2nd Annual San Jose Mini Maker FaireJoin us for the 2nd Annual San Jose Mini Maker Faire.� Organized and executed by History San Jos�, this event is a family-friendly affair that will celebrate and showcase makers, inventors, tinkerers, artists, builders, crafters, and many more creative individuals!
The Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and what we do here at the GGRO. Midway through, a banding volunteer brings up a newly banded hawk, talks about the banding program, shows everyone the hawk, and lets it go in front ...
The Youngest Planets and their Host Stars - Rescheduled from 8/30Thanks to numerous ground and space-based surveys, we are now aware of over 3300 planets orbiting other stars, with another nearly 2500 candidates from the Kepler Mission awaiting confirmation. The Universe is teeming with rocky and gaseous bodies. How did these planet systems form and evolve toward their present configurations? ...
Upwelling ecosystems provide vital services to society, yet are at risk due to increasing stratification, acidification, and deoxygenation, and changes in mixing. Unprecedented variation in fisheries and other aspects of the pelagic ecosystem of the central California Current System (CCS) has prompted renewed attention on upwelling, its drivers, and change relative ...
Despite decades of reforms, poverty and vulnerability continue to be associated with the absence of regular access to safe water and energy sources for hundreds of millions globally. In the water sector, reforms have focused on decentralization and privatization infrastructure in the name of improved efficiency and financial performance of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Watching the universe grow up Snapshots through time using radio wavesHow did the first generation of stars and galaxies form in our Universe? Astronomers don’t know. They have ideas, to be sure, which are hard to confirm with observations because prior to the formation of the first stars and galaxies, it’s not clear what they can look at! In the ...
Julie Lythcott-Haims spent a decade as Stanford University's Dean of Freshmen where she was known for both her fierce advocacy for students and her equally fierce critique of the growing trend of parental involvement in the day-to-day lives of college students. Her New York Times best-selling book How to Raise ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: Free
After DarkReinvent your Thursday nights at After Dark. Experience a fascinating array of unique, adult-only programs and events that change each week. Grab dinner by the Bay, play with hundreds of hands-on exhibits, crawl through our pitch-black Tactile Dome, sip cocktails, and explore.Featured Programs Pairings: Communal Cheese (free with After Dark admission; reservation required onsite)To ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 15
Interactive Virtual Reality ExperiencesVirtual reality allows brands, gamers, designers and artists to experience content immersively. Ewan Johnson, Creative Director at River Studios, will explore creative approaches to storytelling that move, thrill, excite and inspire with VR. Drawing from work with brands such as Coldplay, Björk, The Black Eyed Peas, Ludacris, NBC Universal, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
San Francisco City Star PartyCome join us for our monthly San Francisco City Star Party. San Francisco Amateur Astronomers (SFAA) members provide telescopes for your viewing pleasure.
Entanglement phenomena are the closest thing we have to reproducible magic, and even physicists can't agree as to what's really going on. Is it spooky action at a distance, or retrocausality, or conspiracies that govern our choices? And what is a good skeptic to do when every explanatory option seems ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Friday, 09/09/16
Field Botany DayJoin ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self every second Friday for a drive and walk to appreciate (and photograph) plants of the season, flowers, seeds, fall colors, habitat - and to learn of their ecology and uses by wildlife and by people.Bring your smart-phone (or other camera), extra water, hat, and dress ...
The use of radiation detectors as an element in the so-called “Internet of Things†has recently become viable with the availablity of low-cost mobile radiation sensors capable of streaming geo-referenced data. New methods for fusing the data from multiple sensors on such a network is presented. The traditional simple and ordinary Kriging methods present a challenge for such ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Green FridayFor September's Green Friday we are giving our guests the opportunity to participate as presenters. Do you have a hot environmental topic that you'd love to talk about? You don't have to be an expert or have formal education in your topic area, just passion for your topic and the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $3 donation requested
Saturn's Rings - New Discoveries from the Cassini MissionNASA's Cassini spacecraft, launched in 1997, has been in orbit around Saturn since 2004. During that time, it has taken over 80,000 pictures and millions of spectra of Saturn's rings. This unprecedented amount of information has led to the discovery of many new features, such as a "wobble" in the ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking fee)
Saturday, 09/10/16
Teddy Bear Tea with Friends!It’s tea time at Oakland Zoo and you are cordially invited to learn all about Meerkats! Enjoy a morning of snacks, activities, books and play while making and delivering an enrichment gift straight to the zoo’s Meerkat mob. When the fun is done, your child will receive a surprise-filled treat ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $15 Adult & Child General, $10 Members
Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: book talk and author signing!It’s nearly mushroom season, and this book will help you get started on identifying some fungal friends! Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast is a comprehensive and user-friendly field guide for identifying the many mushrooms of the northern California coast, from Monterey County to the Oregon border.Author Christian Schwarz will be ...
Where: LarkspurCost: FREE
EcoCenter Open HouseCome to the EV's Open House at the EcoCenter!�The EcoCenter is a community hub for environmental education. Drop by for activities for all ages, family fun, guided bird watching, interactive displays, information about EV's volunteer opportunities and school programs, and more!�This is a great event for everyone. Come see what ...
The Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and what we do here at the GGRO. Midway through, a banding volunteer brings up a newly banded hawk, talks about the banding program, shows everyone the hawk, and lets it go in front ...
Where: MarinCost: Free
Saturday Cinema: Powers of ObservationAn essential practice for both scientists and artists, observation is key to navigating many Exploratorium experiences. With a little patience, our powers of perception deliver information, surprises, and deeper understanding. Join us for a series of inspiring short films and watch as wonders are revealed.Showings at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m.FEATURINGZen (1981, 5 ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $0 - $29.95
Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: Book talk and author signing!It’s nearly mushroom season, and this book will help you get started on identifying some fungal friends! Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast is a comprehensive and user-friendly field guide for identifying the many mushrooms of the northern California coast, from Monterey County to the Oregon border. Author Christian Schwarz will ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: FREE
Twilight Marsh WalkExperience the salt marsh at twilight on an easy stroll along Tidelands (1 1/3 mile) Trail. At the setting of the sun we will observe the beginning of nature's night shift. Come discover the sights, sounds, and smells of the refuge as night descends. Not suitable for young children. RESERVATIONS ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
A Pocket Full of Stars - CANCELED and replaced with Dr. Holger MullerFive decades of space exploration have nourished our curiosity, our culture, AND our economy. Dr. Yvonne Cagle, a former member of NASA's astronaut corps, discusses remarkable space "spinoffs" that benefit nearly all Earthlings and describes her own journey to "catch a falling star," explaining how NASA's sharing of "a pocket ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Shining Light on the Dark Side with Lasers and AtomsMultiple lines of astronomical evidence demonstrate the existence of dark matter and dark energy - mysterious stuff whose gravity holds�galaxies together and drives the accelerated expansion of the universe. Precision measurements in physics are suitable for searching for ultralight dark-sector candidates.Speaker: Holger Muelle, UC BerkeleyEditor's Note: Rescheduled from April 9
