The challenges of accelerating sea level rise and aging shoreline infrastructure are creating a once-in-a-century opportunity to redesign the Bay shore. Originally constructed with little regard for the Bay, the future shoreline can more successfully integrate the natural and built environments to make a healthier shore for both the Bay ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free, registration required
The Future of Work: Implications for Individuals and SocietyAutomation and globalization are shrinking the number of good, well-paying jobs. What's a person to do? What's society to do? This lecture will offer practical advice for everyone--from people starting out, to older people wanting to stay relevant in a changing economy. Career Coach Marty Nemko will address a ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Free Bay Currents talk: Ospreys -- Hooray!Tony Brake of the San Franciso Bay Osprey Coalition brings good news and spectacular photos of how, after more than a century, these graceful but fierce fish hawks are raising families along the Bay.  Refreshments 7 PM, talks 7:30 - 9 PM. Â
7:00-7:25: Hsiao-Yun Chu(SFSU) on "R. Buckminster Fuller: The Arts of the Sea and the Land"Fuller's lifelong passion for boating and the sea translated into his design work and philosophy...Read more7:25-7:50: Liat Berdugo (Media Artist) on "Technologies of Power, Access, and Freedom"We live in a world saturated ...
Is Sugar Making Us Sick?Mounting research is implicating sugar - specifically the added sugars we consume from soda and sweets - as a key contributor to numerous chronic diseases, including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Join a panel of experts in nutrition and public health to discuss the role of added sugar in ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
SciComm Studio 006: Augmented Curiosity WorkshopThe explosive rise of gaming has opened a new frontier for crafting engaging experiences, particularly for science topics. How can writers, artists, designers, and scientists explore the radical possibilities of the medium to communicate, entertain, and inspire engagement with science? September’s SciComm Studio is mixing things up by hosting a ...
Join us for the debut of Exploratorium Artist-in-Residence Ilana Halperin’s Library of Earth Anatomy, a collection of remarkable geological artifacts that invite and inspire us to see rocks in new ways. Created for the Exploratorium’s Fisher Bay Observatory the Library employs unconventional classification methods to dissolve the usual boundaries between ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Thursday, 09/14/17
De Anza College Energy & Facility Management / Building Science ProgramCurious about Energy Management or Building Energy Efficiency?  Bill Roeder from DeAnza College will be talking about the Energy Management, Facility and Building Science Program offered by DeAnza College. Bill Roeder, a faculty member at De Anza College will take us on a tour of the programs offered. This will be ...
Where: SaratogaCost: FREE
Tarantulas on Mount DiabloEvery fall, at dusk, male tarantulas walk across the slopes of Mount Diablo and look for mates, so CCNH is taking a special trip to a secluded trail to look for these adorable fuzzy denizens of the east bay! We’ll hike about 2 miles round trip and take in the ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $15
Field of View: EmotionWe live in an era of booming interest in new media technologies, and the possibilities and powers of these new tools in the hands of creative thinkers appear limitless. Driven by the enthusiasm of a deeply engaged community of creators, researchers, and developers, emerging media technologies are undergoing rich experimentation. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 general / $10 Member
The Younger Protocol: HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 16 The younger protocol will show you how to recognize the warning signs of aging and inflammation (“inflammagingâ€) - worsening vision, weight gain, loss of muscle mass, thinner skin and faulty memory - and turn them around with evidence-based functional medicine. Recent data shows that 90 percent of disease is caused ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
Interactive Art In The Age Of Climate Change & How to eat insects, save forests, and solve hungerPurin PhanichphantArtist and Designer, San FranciscoClimate change is a huge and messy problem that happens so slowly. Even with scientific data, some people still doubt that climate change is real. How might we get people to *experience* differentDr. Brian L. FisherResearcher and Curator, California Academy of Sciencesaspects of climate change ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $7 advance, $10 at door
Alone in the Milky Way: A Bay Area Skeptics and WonderFest Skeptalk How many civilizations capable of interstellar communication exist in our Milky Way galaxy? We know of just one, of course, namely us (barely!). The Drake Equation famously "quantifies our ignorance" regarding the number, N, of such advanced civilizations in the Galaxy. The task of estimating N, via the Drake Equation, is an honored exercise for scientists who ...
Join naturalist Nik Bertulis for a leisurely stroll following the legacy remnants and underground network of culverts and drains that represent the once wild and free-flowing Derby Creek. We will look for evidence of the historic riparian ecosystem and for those with the most recent version of the inaturalist app ...
Where: EmeryvilleCost: $10 suggested donation
Tri-Valley Stargazers public meetingThis meeting will feature short presentations by those who were able to get away to see the solar eclipse on 08/21/17. You can expect there to be plenty of slides and movies showing the phenomenon, and maybe a few pictures as well of the antics of those people who participated ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Saturday, 09/16/17
Coastal Cleanup Day: Rodeo Lagoon RestorationCelebrate the annual California Coastal Cleanup Day with stewardship at Rodeo Lagoon. Coastal Cleanup Day is the highlight of the California Coastal Commission's year 'round Adopt-a-Beach program. This is a great way for families, students, service groups, and neighbors to join together to take care of our fragile marine environment. ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Mapping the UniverseWe live in a 13.7 billion year-old Universe populated by several trillion galaxies spanning billions of light years of space and time. Yet merely two hundred years ago, humanity did not know of this Universe outside of the Solar System. K.G. Lee will tell the story of how astronomers came ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
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 ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Sonoma County Wildlife RescueSonoma County Wildlife Rescue strives to give over 1,500 animals a year the best, most current, and most innovative care possible. They also offer educational experiences both on and off-site. They'll be at the Children's Museum to help us learn about our local wildlife and how we can help protect and ...
Where: Santa RosaCost: Free with admission
Coastal Cleanup Day - Codornices TrailFor Coastal Cleanup Day, join us along Codornices Creek, our area's only trout stream, along the Albany-Berkeley border down to the railroad tracks. Discover the new trail from San Pablo down to 10th Street! We'll remove trash and invasives. Wear shoes with good traction and clothes that can get dirty. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Sunday, 09/17/17
Hayward Fault Walking TourOver the last million years, the natural beauty of Fremont has been shaped by the Hayward Fault. Instructors will be leading these 'ground breaking' tours and exposing the science and beauty of the Hayward Fault. This fault is one of several active faults in the world actually creeping at 5 ...
Where: FremontCost: $15
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 ...
Emperor penguins are the largest species of marine bird. Perhaps because of their size, they are able to fast longer, dive deeper, and endure harsher conditions than any other bird. As one of Antarctica’s top predators, they have a significant top-down effect on their prey. Their survival and reproduction depends ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Monday, 09/18/17
CAN YOU REALLY LEARN ROCKET SCIENCE FROM A VIDEO GAME?The hit video game 'Kerbal Space Program' has also proven to be an exceptionally good at teaching players the physics of rockets, aerodynamics, spacefilght and orbital mechanics. Scott Manley will discuss the game, the physics and show that even professionals working in these fields can learn something new.
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
YOUTUBE & TECHWhat Physicists Do seriesSpeaker: Scott Manley
Journey to Tanzania with Don Koss, a highly respected photographer and researcher. With over forty years of adventures, Koss will share his reflections about life, habitat and cultural changes in one of the oldest known human inhabited areas in the world. His incredible collection of photographs tell of a land ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, Free for Members, $7 Student
The Power of Public Investment: Improving Our Economy, Our Climate, and Our FuturePublic investment powers innovative social policies that dramatically improve lives, reduce income inequality, and give the planet a fighting chance against global warming. California State Treasurer John Chiang reveals how seemingly mundane financial decisions can drive large-scale change that makes a real difference in our quality of life.Speaker: John Chiang, ...
