With activities like bubbly sidewalk painting, rocket launching, meeting rescued wild animals, and making your own ice cream, you'll have a wonderful time learning and exploring together at Summer Fun Days. All events are free with your admission! June12 | Bubbly Sidewalk Painting Make your own chalk and create masterpieces ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
History of the U.S. Army Corps of EngineersJoin Ranger Bill to learn about the "When/Where/Why/What/ How," the diverse, complex, many faceted missions, goals and objectives of the USACE's "Birth" in 1775 under General George Washington.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscope DemoMerritt Microscopy and Hitachi High-Tech proudly present a hands-on demo of the Hitachi TM3000 Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscope. The event is open to the general public, with absolutely no prior microscope experience needed, and looking at whatever samples you wish to bring. Simply email us (link below) to reserve a ...
The structure and function of open ocean food webs can vary widely in both the horizontal and vertical dimensions. Oligotrophic subtropical gyre waters support diverse communities of pelagic animals, which are distributed throughout the epi-, meso-, and bathypelagic layers of the ocean. This presentation will evaluate the trophic linkages between ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
The Future of Ground-Based AstronomyTom Zobrist will recap his experience working at the Stewart Observatory Mirror Laboratory (SOML) helping to build the world's largest astronomical telescopes, including LBT, GMT, and LSST. He will provide a brief explanation of the fabrication process, starting from 5 kg chunks of glass to producing light-weighted, monolithic telescope mirrors up ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: free
Exploratorium Cinema Arts Film ScreeningsExploratorium Cinema Arts presents Experiments in Terrace: Summer Solstice On the cusp of the summer solstice, we forget the fog and let the cinema screen give us a chance to bask in the sun. Films include Heliocentric (Semiconductor, 2010); Vespucciland (Rock Ross, 1982); and Eratostene (Charles and Ray Eames, 1961). ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 10-25
Thursday, 06/20/13
Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscope DemoMerritt Microscopy and Hitachi High-Tech proudly present a hands-on demo of the Hitachi TM3000 Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscope. The event is open to the general public, with absolutely no prior microscope experience needed, and looking at whatever samples you wish to bring. Simply email us (link below) to reserve a ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
MUD, DIRT, SAND, & CLAY Workshop with PeopleologieWhere does clay come from? How long have people been making things from mud? There are endless incredible things that regular folks do with just earth and water. Get a fun-packed culture, science, and art workshop rolled into one! Our virtual field trip takes you around the world, visiting historic fortresses ...
In the mood for some cross-pollination? This week, NightLife and the Bold Italic explore the science of hooking up, featuring the folks behind dating app Swoon, acclaimed matchmaker and author Paul C. Brunson, and product samplings and demonstrations with some of San Francisco's most romantic products, including designer toy-maker Crave. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Full Spectrum Science: SoundFull Spectrum Science: Sound Join Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman for Full Spectrum Science, a series of exuberant explorations into physical phenomena on the third Thursday and Sunday of each month. This month's presentation is Sound. What is sound? How high a pitch can you hear? Can you measure the speed of sound with ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Included with museum admission
Author Lorri Ungaretti will guide us through the quick development of the Sunset District from "inaccessible" sand dunes to a city suburb. Her talk is based on her book: Stories in the Sand: San Francisco's Sunset District, 1847-1964.
When you look out your window, why are you so much more likely to see a robin or a sparrow than a Kirtland's Warbler or a California Condor? Why are some animals naturally rare and others so abundant? The quest to find and study seldom-seen jaguars and flamboyant Andean Cocks-of-the-Rock ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Friday, 06/21/13
The Biology of Risk TakingJohn Coates, Research Fellow in Neuroscience and Finance at the University of Cambridge, previously traded derivatives for Goldman Sachs and ran a trading desk for Deutsche Bank. He now researches the biology of risk taking and stress. His book, The Hour Between Dog and Wolf, was short listed for the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Celebrate the Summer SolsticeCome spend the lovely evening hours in the Garden to celebrate the Summer Solstice. Eden Canyon Winery will be prividing libations and there will be snacks to enjoy while you walk through the collection.
Where: BerkeleyCost: $15/$10 members
Moonlight HikeExperience the summer solstice with our Moonlight Hike. Hike through the redwoods in twilight and moonlight on a moderate 4-5 mile hike. Come beforehand at 6pm to see a quick demonstration about the summer solstice. After the hike, stay and view the night sky through our telescopes (weather permitting) or ...
Where: OaklandCost: $10
Saturday, 06/22/13
Botanical LatinYou're invited to join us for a brief introduction to botanical Latin. Learn the names for plants and the way the names are constructed. We'll look at some common Latin and Greek roots for plant names and botanical terms, and use some simple rules of thumb to pronounce plant names ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $30/$25 members
Life on the Edge: Family Night Hike & CampfireCalling all parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and siblings to join us for an evening hike along the coast. Together we'll sort through rainbow sands, learn how rocks are formed, and dive into the world of marine animals that call the shoreline home! Then, we'll gather round the campfire for family-friendly songs and stories! S'mores ...
The Evolution of the Laws of PhysicsProf. Lee Smolin of the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Canada, author and theoretical physcist, will talk about the evolution of laws in our universe.Dr. Smolin's main contributions to physics have been so far to the quantum theory of gravity, to which he has been a co-inventor and major contributor to two ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscope DemoMerritt Microscopy and Hitachi High-Tech are proud to present a hands-on demo of the Hitachi TM3000 Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscope. The event is open to the general public, with absolutely no prior microscope experience needed, and looking at whatever samples you wish to bring. Simply email us (link below) to ...
Despite 2500 years of contemplation by the world's greatest minds and the more recent phenomenal advances in basic neuroscience, neither neuroscientists nor philosophers have a decent understanding of what the mind is or how it works. The gap between what the brain does and the mind experiences remains uncharted territory. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Tuesday, 06/25/13
Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscope DemoMerritt Microscopy and Hitachi High-Tech are proud to present a hands-on demo of the Hitachi TM3000 Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscope. The event is open to the general public, with absolutely no prior microscope experience needed, and looking at whatever samples you wish to bring. Simply email us (link below) to ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Wildlife AssociatesBeautiful and fascinating wildlife live in the fields and forests surrounding our cities and suburbs. In Wildlife Associates' Bay Area Wildlife show, you'll see a gray fox, great horned owl, oppossum, and other animals! Gain an insight into the secret lives of these intelligent and ecologically important animals.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
The Holy Grail of 3D: Glasses FreeWhat will it take for glasses-free 3D to become the pervasive viewing method for your video entertainment? How does one ensure that a vast ecosystem of service providers and devices can equally render a compelling and comfortable viewing experience free of restrictions in viewing positions and annoying artifacts? Join this ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Algalita Marine Research Institute's Tsunami and Plastic Pollution expeditionShannon Waters of Algalita Marine Research Institute recently returned from the Japanese Tsunami and Plastic Pollution expedition (June 2012). She will share some of their preliminary findings as well as general experiences sailing across the Pacific and, sadly, witnessing too much plastic in our seas. She will also update us ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $5 Suggested Donation goes toward Student Research
