Low Tide WalkMost all of our public events take place on Saturdays... but we could not resist heading out on this EXTREME low tide. Will we find crabs, sea stars, eels and octopus!? This is a great all-ages, family event. Limited size and registration required.
'Garbage Warrior'Film evenings begin with potluck refreshments & social hour at 6:30pm, followed by the film at 7:30pm, followed by a discussion after the film. By Oliver Hodge. Imagine a house that heats itself, that provides its own water, that grows its own food. Imagine that it needs no expensive technology, ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5 Donation
December LASER EventSchedule:6:45pm-7pm: Socializing/networking.7pm - 7:25pm: Jennifer Parker (UC Santa Cruz) on "Down to Earth: Art, Astronomy and Physics"Highlighting new works created by artists and scientists from the UCSC OpenLab Network.7:25-7:50pm: Jennifer Dionne (Stanford Univ) on "Lights, Nano, Action!"Imagine a world where cancer is cured with light, objects can be made invisible, ...
Mike will give a talk on his experience learning to navigate by reckoning via the Sun and stars. He learned the practice in order to participate in the Singlehanded Sailing Society Transpac Yacht Race from San Francisco to Kauai. Taking Sun sights while circumnavigating the Farallon Islands and taking star ...
Where: Santa RosaCost: Free
Skeptalk: The Voynich ManuscriptJoin the Bay Area Skeptics as they celebrate the centenary of rediscovering the Voynich Manuscript, "The Most Mysterious Manuscript in the World."Written entirely in what looks like a cipher, the Voynich manuscript has never been decrypted. It is hand-written and hand-illustrated, probably from Europe in the 1400s. Although ornate, it is still far ...
