Think Evolution II: a summer institute for science educatorsPut on your evolution eyeglasses and your nature of science thinking cap and join us for (yet another) fun-filled five days of evolutionary explorations with biologists and educators from the University of California. The Think Evolution Summer Institute, back by popular demand, will combine lectures by prominent biologists with sessions ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $75.00
The Current State of Natural BuildingNatural Building Now, Reinventing the Wheel. What happens when industrial cultures, like our own, begin to take interest in biodegradeable and traditional building methods? This talk/slideshow will address how natural building was reintroduced into the industrial world, and what is happening with it now. We will talk about how the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Voyages of Discovery: NOAA's Okeanos Explorer - Deep Sea DiscoveriesLook over the shoulders of ocean explorers as they map and send their ROV into the little-known and unknown regions of the deep sea. "Voyages of Discovery" connects the Exploratorium with NOAA's newest ship, the Okeanos Explorer, currently in the Pacific Ocean near Indonesia, as it carries out its first ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Center for Inquiry: Beer & BooksMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco. Beers and Books is a social event co-hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Cafe Borrone http://www.cafeboronne.com/ between Kepler's Books and the British Banker's Club! Look for the black balloon.First Thursday of Each Month6pm to ???
Where: Menlo ParkCost:
Exploratorium After Dark: Nomadic CommunitiesQ: What do a mobile diner, an annual arts event in the desert, urban foragers, and bay creatures that arrived by ballast water have in common?A: Their itinerant circumstances are often the source of their creativity, survival, and even evolution.While true nomads are rare in industrialized countries, hybrids of whimsical ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Free for members
PopLifeNightLife is pleased to announce the first installment of our Summer Concert Series, happening every Thursday in August. Join us in the Academy East Gardens for sets from San Francisco favorites Rykanda Parasol and Silver Swans, brought to you by Popscene and Tricycle Records.Often compared to the likes of Nick ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
