Wonderfest, the Bay Area Festival of Science November 7, 2009

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

*FREE*.

Official Website: http://www.wonderfest.org