Free Wednesday at Cal AcademyFree admission is available to visitors on the third Wednesday of every month, through the generosity of The Bernard Osher Foundation. Admission is on a first come, first served basis, and early arrival is recommended due to the likelihood of high demand. Also, please note that final entry to the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Summer Fun Days: Circus Science with Trapeze ArtsAn annual favorite. Come watch performances given by youth from Trapeze Arts. In between performances, try your hand at walking a low tightrope and walking using stilts.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
The WISE view of the Solar SystemThe Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) recently completed a thermal infrared survey of the entire sky, with sensitivity nearly two orders of magnitude better than its predecessor IRAS. Simultaneously, the NEOWISE augmentation allowed for the characterization and discovery of over 150,000 Solar system objects. Dr. Masiero will present an overview ...
TEDxNASA combines the unique format of an independently organized TED event with the ingenuity and reach of NASA. The result is an inspiring, interactive conference designed to engage participants and promote the exchange of ideas worth spreading. The event is sold out in San Francisco. However, NASA Ames is holding ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free, but tickets required
A New Space Telescope Project - Testing What We Think We KNow About the Age of the UniverseJoin Astrophysicist Michael Gregg, for a presentation on A New Space Telescope Project - Testing What We Think We KNow About the Age of the Universe. The Hubble Space Telescope uses a traditional astronomy distance indicator, Cepheid variable stars, to measure the distance to the Coma cluster of galaxies. This ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #15: Virtual Factories, Winery Architecture, and Microbe HuntersChocolate, wine, white blood cells: three wondrous substances that make life worth living--or possible at all! This month at your friendly, neighborhood lecture-series-in-a-bar: a tech designer demos a cross-reality chocolate factory; a winery architect plunges us into high-tech booze bunkers; and a cell migration researcher takes us on safari with ...
