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Making sense of sound is one of the hardest jobs our brains must do. Our hearing is always on. We can't close our ears the way we close our eyes. And yet we are quite adept at ignoring sounds that are unimportant. Nina Kraus explores what is going on in ...
SETI Live: Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe: Exoplanets and Dark Matter - LivestreamJessie Christiansen is an astrophysicist who searches for, characterizes and catalogues planets orbiting other stars - exoplanets. She’s currently working on TESS to find the nearest planetary systems to Earth that may be studied with the next generation of ground- and space-based telescopes. Sophia Gad-Nasr is working on her PhD ...
Where: Cost: Free
Bird-friendly ChocolateDo you love chocolate and are also passionate about bird conservation? Join Sharol-Nelson Embry at this virtual event to learn about bird friendly chocolate harvesting practices such as agroforestry, wild harvesting, and shade growing and how they connect to some cool bird species. In addition, Sharol is creating special bird-themed ...
Where: Cost: $10 Minimum Donation
After Dark: ExtraterrestrialsThe truth is out there! Observation, science, and a healthy dose of skepticism can show it to us. In June of 2021, the Pentagon released a report confirming that there have been objects of unknown origins observed flying above the Earth. While there is no evidence to support alien technology, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
NightlifeCalling all creatures of the night: explore the nocturnal side of the Academy at NightLife and see what's revealed. With live DJs, outdoor bars, ambiance lighting, and nearly 40,000 live animals (including familiar faces like Claude the albino alligator), the night is sure to be wild.Step inside the iconic Shake ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19 - $16.50 depending on entrance time
AI 2041How will artificial intelligence change our world within twenty years? Leading AI expert Kai-Fu Lee and novelist Chen Qiufan joined forces to create ten science fiction stories that show how AI might shape our lives.All set in 2041, the stories span the globe, including:In San Francisco, a new industry, “job ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Micromitigation: Fighting Air Pollution with Activated Carbon - LivestreamWe would like to invite new members to join Counter Culture Labs' Micromitigation Meetup alternate Thursdays. We will be discussing ways to deploy existing adsorption technology using commodity granulated activated carbon for the mitigation of air pollution. We welcome those interested in both the environmental justice and technical engineering aspects of ...
Fire is essential to forest life - hear from experts tending fires and ensuring a more resilient California.See weblink for links to YouTube and Facebook to watch.
