2017 B.A.T.S. Teen Career ConferenceAll Bay Area High School Students are invited to join us for our annual Teen Career Conference! This event is the perfect opportunity to meet and discuss your interests in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and STEM industry and education professionals. You'll also gain ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free for Students (Parents Optional for $100)
Solar Energy Training: Free Workshop on How to Install Rooftop PV SystemsJoin others who are interested in helping save the environment one rooftop at a time! This workshop is offered by SunWork (SunWork.org), a Bay Area nonprofit that installs rooftop PV systems on small-energy-footprint homes (those that use less than $100/mo, excluding electric vehicles). You'll learn the basics of rooftop solar ...
Where: MilpitasCost: free
Yes We Can: The Marin Solution for HousingAre you wondering about what opportunities exist to best add housing in Marin County? What are green, sustainable design solutions and how will they strengthen our community? What is the right place, the right size and the right design to consider in order to expand our understanding of housing potential? ...
Federally Listed as Endangered in 1976, the San Bruno Elfin (Callophrys mossii bayensis) is a nickel-sized, Burmese brown denizen of the top-most, rock outcrops of SanBruno Mountain.The butterfly is an exquisite study in browns: burnt sienna, mocha and russet, with grey thrown in. Â It's host is Stonecrop (Sedum spathifolium), the ...
Where: BrisbaneCost: Free ($6 - $8 park fee)
Water in motion: Mysteries of Northern California“Water is everybody’s businessâ€. Too much, too little, too early, too late can all be devastating and costly for society as well as for the biosphere. California just ended a four-year drought. How do some trees survive the drought? What are the climatic impacts of the drought? The ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Gadgets and Landscapes - Artist ReceptionLong fascinated by industrial architecture and mechanical gadgets, Sausalito artist Hilary Sheehan playfully incorporates these elements into her abstract paintings, prints and drawings.  Enjoy her short-format whimsical animations at vimeo.com/hilarysheehan. Visit her website hilarysheehan.com, or follow her on Instagram @hilaryr.sheehan.  Reception with live music by Kevin Gordon as well as animation ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Outfall tourHave you ever wondered where your indoor water ends up? If you live in the south bay, it probably goes to the San Jose- Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility to be cleaned. Join us on a tour of the Facility’s Outfall and see firsthand how it helps keep the San ...
Hofagie Laamle (or “One People One Reef†in Ulithian) illustrates one community combating climate change in one of the most remote places on earth�"the far outer islands of Micronesia. This short documentary film by Kelsey Doyle artfully combines the atmosphere of life on the Ulithi Atoll, the science behind the ...
You're invited to an opening reception for CCNH Naturalist Tony Iwane's native California wildlife photos! Tony's photos encompass the breadth of our native plants and animals, revealing the beauty not only of birds and flowers, but of reptiles, insects, spiders and other invertebrates.The reception goes from 2-4pm on Sunday, March 19th ...
Where: HaywardCost: Free
Monday, 03/20/17
Songbirds at Lake MerrittJoin us for this easy walk to look for the amazing variety of songbirds around Lakeside Park.
Where: OaklandCost: Free! $20 suggested donation
Stanford Medicine Dean's Lecture Series - Michael Specter, Staff Writer, The New YorkerMichael Specter has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1998 and focuses on science, technology, and public health. Since joining the magazine, he has written about the global AIDS epidemic, avian influenza, malaria, the world’s diminishing freshwater resources, synthetic biology, the debate over the meaning of our ...
SCIENCE AND SOCIETYDr. Scott Severson of SSU will present an overview of the challenges and opportunities that exist at the interface between scientific discovery and the public sphere.
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Tuesday, 03/21/17
NASA's search for habitable planets and life beyond the solar systemDr. Gary H. Blackwood earned his BS, MS and PHD in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from MIT. He has been an employee at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA since 1988 and has worked on technology development for precision astronomical instruments and astrophysics missions including the Hubble Wide/Field Planetary ...
Learning From the NetherlandsWith sea level rise threatening our coastal areas, there is much that can be learned from countries that have faced this problem for years. A Bay Area delegation visited the Netherlands recently to study how the Dutch manage their water and plan for economic resiliency. Join us for a visual ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Free for Members
Mycosystem Functioning As mycologists and ecologists uncover more and more in uences that fungi hold on the environment, it is becoming increasingly clear that the fth kingdom might need to be placed as number one! Fungi are everywhere, lling every plant, swapping DNA with other organisms, and ensuring the overall health ...
The dinosaurs (and 75% of all earthly species!) learned the hard way: asteroids eventually mean trouble - on a planetary scale. From the meteor that exploded over Chelyabinsk in 2013, to the asteroid/comet that caused a mass extinction 66 million years ago, space "debris" is important. Fortunately, a global team of ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
In 1609, Galileo Galilei significantly improved the optical performance of the telescope and began a series of celestial observations that dramatically changed our understanding of the universe and our place in it.He developed a new method for reliably comprehending phenomena in the world around us, and so correctly has been ...
While Mark Bittman’s journey started with food, it didn’t take long for him to connect what he cooked to where it came from and how that impacts the health of the people and environment around him. An author of 14 books, Bittman has received the International Association of Culinary Professionals, ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: TBA
Wednesday, 03/22/17
Exporting a phytoplankton bloomCopious amounts of particulate organic matter are produced during the spring phytoplankton bloom in the subpolar North Atlantic. This seminar will discuss and contrast mechanisms that contribute to exporting this carbon to depth. Particulate organic carbon is comprised of a wide spectrum of particle sizes, which play an important role ...
A New Era of Climate Policy in California In 2016, as California began its second decade of comprehensive climate mitigation policy, state leaders enacted one of the world’s most ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets - aiming to cut emissions 40% between 2020 and 2030. Achieving this goal will be a tremendous challenge. The speakers will review progress made toward a ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Conversations About Landscape: GroundplaySan Francisco is a city of change, with a long history of social and urban transformation. Today, many San Franciscans dream of converting underused public spaces - alleys, parking spaces, and rooftops - into inviting and dynamic gathering places. Groundplay, a program of the San Francisco Planning Department, pairs inspired ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free (RSVP required)
A Trip North: Researching Climate and Working for Change in AlaskaJoin Zach Brown (PhD, Stanford University) as he speaks about climate change in the Arctic and his effort to create an institute for education and research in Alaska. Through photos and stories, Zach will take you on two journeys: first, through the Arctic Ocean, where declining sea ice is changing ...
If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the flim-flam man, join us, your friends. We are a group who informally discuss the latest in science or pseudoscience over good eats & ale. HOW:  Presented free by the Bay Area Skeptics.WHY:  Because science is fascinating!       ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free- Pub is open for business
Sympathy for the little guysDouglas Smith has long concentrated on some of the smaller fungi, so his talk will address mushrooms that are mostly 1-2cm or less in size. Since most people don't look for these, or you don't see them at fairs, Douglas thought it would be good to show their diversity.Editor's Note: ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Thursday, 03/23/17
How and Why We Control Invasives in the Park - Talk and Field Workshop!Join Chrissy Sullivan (Natural Resource Specialist, Tennessee Valley) for this informative and interesting class on something we should all be aware of: the threats posed to the parks by invasive plants. Learn results of research within the park showing negative effects to habitat value when non-native invasive plants are introduced; ...
Get your dose of mechanical mayhem as NightLife hosts an annual salute to all things robotic.Prepare to be amazed as you look to the future in African Hall, where several robotics companies will show off their innovative work. Pizza delivery gets way more efficient with Zume Pizza, the first robot ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Where you live shouldn’t predict how long you’ll live, but it does. In many California cities, there is a 15â€" 20 year life expectancy difference between neighborhoods and that gap is growing. Despite all of the charged political rhetoric about repealing “Obamacare,†this life expectancy difference cannot be explained by ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
Got Rhythm? An Update on the Treatment of Cardiac ArrhythmiasThe heart normally has a steady beat. When the beat becomes irregular, takes off on its own, or misses a beat, a cardiac arrhythmia is present. While cardiac arrhythmias are usually benign, they can also be related to an increased risk of stroke and may be life-threatening. In this talk, ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Deep Learning in SiriSiri, Apple's personal assistant, first shipped in 2011 as part of iOS and brought conversational agents into the mainstream. Users can access Siri from their iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AppleTV and Carplay in 21 languages. Deep learning has revolutionized the field of machine learning, making a big impact in both ...
Where: SunnyvaleCost: $5 General, Free for IEEE members
We tend to think of “home†as the building in which we live, or the town or city where we reside. Voyage to the edge of the known universe, and gain some perspective on the tiny planet we call home. See some of the amazing ways the universe is structured, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with After Dark Admission
Friday, 03/24/17
Wildflowers of the PreserveJoin ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self on a field excursion to see what wildflowers are blooming this month, and to photograph them for a 'flower show' the next day (3pm-4pm) at the ACR Conservation Center. You'll also learn about the ecology of these winter bloomers, their pollinators, and their uses ...
NatureBridge's Preschool Playdates SeriesJoin us for a 2-hour hands-on program featuring techniques to help engage your children's sense of wonder and guide their natural curiosity during outdoor adventures. Gain a deeper understanding of inquiry based experiential learning while participating in field activities designed to develop your preschooler's observation skills. New themes each week.*Ages ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $75 per child (one adult admission included)
Scientists at Work: What Are Local Seabirds Eating?How do scientists learn what Bay Area birds are eating? Come see for yourself, as biologists from Point Blue Conservation Science invite visitors to watch them while they work. They’ll be studying the diets of local cormorants by dissecting the indigestible pellets coughed up by these birds. Each pellet contains ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Grounds for Science - Energy and Atmosphere: Planning for a safe futureClimate Models Explained with Alexis Schusterman From predicting future temperatures to re-creating pre-historic conditions, computational models are a huge part of how scientists investigate earth’s ever-changing climate. Come learn what drives these models, how they’ve evolved over time, and what researchers are doing to make them even better! ...
