Wildflower Photography Friday Join other wildflower photographers (amateur and professional) on a meandering monthly excursion around the Modini Mayacamas to document wildflowers of the season. After our field time, each of us will add a few of our best images to an album that Friends of the Modini Mayacamas and ACR will use ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 suggested donation
Wildlife Camera Walk with Ginny Fifield Spend the morning learning about some of the wildlife that inhabits the Preserves with Ginny Fifield, Wildlilfe Camera Specialist, ACR Living With Lions team member, 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 ...
Blockchain: What You Need To KnowDigital world has produced efficiencies, new innovative products, and close customer relationships globally by the effective use of mobile, IoT (Internet of Things), social media, analytics and cloud technology to generate models for better decisions. Blockchain is recently introduced and revolutionizing the digital world bringing a new perspective to security, ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
We're Doomed. Now What?A U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq, Roy Scranton writes about sailing through a melting Arctic, preparing for severe storms amplified by climate change and seeking meaning in life at a very precarious time in human history. His first book was Learning to Die in the Anthropocene: Reflections on ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
7:00-7:25: Allen Saakyan(Eureka! Science Comedy) on "The Greatest Story Ever Told"Where did we come from? Who are we? Where are we going? ...Read more7:25-7:50: Rosanna Guadagno(University of Texas at Dallas) on "Women, Men, and Social Media use at Work: An Example of Peace Data"A social network analysis ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Wonderfest: AI and 'Robots and Frank'Following a special "Science on Screen" presentation of 2012's Robot and Frank (87% "Fresh" at RottenTomatoes.com), UC Berkeley computer scientist Michael Laskey will discuss the movie's fantasy/reality balance. He will also answer audience questions about recent advances in the general fields of robotics and artificial intelligence.
The California Current System is a seascape with co-occurring multiple stressors across various spatial and temporal scales, yet with poorly characterized in situ biological effects. My research focuses on disentangling the complex nature of multiple stressors and to provide a scientific foundation for improved predictions of climate change effects on ...
Pairings: Ice Cream"The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star." Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Physiologie du Gout, 1825People throughout the world have tinkered with different means of perfecting ice cream especially here in San Francisco. Get the scoop on ice cream chemistry with Dr. Maya Warren and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General; $10 Members; Free for Lab Members
Friday, 07/13/18
Alcatraz Waterbirds TourThis class will look beyond the prison walls of Alcatraz to the natural wonders of the island. Nine different waterbird species breed on Alcatraz during the summer months, the easiest to see being gulls, cormorants, pigeon guillemots, snowy egrets and black-crowned night herons. Waterbird docent, Corny Foster, will lead the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Code for Cognitive AidCome show off your abiiites and gifts at Code for Cognitive Aid! Code for Cognitive Aid is a SF Bay Area hack-a-thon hosted for the purpose of enhancing the life quality of those with cognitive disabilities. During a 26-hour period, attendees will code a program, design, or machine a piece ...
Where: Portola ValleyCost: FREE
Expand with XTechUpcycle old plastic bags into fashionable, waterproof fabric by fusing together strips of plastic with a clothes iron. Design colorful patterns to fuse into inflatable pillows and other whimsical objects to take home. All ages welcome.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Mountains I Have Known; a Photographic Journey Through Art, Astronomy and PlaceLaurie Hatch will take you on an insider's photo tour of Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton and W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea. You'll also visit the Eastern Sierra's Alabama Hills, and nearby Mount Whitney where early Lick Observatory astronomers made definitive studies of the Martian atmosphere. The talk ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
Saturday, 07/14/18
Code for Cognitive AidCome show off your abiiites and gifts at Code for Cognitive Aid! Code for Cognitive Aid is a SF Bay Area hack-a-thon hosted for the purpose of enhancing the life quality of those with cognitive disabilities. During a 26-hour period, attendees will code a program, design, or machine a piece ...
Where: Portola ValleyCost: FREE
Hayward Fault 150th Anniversary of Great Quake tour Tule PondsFree tours of the Hayward Fault (registration required), with lecture, activities, and tour included. Children welcome, under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Wear comfortable shoes.
Where: FremontCost: Free
Restoring Inner Bair IslandOn this 1.5-mile walk, witness wetland restoration in progress. Hear the story of Bair Island and see how we are turning the former salt pond back into a healthy tidal marsh. RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED. Go to http://innerbairtour.eventbrite.com.
Where: Redwood CityCost: Free
Trekking the ModelJoin a Ranger or docent on a guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 - 2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: 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
Life in the Goldilocks Zone - CANCELEDDiscoveries by NASA’s Kepler Mission suggest there are billions of potentially habitable worlds in the Milky Way galaxy. What has the study of planets within and beyond the Solar System taught us about our own planet Earth? And what’s next in the search for life beyond the Solar System?Speaker: Natalie ...
With the recent discovery of habitable environments beyond Earth - including the subsurface oceans of icy moons in the outer Solar System - the existence of extraterrestrial life appears now both possible and realistic. Planetary scientist Alphonso Davila will describe NASA's search for evidence of a second, Earth-independent origin of life: ...
