NASA Frontier Development Lab Artificial Institute Results ShowcaseNASA Ames and the SETI Institute invite you to hear the results of this year's FDL AI research sprint. Join FDL's private sector partners and new space industry partners at what has become an exciting annual event.Now in its fourth year, FDL's 8-week interdisciplinary research format has proved to be ...
Abraham Lincoln has been a medical mystery for 200 years. Since almost the time of his birth people have been wondering about his unusual looks. Yes, he was tall -- six feet four inches -- but there was more: his arms were too long, he was impossibly skinny, his hands ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
The Fast Evolution of Gene Editing and Its Implications for SocietyJennifer Kahn will update attendees on gene editing and gene drive technologies, which are quickly evolving. She will also discuss their implications for society, extending from their use in areas such as human fertility, agriculture and pharmaceuticals. Recent developments in China, where this technology was used on embryos, has raised concerns globally on ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
Oh buoy! San Francisco has an undeniable connection to the ocean. Our local ocean makes for fascinating ecosystems and special maritime economies. Come down to our historic pier and learn what it means to be in, on, and around the beautiful Pacific. Plankton Demo With the Explainers6:30, 7:30, 8:30, and 9:30 p.m. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 17.95 advance, 19.95 door, AD members free
Analog NightlifeTune into NightLife and drop out of the digital world: Join us in transforming the museum into a phone-free zone with an experimental night dedicated to life in the analog.Our one-night, slow-down-and-watch-the-fishes experiment only works if we’re all in it together, so we’ve asked Yondr to help everybody place their ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
CNET | Engage: MarsWe're going to Mars! Discover how NASA is planning for interplanetary travel in our generation and the long-term effects of this journey on human health.Meet one of the brilliant minds helping to plan this initiative, and learn how NASA is preparing for this historic tipping point. Hosted by b8ta's President ...
Midway Atoll is the site of the world’s largest albatross nesting colony as well as other globally important species such as the endangered Hawaiian monk seal and Laysan Duck. Midway Atoll is also the home of Wisdom, the oldest known wild bird in the Bird Banding Lab’s database. The work conducted ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5 donation for non members.
The Curious World of Seaweed: Stories from the Pacific Coast by Josie Iselin (Heyday Books) intertwines art with science to tell the natural and cultural history of 16 iconic kelps and seaweeds from our coast. Her contemporary scans of marine algae are combined with historical lithographs and herbarium pressings to ...
