Science of CocktailsScience of Cocktails tickets include an open bar, hors d'oeuvres, and special cocktail-related activities, demonstrations, and programs. See web link for details. 21+ only
Where: San FranciscoCost: $120 Advance $145 after Jan 7
Sunday, 01/03/16
11th Annual Point Reyes National Seashore Fungus FairJoin us for the 11th annual Point Reyes National Seashore Fungus Fair. Attend free lectures in the Bear Valley Visitor Center Auditorium. Learn about fungi and their role in the many Point Reyes habitats, from grasslands to redwoods. See the remarkable colors and shapes of wild mushrooms collected in the ...
Where: Point Reyes StationCost:
Monday, 01/04/16
Quadrantids Meteor ShowerHang out on the hill with us as we watch the Quadrantids Meteor Shower make it's annual trip through our atmosphere and light up the night sky. Our scientists will be ready to help you catch the brightest meteors in this prolific shower!*Visibility may be obscured by the waning gibbous ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
Energy and Economic Development: What We Know and What We Should KnowWhile energy sector development is rightly seen as key to broader economic development and poverty reduction, empirical evidence on some important aspects of the energy-development nexus remains surprisingly thin. After presenting the contours of the energy and development topic broadly, the presentation will review what we know about the connections, ...
Signatures of Neutron Star Mergers in the Era of Advanced LIGOCoalescing stellar mass compact objects (binary neutron stars and black holes) are promising sources for the direct detection of gravitational waves by Advanced LIGO in the next few years, if not this fall. Maximizing the scientific return from such a discovery will require identifying a coincident electromagnetic counterpart. One possible ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
After Dark: Let's Have a BallCelebrate the new year with a round of bubbly-and a plethora of spherical phenomena. Don goofy goggles to play your favorite schoolyard games with altered sight, and see what happens once you take them off. Peer at circular denizens of the biosphere, such as rotating colonies of Volvox, a genus ...
You're never too old to learn new tricks, so why not learn a few? Back by popular demand, NightLife is serving up a host of how-to workshops, demos, and more!
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
