SETI Live: A New Way to Search for Alien Civilizations - LivestreamFor decades, SETI researchers have focused on finding narrow-band radio signals that might stand out from the natural universe. But what if an advanced civilization that wanted to communicate would choose a very different strategy?Join host Dr. Lauren Sgro and UCLA astronomer Dr. Ben Zuckerman as they discuss his new ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: Unplug and PlayYour monthly invitation to hang out and try something new - play science trivia, find your community, and connect deeply.Ages 18+
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95
NightLife: AnalogTrade screen time for real time. Wander, make, and connect during a night dedicated to the non-digital world.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $26
Cats, Wildlife, and Solutions - LivestreamJoin our panel of experts to learn about how outdoor cats are impacting our urban ecology, with a focus on solutions that work for public lands, your neighborhood, and your home!This panel discussion will be moderated by Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s Conservation Director Whitney Grover and will include the following ...
For many people, IVF is imagined as a medical procedure. In reality, it often becomes a series of difficult decisions: what information to learn, which tests to run, how to interpret genetic results, and what to do when science can offer probabilities but not certainty.In this lecture, Christina Ren, a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $27
The Martians: The Story of a Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century AmericaWe're delighted to be joined this month by best-selling author David Baron whose most recent book, The Martians, covers a fascinating aspect of history. Just a century ago, Martians were thought to be real creatures. Noted and respected figures of society such as Alexander Graham Bell proclaimed that these Martians ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Friday, 07/17/26
Family Author Event: Amelia Otter's Mischief in the WaterAuthor Luke McLelan will read his delightful book about Amelia Otter, a real live otter who made some mischief in Monterey Bay and befriended surfers. Families with elementary age children are invited to join us for this free event. We will have books available for sale and the author will ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Lick Observatory After Hours - SOLD OUTTake a walk through the Eastside of the Lick Observatory, culminating in a visit to the iconic Shane Telescope. After a journey through time with a history lecture, we’ll transition to a night of star gazing. Experience the cosmos firsthand through our expert-led portable telescope stations.Our behind-the-scenes After Hours Tour ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $81.88
Bair Island Sunset WalkFlock together for a lovely walk along the marshes of Bair Island while viewing the flamboyant colors of a California sunset! The walk will be an easy 0.8 mile stroll along the marsh at Bair Island.Come view the sunset on our walking tour around the charming marshlands of Bair Island. ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: Free
Saturday, 07/18/26
Nature Journals and Sensory WalkJoin us to learn to make and decorate your own nature journal! Afterwards, use your journal to engage all your senses as you explore the habitats of the Refuge on a self-guided sensory walk! We will have signs set up to help guide your experience!We will provide all the materials ...
Where: FremontCost: free
Family Bird WalkJoin us on a fun, family, feathered Family Bird Walk! This program is especially recommended for families with children ages 5-10.Let family walks become a shared time of nature learning! We’ll begin by helping kids create their personal bird watching field guides, and then head out onto the trails to ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
The Tech Topple: The Largest Live Domino Build in California at The Tech InteractiveGet ready for the ultimate chain reaction! Tech Topple: The Great Adventure brings its massive, 40,000-domino spectacle back to The Tech Interactive for its 11th year. This year's jaw-dropping build features an intricate "one-ball path" where a single, determined ball will travel all the way from start to finish, triggering ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free with admission
Lick Observatory After Hours - SOLD OUTTake a walk through the Eastside of the Lick Observatory, culminating in a visit to the iconic Shane Telescope. After a journey through time with a history lecture, we’ll transition to a night of star gazing. Experience the cosmos firsthand through our expert-led portable telescope stations.Our behind-the-scenes After Hours Tour ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $81.88
Starry Nights Star PartyJoin the San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA) and Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (OSA) for an unforgettable night of exploring the night sky. Our knowledgeable docents, members of SJAA, will be your guides to providing valuable insights into the wonders of our universe. The viewing site, Rancho Canada del ...
The flavor of food comes from thousands of chemical compounds interacting with our senses in ways most of us never think about. As scientists work to create more sustainable alternatives to traditional animal products, understanding those flavors has become one of the biggest challenges in building the foods of the ...
I will describe several of our team’s previous and ongoing projects to examine dynamics and submesoscale processes through deep learning analysis of remote sensing datasets and ocean general circulation model (OGCM) outputs. By learning the fundamental patterns of sea surface temperature (SST) at scales of ~1 to 100km, we have ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Popping the Science Bubble: How neurons sparkLearn about cutting-edge research happening at UC Berkeley, directly from the scientists themselves. Join Popping the Science Bubble in the second floor Mystery Room or join us virtually on Zoom: http://bit.ly/PtSBBerkeley (register at the link).This month's presentations will be:How neurons spark: The story of nerve signals - Sirui Ning, Chemical EngineeringSecond ...
Like thoroughly scientific alchemists, nuclear chemists work to create elements that don’t exist naturally on Earth. These new super-heavy atoms could be long-lived, residing on proton-packed islands of stability off the far end of the periodic table. What new elements have most recently been added to the periodic table? How ...
Science Journal for Kids and Teens aims to make scientific research discoveries more accessible to a general audience and particularly to children. Students can have a hard time conceptualizing what scientific researchers do and how they communicate their findings. And many teachers, especially K-12, do not have adequate research backgrounds ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Exploring Strange New Worlds: Rocky Exoplanet Atmospheres with JWSTCan we learn about the history and geology of a rocky planet like Earth by measuring its atmosphere? In just a few decades, astronomers have gone from wondering whether planets exist around other stars to discovering thousands of them. Now the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is taking the next ...
From dating apps and reality TV to advice from friends and family, we're constantly told what makes two people compatible. But relationship scientists have spent decades studying a surprisingly simple question: what actually predicts whether a relationship will last?In this lecture, Dr. Annika From, a relationship researcher at the University ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $27
Virtual Skeptics on the PubThis is a casual night of socializing with fellow science-forward skeptics and with others inhabiting our oblate spheroidal planet.Please join us! This is a free event brought to you by Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.Click here to join.
