If, as Erasmus said, "clothes make the man," do feathers make the bird? Wool the sheep? What can a creature's coverings communicate about its evolution?Our bodies are bounded by our integumentary system-that is, our skin and what grows from it. Our uniquely human hair and nails are formed from keratin, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
POP-UP AQUARIUM at the San Francisco Embarcadero - CANCELEDWhat actually lives in the water along San Francisco's Embarcadero? Tons of things! Come meet them this Thursday, August 4th from 6 to 8pm. We will have trays full of critters and tools like macro lenses and magiscopes for you to get close and personal with our marine neighbors.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
The Search for Extraterrestrial Technologies and the Breakthrough Listen InitiativeFor millennia, humanity has gazed towards the heavens and asked the question "Are we alone?" For the first time in our history, the answer may be within our grasp. Astronomers have recently determined that the key environmental factors that are believed to have given rise to life on Earth are present ...
