Botany Series: Plant Families in the Field (Miwok Loop)Spend the spring morning exploring Tennessee Valley and portion of the Miwok Trail ona botanical oriented hike examining several plant families and genera. We observed between 46 and 66 families in the field on last years hikes and many more genera and species! We will largely be exposed to the elements and can expect a range of weather, foggy ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Donations encouraged
Silicon Valley Regional Robotics CompetitionThe 2017 Silicon Valley Regional FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST STEAMWORKS will be held in during the FRC competition at San Jose State University.Come see Steampunk robots throw balls, deliver gears and climb ropes in the STEAMWORKS 2017 robotics competition. These robots are built from scratch by teams of high school ...
Where: San JoseCost:
Exploring our World Through ChemistryKids and families are invited to learn about the fascinating world of chemistry through hands-on, age-appropriate activities at the Exploratorium . Members of the American Chemical Society’s (ACS’) local sections and college groups will lead the activities.The ACS Presidential Outreach Event, “Exploring Our World through Chemistry,†will include eight tables ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Admission to the Exploratorium
Fixit Clinic CCII (202) Fremont LibraryCelebrating repair through do-it-together hands-on STEM-oriented fix-n-learn community-based discovery and disassembly: you actively participate in the disassembly, troubleshooting, and repair of your item and leave empowered to share your new-found confidence and insight with your friends, neighbors, and the community at large.Typically, 70% of the items brought in to Fixit ...
Where: FremontCost: Free!
The Planets of the Solar SystemHere’s your chance to see Mercury, Mars, Jupiter AND our Moon through the telescopes. Make a Pocket Solar System and imagine what it would be like to live on other worlds.Excitement for the whole family! Participate in hands-on astronomy activities followed by supervised observing through the many different telescopes of ...
Where: ClaytonCost: Free ($10 park fee)
Sunday, 04/02/17
Documenting Wildlife on the Mayacamas Spend the morning learning about some of the wildlife that inhabits the Preserves with Ginny Fifield, Wildlilfe Camera Specialist, ACR Mountain Lion Project Team, and Modini Mayacamas Preserves Volunteer. We’ll learn about identifying field signs of mountain lions, bobcat, coyotes and more. Based on what we find, we'll guess what ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 suggested donation
TEDxPaloAlto: IdentityQualities, beliefs, DNA, environment, experiences and choices make each of us unique. Commonalities and variances are established largely through identity and its possible interpretations. These different facets will be explored by speakers including: Dr. Mehret Mandefro, President of Truth Aid which specializes in producing fiction and non-fiction films about social ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $99.
Monday, 04/03/17
ANALYZING FUKUSHIMA: HOW TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAINAfter experiencing the Fukushima nuclear accidents, as a physicist, Dr. Tokio K. Ohska has been trying to find the real cause of the accidents, with a view to preventing a repeat of such a tragedy. Dr. Ohska will make the case that we must think about nuclear power generation from ...
Jane Goodall in Conversation with Jeff Horowitz and Greg Dalton - SOLD OUTPerhaps the world’s most well-known advocate for the environment, Jane Goodall has sought to raise awareness about the importance of protecting our planet for the last six decades. “Jane,†as she is know around the world, is founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, an international organization created to pursue a ...
Over the past few decades, hundreds of new planetary systems have been discovered, many of which show remarkable diversity compared with our own Solar System. A key step towards characterizing these planets is the determination of which planets occupy the Habitable Zone (HZ) of their host stars. In this talk, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members and Seniors
Tuesday, 04/04/17
Artificial Life Meets Augmented RealityVirtual Reality is nothing new. Technology amnesia makes it seem otherwise. One flavor of VR (virtual worlds) will have a come back - experienced in front of our eyes, through augmented reality glasses. New virtual worlds will emerge in the context of our existing world - along with embodied AI. ...
Emily Reid was most recently the Director of Education at Girls Who Code, ensuring that the GWC programs were unrivaled in delivering quality CS education. She holds a Masters Degree in in Computer Science from Columbia University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science from ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Soil Health Series: Physical Properties of SoilWhat is soil? Well, it's certainly not dirt! Join the knowledgeable and enthusiastic Stephen Andrews (UC Berkeley Professor, specializing in soils) in discovering the beauty and complexity of this essential natural resource by examining the physical properties that characterize what soil is. This class will also delve into the question ...
Who are the people bankrolling our political system?Mayer takes us behind the scenes and exposes the powerful group of individuals who are shaping our country.She traces the billions of dollars spent by the Kochs, the Scaifes, the Olins, and the Bradleys and uncovers their influences on policies related to the ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $22 General, $15 Member, $8 Student
Science at the Library: Electromagnetic MagicLight, electricity, and magnetism are all part of the electromagnetic wave spectrum. Ken Miller will join us with his Van De Graaf Machine to experience the wild electrons. Hair Raising!
George P. Shultz is a distinguished fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He served as Secretary of State (1982-89) under President Reagan, and Secretary of the Treasury (1972-74), Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1970-72), and Secretary of Labor (1969-70) under President Nixon. He is one of only ...
Flower Discovery StationWhy are there so many kinds of flowers? What is a flower for? How did they develop? How do they get pollinated? Discover the purpose of a flower and why they are so different.
Yerba Buena Island BioblitzPlease join us for the FIRST EVER Yerba Buena Island Bioblitz!Come explore the Yerba Buena Island and help collect data on its living species using the one and only, I-naturalist phone app. This will be a great way to learn about the area's biodiversity and become a confident naturalist of ...
As the primary means for growth and development over the past two centuries, industry has played a central role in generating our current Anthropocene. The increasing impacts of climate change bring the industrial sector to the fore as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases and as a potential manufacturer of ...
Speaker: Dan Rasky, Senior Scientist, Founder & Chieft, Space Portal Office, NASA
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Ocean acidification: How does it impact the California Coast?Human-forced emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) have caused a fundamental chemical change in seawater, termed ‘ocean acidification’ (OA). The West Coast of the U.S. sits at the forefront of addressing impacts of OA, due to local oceanography and recent, catastrophic failures at oyster hatcheries over the past decade. Research along ...
Where: TiburonCost: Free
Tide Talks by Kame RichardsRacers, cruisers, power boats, kayaks, and swimmers will see and learn how the tide currents move on San Francisco Bay.Reservations a must at (707) 759-2045 or email jimtantillo@comcast.net.
Oakland EarthEXPOEarthEXPO is a FREE annual environmental fair hosted by the City of Oakland Public Works Department. The fair highlights transportation, environmental health, waste reduction, water, energy, urban design, nature and community themes. Approximately 100 exhibitors will gather to showcase their contributions for a sustainable environment. The goal is for Oakland ...
Speaker: Gilbert Passin, TeslaNote: This event has been canceled.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
The State of the DeltaThe Sacramentoâ€"San Joaquin Delta is a rich and complex place studded by islands and utilized for shipping, agriculture, recreation, housing and more. Together, these uses contribute billions of dollars to the state’s economy. The waterway has also proven to be highly controversial, with groups continuously arguing over how it should ...
Where: OaklandCost: $10 General, Free for Members
Why We Invest in StartupsSpeaker: Dr. Patrick Pfeffer, Sr. Director of Growth Strategy and Venture Investments, Juniper Networks
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Pollution, the Political Divide and the Possibility of Common GroundARLIE RUSSELL HOCHSCHILD is one of the most influential sociologists of her generation. She is the author of nine books, including The Second Shift, The Time Bind, The Managed Heart, and The Outsourced Self. Three of her books have been named as New York Times Notable Books of the Year ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco
From the rare and weird to the historically important and just plain cool, Collectible NightLife celebrates the art of collecting.Get lost in cabinets of curiosities as Emily Graslie, Chief Curiosity Correspondent for The Field Museum in Chicago and creator and host of the YouTube show, “The Brain Scoop,†shares tales ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
New immersive and object-based multichannel audio formats for cinema, entertainment and cinematic VRIn recent years, several audio technology companies and standardization organizations (including Dolby, Auro, DTS, MPEG) have developed new formats and tools for the creation, archiving and distribution of immersive audio content in the cinema or broadcast industries. These developments extend legacy multi-channel audio formats to support three-dimensional (with height) sound ...
Shifting to a cleaner energy system will require money -- to scale up new energy sources and to soften the economic blow to people whose livelihoods have depended on the old ones. Jenna Nicholas is working on both those capital flows. As an advisor to Divest-Invest Philanthropy, she has worked ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Astronomy Night: Getting the Most out of a Black HoleEvery large enough galaxy, including ours, hosts a supermassive black hole at its center, and we also know of many smaller black hole candidates in and around our Galaxy. Dr. Tchekhovskoy will explain what are black holes and how they manage to curve space around them. He will discuss their ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Wonderfest: Magic vs. Quantum EntanglementEntanglement 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 unacceptable - when nature forces ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Friday, 04/07/17
Birds & BotanyHike the forests, meadows and hills around Pine Flat and up Redhill with ACR Volunteer Patrick Woodworth & ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self. We’ll be watching (and listening) for birds on the hike out. After lunch, we'll botanize as we consider the seasonal interplay between bird foods, habitat history and current activity ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: Free
Airport Capacity Prediction Using Machine Learning and its ApplicationsAir traffic managers and flight operators are faced with challenging decisions due to the uncertainty in capacity stemming from variability in weather, demand and human factors. Accurate airport capacity predictions are necessary to develop efficient decision-support tools for air traffic control and for planning effective traffic management initiatives. Capacity of ...
