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Nov 07, 2009
Wonderfest, the Bay Area Festival of Science (Palo Alto, Santa Clara County)

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Wonderfest / Branson School / Stanford / UC Berkeley present:

Wonderfest, the Bay Area Festival of Science

Saturday, November 7, 1:00pm-10:00pm, Stanford

MORE INFO: http://www.wonderfest.org

All Wonderfest events are free, open to the public, and do not require registration.

SATURDAY, NOV. 7; Hewlett Teaching Center, Stanford University

1:00pm DOES MOORE'S LAW APPLY TO ENERGY TECHNOLOGY?
Christopher Chidsey, Assoc. Prof. of Chemistry, Stanford
Cyrus Wadia, Co-Director, Clean Tech to Market, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

2:30-7:00pm AMATEUR SCIENCE FORUM -- Societies, clubs, & individuals share their explorations

2:45pm DOES MEDIA VIOLENCE INSPIRE REAL VIOLENCE?
Albert Bandura, Prof. of Psychology, Stanford
Stanley Baran, Prof. of Communication, Bryant University

4:30pm SCIENCE STORIES -- Patricia Burchat, Bob Siegel, & Richard Zare tell tales of discovery

5:15pm BECHTEL WONDERCUP CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP -- Top high school science teams square off

8:00pm IS EVOLUTION STILL DARWINIAN?
Tony Barnosky, Prof. of Biology, UC Berkeley
Robert Drewes, Curator, Calif. Academy of Sciences
Elizabeth Hadly, Prof. of Biology, Stanford
Kevin Padian (moderator), Prof. of Biology, UC Berkeley

Also: Presentation of the Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization to GEOFF MARCY
And: The Mind Duel -- intrepid professors vs. WonderCup Student champs!
Master of Ceremonies: Richard Hart, Emmy Award-winning Sci/tech/comedy journalist

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, November 7
1:00pm-10:00pm

LOCATION:
Hewlett Teaching Center, Stanford University
370 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA, 94305
http://forum.stanford.edu/visitors/directions/hewlett.php

COST/REGISTRATION:
*FREE*.

MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.wonderfest.org
Email: tucker@wonderfest.org
Phone: 415-577-1126
Contact: Tucker Hiatt

About Wonderfest / Branson School / Stanford / UC Berkeley:
Wonderfest is produced as a public service by the Branson school, a non-profit, independent high school in Marin County. Wonderfest is co-sponsored by Branson, the Stanford Chemistry Department, the UC Berkeley Physics Department, and the Planetary Society. Wonderfest creator and director is Tucker Hiatt.

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