Exoplanets: Under a Microscope, and Through a Wide-field LensThe Solar System furnishes the most familiar planetary architecture: many planets, orbiting nearly coplanar to one another. We can examine the composition and atmospheres of the Solar System planets in detail, even occasionally in situ. Studies of planets orbiting other stars (exoplanets), in contrast, only begin to approach the precision ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Creative Collisions: The ClimateMusic Project Don't miss the Silicon Valley debut of The ClimateMusic Project. Enter our theater and experience a live performance of music driven by climate-change data, then participate in energetic, take-action discussions with local organizations and scientists of climate change.Food, beer and wine sold separately.Creative Collisions is founded by the Swanson family with ...
Where: San JoseCost: $25 general / $20 members
Redefining National Parks and Family Farms in a Changing ClimateHow will national parks adapt to volatile climate? Jordan Fisher Smith, a former park and wilderness ranger in the American West, writes about the futile, sometimes fatal, attempts to remake wilderness in the name of preserving it. Tracing a course from the founding of the national parks through the tangled ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Type Ia supernovae are famous for the role they play in determining the accelerating expansion of the Universe, which led to the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. In addition, they spread their nuclear burning ashes throughout galaxies, over time producing a large fraction of the heavy elements in the Universe. ...
Eureka! is an interactive science comedy show where we demystify science in a way that is relatable, educational, and entertaining. Audience members are encouraged to answer our guest scientist's questions for special prizes. July 19th, we will be discussing healthy aging with epidemiologist and geneticist Dr. Gregory Tranah, alongside guest comedians Kevin Whittinghill ...
