Bay Area Science Festival

From October 27th to November 4th, 2012, Stanford faculty, staff and graduate students will help the Bay Area come alive with over 100 science & technology activities - lectures, debates, exhibitions, concerts, plays, workshops and more.  This ambitious collaborative public education initiative brings together our leading academic, scientific, corporate, and non-profit institutions to showcase the region as an international leader in innovation. Over 70,000 people attended at least one festival event in 2011.

Stay tuned for updates about the 2012 festival. Science happens all around us and directly impacts our daily lives - are you ready to unleash your inner scientist?

Brainstorms

Brainstorms was a quarterly series highlighting research by Stanford faculty into the new frontiers of science and technology. This series has been discontinued.

You can access recordings of the lectures at Stanford iTunes. (iTunes must be installed on your computer to access the lectures this way.)

To locate a particular lecture on iTunes, the easiest way is to use the "Stanford Power Search" option, then enter a key word from the title of the talk into the "Title" field. To see the entire catalog of these talks, find the section on "Featured Contributors," click the "Show All" link, then locate the Stanford Office of Science Outreach icon. After clicking on that icon, click on the tab for "Brainstorms."

iTunes must be installed on your computer to access the lectures this way.

Cafe Scientifique-Stanford

Café Scientifique is an international network of informal groups that brings scientific debate into local communities. Stanford Blood Center joined the Café Scientifique community in Fall 2007 with the goal of fostering medical and scientific learning, and raising awareness within our community about the Blood Center.

Clayman Institute for Gender Research

The Michele R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research is an interdisciplinary center at Stanford focusing on women and gender in science, engineering, technology, mathematics, and business. The Institute's researchers conduct studies on the participation of girls and women in STEM fields and business, offers fellowships for visiting faculty and graduate students doing dissertation research on gender studies, and hosts scholarly as well as public events that promote a better understanding of gender issues in science, technology, and the workplace.

Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences

An introduction to cutting-edge research involving interdisciplinary approaches to bioscience and biotechnology, intended for both specialists and non-specialists. Organized and sponsored by the Stanford Bio-X Program, three seminars each quarter address a broad set of scientific and technical themes related to interdisciplinary approaches to important issues in bioengineering, medicine, and the chemical, physical and biological sciences.

SLAC Public Lecture Series

Ever wonder what goes on at SLAC? Here is your chance to find out. The SLAC Public Lecture Series opens the doors to the inner workings of SLAC for the local nonscientific community.

Stanford Pioneers in Science

This series was inaugurated in 2008-09 honoring the lives and accomplishments of the University’s most celebrated scientists—faculty members who have been awarded Nobel Prizes, National Medals of Science or Technology, and MacArthur Fellowships.

It is no longer offered but previous lectures can be downloaded on Stanford on iTunes.

Summer Science Lecture Series

Since 2006, Stanford’s Summer Science Lecture Series provided four or five lectures each summer by Stanford’s most esteemed professors. The series is no longer offered but previous lectures can be downloaded on Stanford on iTunes.  Thanks to our loyal supporters!

To locate a previous lecture on iTunes, the easiest way is to use the Stanford Power Search option, then enter a key word from the title of the talk into the Title field. To see the entire catalog of these talks, find the section on Featured Contributors,click the Show All link, then locate the Stanford Office of Science Outreach icon. After clicking on that icon, click on the tab for Outdoor Science Talks.