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Two KIPAC Tea TalksWeak lensing beyond two-point statisticsMassive international efforts are currently being deployed to construct predictions tools for upcoming weak lensing analyses, typically aiming at sub-percent precision. Their focuses are primarily set on two-point statistics (e.g. position and/or shape correlation functions), mainly because these can be directly related to the matter power ...
Hardcore Natural History Series - 'Deportation'This Hardcore Natural History will explore the process of deportation and the effects on the broader community with Dr. Regina Langhout, provost of Oakes College at UC, Santa Cruz.
Where: Pacific GroveCost: TBA
Lectures & Lasers - The Science Behind the Awesome Sights of Rocket LaunchesWant to impress your friends with your knowledge of science and culture? Looking for a new date night activity? Just want to kick back and watch a laser show? Join us at Chabot for our new Lectures & Lasers series! Every month we’ll be joined by experts, writers, and entertainers ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15
Binoculars, Backwards and ForwardsEven before shopping for your first telescope, investing in a good binocular is a great way to get started in astronomy. Like the Loch Ness Monster however, there are many facts and fallacies surrounding binoculars. And like the question "What is the best telescope?", the question "What is the best ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Saturday, 01/19/19
Fungus Far and WideExplore the vast and mysterious world of fungus and go on wild mushroom search! (5+yrs).
Where: AntiochCost: Free
Habitat Restoration: Saplings & Salmon - POSTPONEDJoin us in Lagunitas Creek to enhance salmon habitat by planting native trees! We will be planting ash, alder, bay, and buckeye saplings on National Park Service land in a stretch of Lagunitas Creek that MMWD has been working to enhance for the past year. The goal of this event ...
Where: Poynt Reyes StationCost:
Biomedical Imaging Technology at Cal: for Early-Stage Medical DiagnosisAbstract Treatments for diseases are most effective when the disease is noticed at the earliest stage. Modern medical imaging tools are indispensable for early-stage diagnosis of deadly diseases, like Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke. Unfortunately, many diseases are still only diagnosed at advanced stage. For example, only 15% of lung ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Low Tide WalkMSI takes to the tidepools for a treasure hunt of nature's beautiful intertidal secrets. We'll spend our time taking advantage of the low tide to reach the outer edges of Pillar Point, and take in spectacular views as we slowly retreat to shore. Will we find crabs, sea stars, eels ...
Where: Half Moon BayCost: From $20
Low Tide WalkMSI takes to the tidepools for a treasure hunt of nature's beautiful intertidal secrets. We'll spend our time taking advantage of the low tide to reach the outer edges of Pillar Point.Register at weblink.
Where: Half Moon BayCost: $20
Keeping Moonwalkers' Feet Dry: USS Hornet in the Apollo ProgramOff-camera and behind the scenes, as American astronauts commanded the world's attention, thousands of American servicemen prepared to assure their safe return. We'll review the USS Hornet's role in Splashdown, and her recovery of the first men returning from the Moon's surface.Speaker: Peter Shyvers, USS Hornet Museum
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Sunday, 01/20/19
The King Tides are ComingJoin us for a guided nature walk to explore the King Tides in the Palo Alto Baylands. The Environmental Volunteers and the City of Palo Alto are teaming up to offer two walks. We’ll be walking from the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center to the Environmental Volunteers EcoCenter. And, ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free, RSVP Required
Science Sunday: Polar Bears and Climate Change: Living on Sea Ice in a Warming WorldPolar bears are an iconic symbol of climate change. These unique marine mammals exist in a remote and inhospitable Arctic where few scientists have documented their basic behaviors. While melting sea ice is expected to reduce polar bears’ ability to catch food, how they will respond is unknown.Join Anthony Pagano ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Total Lunar Eclipse ViewingBundle up and join hundreds of community members who flock to Chabot to get above the urban light pollution to view the spectacular Total Lunar Eclipse.Weather permitting. Open areas for viewing, so lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged.See weblink for eclipse timetable.
Where: OaklandCost: $8 General, Free for Members
Eclipse of the Wolf Moon ViewingParking in Marie Curie Lot 5 is free for this event.The first three consecutive supermoons of 2019 will occur in January, February, and March. To add to the celestial excitement, the first supermoon of 2019 will pass through the shadow of the Earth, which results in a lunar eclipse. In ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
San Francisco City Star Party @ Parade Grounds in the Presidio of San Francisco - Lunar EclipseCome join us for our monthly San Francisco City Star Party. SFAA members provide telescopes for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to check the SFAA website for the latest updates…bad weather or overcast skies will cancel!Tonight is a special night…a lunar eclipse! Partial eclipse starts at about 7:30PM, with total ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Wiewing the Lunar EclipseCome and join SJAA to view a total lunar eclipse!The entire eclipse process will last for almost five hours, but we'll start at 7:15, just in time to view the beginning of the partial eclipse at 7:33. We'll stay through the total eclipse which ends at 9:43.We'll have a few ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Watching PartyJoin us on the evening of January 20th to witness the Earth's shadow - and the light of every sunset and sunrise - pass across the moon during the lunar eclipse. In conjunction with the Peninsula Astronomical Society, our partners in the operation of the Foothill Observatory, we will have ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
Monday, 01/21/19
A Royal Walk with the King TideJoin Exploratorium and Port of San Francisco staff on San Francisco's waterfront (meet between Piers 3 and 5 on the Bay side of the Embarcadero) for a stroll along the waterfront to observe, photograph, and discuss the King Tide. Learn about what causes the tides, why we have King Tides this time ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
King Tide WalkCelebrate winter with a beautiful short hike and lots of science at China Camp State Park! Join scientist and educator Sarah Ferner from San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve for a walk near the edge of China Camp’s tidal salt marsh during one of the highest high tides of ...
Where: San RafaelCost: Free
Big Screen Science: GROUNDHOG DAYDeja vu all over again! Join Kishore Hari (@sciencequiche) and Jeff Silverman (@J_M_Silverman) as we dive into more than a century of data on the accuracy of groundhog-based weather predictions, the science of how memories form, and if the spacetime continuum really flows differently in central Pennsylvania. About GROUNDHOG DAY At ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $16
Tuesday, 01/22/19
Weighing the giants with CMB lensingGalaxy clusters are the largest virialized objects in the Universe, and are powerful probes of cosmology. Their abundance as a function of mass and redshift is extremely sensitive to how structures grow and the properties of dark energy. Though they are powerful probes of cosmology, they are currently limited by ...
Skin is the body’s largest organ, and is responsible for the transduction of a vast amount of information. This conformable, stretchable, self-healable and biodegradable material simultaneously collects signals from external stimuli that translate into information such as pressure, pain, and temperature. The development of electronic materials, inspired by the complexity ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Of Pathogens and Humans. A Cultural History of the Policies on Epidemics in the Nineteenth CenturyIn the nineteenth century, epidemics reached, for the first time in history, all inhabited continents. Globally spreading pathogens were an unintended side effect of a growing flow of people, animals and goods across state borders, imperial spaces and continents. "Of pathogens and humans" is an ongoing research project that analyzes ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Breaking the Standard Model with High-Energy Neutrino ObservatoriesThe March 2018 report of two anomalous (Earth-emergent) e_cr ~ 0.6 EeV air showers by the ANITA collaboration has presented a severe puzzle of interpretation. Given existing limits on neutrino transient sources and the diffuse neutrino flux, these events are straightforwardly impossible under the Standard Model, due primarily to the ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Wildlife Picture Index ProjectCome contribute to the Marin Wildlife Picture Index Project! Volunteer community scientists assist with research by helping maintain motion-activated cameras and processing photos. At this event, we view the images on the computer, identify the mammals, and enter the results in a database. New and experienced catalogers welcome, as training is ...
Where: Corte MaderaCost: Free
Wonderfest: Human Values in A.I.How do we ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) reflects and enacts human values? UC Berkeley’s Dylan Hadfield-Menell will explore how AI is applied in the world, and how it can go wrong - even terribly wrong. He’ll examine potential solutions that draw on an analogy with misaligned incentives in economics: ...
Where: San RafaelCost: $10 General Advance, $12 at door
Probing Galaxy Formation and Cosmology in the Non-Linear Regime Current and future galaxy surveys have the potential to transform our understanding of both galaxy formation and cosmology. The distribution of galaxies and matter on small, non-linear scales (~Mpc) holds the most statistical constraining power but is also the most challenging to model. In this talk, I will concentrate on ...
X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES or NEXAFS) is a powerful technique for electronic structure determination. However, widespread use of XANES is limited by the need for synchrotron light sources with tunable x-ray energy. Recent developments in extreme ultraviolet (XUV) light sources using the laser-based technique of high-harmonic generation have ...
How Climate Change affects our WaterFor the water-starved western United States, moisture flows known as “atmospheric rivers,” are both important sources of water and causes of devastating floods. Climate change is projected to warm atmospheric rivers, turning snow into rain, which could impact our infrastructure and water resources for years to come. However, this is ...
Heart of the Matter: What Death Can Teach Us About Living FullyDeath is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight. She helps us to discover what matters most.The good news is we don’t have to wait ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
How Emerging Technologies are Improving the Pediatric Patient ExperienceOver the past two years, the Stanford CHARIOT Program at LPCH has helped treat thousands of patients using emerging technologies. The tools they develop are used to reduce pain and anxiety in clinical settings, assist in physical therapy and pain rehab, offer new alternatives to anesthesia and opiates, and provide ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
The Art and Science of Wildlife TrackingComing direct from Africa, Meghan Walla-Murphy will explore the ancient art of tracking and what wildlife has to teach us, sharing stories of tracking in North America, the Republic of Congo, Southern Africa and Brazil. Tea and biscuits (that’s Brit talk for cookies) will be served and, in addition to ...
7:00-7:25: Patricia G. Lange(California College of the Arts) on "Is Ranting Ever a Good Idea?"Forms of civic engagement, which include collective identification of problems, are increasingly moving to online spaces...Read more7:25-7:50: Reza Zadeh(Stanford Institute for Computational Mathematics) on "Computer Vision Made Simple"Machines are opening their eyes via neural ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Lions and Leopards and Whales, Oh My!Jodi will take us on a visual journey and natural history and behavioral tour of the many marine species she has met on her extensive world travels. From orcas and humpback whales of Norway to leopard seals, penguins, humpback whales and more along the Antarctic Peninsula, we’ll have the opportunity ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Science at the Library: Minerals and GemsThere are 4 activities at each presentation after a show presentation. Parents work with their children to learn about science. Recommended for elementary age children. Families are encouraged to attend. Limited seating.Learn why not all minerals are gems and not all gems are minerals. Learn about the importance of minerals ...
Once a vision of science fiction, mining of the deep seabed is coming closer to reality, driven by increasing demand for minerals such as cobalt, nickel, and copper to power modern telecommunications and energy infrastructure. This demand has caused the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to accelerate its work on developing ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Climate Change, Health and EquityClimate change is a global health emergency. It is impacting the health of California communities today, and is the “greatest public health challenge of the 21st century.” Climate change exacerbates health inequities, disproportionately harming the most vulnerable. State climate policies and investments can serve to redress these inequities. Climate actions ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Free Coding Club for Kids The Downtown Oakland Dojo is a place where young people age 7-17 can code and explore technology in a fun and social environment. They can create apps, build a website, try out different coding languages, and get hands on with digital making using the Raspberry Pi.We recommend that children bring a ...
Where: OaklandCost: free
The Promise of Smart Materials in Earthquake Resistant DesignDamage from recent earthquakes underscores the importance of developing new approaches and technologies to improve the performance of structures during earthquakes. The presentation will highlight applications of one class of smart materials - shape memory alloys - in improving the performance of structures subjected to earthquake loading. Shape memory alloys ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Madagasikara: The Real Madagascar Film ScreeningMadagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, known for its lemurs and unique biodiversity and as the setting of the popular animated films. But the real Madagascar is much different than the world imagines. MADAGASIKARA is the story of three resilient women fighting for the survival of their ...
Join us in celebrating the 60th birthday of one of our favorite speakers in this series - Berkeley’s Dr. Alex Filippenko. He will provide a non-technical overview of the main areas of his fascinating research career - black holes, various types of exploding stars, and the accelerating expansion of the ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
Igneous Rocks and the USGS at KilaueaPeninsula Gem & Geology Society Monthly MeetingSpeaker: Leslie Gordon, USGSEditor's Note: This event was originally scheduled for March 27.
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Skeptics in the Pub: MillbraeScience and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub West Bay, Fiddlers Green, Millbrae sponsored by Bay Area Skeptics.If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the film-flam man, and if ye drink, drink with us, your friends. If ye shun the brewer’s art, at least help us lay waste to bangers & mash!Skeptics ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
The Difference Between Rocks, Gems and Minerals - RESCHEDULEDPeninsula Gem & Geology Society Monthly MeetingSpeaker: Johanna FentonEditor's Note: This event has been rescheduled to March 27. See additional listing for substitute event with Leslie Gordon.
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Thursday, 01/24/19
New Windows on Giant Planet Structure and CompositionIn our current era of planetary physics we can use the astronomical perspective to look for trends in giant planet structure that can only be seen with a large sample size. We can also use detailed observations of Jupiter and Saturn, provided by Juno and Cassini, to test if long-held ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Chemical Cartography of the Milky WayWe can now map the stars in the Milky Way on truly galactic scales, thanks to recent surveys that are reaching across the disk, such as APOGEE, GALAH, K2 and Gaia. I will first discuss the new insights we have into the ages of stars throughout the disk derived from ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
'Years of Living Dangerously'Join us for WEN’s first family event in partnership with Mothers Out Front! One of our goals as the Women’s Environmental Network is to provide an inclusive environment that supports opportunities for all women. If you are a parent, we’d like to use this opportunity to learn about what some of your challenges are ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5
After Dark: RadioactiveWarning: Certain atoms may be unstable - in fact, they’re constantly falling apart all around you. You may learn about about their occurrence in the universe, how we make use of their decay, and their effects on the human body at this evening of illuminating programming - including Full-Spectrum Science: ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Tropical NightlifeEscape the winter doldrums with a trip to Tropical NightLife, where our three-story rainforest is just one of the places you’ll find tropical paradise vibes.Kick off your getaway with a welcome drink from one of our rum-slinging “Tiki” bars. Roll up your sleeves and learn about scientific research in tropical ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
IEEE Consumer Electronics Society CES Download 2019This is our annual sharing of the new and unusual things seen at the Consumer Electronics Show in early January. This event has proven to be a very popular one to attend for people that are in the industry or just have a curiosity. See photos and hear explanations about ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $10 General, $5 IEEE Members, CES/IEEE Stud. Free
