She's Geeky Bay Area 2015Join us for She's Geeky Bay Area 2015! She's Geeky is the premier networking conference for women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Since 2007, She's Geeky has provided a safe, friendly place for women in STEM to "geek out" and talk about their jobs, their passions, their lives and ...
Where: San JoseCost: $240 for 3 days; 1-day & student & daughte
Addressing Climate Change in the Bay Area - 2015 Bay Area League DayThe League of Women Voters of the Bay Area is sponsoring a day to address: 1) Measures to achieve the 2050 GhG target reductions, 2) Adapting to sea level rise and 3) Local impacts of climate change. Speakers include: Keynote address by Annie Notthoff, Natural Resources Defense Council; John Gioia, ...
Where: OAKLANDCost: $35 prepaid ($20 w/o lunch), +$5 at door
Bees: Tiny Insect, Big ImpactA new exhibition (opening today) examines the wildly diverse and intricate world of one of the most important creatures to human agriculture and the natural environment. Through family-friendly experiences, hands-on activities, and media, Bees: Tiny Insect, Big Impact is the first major museum exhibition to focus on the incredible diversity ...
Francis State Beach hosts a protected population of snowy plovers, a small native bird (6" long) that nests just above the high tide line. They are hard to see but adorable to watch! Come check out our local western snowy plovers while enjoying a morning on the coast.
Where: Half Moon BayCost: $20 General, $10 Members
Discover the brief history of spacesuits from the earliest pressure suits worn by aviators in the 1930s to the state of the art used on the way to and from (as well as outside) the International Space Station. You'll get a chance to see an actual Russian Sokol Spacesuit, with a ...
Where: San CarlosCost: Free with admission
Science Saturday: Migration and Sandy's BirthdayCould you travel hundreds, even thousands of miles only using your memory, or your sense of smell?Come see how well you can migrate! Try matching scents as salmon do when they try to find their home river, create a bracelet that follows the long journey of a gray whale, and ...
Talk with a Scientist: Microbiota and Your HealthThere's something like 100 trillion microbial cells, of thousands of different types, living in and on a typical person, with about 90% of the cells residing in the large intestine. Even among biomedical scientist and clinicians, the significance of that last sentence wasn't widely appreciated until recently. In the last ...
Where: OaklandCost:
5 Tools You Can Use to Find the Elusive Gray FoxDo you sometimes see paw prints in mud or scat (poop) on the trails and assume that a dog left it? It could be from something else. Come along with me and I will show you how to distinguish and identify the markings of a gray fox. Gain some insights into the fox's nature and ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
'Zoovie' Night at Oakland ZooPut on your jammies and enjoy an evening of animal close-ups and Zoovie movie with the whole family. Bring your pillows, blankets, and chairs and snuggle up in our auditorium as Roosevelt, our costumed alligator mascot, introduces you to some of our nocturnal Education animals. After that, enjoy a specially-selected ...
Where: OaklandCost: $7 per adult/$7 per child, $6 each for 4 or more
