitement, and sense of discovery that is a central part of their work. The Bay Area Science Festival seeks to change that by

Unleash Your Inner Scientist!

Program GuideOctober 26 - November 6, 2011

www.bayareascience.org

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Welcome...to the Bay Area Science Festival

The San Francisco Bay Area is a renowned center of innovation - our region is

home to the birthplace of biotechnology, launched the information tech-

nology industry that has reshaped our lives, and is at the forefront of the

“green” revolution, leading research and development into renewable energy.

Despite the prominent role of science in our community, Bay Area residents

have few opportunities to directly interact with scientists and share in the

creativity, excitement, and sense of discovery that is a central part of their

work. The Bay Area Science Festival seeks to change that by providing an

amazing opportunity for all of us to learn side by side with scientists, engi-

neers, and mathematicians.

I truly hope that you can join me in our annual celebration. Our inaugural

Festival consists of more than 100 events that span the different regions that

make up the Bay Area - San Francisco, North Bay, East Bay, South Bay, and

Peninsula. By putting science at everyone’s fingertips, we hope to engage

our community in its wonders and inspire the next generation of scientists

and engineers.

The Bay Area Science Festival is built around partnership. We could not

produce a Festival with such breadth and depth without the participation of

the Bay Area’s leading science, educational, and cultural institutions. We are

also extremely grateful for the support of our many sponsors, without whose

generosity the Festival would not be possible, and for the efforts of the many

volunteers who will make the events of the Festival a reality.

Science is fun. Are you ready to unleash your inner scientist?

Bruce Alberts

Founder, Bay Area Science Festival

UCSF Professor Emeritus

Editor-in-Chief of Science

Table of Contents

Partners

Event Listings

At-a-Glance

Discovery Days - Cal State East Bay

Discovery Days - Infineon Raceway

Bay Area Star Party

Discovery Days - AT&T Park

Sponsors

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For current schedule, visit www.bayareascience.org/festival Bay Area Science Festival2 3

10/29, 11:00am-1:30pm Los Trancos Preserve Cost: FREE. Space is limited. Reservations are required.Email Judy McKeon, [email protected]

10/29, 10:00am-12:00pm Santa Rosa Junior CollegeRSVP for locationCost: FREE; RSVP required

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North Bay Educator GiveawayThanks to donations from labs/companies across the Bay Area, this event provides educators with FREE high quality materials for their classrooms. Sponsored by BABEC, PROBE, SCCBEP, and CCSF’s BIO-LINK Depot , this Giveaway is for educational and non-profit use ONLY. Educators: bring photo ID from your institution at check-in. Non-profit organizations: provide proof of your 501(c)3 status when you RSVP. To RSVP visit www.bayareascience.org/schedule

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San Andreas Fault Hike - Sold out!Join Geophysics Professor Gregory Beroza of Stanford’ s Earthquake Seismology Group and docents Mike Alexander, Paul Billig, and John Wertzler from the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District for a leisurely hike to examine remnants left by thousands of major earthquakes, discuss the wonders of plate tectonics and learn how to prepare for future earthquakes. (Children 10 years old and over are welcome.)

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Discovery Days at Cal State East BayCal State East Bay’s Science Festival kicks off the Bay Area Science Festival with a celebration of science, technology, engineering, and math. Join us for experiments, hands-on activities, games, exhibits, lectures, and more. For more details about this event see page 30.

10/29 11:00am-4:00pm Cal State East Bay Hayward Campus, Science Buildings, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward, CA 94542 Cost: FREE

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Explore what you eat: Hands-on Science at East Bay Farmers’ MarketsEver wonder how plants live? Or how worms produce compost? Get hands-on with science to find out! Join Cal scientists for some cool, food-related investigations.

Wednesday 10/26, 3-7pm, Albany MarketSaturday 10/29, 10am-2pm, Phatbeets ProduceSaturday 10/29, 10am-3pm, Downtown Berkeley MarketSunday 10/30, 9am-1pm, Temescal MarketTuesday 11/1, 2pm-7pm, South Berkeley MarketThursday 11/3, 3pm-7pm, North Berkeley MarketSaturday 11/5, 10am-5pm, Spiral GardensDetails about East Bay Locations: www.bayareascience.org/schedule

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Is Animation More Science than Art? Sold out!Join award-winning Stanford Computer Science Professor Ron Fedkiw and Pixar Senior Scientist Michael Kass at Pixar Animation Studios in a discussion of animation versus simulation and how both are used to create award-winning films. Miles Perkins of Industrial Light & Magic will moderate.

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Zombie NightLifeNightLife will be overrun with zombies! Take a crash course in zombie neuroscience with Zombie Research Society’s Brad Voytek, and learn how zombie-like symptoms would manifest themselves in real life. Join Peaches Christ for her Zombie Drag Show and Costume Contest (un-dead attire encouraged!). Dance at Miss Misery’ s “Zombie Prom”. Check out real brain specimens, hear from horror author Mira Grant, sample the latest in zombie video games, even go on a zombie apocalypse adventure through the museum.

10/27, 6:00-10:00pm Cal Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse DriveSan Francisco, CA 94118 Cost: $10 members $12 non-members

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Thursday, October 27

10/26, 7:00-9:00pm Pixar Animation StudiosEmeryville, CA Cost: FREE, RSVP Required. 4 tickets max per person

10/26-11/5, times varyVarious East Bay LocationsCost: FREE

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10/29, 2:00-4:00pm San Jose Children’ s Discovery Museum180 Woz WaySan Jose, CA 95110Cost: FREE

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San Francisco Rocks Walking TourJoin this 2-mile, 2.5 hour walking tour from Discovery Street Tours to get up close and personal with some of the city’s most stellar rock formations. Explore the twisted rock n’ roll stories of our Bay Area landscape with edible geology activities and a hike through the City’s heights. Special Bay Area Science Festival price of $25 includes snacks and take-home gifts.For tickets go to www.bayareascience.org/schedule

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Once and Future GiantsFind out more about the story of mammoths. Science writer Sharon Levy looks at the evidence surrounding large animal extinction, including mammoths, believing that understanding this history – and our part in it – is crucial for protecting the elephants, polar bears, and other great creatures at risk today. Local geologist Dave Andersen will join this family-friendly discussion.

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Combots CupComBots returns to the San Mateo Fairgrounds for ComBots Cup VI - the biggest cash prize in robot combat! 220 pound robots from around the world compete for dominance, cash, and the glory that is the ComBots Cup – a 100 pound trophy. Whether you’ re a sports fan or techno geek, ComBots puts on great events.

10/29, 1:30-4:00pm Meet in Dolores Park20th Street & ChurchSan Francisco, CACost: $25

Saturday, October 29

10/29 & 10/30, 2-7:00pm San Mateo County Fairgrounds 1346 Saratoga Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 Adults: $25 / $20 in advance Children 7-17: $20 $15 in advanceChildren 0-6: free

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Genetics with Stanford at The TechStanford’s Genetics Department leads hands-on activities every day of the Festival. Try your hand at DNA spooling from animal cells and look at your own DNA from cheek cells under a microscope. Figure out what 1000 letters of your DNA look like. Solve a mystery by looking at “DNA” patterns using tools of forensic scientists.

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Climate Change: Fact or FictionIs there really such thing as climate change? What’s all the hype about? Find out what’s going on with the Earth’s thermostat. Meet Ranger Linda at the reception desk.

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Life and Death on Alcatraz - The Secret Life of Nesting Birds on The RockIt may seem like a barren, lifeless rock with only the haunting memories of the past, but a battle for survival continues daily throughout Alcatraz Island, a protected, prime nesting ground for many bird species -- especially black-crowned night-herons, gulls and ravens. These three species must somehow coexist during each breeding season. How will this struggle unfold? Bird experts from the U.S. Geological Survey will explain their theories, sharing their knowledge from over 20 years of Alcatraz studies. Talk and videos will be followed by an “Ask a Biologist” Q&A. Suggested for Grades 3 and up.

10/29, 1:30-3:00pm Fort MasonGolden Gate National Recreation Area Headquarters, 201 Fort MasonSan Francisco, CACost: FREE

10/29, 1:30-2:30pm Bay Model Visitor Center2100 BridgewaySausolito, CA 94965Cost: FREE

10/29 - 11/5 12:00-2:30pm weekends9:30-12:00pm weekdaysThe Tech Museum201 S Market St, San JoseCost: FREE with Museum Admission


10/30, 12:00-4:00pm Exploratorium3601 Lyon StreetSan Francisco, CA 94123 Cost: FREE with Museum Admission

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Halloween Haunts and HappeningsThis Halloween, you can enjoy some creepy crawlers – human and non-human - at the Exploratorium’s Halloween Haunts and Happenings! Come see giant insects, tarantulas, blood-sucking leeches, maggots and much more. Dress up in your Halloween costume and join us for a variety of spine-tingling activities. Decorate sugar skulls, creep through our Graveyard of Dead Science Ideas and admire the trappings of predatory plants in the Garden of Carnivorous Plants. Creep into the McBean Theater to see some of the spookiest and silliest animations from the 1930s to the 1950s.

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8-bit Bands: Anamanaguchi with Starscream, Knife City, and CrashfasterAnamanaguchi is a four-piece melodic 8-bit rock band from Brooklyn, New York. Combining raw guitars and thrashing drums with sound chips from hacked Nintendos and Game Boys, they create a powerful, energetic sound that rests somewhere between organic and robotic. They are paired on this tour with Starscream, another Brooklyn band that uses cool hacked technology synced with beautiful visual effects inspired by astronomy. They are hyped and ready to party!

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Spooky ScienceJoin us for ghoulish fun at The Tech Museum on Halloween! Discover the chemistry behind the creepy as you make slimy worms and ghost-like bubbles filled with fog. Find out what the hand print of a ghost looks like as you make your own disappearing prints and learn some seriously spooky science.

10/30 8:00pm Slim’s333 11th StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103Cost: $12 in advance $14 at the door

10/31, 1:30-3:30pmThe Tech Museum201 S Market St, San Jose, CA 95113Cost: FREE with Museum Admission

Monday, October 31

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Robots vs DinosaursWhich is more fun — dinosaurs or robots? The Lawrence Hall of Science will host a “Dinos vs. Robots” event, in which visitors participate in activities from each discipline and decide which is more fun! You will become a paleontologist for the day and discover things that scientists are still learning about dinosaurs. Then you’ll put on your engineering cap and participate in a robot challenge! After you do both activities, you’ll vote for your favorite. Who will win, dinosaurs or robots?

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Romberg Tiburon Center Open HouseVisit SF State’s marine research campus in Tiburon for their 22nd annual open house. Learn about their research by exploring interactive science displays and listening to fascinating lectures. Touch live organisms at touch tanks, combine art and science with ceramics, listen to underwater sounds, and witness a live salmon release from the spectacular bayside location. Carpooling and cycling to the event is encouraged. A free shuttle will pick up passengers at the Tiburon Ferry, but reservations are required, and space is limited. Call 415-338-3757 to make a shuttle reservation.

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Got Bots? The Tech Museum does! Join in all the robotic fun when we roll out the robot red carpet for the Bay Area Science Festival. Meet some of our favorite robots, from Buster to AIBO, and then design and build your own robot out of Robotix parts.

More robots at San Jose Public Library branches! Program a human robot, then design and build your own robot out of Robotix parts.

More details at: http://www.thetech.org/bayarea_science

10/30, 11:00am-4:00pm Romberg Tiburon Center3152 Paradise DriveTiburon, CA 94920Cost: FREE

10/30, 11/1-11/4 11:00-12:30pm &2:30-4:00pmThe Tech Museum201 S Market St, San JoseCost: FREE with Museum Admission

10/30, 11:00am-2:00pm Lawrence Hall of Science 1 Centennial DriveBerkeley, CA 94720 Cost: FREE with Admission


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Diabetes: The State of the EpidemicNearly a century has passed since the discovery of injectable insulin turned the tide on diabetes, helping to save countless lives. Today, even as research into the disease proceeds apace, the diabetes epidemic continues to grow. In California alone, an estimated 4 million people have diabetes, and the disease costs the U.S. health care system more than $200 billion annually. What solutions can modern laboratory and clinical research provide? How close are we to finding new ways to prevent, treat, better manage, or even cure the disease? Speakers: Matthias Hebrok (moderator), Jeffrey A. Bluestone, (UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor), Stephen E. Gitelman (UCSF professor Clinical Pediatrics), Dean Schillinger, (chief of UCSF’s Division of General Internal Medicine)

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San Francisco Math Circle Teachers’ Dinner with Art Benjamin, MathemagicianArt Benjamin will present Mathmagic as part of the San Francisco Math Teachers’ Circle program. See one of the world fastest calculators and learn more secrets of mental math.

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The Big C: The Future of Cancer TreatmentsCancer claims the lives of more than a half million Americans each year. The lengthy battle against cancer has been one of human ingenuity, dramatic technologic advancement, and tireless commitment, but also of misconception, endless complexity, and frustration. Leading cancer researchers discuss the discoveries, and their collective hope for the future.

11/1, 12:30-1:30pm UCSF, Parnassus Campus School of Nursing, Room N225Cost: FREE

11/1, 6:00-9:00pm SF State1600 Holloway Ave. San Francisco ,CA 94132 Cost: FREE

11/1, 6:00-8:00pm California Academy of Sciences55 Music Concourse DriveSan Francisco, CA 94118 Cost: $10 members$12 non-members

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Mima La Scienza!School groups will be joining us for an international science pantomime, with a live-link to the Genoa Science Festival in Italy. The students in Italy will pantomime science concepts through live-link technology to our students, and then our students will guess the concepts – and vice versa – as they connect across the world through technology and overcome the language barrier with the universal language of science.

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Stressed? Why to Slow Down and How to do itHear experts describe how stress changes your body, even at the cellular level, and impacts everything from aging to your risk of disease. Learn about innovative research on stress and the effects stress may have on your health in the future, as well as proven ways to reduce stress in your life today. Speakers: Margaret A. Chesney, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine & Elissa S. Epel, UCSF Department of Psychiatry

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Think Art - Act ScienceFind out what happens when artists spend nine months in a science lab. This exhibition features eight works developed during the Swiss Artists-in-Labs Residency: a sculptor at CERN, a sound artist in a neuroscience lab, an architect embedded in the department of psychology. The results of these unlikely pairings make up the exhibition. In parallel with Think Art – Act Science, swissnex San Francisco and the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) host a series of lectures, conferences, and workshops to discuss and deepen the partnership between science and the arts.

10/31, 12:00-1:00pmUCSF, Parnassus Campus School of Nursing, Room N225Cost: FREE

10/30, 10:30am-12:00p,The Tech Museum201 S Market St, San JoseCost: FREE with Museum Admission

11/1 - 11/6, 11:00am-6:00pmSan Francisco Art Institute800 Chestnut StreetSan Francisco, CA 94133 Cost: FREE

Tuesday, November 1


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How Did the Universe Begin — and Does It Matter?Modern science offers us a startling and highly detailed account of Cosmology— the origin of everything. This same issue— and its significance— has occupied religious thinkers for thousands of years. Their insights are very different from those of science, but can also be beautifully complementary. In this evening’ s unique Wonder Dialogue, an astrophysicist, a Jewish scholar, and a Buddhist monk bring their own perspectives to these vast, yet highly personal questions.

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Social Networking & the Brain: Neuroscience and the New MediaMore than a billion people around the world are engaged in a massive experiment in how social media technologies are changing society, commerce, politics, innovation, love, work, and more. But what is this new tech doing to our brains? This provocative panel will feature a neuroscientist who studies the impact of multitasking on our gray matter and those who believe social networking may be leading us to a more connected, better world, as well as those who are wary of the physiological and societal impact that social media has on humanity.

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Porchlight: EPIC FAILPorchlight is San Francisco’s premier storytelling series. Each month, co-founders Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte invite six people from different backgrounds to tell ten-minute true stories without using notes or memorization. This month, Porchlight will be exploring a theme central to science: failure. Speakers include:

New York Times bestselling author: Gail CarrigerMythbuster: Adam SavagePhysicist/inventor: Nicholas SheridonNew York Times best-selling novelist: Scott SiglerMachine artisan: Kal Spelletich

Tuesday, November 1

11/1, 7:00-9:00pm Commonwealth Club 595 Market Street, 2nd FloorSan Francisco, CA 94014 Cost: $15 members$20 non-members

11/1, 7:00-9:00pm UC Berkeley, Sutardja Dai HallBerkeley, CA 94709Cost: FREE

11/1, 8:00-10:00pm Maritime Museum900 Beach StreetSan Francisco, CA 94109 Cost: $10

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Berkeley Math CircleThe Berkeley Math Circle (BMC) is a weekly program for over 160 San Francisco Bay Area high and middle school students. Join us this Tuesday from 6 to 8 pm on the UC Berkeley campus. The program is jointly sponsored by the UC Berkeley Math Department, the Mosse Foundation For Arts and Education through the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), and parents’ contributions.

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Reinventing DiscoveryJoin Michael Nielsen for a lecture and book signing for his latest book, Reinventing Discovery. He’ll reveal dramatic changes in science driven by powerful tools that are greatly accelerating scientific progress, and show how scientists are spontaneously collaborating online to tackle unsolved problems and make astonishing discoveries.

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The Art of RobotsBorn in the imagination of science fiction novelists, robots are now also the focus of scientists and artists alike. These seemingly disparate disciplines are brought together in swissnex San Francisco’s series on robotics. Marc Atallah, Director of the Museum of Science Fiction Utopia and Extraordinary Journeys, looks back on the history of robots and asks the question, “Are robots passé?”. Renowned artist Ken Goldberg presents insights on Post-Robotic Robots. Raffaello d’Andrea, Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, shows off the Blind Juggler, a robot that keeps balls bouncing without any sensory input. A Bay Area artist with a degree in electrical engineering from MIT, Alan Rath brings his latest kinetic sculpture for audiences to enjoy.

11/1, 6:00-8:00pm UC Berkeley Cost: FREE

11/1, 6:30-10:00pmSwissnex San Francisco730 Montgomery StreetSan Francisco, CA 94111 Cost: FREE

11/1, 6:00-8:00pm The Tech Museum201 S Market Street San Jose, CA 95113 Cost: $10, $5 for members


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Developing the Scientists of TomorrowJoin Dr. Bruce Alberts, editor of Science and former president of the National Academy of Sciences, in dialogue with Dr. Barbara Means, Director of SRI International’s Center for Technology in Learning. This dialogue will take a critical look at current educational policies and practices and consider the extent to which they are creating the next generation of scientists, mathematicians, and technology innovators. Learn why science teaching has declined in most U.S. elementary schools at the very time in our history when it is of paramount importance and when new technologies are offering opportunities to engage students in learning that is both rigorous and inspiring.

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Contact (The Reel and the Real): Humanity’s Search for Extra-terrestrial IntelligenceJoin astronomer Jill Tarter, whose work and life was a key model for the character Jodie Foster plays in the film Contact, for a very special evening of science fiction and cutting-edge science. We will screen the full-length film, Contact, about the discovery of intelligent life among the stars, and then hear Dr. Tarter discuss her ongoing work at the SETI Institute to find radio signals from alien civilizations. After the film and talk, there will be time for questions from the audience.

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The Tech Museum After Hours: Cosmos under the CosmosSip on a glow-in-the-dark Cosmo as you enjoy the cosmic music stylings of the Physics Chanteuse. Learn about cosmic dynamics with hands-on activities by UCSC astrophysicists. Journey through the universe in the Holt Digital Starlab. Explore the museum under moody lighting, play space-themed video games on our giant IMAX screen, and lounge in our Cosmic Cabaret.

Wednesday, November 2

11/2, 6:00pm-8:00pmSRI333 Ravenswood Ave.Menlo Park, CA 94025 Cost: FREE

11/2, 6:00pm-9:00pmSan Francisco State University McKenna Theater - Creative Arts Building, Room 103 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132Cost: FREE

11/2, 6:00pm-11:00pmThe Tech Museum201 S Market StreetSan Jose, CA 95113 Cost: $12 / $10 for members

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Retraining the BrainJoin David Ewing Duncan, bestselling author and chief correspondent of public radio’s Biotech Nation, in conversation with three leading UCSF researchers as they discuss the prospects for retraining the brain to perform better. Their explorations range from investigations of how the brain works, to the development of practical remedies for maladies resulting from impaired brain function. These researchers are working to help patients with schizophrenia, individuals struggling with prosthetic limbs - and everyone whose recall is compromised by everyday distractions that challenge the memory. Speakers: Adam Gazzaley, UCSF Neuroscience Imaging Center,Sri Nagarajan, UCSF Dept. of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Philip Sabes, associate professor of physiology at UCSF

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Stem Cell Awareness Day – Current Research & ApplicationsDr. Alan Trounson, President of CIRM, and Dr. Michael Longaker, Stanford, will discuss the current research and applications of stem cells. They will discuss the potential future benefits of stem cell therapies and the ethical questions implicit in their use.

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Packing for MarsWhat happens when one of the funniest and smartest authors around gets interviewed by a MythBuster? Hear which space legends might be as combustible as urban ones when best-selling author Mary Roach and Mythbusters’ Adam Savage chat about Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. Before the conversation, enjoy the premiere of Rockets of Yesterday, a video tour of 1950s and 60s rocket dreams, curated by archivist and space enthusiast Megan Prelinger. Packing for Mars will be available for purchase from Readers Bookstore and Mary will be signing books after the program.

11/2, 12:00pm-1:00pmUCSF Parnassus CampusHealth Sciences Building WestRoom 303 Cost: FREE

11/2, 4:30pm-6:30pmSanta Clara University,Recital Hall500 El Camino RealSanta Clara, CA 95053 Cost: FREE

11/2, 6:00pm-7:30pmSan Francisco Public Library100 Larkin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102Cost: FREE Note: Seating is limited


11/2, 7:00-9:00pmAtlas Café3049 20th StreetSan Francisco, CA 94110 Cost: FREE

11/2, 7:00-9:00pmCalifornia Academy of Sciences55 Music Concourse DriveSan Francisco, CA 94118 Cost: $10 / $12 non-members

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Ask a Scientist: Science Trivia NightReady to put your science smarts to the test? Tonight we will be celebrating the Bay Area Science Festival the best way we know how -with a boisterous science trivia contest hosted by Robin Marks of Discovery Street Tours (It’ s just like a pub trivia night, but without all those other boring categories). Even if you don’t know your cortex from a coprolite, come enjoy a night of fascinating science trivia and general revelry. You can bring your own team of ringers with you, assemble a team with others on the spot, or just come to cheer, hang out, and learn stuff. The winning team will receive an awesome prize and a really cool feeling of superiority that should last at least several days. Six people max per team. Bring your own writing utensils.

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Will We Ever Understand the Brain?As neuroscientists are learning more and more about our body’s hidden frontier, we have gained fleeting insights into our own intuition, habits and seemingly unexplainable preferences. Can we solve those mysteries by creating a complete computer model of our brain? Or is the brain an unsolvable puzzle? Two leading neuroscientists will discuss these questions and more. Speakers: David Eagleman, Henry Markram

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Blue Mind: Your Brain on OceanThis panel highlights a collaboration of scientists, ocean explorers, futurists, and communicators. Marine ecologist Dr. Rodney M. Fujita will moderate the panel and explore cutting edge ideas of how gratitude and feelings of love for the ocean impact actual brain function and how people behave. Learn how the future of ocean health depends on our deep knowledge of how the brain works, and new ways to engage the public towards change through neuro-positive programs.

11/2, 7:00-9:00pmAquarium of the Bay TheaterPier 39San Francisco, CA 94133 Cost: FREE

11/2, 6:00pm-10:00pmSwissnex San Francisco730 Montgomery StreetSan Francisco, CA 94111 Cost: FREE

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Marin Math CircleAs part of the Bay Area Science Festival, the Marin Math Circle will be open to new members this night only. Mathematical circles are weekly gatherings of students of high school age or younger working on problems involving complex and advanced topics, guided by mathematicians and educators. Students of all ages are welcome and will be presented with difficult, original and always fun mathematical puzzles. Parents are also welcome, but must promise to not participate in the problem solving.

Elementary Circle: Grades 1 & 2, 6-6:50pm Alemany Library R.207 Grades 3 & 4, 7-7:50pm Alemany Library R.207 Intermediate Circle: Grades 5-8, 6:30-8pm Guzman 104Advanced Circle Grades 9-12 6:15-8:15pm Guzman 201

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LASER: Art/Science NightAt this Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER), visual art and physics team up to help us understand the universe. Explore geometric patterns of logarithmic spirals, the art of recycling, and no-camera photography. Don’t miss these projects as well as a chance to share your own work at the interface of art and science.

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From the Death of the Dinosaurs to the Stardust in your BonesAlmost 14 billion years ago, the Big Bang created the seeds of our present-day Universe. Modern astronomers use telescopes and computers as time-machines, compressing millions of years of history into the blink of an eye to study the inexorable forces at work during that process. The history of life on Earth is unequivocally tied to the stars. Join Dr. David Lindberg as he discusses the interconnection between astronomy and evolution in this informal forum for discussing interesting and relevant scientific issues.

11/2, 6:00pm-8:15pmDominican University50 Acacia AvenueSan Rafael, CA 94901Cost: FREE

11/2, 7:00-9:00pmEast Bay Science Café at Café Valparaiso3105 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705 Cost: FREE


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Experiments in SpaceBiomedical research in space has yielded a wealth of insights into the effects of weightlessness on the human body and the effects of long space missions on the mind. As we mark the final U.S. space shuttle mission in July 2011, this panel reviews advances in space medicine over the last 60 years and reflects on what the future might hold.Speakers: Mary Roach, Nick Kanas, Jeff Bluestone

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Tornado Alley with Dr. Karen KosibaDr. Karen Kosiba, atmospheric scientist from Storm Chasers and IMAX film Tornado Alley appears at The Tech Museum, along with the VORTEX2 Doppler On Wheels. Dr. Kosiba introduces the Tornado Alley shows throughout the day. Learn from Dr. Kosiba about the VORTEX2 Doppler On Wheels, how it operates in a storm and about the science and technology that go into tracking weather patterns that cause tornadoes.

Free field trips for California Schools K-12 for museum galleries only. IMAX Tornado Alley film is $4 per person. Title 1 schools receive fee-waived IMAX entrance; certain restrictions apply—book early.

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Oakland/East Bay Math CircleThe Oakland/East Bay Math Circle offers middle and high school students and teachers the opportunity to learn advanced mathematics in a free, after-school enrichment program. The atmosphere of a math circle is informal, intensive, and fun, with students working together and individually.

11/3, 12pm, 2pm & 4pmThe Tech Museum201 S Market StreetSan Jose, CA 95113 Cost: Non-school groups: $8 for adults, child $6; Members: $4 for adults, child $3

11/3, 4:15-5:30pmLaney College900 Fallon StreetOakland, CA 94607Mathematics BuildingRoom: A-273, 266 for students Room: A-239 for teachersCost: FREE

11/3, 11:30-1:00pmUCSF, Parnassus CampusCole Hall Auditorium Cost: FREE

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San Jose Math CircleAs part of the Bay Area Science Festival, the San Jose Math Circle, will be open to new members this night only. Mathematical circles are weekly gatherings of students of high school age or younger working on problems involving complex and advanced topics, guided by mathematicians and educators. Students in grades 7 through 12 are welcome and will be presented with difficult, original and always fun mathematical puzzles. Parents are also welcome, but must promise to not participate in the discussions or problem solving.

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Spontaneous Emissions: An evening of science humorGet your geek on! From the lighter side of helium to the darker side of the moon, join science comedian Brian Malow on a rocket ride through the humorverse. Brian will dispel myths & misconceptions about science, explore the science in science fiction films, and exercise your brain as well as your funny bone. Also, appearing: special guest Norm Goldblatt. For all audiences! Music is not just for musicians. Art is not just for artists. And science is not just for scientists. For more info: www.sciencecomedian.com.

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VORTEX2 Doppler On WheelsDr. Karen Kosiba, atmospheric scientist from Storm Chasers and IMAX film Tornado Alley appears at The Tech Museum, along with the VORTEX2 Doppler On Wheels. Climb inside the DOW parked in front of The Tech Museum. Learn from Dr. Kosiba how it operates in a storm and about the science and technology that go into tracking weather patterns that cause tornadoes.

Wednesday, November 2

11/2, 8:00pm-10:00pmRooster T. Feather’s Comedy Club157 W El Camino RealSunnyvale, CA 94087 Cost: $15

11/3,10:00am-5:00pmThe Tech Museum201 S Market StreetSan Jose, CA 95113 Cost: FREE-outside main entrance

11/2, 7:00-9:00pmSan Jose State UniversityMacQuarrie Hall, room 302Cost: FREE

Thursday, November 3

At-a-GlanceAt-a-GlanceThursday 10/27

Zombie NightLife, 6pm, SF

Saturday 10/29

North Bay Educator Give-away, 10am, Petaluma

Hands-on Science at East Bay Farmers’ Markets, 10am, Oakland & Berkeley

San Andreas Fault Hike, 11am, South Bay

Discovery Days at Cal State East Bay, 11am-4pm, Hayward

Genetics with Stanford at the Tech, 12pm, San Jose

Life and Death on Alcatraz Island, 1:30pm, SF

Climate Change…Fact or Fiction? 1:30pm, Sausalito

San Francisco Rocks Walking Tour, 1:30pm, SF

Combots Cup, 2pm, San Mateo

Sunday 10/30

Hands-on Science at East Bay Farmers’ Markets, 9am, Oakland

Robots vs Dinosaurs, 11am, Berkeley

Romberg Tiburon Center Open House,11am, Tiburon

Got Bots?, 11am, San Jose

Halloween Haunts and Happenings, 12pm, SF


8-bit Bands, 8pm, SF

Combots Cup, 2pm, San Mateo

Monday 10/31

Genetics with Stanford at the Tech, 9:30am, San Jose

Spooky Science, 1:30pm, San Jose

Mima la scienza!, 10:30am, San Jose

Stressed Out? Why to Slow Down and How, 12pm, SF

Tuesday 11/1

Think Art – Act Science, 11am-6pm, SF


Diabetes: The State of the Epidemic, 12:30pm, SF

Hands-on Science at East Bay Farmers’ Markets, 2pm, Berkeley

Got Bots?, 3pm, San Jose

Reinventing Discovery, 6pm, San Jose

The Big C: The Future of Cancer Treatments,6pm, SF

The Art of Robots, 6:30pm, SF

Social Networking & the Brain, 7pm, SF

How Did the Universe Begin - and Does It Matter?, 7pm, Berkeley

Porchlight: Epic Fail, 8pm, SF

Wednesday 11/2



Retraining the Brain, 12pm, SF

Got Bots?, 3pm, San Jose

Stem Cell Awareness Day, 4:30pm, Santa Clara

Developing the Scientists of Tomorrow, 6pm, Menlo Park

LASER: Art/Science Night, 6pm, SF

The Tech Museum After Hours, 6pm, San Jose

Contact: Humanity’s Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence, 6pm, SF

Packing for Mars, 6pm, SF

Marin Math Circle, 6:00pm, San Rafael

San Jose Math Circle, 7pm, San Jose

Will We Ever Understand the Brain? 7pm, SF

Blue Mind: Your Brain on Ocean, 7pm, SF

Ask a Scientist Science Trivia Night, 7pm, SF

From the Death of Dino-saurs to Stardust in your Bones, 7pm, Berkeley

Spontaneous Emissions: An evening of science humor, 8pm, Sunnyvale

Thursday 11/3



VORTEX2 Doppler On Wheels, 10am, San Jose

Experiments in Space,11:30am, SF

Tornado Alley with Dr. Karen Kosiba, 12pm, San Jose

Got Bots?, 3pm, San Jose Hands-on Science at East Bay Farmers’ Markets, 3pm, Berkeley

Oakland/East Bay Math Circle, 4:15pm, Oakland

IMAX Mini Film Festival, 5pm, San Jose

Exploratorium After Dark: The Senses, 6pm, SF

Stanford Math Circle, 6pm, Standford

Artists-in-labs Exhibition: Remaking the Universe, 6pm, SF

This is Your Brain on Music, 7pm, SF

Science for a Changing Bay Area, 7pm, Menlo Park

Radiolab:Live In the Dark, 8pm, Berkeley

Friday 11/4



Gut Check: The Hid-den World of Microbes, 12:30pm, SF

Got Bots? , 3pm, San Jose

Hollywood Science, 5:00pm, SF

Falling to Earth, 6pm, Oakland

Art in Science: The Intersection of Image and Research, 6pm, Oakland

Science Crawl, 6:00pm, SF

Dinner and a Private Screening of ‘Hubble’ , 6:30pm, San Jose

The Science & Technology of Painting, 7pm, Stanford

Radiolab: Live In the Dark,8pm, Berkeley

Saturday 11/5


NanoHigh, 10am, SF

Teacher Open House @ the Tech, 10am, San Jose

San Francisco Lab Equip-ment Giveaway, 10am, South San Francisco

Walk the Line on the Hayward Fault, 10am, Hayward

Hands-on Science at East Bay Farmers’ Markets, 10am, Berkeley

Discovery Days at Infineon Raceway, 11am-4pm, Sonoma

Science of Carnival, 12pm, San Jose


Educator Extravaganza, 1:30pm, SF

The Science of Bread and Cheese Walking Tour, 1:30pm, SF

The Challenge and Promise of Artificial Intelligence, 2pm, Mountain View

Bay Area Star Party, various locatioins & times

Sunday 11/6

Discovery Days at AT&T Park, 11am - 4pm, SF

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11/3, 6:00-10:00pmExploratorium3601 Lyon StreetSan Francisco, CA 94123Cost: $15


Exploratorium After Dark: The SensesThis evening, we invite you to come to your senses. Experience a heady mix of presentations and activities designed to help you get in touch with the sensual world. Find out if your eyes and nose agree on who’s attractive. Discover unexpected taste receptors, and stymie your sweet tooth with a sugar-blocking tea. Take a hands-on journey through total darkness in the Tactile Dome, or immerse yourself in the hypnotic audio-visual compositions of Exploratorium Artist-in-Residence Paul Clipson. Professor Raffaello D’Andrea at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology will demonstrate his invention, the Blind Juggler, a robotic device that relies on mathematics (rather than sensors) to keep a ball in play.

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Mad Science NightLife @ the California Academy of SciencesBe dazzled, puzzled and inspired by an evening of “mad science” that will leave your beaker bubbling. Expand your geeky cocktail party repertoire with tidbits from a series of thought-provoking 5-minute Ignite talks by the likes of Tim O’Reilly (co-founder of Maker Faire), Tito Jankowski (of BioCurious, which he describes as “hackerspace for biotech”), science journalist Annalee Newitz, and science comedian Brian Malow. Plus, a series of demonstrations from Physics Circus Ringmaster Zeke Kossover at 7 and 8pm, and a caberet-style musical act by one-of-a-kind Physics Chanteuse Lynda Williams at 7:30 and 8:30pm. Check out original artwork from the Science Tarot deck, and have your cards read. Music by DJs from Rock It Science Laboratory. Mad Science NightLife is a Bay Area Science Festival event.

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Science for a Changing Bay AreaToday’s dynamic and rapidly changing San Francisco Bay Area requires up-to-date information about Earth’s natural processes, how they influence regional issues, and their impact on decision-making throughout the Bay Area. Please join us as USGS scientists explain in non-technical terms how they apply the latest technology and new scientific tools to study the San Francisco Bay Area, making exciting discoveries as they explore our environment underwater, underground, and on the surface to further our knowledge of Bay Area biology, geology, and water resources.

11/3, 6:00-10:00pmCalifornia Academy of Sciences55 Music Concourse DriveSan Francisco, CA 94118 Cost: $10 / $12 non-members

11/3, 7:00-8:30pmUSGS Menlo Park Science Center, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Cost: FREE

11/3, 6:00-8:00pmStanford University Department of MathematicsBuilding 380 Cost: FREE

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IMAX Mini Film FestivalWe’ll be showing 4 IMAX favorites, displaying the great power of nature! Experience what it’ s like when the ground shakes, mountains explode, and the sky turns dark and violent. Go inside a tornado, and through the eye of a hurricane. Travel across creaking icefalls and gaping chasms, up towering cliffs, and into the danger zone of oxygen-thin altitude, as you take in the science and the awe-inspiring forces of nature.

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Stanford Math CircleAs part of the Bay Area Science Festival, the Stanford Math Circle will be open to new members this night only. Mathematical circles are weekly gatherings of students of high school age or younger working on problems involving complex and advanced topics, guided by mathematicians and educators. Students in grades 7 through 12 are welcome and will be presented with difficult, original and always fun mathematical puzzles. Building 380 (Sloan Hall) is the Math Corner of the Main Quad, and Room 380-C is in the basement. Parking on the Oval is free after 4:00 pm on weekdays.

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Artists in Lab Exhibition: Remaking the Universe Using Particle Physics and ArtWhile physicists attempt to understand the universe in their own way, Christian Gonzenbach draws on his experience as an artist-in-residence in the lab of Martin Pohl at the University of Geneva and CERN to do so with experiments and sculptures using objects from everyday life.

Speakers: Martin Pohl and Christian Gonzenbach.

11/3, 5:00-8:00pmThe Tech Museum201 S Market StreetSan Jose, CA 95113 Cost: $8 first movie $5 each additional movie

11/3, 6:00-8:00pmSan Francisco Art Institute800 Chestnut StreetSan Francisco, CA 94133 Cost: FREE


11/4, 12:30-1:30pmUCSF, Mission Bay CampusByers AuditoriumGenentech Hall Cost: FREE

11/4, 5:00-7:00pmAquarium of the Bay TheaterPier 39San Francisco, CA 94133Cost: FREE

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Gut Check: The Hidden World of Microbes in your BodyJoin acclaimed science writer Carl Zimmer in conversation with two of UCSF’s leading researchers as they explore how we have evolved to coexist with – and sometimes depend upon – the microbes that inhabit our world. The discussion will take us on a tour of humans minute friends and foes, from malaria to e. coli, shedding light on how they’ve evolved alongside us, new approaches to stop them, and the possibility of using the bacteria within our guts to create a new generation of antibiotics. Speakers: Carl Zimmer, Joe DeRisi, Michael Fishbach

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Hollywood ScienceSome of television’s most popular medical, crime, science and science fiction shows today ask scientists to lend a hand in helping TV accurately portray science. How do films affect public awareness and acceptance of science? Producers, directors, and science advisors from Eureka, Battlestar Galactica, and a number of films will discuss whether science on the screen needs to be accurate.

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Falling to EarthAl Worden flew to the moon on the Apollo 15 mission in 1971. Nine months after his return from the moon, he was fired but he refused to leave. What happened in those nine months, from being honored with parades and meetings with world leaders to being unceremoniously fired, has been a source of much speculation for four decades. Al Worden presents his upcoming book, Falling to Earth, a candid account of what it was like to be an Apollo astronaut, with all its glory but also its pitfalls.

11/4, 6:00-7:30pmChabot Space & Science Center10000 Skyline BoulevardOakland, CA 94619 Cost: $23

11/3, 8:00-10:00pm11/4, 8:00-10:00pm

Zellerbach Hall101 Zellerbach Hall # 4800Berkeley, CA 94720 Cost: $30 / $40


This is Your Brain on MusicEver wonder what’s going on in your brain when you tune in to your favorite radio station or hum that song stuck in your head? Humans have been creating and enjoying music for thousands of years, but what really creates the experience? Daniel Levitin and Stephen Stills jam and foot-tap their way through the story of “Music and the Mind Machine.”

Speakers: Daniel Levitin, Author, This Is Your Brain on Music; Stephen Stills, Lead Singer, Crosby Stills Nash Young

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RadioLab: Live In the DarkJoin Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich as they take the stage to explore what it’s like to be In the Dark. From a peek inside different realities described by two blind men, to the evolution of the eye, to what children feel when you turn out the lights. In the Dark will be a night of gripping stories, wonder-inducing demonstrations, and jaw-dropping illustrations. Radiolab is an expedition of the mind— vivid storytelling, cutting-edge sound design, and a genre-bending spirit of inquiry. Radiolab’s signature sound derives from an electric chemistry between hosts Jad Abumrad, an award-winning radio producer, and Robert Krulwich, a highly-acclaimed science reporter. Two Nights, both 11/3 and 11/4.

11/3, 7:00-9:00pmCommonwealth Club595 Market Street, 2nd FloorSan Francisco, CA 94104Cost: $30 / $15 membersStudents: $7 (with valid ID) Premium: $65 / $45 members (includes priority seating and VIP reception with speakers.)



The Science & Technology of PaintingJoin Stanford faculty Curtis W. Frank, Professor of Chemical Engineering, and Michael F. Marmor, Professor of Ophthalmology as they discuss how science and art intersect. Professor Frank will discuss the painting as a physical object in which the longevity of the pigments, binders, varnishes, and supports may be understood using principles of chemistry and materials science. Dr. Marmor will discuss the nature of vision and color perception relative to how artists work, and to artists with eye disease. Piero Scaruffi will moderate. Space is limited; seating is first come, first served.

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Water: A Chemical Solution - WorkshopAs part of the International Year of Chemistry 2011, students around the world explore one of Earth’s most critical resources, water. The results of their investigations will contribute to a Global Experiment.This workshop will provide teachers with background information, instructions, and materials to perform water experiments (on acidity, salinity, filtration, solar still, etc.) with their students. No science background is needed to attend this workshop. Target audience: 3rd-8th Grade Teachers

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Walk the Line on the Hayward FaultThe Hayward Fault is a major earthquake fault that runs for nearly 55 miles through the East Bay. At the Earth’s surface, the Hayward Fault is actively creeping about 0.2 inch per year, unlike that of some other earthquake faults such as the San Andreas Fault, which is entirely “locked” between major earthquakes. Join USGS scientist Jim Lienkaemper on a walking tour of the Hayward Fault to see active traces of the fault and learn about the potential future hazards if a major earthquake were to occur on the fault. Heavy rain cancels the hike.

11/4, 7:00-9:00pmCantor Arts Center328 Lomita DriveStanford, CA 94304 Cost: FREE

11/5, 9:00am-2:30pmRAFT Redwood City101 Twin Dolphin DriveRedwood City, CA 94065Cost: FREE

Saturday, November 5

11/5, 10:00am-11:30amHayward City Hall 777 B Street/Watkins StreetHayward, CA Cost: FREE


Art in Science: The Interface of Image and ResearchView awesome and intriguing images captured during the process of scientific research, at this unique event presented at First Love Gallery during Oakland’s First Friday Art Murmur on November 4. Hosted by gallery owner/artist/astronomer Nia Imara, the Art in Science show will feature a looped screening of these images, created using unusual techniques such as fluorescent imaging. UC Berkeley scientists will be on hand to explain their scientific significance—while your imagination can provide its own interpretation.

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Science CrawlThe first ever Sci-Crawl is a coordinated takeover of venues throughout San Francisco’s Mission District, showcasing the science inherent in the neighborhood. We’ll have events including Beer Science, Science of Tattoos, Speed Dating for Nerds - even sample Speakeasy’s special science festival brew at many crawl locations. It’s going to be a hella scientific night in the Mission! Check the festival website for updated events and locations.

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Dinner and Private Screening of “Hubble” in IMAX with NASA Astronaut Megan McArthurAstronaut McArthur shares her stories from Space Shuttle Atlantis and the last Hubble mission. Enjoy dinner and a private screening of our IMAX movie “Hubble” introduced by Astronaut McArthur. Afterward, join our Astronaut on the rooftop terrace under the stars for space-themed treats, Q & A, photo op, and autographs.

11/4, 6:00-9:30pmMission District, SF

11/4, 6:00-9:00pmFirst Love Gallery2440 Telegraph Ave.Oakland, CA 94612 Cost: FREE

11/4, 6:30pm-10:00pmThe Tech Museum201 S Market StreetSan Jose, CA 95113 Cost: $39.99 Adults/$19.99 Child (members: $29.99/14.99)


11/5, 11:00-4:00pmInfineon Raceway29355 Arnold Dr.Sonoma, California 9547 Cost: FREE

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Discovery Days at Infineon RacewaySee the work of North Bay science, technology, engineering, and mathematics organizations. Enjoy hands-on experiments, demos, and exhibits. Save a droid ICU patient, create a pulsar, extract DNA, drive robots, eat liquid nitrogen ice cream, and more! VIP Parking for electric vehicles.For more information about this event, see page 31.

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Science of CarnivalBring the whole family for an afternoon of fun, food and games, while supporting K-12 science education. Schmahl Science Workshops develops young scientists for participation in the next wave of scientific innovation. We invite you to join us to celebrate the accomplishments of our students and to learn more about how you can inspire the next generation of scientists.

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The Science of Bread and Cheese Walking TourThese two ancient foods owe their glory to microscopic magic. Join Discovery Street Tours on this stroll down quaint San Francisco streets while stopping at neighborhood parks and shops to explore the role of unseen organisms in creating flavors and textures. Get your hands on some gluten, admire the microbes on some bloomy rinds, and enjoy a bountiful bread-and-cheese picnic at the end. Tour is 1.75 miles long, moderate hills, 2.5 hours. Special Bay Area Science Festival price of $45, includes tastings and picnic. To purchase tickets go to www.bayareascience.org/schedule

11/5, 1:30-4:00pmMeet in Allyne ParkCorner of Green St & Gough StSan Francisco, CA 94109Cost: : $45


11/5, 12:00-5:00pmHistory San Jose at Kelley Park, 1650 Senter Road, San Jose, CA 95112 Cost: FREE; $1 for carnival games

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NanoHigh Presents: From Chromosomes to the Capital - How Cells Divide and How Science Impacts SocietyNanoHigh, a program of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is a series of free Saturday morning talks designed for all high school students, regardless of primary academic interest or year in school. Science teachers are also welcome! Today’s talk is given by UCSF Professor Bruce Alberts. Bruce Alberts is also the Editor-in-Chief of Science Magazine, the former President of the National Academy of Sciences, a co-author of the preeminent Cell Biology textbook and one of President Obama’s Science Envoys. His research has focused on the structure and duplication of chromosomes.

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Tech Museum: Teacher Open HouseJoin us for an extraordinary morning with NASA Astronaut Megan McArthur! Astronaut McArthur will introduce a screening of the IMAX movie “Hubble”, followed by a Q&A session detailing her experiences with Hubble. Learn more about the space-related activities available for you in the museum, and in your classroom from NASA. RSVP: Tickets are limited. Valid Teacher membership/ teaching credentials required at check-in. Call (408) 294-8324 to reserve your ticket.

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San Francisco Lab Equipment GiveawayThanks to donations from labs/companies across the Bay Area, this event provides educators with FREE high quality materials for their classrooms. Sponsored by BABEC, PROBE, SCCBEP, and CCSF’s BIO-LINK Depot , this Giveaway is for educational and non-profit use ONLY. Educators: bring photo ID from your institution at check-in. Non-profit organizations: provide proof of your 501(c)3 status when you RSVP. To RSVP visit www.bayareascience.org/schedule

11/5, 10:00am-12:00pmCity College of San Francisco Depot99 Clearwater DriveSouth San Francisco, CA 94128 Cost: FREE

11/5,10:00am-12:00pmUCSF, Mission Bay CampusByers Auditorium Cost: FREE, RSVP

11/5, 10:00am-3:00pmThe Tech Museum201 S Market StreetSan Jose, CA 95113 Cost: FREE - Teachers only


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Discovery Days at AT&T ParkImagine AT&T Park as a science wonderland! This FREE science extravaganza showcases the intrigue and pure fun of science with a non-stop program of interactive exhibits, experiments, games, and shows, all meant to entertain and inspire. Over 170 exhibits will overwhelm AT&T Park – are you ready to unleash your inner scientist? For more information about this event, see page 33.

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Secrets of the SoilLearn how the hidden world just beneath the surface could hold the key to our climate and energy future. Four Lawrence Berkeley Lab scientists will participate in a panel discussion moderated by UC Berkeley Professor John Harte.

11/6, 11:00am-4:00pmAT&T Park San Francisco, CACost: FREE

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Monday, November 7

11/7, 7:00pm-9:00pmBerkeley Rep2025 Addison StreetBerkeley, CA 94704 Cost: FREE

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Educator Extravaganza - Sold Out!Join fellow educators to explore the California Academy of Sciences inside and out. Walk away with resources, activities and inspiration to bring science into your classroom in exciting new ways. Participate in workshops and behind-the-scenes tours, converse with scientists, and dive deeper into the Academy’s exhibits and research collections. RSVP required. Space is limited.

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The Challenge and Promise of Artificial IntelligenceJoin leading researchers Eric Horvitz of Microsoft Research and Peter Norvig of Google for an intriguing discussion about the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence, moderated by KQED’ s Tim Olson. Eric and Peter discuss everything from machine learning to data-driven science, the world of perception, speech recognition, robotics, self-driving cars, and even a computer called Watson. Leave time to visit the Museum’ s new exhibition, Revolution: The First 2000 Years of Computing.

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Bay Area Star PartyWe are throwing a regional star party at over 20 different sites across the Bay Area. Colleges, schools, observatories and science centers around the Bay Area will be open, and both professional and amateur astronomers will be on hand to offer telescope viewing and observing tips. If the sky is cloudy, many sites will still offer indoor astronomy activities. Some institutions will also have astronomy talks and events that evening, regardless of the weather. Join us for a stellar evening. A star party is an occasion to view the night sky together, with our eyes, binoculars, or telescopes. For more information about this event, see page 32.For times & locations visit www.bayareascience.org/schedule


11/5, various timesAt over 20 different sites across the Bay AreaCost: FREE

11/5, 1:30-6:30pmCalifornia Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse DriveSan Francisco, CA 94118 Cost: FREE for Educators

11/5, 2:00-4:00pmComputer History Museum1401 North Shoreline Blvd.Mountain View, CA 94043 Cost: FREE with Museum Admission

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• MobileClimateScienceLabs

• DiscoverMarineMammals!

• GeothermalEnergyintheWesternU.S.

• HealthyFoodFun

• FishyUltrasound

• WildFlowerSeedBalls

• Createyourownpulsar

• What’sUndertheDock?

• RoboticsinAction

• WaterfortheBay

• RadioAstronomyandTheSearchfor

Extraterrestrial Intelligence

• WeAllLiveInAWatershed

• ScienceattheBuck

• RestorationofSFBayWetlands

• LEGOEngineeringChallenge

• EducationEnergizedbytheSun

• TheMagicofMilk

• Launderyourdirtywater!

Saturday, 11/05 11AM - 4PM29355 Arnold Dr., Sonoma, CA | Cost: FREE

See the work of North Bay science, technology, engineering, and mathematics organizations. Enjoy over 40 hands-on experiments, demos, and exhibits. Save a droid ICU patient, create a pulsar, extract DNA, drive robots, eat liquid nitrogen, and more!

VIP Parking for electric vehicles.

Note: This event will be held RAIN OR SHINE.

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Discovery Daysat Cal State East BaySaturday, 10/29 11AM - 4PMScience Buildings, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward, CA Cost: FREE

Cal State East Bay’s Science Festival kicks off the Bay Area Science Festival with a celebration of science, technology, engineering, and math. Join us on this opening day with experiments, hands-on activities, games, exhibits, lectures and much much more.

Note: This event will be held RAIN OR SHINE.

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Special Science on Saturday Lecture with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (11AM-1 2PM)Avoiding Armageddon: Diverting Asteroids with Nuclear Explosives

Come learn from Dr. David Dearborn, an LLNL scientist, about the development of asteroid diversion by nuclear explosives! The impact of asteroids can cause little or no damage to our planet or may have the

potential to destroy entire regions or civilizations. This lecture presents an overview of impact threat, followed by the development of the ability to divert such objects through nuclear explosives.

Discovery Days at Infineon Raceway

• ChemistryMagicShow

• PotpourriofPhysics

• ObservingtheSunwithaTelescope

• RobotsinAction

• PsychologyPlayground

• JapaneseFishPrints

• GeophysicalExploration

• FossilCasting

• ComputerScienceforFun

• MathematicalPuzzles

• StatisticsFunHouse

• LifeofCriminalist

• LawrenceLivermoreNational

Laboratory’s Fun with Science Program

• ConstructyourownWindTurbinewith

Chabot Space & Science Center

• Chevron’sTakeHomeScienceKits

• EarthquakePreparednesswith

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Discovery Days at AT&T Park

Sunday 11/06 11AM - 4PMAT&T Park, San Francisco, CA | Cost: FREE

AT&T Park will become a science wonderland when the Bay Area Science concludes with this FREE science extravaganza on Sunday November 6th. The event showcases the intrigue and pure fun of science with a non-stop program of interactive exhibits, experiments, games, and shows, all meant to entertain and inspire. Over 170 exhibits will overwhelm AT&T Park – are you ready to unleash your inner scientist?

Note: This event will be held RAIN OR SHINE. It will be an outdoor event. Please dress accordingly.

Full list of exhibits and acitivities online.

Performances

The Physics CircusPhysics ChanteuseRadio Disney: Science RocksAndrew Fraknoi: Why Pluto Was Kicked Out of the Planet ClubPhysics of Baseball

Chevron Exploration VillageEver wonder what scientists and engineers do on a daily basis? Meet some of the Bay Area’s most interesting scientists and engineers at the Cool Jobs stage.

BayBio AlleyRun the gauntlet of hands-on life science and biology activities hosted by a number of local biotech companies.

Bay Area Star PartySaturday, 11/05 2PM - 11PMCost: FREE

Take a tour of the night sky with our regional star party at over 20 different sites across the Bay Area. Colleges, schools, observatories and science centers around the Bay Area will be open for a special evening of astronomical fun.

No telescope, no problem! Both professional and amateur astronomers will be on hand to offer telescope viewing and observing tips.

If the sky is cloudy, many sites will still offer indoor astronomy activities. Some institutions will also have astronomy talks and events that evening, regardless of the weather. Join us for a stellar evening.

Organized by Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill College & Astronomical Society of the Pacific)

Locations Other sites may be added, for a full list, check out: www.bayareascience.org/bay-area-star-party/

Antioch - Deer Valley High SchoolBerkeley - Lawrence Hall of ScienceCupertino - De Anza CollegeHayward - Chabot College California State University - East BayLos Altos - Foothill CollegeMarin - Mt. Tamalpais State ParkNewark - Newark High SchoolOakland - Chabot Space & Science CenterPleasant Hill - Diablo Valley CollegeRohnert Park - Sonoma State University

Salinas - Hartnell CollegeSan Francisco - San Francisco State UniversitySan Jose - San Jose State University Lick Observatory on Mt Hamilton Houge Park Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Leandro - San Leandro High SchoolSan Mateo - College of San MateoSanta Cruz - UC Santa CruzWalnut Creek - Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society

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Festival Sponsors

Practice Fusion HH Nelson Kaiser Permanente Klutz Bank of Marin Bio-Rad Laboratories

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Education Gold

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Media

Titanium

BayBio AlleyAmgen Bayer Healthcare SRI International Rigel Pharmaceuticals BioTech Primer TriNet

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Program Guide - Bay Area Science Festivalcreativity, excitement, and sense of discovery that is a central part of their work. The Bay Area Science Festival seeks to change that by