The Changing BayPresentations and discussions about the SF Bay estuary: past, present and future.Part of Changing Landscapes Festival
Where: VallejoCost: Free
Being Human in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceWhat has artificial intelligence (AI) brought us? Where will it lead us? The story of AI is the story of intelligenceâ€"of life processes as they evolve from bacteria to humans, where life processes define their own software, to technology, where life processes design both their hardware and software. We know ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
'From the Ashes'From the Ashes takes an in-depth look at the coal industry and explores its role in climate change, while offering solutions that could help revive the struggling economies of dying mining towns and still safeguard the environment. It uses a public health lens to showcase the many individual stories of ...
Citizen science is “regular†people contributing to scientific discovery. Today, the time-honored practice of amateur science has developed into an exciting tool for helping save nature. And save it we must, as thousands of species are threatened with extinction.In Hannibal’s telling, citizen science is not only a platform for collecting data, but ...
Where: VallejoCost: Free
The evolution of tooth eruption in mammalsWhy do we have wisdom teeth? And why do so many people need to have them extracted? Teeth are extremely important biological structures that act as a physical interface between mammals and their environment. A great deal is known about the biology of how teeth erupt into the mouth. However, ...
Where: AlbanyCost: Free
Earth in Human HandsDr. David Grinspoon is an astrobiologist and Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. His research focuses on climate evolution on Earth-like planets, potential conditions for life elsewhere in the universe and planetary-scale human influences on the Earth system.
Practical Aspects of Modeling Complex Analog Behavior in Modern Circuit SimulatorsAnalog simulators allow complex behavior to be modeled and are a critical part of Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) tools used by designers to predict circuit performance. Early generations of simulators were inseparable from the specific transistor models integrated in their program. Resource-limited commercial simulator vendors would pair off with university and industry ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
FOGG Trail Mixer @ The Tunnel Tops!Join FOGG for a Trail Mixer at The Tunnel Tops!Be the first to know what’s happening in the parks with an evening at the Presidio Tunnel Tops Design Lab! Check out the latest designs and videos of the Presidio Tunnel Tops project, take a guided tour of the Design Lab, ...
Find physics in full swing at After Dark.Learn how swinging legs loosen shoelace knots with mechanical engineer Christopher Daily-Diamond, and follow the curves of elite golf swings with Jessica Rose, Director of Stanford’s Motion and Gait Analysis Laboratory.Catch the physics of baseball with former Exploratorium Art Director David Barker, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
Hunting for Black HolesBlack holes come in at least two varieties - small stellar-mass black holes and supermassive black holes. The stellar-mass black holes are predicted to form when a massive star dies in a violent supernova explosion. There should be 100 million to 1 billion of these star-sized black holes in our ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Friday, 09/08/17
Twilight HikeTake advantage of this rare opportunity to experience the beauty and rich natural history of this 535-acre preserve as dusk arrives and the animals start to appear. Our twilight hikes are on select Fridays throughout spring and fall. Participants are divided into small groups and paired with a trained Bouverie ...
Where: Glen EllenCost: $20 General, $15 Members/Students, Free < 18
Green Friday 'Stabilizing the Climate System -- what would be fair enough to actually work?' This Green Friday presentation will be given by Tom Athanasiou, whose topic is entitled "Stabilizing the Climate System -- what would be fair enough to actually work?"  Tom Athanasiou is a climate-equity specialist. In 1996, he wrote Divided Planet:  the Ecology of Rich and Poor. Since then, he has focused on the equity debate within the international ...
The Public Observing Nights of 2017-02-24 and 2017-03-03 were the last that the original home of SSU Observatory will see. In a pair of fun and busy nights, many students and members of the public got to visit the observatory before it undergoes a dramatic change! A new building will replace the 41 year ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
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 ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
Saturday, 09/09/17
Earthquake Field TripWhen the earth moves technology moves with it!Join us for a tour of the Earthquake Protection Systems (EPS) facility on Mare Island.Meet Victor Zyas, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of EPS.Learn about the geological fault lines of Vallejo and Napa.See how EPS manufactures unique technology that protects buildings from earthquakes ...
Where: VallejoCost: Free
What Lies Beneath the Bay: the secret lives of the spineless and spinyCome spend a morning exploring the San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station!Meet scientists working on various research and restoration projects in and around the bay.Touch some mud! Discover how we collect these critters and gather scientific data about them in our lab.Peer into our microscopes at some of the amazing ...
Where: VallejoCost: Free
Guided Nature WalkExperience the beauty and rich natural history of this 535-acre preserve. Our half-day guided nature walks are on Saturdays throughout fall and spring. Participants are divided into small groups and paired with a trained Bouverie volunteer to explore the mixed evergreen forest, flower-carpeted oak woodland and rugged chaparral.Visitors of all ages ...
Where: Glen EllenCost: $20 General, $15 Members/Students, Free < 18
Fish DaysLearn about fresh water fish that are found in local ponds and rivers. Games show native and non native fish and how they arrived at Tule Ponds. Compare fishing ponds for people versus fishing ponds for wildlife.  Explore how the early peoples of area went fishing as well as the ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
6th Annual Wine Country Nature & Optics FestivalOver 50 nature non-profits from Sacramento to San Jose will be joining Northern California artisans at. Twelve major binocular and spotting scope companies from across the US, will be displaying and selling a full range of the latest optics technology. The festival is sponsored by Sonoma Nature partnering with California ...
Where: SonomaCost: Free
GGRO Hawk Talk & Raptor ReleaseOur Hawk Talks and Raptor Releases occur every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 2 pm (weather permitting - heavy fog or rain cancels) during September and October, except for Fleet Week weekend. The Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and ...
Explore the past, invisible present, and future of the Napa River. Starting at River Park, we’ll walk and chalk the 1876 river bank’s location, swim with Spencer the endangered, seven foot long sturgeon, and see the future of the water through the eyes (and feet!) of shorebirds. Finally, get to ...
Where: VallejoCost: Free
Bill Nye - 'Everything All At Once' - CANCELEDBill Nye wants you to change the world! The public face of science for over 20 years, The Science Guy is issuing a call to arms. Whatever your cause, whatever your persuasion, whatever your radical curiosity is driven by, everyone can be the change they want to see in ...
Where: San MateoCost: $20 General, $42.39 including book
History & Habitat in Pine FlatJoin ACR Education Specialist Dave Self to learn about the rich history of Pine Flat and human influences on the landscape. We will discuss Wappo uses and the early Fur Trade, ranching and the Mercury Boom and Bust of the 1870’s, as well as recent protection. You’ll also learn a ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 General, $15 Members/Students, Free < 18
Come explore the bustling birdlife that call the Marin Headlands home with volunteer Jan Haley in this easy walk along Rodeo Lagoon! Bring field guides and binoculars. Dress in layers. For ages 8 and older. No dogs. Reservation required, please call 415-331-1540.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
GGRO Hawk Talk & Raptor ReleaseOur Hawk Talks and Raptor Releases occur every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 2 pm (weather permitting - heavy fog or rain cancels) during September and October, except for Fleet Week weekend. The Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and ...
Bill Nye the Science Guy joins us for one unforgettable evening to read and sign his new book, Everything All at Once.Everyone has an inner nerd just waiting to be awakened by the right passion. In Everything All at Once, Bill Nye will help you find yours. With his call ...
