Nursery Series: Planning for Next Year in the NurseryThis class will introduce participants to planning for collection and growing of native plants. Covered subjects will include: communicating with restoration managers about their plant requests; calculating amounts of seed to collect; scheduling of collection, pre-germination treatments, propagation, facility maintenance; after care issues, monitoring, managers responsibilities for safety, resources available ...
Women in Tech: The Future of AISince Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer program nearly 200 years ago, women have contributed to the advancement of computing and helped pave the way for today’s artificial intelligence (AI). Today, women are pushing the frontiers of AI in applications from robotics to recruiting, from startups to venture capital. Equally ...
Molecular Perspective on Nanoscale TransportUnderstanding how mass, energy, or charge are transported on small scales is challenging, as standard hydrodynamic descriptions developed for macroscopic phenomena need not remain valid. On small scales, matter is discrete, thermal fluctuations render currents stochastic quantities, and nonlinear response is ubiquitous. In this talk, I will discuss ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Green Friday: Bay-Delta Water Quality Plan update: 2nd PhaseThere will be a presentation by Heinrich Albert, San Francisco Bay Chapter Water Committee co-chair, entitled Bay-Delta Water Quality Plan update:Â 2nd Phase covering the Sacramento River Watershed and the Delta itself.California Rivers, the Delta, the San Francisco Bay Estuary and the wildlife that depends on them are in severe ...
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: $20 General, $15 Fremont residents
Addressing Hot Spots of Air PollutionAir pollution has long been viewed as an environmental issue, but recognition of air pollution as a social justice issue has only recently become far more widespread. At this presentation you'll hear about:The hot spots of air pollution in the Bay Area and their implications for health. New technologies which enable ...
Where: DanvilleCost: free but $10 donation encouraged
The Chemistry of ColorThis talk, which includes a walk, is a wonderful introduction to the chemistry of color and to the special structures of colorful plant substances and those that can be used as dyes on fibers. Learn about anthocyanins, tannins, flavonoids, and more!Price includes admission to the garden
Calling All Eco-Explorers! Youth ages 5-15 will be up to their elbows in FREE, hands-on activities. Learning through fun interactive, nature science experiences and regional field trips, your kids will find out all about the Bay Area ecosystem and become the next generation of Citizen Scientists! We have extended Welcome ...
Where: OaklandCost: 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
Night Owl: Hoot & HollerThis high-flying event features live owls hootin’ about, Whiskey Hoo-Hoo cocktails, Alvarado Street Brewery craft beers, savory eats, live music, a ‘craft beer, beer craft’, plus a competition and prize to the best owl call of the night.WHOOOOO’s Down? Join the fun and come learn about this elusive creature of the ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: $39 General, $29 Members, $49 at door
Sunday, 03/10/19
Marine Science Sunday: The Big, The Small, and The WeirdThe theme this month is Celebrating Our Oceans: The Big, The Small, and The Weird. Come learn about the amazing diversity of life that lives out in the Ocean, from the big to the small and everything in between. Guided tours will take you around the hospital showcasing some of the patients ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Sunday Funday: Math All Around UsMath is everywhere we look in architecture, clothing, science, art, nature, and so much more. Join us on Sunday, March 10, as we explore math concepts, such as symmetry and proportion, through hands-on activities in which visitors make art through math, find patterns in nature, and more.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Monday, 03/11/19
Gaussian Processes for Leisure and ProfitI'll discuss two new applications of Gaussian Processes to cosmology, especially the analysis of quasar spectra. First I'll talk about building a fast model (an emulator) for simulations of the Lyman-alpha forest, providing interpolation of a comparable accuracy to the statistical error from the upcoming DESI survey. Then I'll discuss ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Cognitively Inspired Artificial Intelligence for Neuroscience Advances combining artificial intelligence techniques with computational neuroscience have shown that time-averaged neural responses in the primate visual and auditory systems can be modeled with reasonable accuracy by task-optimized deep neural networks. I'll discuss our lab's recent work to broaden and deepen these results, using convolutional recurrent networks to model ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Hybrid Forecasting Systems for Integration of Large-Scale Solar Power PlantsIncreasing penetration of weather-dependent renewable power into the electric grid requires strategies for coping with generation variability. Of the existing solutions, renewable energy forecasting is the cheapest and most readily deployable for both distributed generation and utility-scale central station power plants. Our group at UC San Diego has developed a ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Magnetic relaxation dynamics in dysprosium complexesFollowing our discovery of the first dysprosium metallocenium cation, [Dy(Cpttt)2][B(C6F5)4], which is the vanguard of the new generation of high-temperature single-molecule magnets, we have been investigating the magnetic relaxation dynamics of various dysprosium-based single-molecule magnets (SMMs) by experimental and theoretical techniques. Here we present our recent results in unravelling the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Advances in Precision Measurement with Electron MicroscopyThis seminar will discuss recent advancements in measurement with electron microscopy. While a single image from a high-resolution electron microscope can determine can 2D positional information with sub-angstrom resolution, only recently has been it become possible to determine individual atomic coordinates in 3D. The application of this method to nanomaterials ...
Reproducibility is a growing issue in modern science - situations with high impact results in, e.g., social sciences, medicine and even biology and chemistry is often described as a crisis. Physics stands out as arguably the most reproducible discipline due to very high and universally applied standards. Reconstruction of pioneering ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
People and Robots Seminar - RESCHEDULEDSpeaker: Scott Niekum, University of Texas, AustinThis event has been rescheduled for April 15.A new speaker will be announced for this date.
Preventing dangerous climate change is an “area under the curve†problem, as total emissions over time must not exceed a trillion tons of carbon. The imperative, then, is focusing on strategies that offer speed and scale in carbon reduction. Ten policies, applied to 20 countries, can land us at a ...
Research in the Farkas group involves the development and use of molecular tools in order to study, image, and treat cancer subtypes. Significant advances have been made in understanding and treating cancer, however, there remain many unknowns, especially in the arena of how and why particular diseases become aggressive and ...
The ancient Egyptian site of Tebtunis lies at the southern edge of the Fayum depression, a fertile region in the western desert fed by a branch of the Nile. Today, as in antiquity, this area was exploited for its rich agricultural production, which led to the establishment of new settlements ...
Large-Scale Structure with 21cm Intensity Mapping In this talk I will discuss several aspects of using the 21cm Intensity Mapping (IM) as a Large-Scale Structure (LSS) probe in order to better constrain the cosmological parameters. I will start with a Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO) reconstruction method intended for 21cm IM observations at low redshifts. I will ...
In recent years, optically probed nitrogen-vacancy (NV) quantum defects in diamond have become a leading modality for magnetic, electrical, and temperature sensing at short length scales (nanometers to millimeters) under ambient conditions. This technology has wide-ranging application across the physical and life sciences from NMR spectroscopy at the scale of ...
Opening Night: How to Build a HouseJoin us for the opening reception for the exhibition, How to Build a House: Architectural Research in the Digital Age. The exhibition focuses on the DFAB House and the work of Gramazio Kohler Research at Swiss university ETH Zurich.The exhibition, created by Gramazio Kohler Research and the chair for Digital ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Vision+Light: A Conversation with Paul Alivisatos and Kate NicholsHow can artists and scientists work together to create innovative new work? Bay Area artist Kate Nichols synthesizes nanoparticles to mimic structurally colored animals, grows artificial skin from microorganisms, and makes her own paints, following fifteenth-century recipes. The long tradition of painters as material innovators inspired Nichols to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
March Laser Event - Santa CruzLeonardo Art & Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) is an international program bringing together artists, scientists, and scholars for presentations and conversations. On March 12, LASER will be coming to Rio Theater and will feature stimulating performances and presentations by:Marianne Weems, UC Santa Cruz: "'Liveness' in a digital world" Alexie Leauthaud, ...
Did you know that even today, cattle, sheep, and goats graze more than a third of the East Bay - and almost two-thirds of the 120,000 acres owned by the East Bay Regional Park District?Denise Defreese, the Park District’s wildlands vegetation program manager, outlines the fascinating history of grazing in ...
Joel Sartore is an award-winning National Geographic photographer, Fellow, and founder of the National Geographic Photo Ark. He has traveled the world, documenting wildlife for close to 40 National Geographic articles. In 2005 Sartore’s wife was diagnosed with cancer and he spent a year at home caring for her. Reflecting ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: $40 General, $20 Students
Wednesday, 03/13/19
DFAB HOUSEJoin us for deep conversation focused on the issues raised by the exhibition, How to Build a House: Architectural Research in the Digital Age. The exhibition focuses on the DFAB House and the work of Gramazio Kohler Research with Digital Building Technologies at Swiss university ETH Zurich.The exhibition examines the digital transformation ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10
Challenges at the entanglement frontier: Quantum Computing AlgorithmsThe Center for Quantum Coherent Science presents The Spring 2019 Berkeley Quantum Science and Technology Seminar. Join the group for talks and conversations over refreshments. Talks feature distinguished scientists in the fields of Math, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, and Computer Science.Speaker: John Preskill, CaltechNote new location
PittSmartLiving is a $1.4M 3 year National Science Foundation project hosted in University of Pittsburgh to reduce public transit congestion by designing a market connecting travelers with time-sensitive local business coupons. It funds three labs: Data, Systems, and Human Behavior. We look at the social science side of the question ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Teacher Workshop: Biogeology - integration of biological and geological principles from soil to pond ecologyCollecting data on energy release from compost;Â decomposers found in compost; soil classification; creating soil from biological and geologic componenets; measuring food waste that turns to compost and record observation; learn how to make a compost lab on campus while preventing food waste going to landfillsLearn about the different food ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Countering Infrastructural Violence: Pro-Poor Financing of Water and Sanitation Infrastructure in African CitiesHundreds of millions residing in urban areas of the developing world do not have access to safely managed drinking water and sanitation services. While policy has largely focused on the financial investments required, other scholars argue the real problem is “infrastructural violence,†a form of indirect violence in which elite ...
Metal halide perovskites (MHPs) are revolutionizing the solar cell research field - the record power conversion efficiency of MHPs based solar cells has reached 23%, which rivals that of silicon solar cells. What is particularly exciting about MHPs is that they can be manufactured into solar cell devices at low-cost ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Teaching for LearningWhen we think of the task of teachers as facilitating learning rather than as delivering information content it leads to a profound shift in how we teach and what we stress in the process. I will talk about the ideas and research base underlying the "Framework for k-12 Science Education" and ...
We humans often do battle with creepy invaders of our living spaces. This lively talk will present the latest research on the biology, detection, and control of the villainous house guests that occupy the crevasses of our homes. You might be surprised to find which room in your home is ...
NASA's New Horizons made history when it flew by Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, nicknamed 'Ultima Thule' on New Year's Day of this year. Today, even though only 10% of the scientific data that the spacecraft collected has been sent to Earth, New Horizons has provided an amazing glimpse into ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Managing California Water in a time of ChangeMention California water and inevitably comments arise about water wars, adages about fighting about water and drinking whiskey, and a whole host of seemingly intractable and contrary statements on what the challenges are and what the solutions are. Whatever one thinks the challenges are, they are all made far more ...
The Modern Elder and the Intergenerational WorkplaceWhat can fifty-somethings bring of value to companies that are mostly twenty-somethings, and vice versa? A needed blending of depth with currency.Chip Conley, a long-time hotelier (Joie de Vivre Hospitality) and author (Peak; The Rebel Rules; Emotional Equations), was hired at 52 by the drastically youthful, disruptive startup Airbnb to ...
Welcome to our 32nd annual π Day! Help us celebrate this never-ending number (3.14159 . . .) and Einstein's birthday as well. On the afternoon of Thursday, March 14, 2019, visit us for Community Pi Day, participate in π-related activities, and enjoy a piece of pie. Founded at the Exploratorium by our own Prince of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Pay what you wish
The Star-Formation History of the Universe revealed by gamma raysThe light emitted by all galaxies across the history of the Universe is encoded in the intensity of the extragalactic background light (EBL), the diffuse cosmic radiation field at ultraviolet, optical, and infrared wavelengths. The EBL is a source of opacity for high-energy γ rays via the photon-photon interaction, leaving ...
The many phases of massive galaxies In past years, large and deep photometric and spectroscopic surveys have significantly advanced our understanding of galaxy growth, from the most active time in the universe (z~2) to the present day. In particular, the evolution in stellar mass, star formation rate, and structure of complete galaxy samples have provided independent ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Grid Voltage Regulation with Distributed Energy ResourcesUtilities manage voltage drop along feeder circuits that can extend tens of miles. According to industry standards, a utility is obligated to keep the voltage at each service within 5% of its rated values. It usually accomplishes this using distributed capacitor banks and voltage regulators - automatically adjustable load-tap - ...
Feeling a little irrational? How about transcendental? Excited to taste some math puns? Don’t miss the Exploratorium’s favorite holiday - after all, we made it up - and make sure to taste some savory, sweet, and mathematically specific baked goods at Pairings: Pie. Mmmmm, circle constants!
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 door, $0.00 with A.D. membership
AI NightLifeAn electric and eclectic night awaits as NightLife investigates artificial intelligence and the ways in which it’s already transforming our world. Explore immersive experiences, AI, blockchains, and other technological innovations that will shape our future with interactive projects by students at the California College of the Arts and other Bay Area ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Trying to decide how you're going to celebrate Pi Day (3.14) this year? Avoid the congested airports and typical math holiday madness, and join us instead for Ask a Scientist's Pi Day Puzzle Party a boisterous math and logic puzzle competition, hosted by Juliana Gallin and Wes Carroll. You can compete solo or ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: free
Linguistics: making sense from noiseLanguage is a ubiquitous part of our lives, yet most of us give little conscious thought to the many linguistic choices we make every day. Why do we sound the way we do, and choose the words we say? How do other people perceive our speech? What’s so difficult about ...
WHAT: Australia’s Psychic Detectives and Psychic “Predictionsâ€Just how many crimes have so-called Psychic Detectives solved in Australia? How do their claims stack up against the results? Do Police really call upon the paranormal to find missing people? Join Australian Skeptic Richard Saunders as he examines some famous crimes and the ...
Single-Cell BioMEMS Tools for Monitoring Cancer ImmunotherapyI will begin with discussing a novel bioMEMS device technology for single-cell immune function profiling, in particular, the co-detection of 40+ cytokines/chemokines at the level of single cells, representing the highest multiplexing recorded to date for a single-cell protein secretion assay. I will describe how this microdevice called ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Lectures & Lasers - Space in your Face!: Food in SpaceSpace in Your Face! is a variety show combining science and art to yield a highly immersive and engaging event. Hosted by astrobiologist Julia DeMarines. Lecture is at 7:00
Pine Flat History with Author and Local Historian Joe Pelanconi - CANCELEDCome and enjoy this casual walk through Pine Flat with Joe Pelanconi, author of Quicksilver Mining in Sonoma County: Pine Flat Prospect Fever. You’ll learn about the mercury-mining boom-town of the mid-1870’s and some of the personalities involved. Joe tells some great stories based on his research, and his book about Pine ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 suggested donation
Habitat Restoration: Marin StablesSprinkle or shine, meet your friends and family at Marin Stables for a day of habitat restoration. Have a fun morning pulling broom and then enjoy Cowboy Chili with all the fixin’s at noon! Meeting location Marin Stables, end of Wood Lane, off Porteous Ave in Fairfax. Family friendly.Please bring ...
Where: FairfaxCost: Free
Guided Nature WalkExperience the beauty and rich natural history of this 535-acre preserve. Our 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 and flower-carpeted oak woodland. Guided Nature Walks begin at 10:00am ...
Calling All Eco-Explorers! Youth ages 5-15 will be up to their elbows in FREE, hands-on activities. Learning through fun interactive, nature science experiences and regional field trips, your kids will find out all about the Bay Area ecosystem and become the next generation of Citizen Scientists! We have extended Welcome ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Are red dwarf planets habitable?Much recent news about exoplanets has concerned the discovery of earth-sized planets in the “habitable zone†of “red dwarf†stars. This is partly because such planets are more easily found around small stars, and partly because most stars are red dwarfs. Can planets in the habitable zone around a red ...
MSI takes to the tidepools for a treasure hunt of nature's beautiful intertidal secrets. We'll spend our time taking advantage of the low tide to reach the outer edges of Bean Hollow.
Where: PescaderoCost: $20
San Francisco City Star Party @ Point Lobos, San Francisco, CACome join us for our monthly San Francisco City Star Party. SFAA members provide telescopes for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to check the SFAA website for the latest updates…bad weather or overcast skies will cancel!
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Jazz Under the StarsCome peer through our telescopes and see craters on the Moon, the visible planets, star clusters, and more while we listen to CSM's very own KCSM Jazz 91 FM. Dress warmly. Free parking in Marie Curie Lot 5. Directions are available on the Maps, Directions & Parking page.
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Sunday, 03/17/19
Sea Star Wasting Syndrome: An Unfolding StorySea star wasting syndrome has taken a heavy toll on Monterey Bay’s sea star populations in the last five years. Among the hardest hit species were the ochre stars, iconic tidepool residents and important keystone predators. Researchers are searching for potential culprits, documenting the spread of this disease, and tracking ...
Electrical transport and spectroscopy studies of the delafossite layered metalsThe delafossites, named after the French crystallographer Gabriel Delafosse, are triangular lattice layered materials with general formula ABO2. The family includes insulators, large gap semiconductors and a few astonishingly high conductivity metals. I will describe our group’s work on the latter, focusing on three aspects of our recent research. Firstly, ...
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have emerged as essential tools for the deployment of applied technologies such as self-driving cars, security, robotics and even consumer electronics. The fundamental physical and biological sciences, however, have not fully embraced AI/ML to leverage these tools for what they can offer in advanced data ...
When a Symmetry BreaksWhat is common among a magnet, a flounder, a rack of laundry, your heart on the left of your body, and the Higgs boson? The concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking is ubiquitous among many natural phenomena. I'll describe the basic concept and its applications. In particular, the original concepts from ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Big Screen Science: Jurassic ParkHold onto your butts, it’s the epic movie 65 million years in the making! After the film Kishore Hari (@sciencequiche) and Jeffrey Silverman (@J_M_Silverman) will discuss the science behind all those rampaging dinos, including which ones were portrayed accurately and which ones actually had feathers. They'll also talk about what ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $16
My Dinner with AlbertA staged reading of a new one-act play that imagines a meeting between Albert Einstein and George W. Bush. Equal parts The Twilight Zone and Waiting for Godot, the comically tragic encounter is getting its first public reading at The Dragon Theatre in Redwood City.
The human body is colonized by trillions of microorganisms that exert a profound influence on human biology, in part by providing functional capabilities that extend beyond those of host cells. In particular, there is growing evidence linking chemical processes carried out by the microbial inhabitants of the gastrointestinal tract to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Developing a Standard Model of Galaxies In this presentation Peter Capak will argue that a combination of large galaxy surveys and the latest machine learning techniques are allowing astrophysicists to develop a robust statistical model of the extra-galactic universe. If optimally constructed, this model would encapsulate all available information on the likelihood of observing a given ...
Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions play a vital role in a wide range of chemical and biological processes. This talk will focus on recent advances in the theory of PCET and applications to catalysis and energy conversion. The quantum mechanical effects of the active electrons and transferring proton, as well ...
Ariel Waldman set out to Antarctica in August 2018 to reveal the "Microbial Serengeti" that lives beneath the ice finding a complex ecosystem of micro-organisms, including tardigrades, that thrive in this polar desert. Her observations will amaze you and enrich your understanding of Antarctic ecology.  Register at the weblink.
Entanglement in Quantum Solids and the Second Quantum RevolutionQuantum entanglement is the origin of both the weirdness associated with  quantum systems and the power of many proposed quantum technologies. While largely studied in the the context of a few particles, recent work has emphasized its importance in macroscopic systems, such as electronic solids with many interacting particles. I ...
Dr. Prasant Mohapatra is serving as the Vice Chancellor for Research at University of California, Davis. He is also a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and served as the Dean and Vice-Provost of Graduate Studies at University of California, Davis during 2016-18. He served as an Associate Chancellor ...
Although economic costs of environmental regulations are widely debated, there is limited empirical evidence on the magnitude of these economic costs and the extent to which these costs persist over time. This paper quantifies the short-run and long-run efficiency costs of air quality regulations on the U.S. electricity production sector. ...
Reconstructing past global temperatures is complicated by changes in instrumentation, measurement practices, spatial coverage, and other factors. This has led to a number of divergent estimates of the warming over the 20th and early 21st century, with particularly large differences around the WW2 era and over the past decade. This ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Deep knockoffs machines for replicable selectionsModel-X knockoffs is a new statistical tool that reliably selects which of the many potentially explanatory variables of interest (e.g. the absence or not of a mutation) are indeed truly associated with the response under study (e.g. the risk of getting a specific form of cancer). This framework can deal ...
Starting in the 1970s, decades of effort went into building human-designed rules for providing automatic maneuver guidance to pilots to avoid mid-air collisions. The resulting system was later mandated worldwide on all large aircraft and significantly improved the safety of the airspace. Recent work has investigated the feasibility of using ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: $15 - $35
Mama’s Last Hug: What Animal Emotions Reveal About HumansNew York Times best-selling author and primatologist Frans de Waal explores the fascinating world of animal and human emotions. His new book, Mama’s Last Hug, opens with the dramatic farewell between Mama, a dying fifty-nine-year-old chimpanzee matriarch, and biologist Jan van Hooff. This heartfelt final meeting of two longtime friends, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $50 Premium
Part II - From Sorcerer's Apprentice to Mad ScientistCurrent computing and communications networks are complex entities that have evolved piecemeal, layer upon layer, running multiple standards, and proprietary products. As a result, they often are brittle, inflexible, expensive to operate, and insecure. This talk will describe a patented and patent pending software overlay that makes them robust, flexible, ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Sea Change - Plastic Straws to Local LawsJoin an engaging panel on solutions to plastic pollution and learn about Berkeley's groundbreaking Single Use Foodware and Litter Reduction Ordinance.Plastic Pollution Coalition presents the film, STRAWS, plus additional short videos, followed by a panel discussion about solutions to plastic pollution and Berkeley’s groundbreaking Single Use Foodware and Litter Reduction ...
Dr. Marchis presents Another Pale Blue Dot: Inside the SETI Institute’s Search for Exoplanets, a talk on the search for planets beyond our solar system - referred to as exoplanets. In only two decades, scientists have gone from the mere speculation about exoplanets to being able to observe them through a variety ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Mushroom Hunter’s Kitchen with Chad HyattThe standard lore surrounding mushroom cookery is full of poor advice. Even widely held notions about which wild mushrooms are good or bad to eat need updating. Chef Chad Hyatt will challenge some of the myths that have become accepted teachings about how to handle and cook mushrooms, with samples to taste. ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #106: Daring Debutantes, Giant Insects, & Gaming Mice!“Heiress adventurers, battling giant insects, and video games†might sound like the pitch for a new Tomb Raider game, but it’s actually what awaits you beyond the Rickshaw Stop’s doors. A local history sleuth weaves the tale of the Bay Area’s own Lara Croft, an evolutionary ecologist will send us ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10
Quantization NoiseFor years, rumors have been circulating about quantization noise: (a) The noise is additive and white and uncorrelated with the signal being quantized, and (b) The noise is uniformly distributed between plus and minus half a quanta, having zero mean and a mean square of one twelveth the square of ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Fungal Fun in New ZealandBAMS Co-Founder Debbie Viess brings you along as she travels across North Island, New Zealand, seeking funga, flora and fauna native to that island continent, and discovers some surprising parallels with CA, as well as wholly unique New Zealand organisms and habitats.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Thursday, 03/21/19
Seminars in CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS - Andy MackenzieElectrical transport and spectroscopy studies of the delafossite layered metals The delafossites, named after the French crystallographer Gabriel Delafosse, are triangular lattice layered materials with general formula ABO2. The family includes insulators, large gap semiconductors and a few astonishingly high conductivity metals. I will describe our group’s work on the ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Search for Life beyond the Solar SystemOne of the most exciting and interdisciplinary frontiers in exoplanet science is the search for life beyond the solar system. Recently discovered planets, especially Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby M dwarfs, will provide intriguing near-term targets for large ground-based telescopes and the James Webb Space Telescope, while even larger telescopes are ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Creating a New Reality for Learning: VR and the Future of Healthcare and Science EducationStarting with their groundbreaking virtual reality experience “The Stanford Virtual Heart,†David Sarno and Dr. David Axelrod have used VR to propel medical and science education into a new era. Collaborating at the San Francisco-based VR company Lighthaus Inc., David and David have worked with Stanford’s Schools of Medicine, Education, ...
Tony Wyss-Coray studies the impact of aging on the human body and brain. In this eye-opening talk, he shares new research from his Stanford lab and other teams which shows that a solution for some of the less great aspects of old age might actually lie within us all.
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
STEAM FestivalCome to the Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics (STEAM) Festival, showcasing projects from students in the gym. There will be demonstrations and information on careers in science. Family and friends welcome.
Where: PittsburghCost: Free
IGNITE San Francisco Spring GalaYou are invited to IGNITE's Annual Gala! Benefiting: IGNITE and their efforts to inspire girls to become the future technology leaders and innovators of our world.Highlights: Keynote address by VP and CIO of Alaska Airlines, Charu Jain and VP Bay Area of Alaska Airlines, Annabel ChangBid on fabulous silent auction items during ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 150
Neutrinos - The REAL God ParticleJoin us to learn from Dr. Javier Caravaca about the super duper tiny particles called neutrinos. Trillions of neutrinos sail straight through our bodies every day without ever bumping into the matter that makes up our bodies. In fact, electrons are about 500,000 times more massive than neutrinos. But what ...
Exploratorium founder Frank Oppenheimer believed that play - using objects and concepts in ways other than was originally intended - is essential to learning. “In fact,†he wrote, “in our rapidly changing culture, adults probably require play as much as children do.†Take a deep dive with emerging and established ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Jurassic NightlifeJoin us for a party of Jurassic proportions guaranteed to bring out the dinosaur-loving kid everyone: We’re going back in time with our Dino Days festival - and the most popular dinosaur movie of all time. Encounter life-size dinosaur animatronics repping just a few of the creatures that ruled the Earth ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
'The Devil We Know' Film Screening and Panel From cosmetics to ski wax, frying pans to waterproof jackets, take-out foodware to stain-resistant fabrics, Teflon-like chemicals are found in hundreds of consumer products -- and now in nearly every American.The documentary The Devil We Know will illuminate the problem, and the panel will offer ways you can protect yourself, ...
Where: OaklandCost: See weblink
'Life Pivots: Seven lessons from my journey from scientist to entrepreneur' Women in ScienceAWIS Palo Alto and Santa Clara City Library invite you to an inspiring evening of women empowerment and lecture by Dr. Maria Artunduaga:"Life Pivots: Seven lessons from my journey from scientist to entrepreneur"Dr. Maria Artunduaga is the CEO of Respira Labs, a startup that detects early signs of deterioration in COPD using ...
As Peregrine Falcons have recovered from endangered status in the 1990s-2000s, they have often been found nesting on bridges and skyscrapers. For the last two nesting seasons, a Peregrine Falcon pair has taken up residence on the Campanile on the UC Berkeley campus, fledging two chicks in 2017, and three ...
Unearthing the California GrizzlyExplore the natural history of the now-extinct California Grizzly with Dr. Alexis M. Mychajliw. Her current work includes researching bone fragments of grizzly bears and using the results to get an idea of their behavior, diet, and where they lived here in California - using the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost:
Friday, 03/22/19
Two KIPAC Tea TalksRecent highlights from HAWC Speaker: Henrike Fleischhack, Michigan TechThe Cygnus Star Forming Region with HAWC Speaker: Binita Hona, Michigan Tech
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Eat, Drink & Be TechieFriday Nights @CHM is offering you a whole new way to experience the Computer History Museum. CHM is now open after hours, from 5 to 9 p.m., and we're hosting the techiest block party in Silicon Valley, featuring patio festivities at our Cloud Bistro beer garden, and special live ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
National Geographic Explorer AcademyFor science-loving, world-exploring young adventurers...National Geographic presents Explorer Academy with the help of actual National Geographic Explorer Erika Bergman scientist, submersible pilot, and steamship engineer!Erika will share her adventures and open up a world of wonder with this new book series that J.J. Abrams, director and screenwriter of Star Wars: ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: $10 General, $25 - includes book
Grounds for Science: Evolving Markets: Developing Fuel Cells and Analyzing CounterfeitsDiversifying the Energy Landscape with Hydrogen TechnologyEveryone is talking about energy, renewable and nonrenewable. But another key player in the energy landscape is hydrogen - a gas that can utilize different energy sources for various applications. Julie will be talking about the technology (fuel cells and electrolyzers) and how they ...
Where: EmeryvilleCost: Free
Saturday, 03/23/19
Marin Headlands' Plant StrollCurious about the Marin Headland's wild plants? Come join Ranger Jamie on a short guided walk as she identifies plants, their medicinal uses, and purposes of these amazing plant species in the Headland's ecosystem. Meet at the Marin Headlands Visitor Center parking lot 15 minutes before the program. Sign up ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Frog Docent TrainingDocents monitor habitat conditions for and educate hikers about native foothill yellow-legged frogs. The required training begins at the Sky Oaks Headquarters in Fairfax with a discussion of frog biology and population threats, radio training and methods for engaging the public. At noon we take a 3 mile round-trip hike ...
Calling All Eco-Explorers! Youth ages 5-15 will be up to their elbows in FREE, hands-on activities. Learning through fun interactive, nature science experiences and regional field trips, your kids will find out all about the Bay Area ecosystem and become the next generation of Citizen Scientists! We have extended Welcome ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Women in STEAM in SpaceA whole day all about women who are doing incredible work in STEAM careers in space! Join us for hands-on activities, a panel discussion, and a chance to engage with engineers, biologists, artists, and people in other fields that surprisingly link with space missions. It takes more than just rocket ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
Angel Island Spring HikeCome join the Angel Island Conservancy for a special program on the Natural History of San Francisco Bay's Islands. At the summit of Angel Island (Mt. Livermore), you can see 6 of the other main islands of the bay: Alcatraz, Brooks, Red Rock, Yerba Buena, and the Brothers. We will ...
Where: TiburonCost: 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
Headlands Nightlife: Family Night Hike & CampfireJoin NatureBridge Golden Gate and explore the mysterious lifestyle of nocturnal animals that start their day just as you're going to bed! Learn about special adaptations that allow owls, bats and other nighttime critters to hunt by moonlight.Tickets required for all attendees.Children of all ages are welcome. Baby carriers are ...
First Man is 2018's Oscar-winning dramatization of events - and emotions - leading up to the Apollo 11 Moon mission in 1969. Following a special Science on Screen showing of First Man at St. Helena's Cameo Cinema, Wonderfest presents expert analysis of those events and emotions by NASA Mission Control ...
Where: St. HelenaCost: $8
Tales from the StratosphereSometimes the sequel is even better than the original. SOFIA, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, offers teachers the opportunity to experience first hand what it is like to be part of a NASA mission through its Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors program. Hear about a local Airborne Ambassador's multiple trips to the ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Sunday, 03/24/19
Marin Headlands' Plant StrollCurious about the Marin Headland's wild plants? Come join Ranger Jamie on a short guided walk as she identifies plants, their medicinal uses, and purposes of these amazing plant species in the Headland's ecosystem. Meet at the Marin Headlands Visitor Center parking lot 15 minutes before the program. Sign up ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Marine Science Sunday: The Big, The Small, and The WeirdThe theme this month is Celebrating Our Oceans: The Big, The Small, and The Weird. Come learn about the amazing diversity of life that lives out in the Ocean, from the big to the small and everything in between. Guided tours will take you around the hospital showcasing some of the patients ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Far West Fungi Farm Tour & PotluckAs California’s largest family owned and operated mushroom farm, Far West Fungi is proud to host their Bi-Annual Farm Tour & Potluck!They are opening our doors on March 24th to the public to shed some light on how they cultivate their tasty organic mushrooms. You will get to meet their ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Full-Spectrum Science: The UniverseWe 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 Admission to the Exploratorium
Monday, 03/25/19
Following spin currents through multilayered structuresSpintronic devices in which pure spin currents propagate without dissipation are viewed as the future of low power computing. Mechanisms such as spin-polarized current injection, the spin Hall effect, and precessional spin pumping have been used to generate spin currents, while spin current may be detected by the inverse spin ...
For more than a decade 23andMe has empowered individuals with direct access to their genetic information - millions of people have discovered how their DNA may impact their health, and what it says about their ancestry. 23andMe also powers the world’s largest crowd-sourced genetic research platform, with more than 80% ...
Humans love certainty, intuitive explanations, and discovering patterns. Yet our world is complicated and filled with randomness. Statistical thinking provides us with practical tools for making sense of an uncertain world. It can lead us to make surprising conclusions from the data of everyday life. And it also teaches us ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Innovative applications using Deep Learning and Blockchain w/ Insight AI FellowsA panel of Insights Fellows, sharing their projects in Deep Learning / AI.Speaker 1 - Michelle Bonat, CEO & Co-Founder, Data Simply, Inc -"What I Learned Predicting Crypto Flows with Deep Learning and Blockchain"Speaker 2 - Josh Deetz, Physical Data Scientist at Carbon"Identifying At-Risk Patients using Intensive Care Unit Data"Speaker ...
Where: SunnyvaleCost: Free
Immunotherapy: Using the Immune System to Fight CancerYour immune system has the ability to detect and kill cells that have started to transform into cancerous cells, but sometimes the cancer cells develop a mechanism to hide from your immune system. Join us for a talk with Stanford's Dr. Elena Sotillo and learn how scientists are alerting and ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Nerd Nite East BayThe Rotten City: When Emeryville was the Center of Vice and Corruption on the Pacific CoastYou may think of Emeryville as the East Bay home of IKEA and Pixar, but its modern shopping center facade obscures its history as “The Rotten Cityâ€, when Emeryville was widely considered the most corrupt ...
Wildlife Picture Index ProjectCome contribute to the Marin Wildlife Picture Index Project! Volunteer community scientists assist with research by helping maintain motion-activated cameras and processing photos. At this event, we view the images on the computer, identify the mammals, and enter the results in a database. New and experienced catalogers welcome, as training is ...
7:00-7:25: Juniper Harrower(UC Santa Cruz) on "Merging art and science to save Joshua trees"An eco-art and social-science approach to understand the ways that climate change impacts key symbiotic interactions...Read more7:25-7:50: Fabio Barry(Stanford/ Art History) on "Where Do White Temples Come From?"The Acropolis was an anomaly... the Greeks strove ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Nerd Nite Silicon Valley #03 - March 2019Nerd Nite Silicon Valley is back!Non-nerds are very welcome to have a blast too!-- What is Nerd Nite Silicon Valley?Since 2003 and in almost a 100 cities around world, Nerd Nite is a great night of (sometimes ridiculous but) thought-provoking and fun presentations with drinks.Grab a beer or your favorite ...
Where: San JoseCost: Donation
Science at the Library: Skeletons: Comparing Present Bones with Fossil BonesThere are 4 activities at each presentation after a show presentation. Parents work with their children to learn about science. Recommended for elementary age children. Families are encouraged to attend.  Limited seating.Vertebrate Paleontologist compare fossils with present day bones. They get information about what the animals looked like and where ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
The Ecology of Bigg's Killer WhalesIn the eastern North Pacific three ecotypes of killer whale have been identified: resident, transient, and offshore. Transient killer whales, also known as Bigg’s killer whales, are apex predators that specialize in foraging for marine mammals. This specialization shapes all aspects of their ecology, from foraging, acoustics, social structure, and ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
3D Printing for Perfect Metal PartsThroughout human history, improvements in the structure of metals have been essential to the sharpness of swords and the strength of steel girders. Now we’d like to produce turbine blades and propellers with optimal shapes and long useable lifetimes through 3-D printing. This is a fundamentally new way of manufacturing ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Wonderfest: 'Chasing Einstein', Dark MatterEinstein's vision of gravity has shaped our understanding of the universe for 100 years. Chasing Einstein is a new documentary that follows Nobel laureates and six other physicists to the LIGO gravity wave detector, to the CERN particle accelerator, and beyond in order to better understand gravity and the cosmos. ...
You Should Know This! is like a TedTalk meets a comedy game show. Listen to experts discuss fascinating topics while comedians riff on stage and you win fun, silly prizes for being a nerd.This month's show is Where Are All The Aliens?There's a billion billion stars in the universe. If even a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 15
Wednesday, 03/27/19
Teacher Workshop: Collecting Data on Diverse organisms and their Life CyclesMonarchs and Silkworms - Learn how to bring living life cycles displays into your classroom. Teacher can get the option of getting milkweed plants and silkworm eggs. Monarch eggs and catepillars (if available can also be collected). Collecting data on arthropod and other small organisms in the environment; butterflies and ...
Conversations About Landscape: Reading the CityAs we wander through the city, we encounter a wilderness of symbolic markings. Traffic and transit symbols, industrial markings, and historical, cultural, and wayfinding signage all connect us with the dynamic forces shaping urban life. Join a discussion of current projects exploring how urban symbols deepen our interactions with the city, ...
Where: OrindaCost: $5 General/Members, $1 Students & Teachers
The Future of Women in STEMThis engaging panel discussion will focus on how to empower the next generation of women in STEM and how to build a thriving leadership pipeline for women. Our panel will also address the role that Chabot Space & Science Center and other community organizations play in fostering opportunities for Oakland’s ...
Where: OaklandCost: $30
Igneous Rocks and the USGS at Kilauea - RESCHEDULEDPeninsula Gem & Geology Society Monthly MeetingSpeaker: Leslie Gordon, USGSEditor's Note: This event was rescheduled to January 23. See additional listing for substitute talk by Johanna Fenton.
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Skeptics in the Pub: MillbraeScience and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub West Bay, Fiddlers Green, Millbrae sponsored by Bay Area Skeptics.If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the film-flam man, and if ye drink, drink with us, your friends. If ye shun the brewer’s art, at least help us lay waste to bangers & mash!Skeptics ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
taste of science: Sleep and space explorationSpace the Final FrontierInterplanetary exploration will be humankind’s most ambitious expedition and the journey required to do so, is as intimidating as it is intrepid. One major obstacle for successful deep space travel is the possible negative effects of galactic cosmic radiation (GCR) exposure. We investigate the long-term effects GCR ...
The Social and Ecological Impacts of Light Pollution in Santa Cruz Join Santa Cruz IDA chapter members Lisa Heschong and Andy Kreyche for a discussion of how light pollution in Santa Cruz impacts our local environment. We will review recent research on circadian disruption of plants, animals and humans by exposure to artificial light at night. Plants and animals depend on ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Astronomy on Tap San JoseA Riddle Wrapped in Shadows: The Story of Water on the Moonwith guest speaker Parvathy PremJohn Hopkins University Applied Physics LabMeteorites: Free Samples from Worlds Beyond Earthwith guest speaker Monika KressProfessor & Chair of SJSU Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Where: San JoseCost:
Sea Level Rise: Pacific Ocean and the Bay AreaChristina Gerhardt, author of The Atlas of (Remote) Islands and Sea Level Rise, explores the effects and responses to climate-warming on low-lying Pacific Ocean islands. Scientist Kristina Hill and urbanist Laura Tam address sea level rise on vulnerable shorelines around the Bay Area. Learn about indigenous inhabitants’ adaptive solutions in ...
Speaker: Bruce Dunham, Stanford Linear Accelerator
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Exploring Fundamental Physics with Galaxy Redshift SurveysIn this talk, I will present various ways in which we can use galaxy redshift surveys to constrain fundamental physical models. This year the DESI experiment will launch, collecting a dataset of about 50 million galaxies and Quasars. Using observables like Baryon Acoustic Oscillations and Redshift-space distortions we can use ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Deep MedicineOne of America's top doctors reveals how artificial intelligence (AI) will empower physicians and revolutionize patient care. Medicine has become inhuman to disastrous effect. The doctor - patient relationship - the heart of medicine - is broken: Doctors are too distracted and overwhelmed to truly connect with their patients, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
Ada Lovelace: the Making of a Computer Scientist Augusta Ada King, the Countess of Lovelace, is an iconic figure in our vision of computing’s past for her remarkable work with Charles Babbage and on the possibilities of computing machines. And yet her engagement with computing at a time before the roles and definitions of digital computing emerged has ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
After Dark: Outer SpaceFrom exoplanets to space biology, what exists outside of the boundaries of planet earth has long exerted a pull on the human imagination. Come catch a glimpse into what lies ahead in the future of space exploration and join Exploratorium host Ron Hipschman for Full-Spectrum Science: The Universe to learn ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
NightLife Spotlight: Women in ScienceThe spotlight’s on women in science when NightLife celebrates National Women’s History Month. Join the celebration and learn from local scientists from UC Berkeley, Stanford, UCSF, the Academy, and more whose expertise spans everything from microbes to coral reefs and infectious diseases to arachnids. Listen and learn during an insightful ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22 General, $18 Members
Persistent Memory in Consumer ElectronicsDigital storage and memory are crucial elements in modern consumer electronics, whether in a consumer device or used for on-line cloud services. With the advent of faster wireless networks and IoT applications, storage will grow at device endpoints, at the edge and in data centers.  The trade-off of performance versus cost will ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $10 General, $5 IEEE Members, CES/IEEE Stud. Free
Science Night at Menlo Park LibraryJoin Science Night VIII (free event) for fun and fascination, with exhibits and hands-on activities & experiments aimed at elementary school-aged children, all the way up to adults.Scheduled participants includeTsquared RoboticsHappy Hollow Park & ZooPalo Alto Junior MuseumMuseum of American HeritageBay Area Amphibian and Reptile SocietyFelidae Conservation Fund Bay Area ...
The link between groundwater use and sinking landscapesWhat is land subsidence, where does it happen, and why does it matter?How do weather and land use affect land subsidence in California?Why are we optimistic about the future of land subsidence in California?Speaker: Michelle Sneed, USGS HydrologistÂ
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Wonderfest: Ant Behavior; Blue SkyStanford biologist Daniel Friedman discusses how ants have conquered the world through their use of collective (emergent, colony-level) behavior.UC Berkeley physicist Yi-Chuan Lu explores how a thin layer of air generates a beautiful blue sky and reveals a process of radiation transfer that is responsible for our warming climate.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Saturday, 03/30/19
Feast for the BeastsEver wanted to be a zookeeper? Curious about what elephants eat? Do you want to go inside a zoo exhibit?! The zoo opens early giving guests the opportunity to spread food for select zoo animals. Bring produce to donate and receive a free child’s ride ticket.
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
Habitat Restoration: Phoenix Lake Broom Saturday, March 30, 9 am to NoonHelp us improve the oak woodland and grassland habitat around Phoenix Lake by removing invasive French broom.We will meet at Phoenix Lake dam. The gate at Natalie Coffin Greene Park will be open from 8:45 to 9:00 to allow volunteers to drive up and park next to the dam. Folks ...
Where: RossCost: Free
MMWD Trail Crew: Bill Williams CanyonMount Tamalpais Watershed trail work will include drainage and vegetation maintenance around Phoenix Lake. Mandatory safety talk starts promptly at 9am! RSVP required.We will meet at Phoenix Lake dam. The gate at Natalie Coffin Greene Park will be open from 8:45 to 9:00 to allow volunteers to drive up and ...
Where: RossCost: Free
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: $20 General, $15 Fremont residents
Marin Headlands' Plant StrollCurious about the Marin Headland's wild plants? Come join Ranger Jamie on a short guided walk as she identifies plants, their medicinal uses, and purposes of these amazing plant species in the Headland's ecosystem. Meet at the Marin Headlands Visitor Center parking lot 15 minutes before the program. Sign up ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Cells and DNALearn about cells and DNA, the building blocks of life! Get a chance to see cells under a microscope, build a model of DNA, and other fun activities to help understand these important pieces of who we are. Recommended for ages 8 and up.
Where: Los GatosCost: $15
Habitat Restoration: Saplings and SalmonJoin us in Lagunitas Creek to enhance salmon habitat by planting native trees! We will be planting ash, alder, bay, and buckeye saplings on National Park Service land in a stretch of Lagunitas Creek that MMWD has been working to enhance for the past year. The goal of this event ...
Where: Poynt Reyes StationCost: Free
Science Saturday: Bees, Wasps, Honey, and HivesExplore the sweet-side of science as Science Saturday turns its attention to Bees, Wasps, Honey, and Hives. Do all bees make honey? How do you tell a wasp from a bee? Do all bees sting? Find the answers to all of your buzzing questions as you complete a craft, taste ...
Calling All Eco-Explorers! Youth ages 5-15 will be up to their elbows in FREE, hands-on activities. Learning through fun interactive, nature science experiences and regional field trips, your kids will find out all about the Bay Area ecosystem and become the next generation of Citizen Scientists! We have extended Welcome ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
The Crucible's SPRING OPEN HOUSEJoin us for our most hands-on Spring Open House yet! There will be free hands-on activities in indigo dyeing, leather working, stone working, and ceramics, plus inspiring and educational exhibitions in Neon, Glass Blowing, Blacksmithing, Welding, and so many others. With two live fire demonstrations, a curated art gallery from ...
Where: OaklandCost: FREE
The Weather is Changing and So is the LandscapeLearn how weather conditions and human impact are rapidly changing the California landscape. Learn how to identify a slow-moving landslide. Is there really such thing as Earthquake Weather? What is real and what is fake? Join Ranger Linda and find out.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
'Hostile Planet'The Hall is excited to invite you to attend an exclusive preview screening of National Geographic's latest documentary series, Hostile Planet. Produced by Academy Award-winning cinematographer and director Guillermo Navarro and hosted by Bear Grylls, Hostile Planet draws attention to the most extraordinary - indeed, almost supernatual - accounts of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Explore Live! - Discover the Beautiful Night SkyThe De Anza College Planetarium will present “Explore Live!†- a live astronomy series featuring presentations by our professional planetarium staff.Speaker: Toshi Komatsu, Planetarium Director
Where: CupertinoCost: $9
Sunday, 03/31/19
'Hostile Planet'The Hall is excited to invite you to attend an exclusive preview screening of National Geographic's latest documentary series, Hostile Planet. Produced by Academy Award-winning cinematographer and director Guillermo Navarro and hosted by Bear Grylls, Hostile Planet draws attention to the most extraordinary - indeed, almost supernatual - accounts of ...
A grand challenge with great opportunities is to develop a coherent framework that enables blending conservation laws, physical principles, and/or phenomenological behaviors expressed bydifferential equations with the vast data sets available in many fields of engineering, science, and technology. At the intersection of probabilistic machine learning, deep learning, and scientific ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Towards Higher-Tc Cuprate Superconductors"Quantum materials" are heating up, and let's not forget the cuprate high-temperature superconductors being one of them. These oxides are structurally layered, host a plethora of symmetry breaking phases, and have strong electron-electron Coulomb interactions. The ultimate questions are - what makes its transition temperature (Tc) so high, and (how) ...
Shortly after the birth of the Universe, space was filled with glowing red-hot plasma. As the universe expanded and cooled over the next 13.8 billion years, the glow of that plasma redshifted to longer wavelengths and is observed today by our telescopes as the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). Spatial variations ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
New Insights into the Cosmic Growth of Supermassive Black HolesUsing a "wedding cake" combination of multi-wavelength X-ray+infrared+optical surveys, we measure the growth of supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies over the ~12 billion years. Most actively growing black holes ("Active Galactic Nuclei" or AGN) are heavily obscured and thus look like inactive galaxies in optical surveys, so ...
This presentation will cover the history and roles of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) as it relates to their delegation agreement with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Organizational near-term priorities will be discussed as it relates to current and future ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Ohm's Law meets Moore's Law: Whatin the world does the digitalization of energy mean?Shuli Goodman is the founder and Executive Director of LF Energy, a Linux Foundation project that supports open source innovation in the energy and electricity sectors. LF Energy’s ambition is to accelerate the energy transition and the decarbonization of the world’s economies. She has nearly three decades experience in the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Building a Galaxy-Scale Gravitational Wave DetectorGalaxies grew in the early universe by merging with each other, and as they coalesced, the supermassive black holes at their hearts merged with each other, too. Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts the existence of gravitational waves - the stretching and squeezing of space itself - as such black ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
A comprehensive cultural portrait that Kirkus recommends for fans of John Markoff and Ari Levy, Clive Thompson offers smart, funny, necessary reporting with Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World. This tech journalist uncovers lesser-known origin stories within the field and outlines its future ...
Cosmological applications of the kSZ effect We show how kSZ tomography measures a bispectrum containing a cosmological power spectrum of the velocity field and an astrophysical power spectrum of the electron density. While these are degenerate up to an overall amplitude (the "galaxy optical depth"), scale-dependent effects on large scales are much better constrained by the ...
C++ is one of the key foundations of our software - including much of the open source software becoming fundamental for data science. It is invisible to most people because they use it only indirectly. It's in your computer and your phone. It's in the machines that manufacture your computer ...
Jeff Goodell is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone and the author of five books, including How to Cool the Planet: Geoengineering and the Audacious Quest to Fix Earth's Climate; Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future; and the most recent, The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, Free for members
Cyrus [suh-ROOS] is a Senior Tech Policy Reporter at Ars Technica, and is also an author and radio producer.His second book, Habeas Data, about the legal cases over the last 50 years that have had an outsized impact on surveillance and privacy law in America, is due out May 8, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Noninvasive monitoring of chronic kidney disease using MR based pH and perfusionChronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a cardinal feature of methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), a prototypic organic acidemia. Impaired growth, low activity, and protein restriction affect muscle mass and lower serum creatinine concentrations, which can delay the diagnosis and management of renal disease in this patient population. We have designed a general ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Molecular Insights into Aquatic Food Web Ecology in the Estuary and BeyondBroadly, I am interested in resolving the stories of intense biological warfare occurring at the base of aquatic food webs between predators and their prey. Since the balance of any aquatic environment is at the whim of human influence, it is important to know how predator-prey interactions vary when prey ...
This analysis directs critical environmental justice and black feminist studies perspectives towards the racialized state violence of urban austerity in Michigan, and examines the degree to which multiple and intersectional forms of ethnic, racial, and gendered environmental injustice have been undertheorized in matters concerning access to safe and affordable water. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
California's Drinking Water CrisisYou're invited to a briefing on California's drinking water crisis.More than one million people don't have access to safe and affordable drinking water in California [confirmed by Politifact Feb 14, 2019]. Come engage in a conversation with people working on solutions to end this crisis NOW.Confirmed panelists include Susana De ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Myths of AstronomyMarin Science SeminarSpeaker: Thomas Targett, Sonoma State Univ.
Where: San RafaelCost: Free
Thursday, 04/04/19
Exploring the Mysterious Origins of Super-Earths and Mini-NeptunesNearly a decade has passed since the discovery that planets with sizes intermediate between that of the Earth and Neptune (“super-Earths†or “mini-Neptunesâ€, depending on their densities) dominate the observed population of close-in exoplanets. These planets have no solar system analogue, yet 30% of Sun-like stars appear to have at ...
Warming ocean temperatures, ocean acidification, and coral disease are negatively impacting corals worldwide at an ever-increasing rate. The Florida Reef System is the largest coral reef ecosystem in the continental U.S. Kayla will discuss the importance of coral reefs, the threats these reefs face, coral monitoring programs at Dry Tortugas ...
Where: Point Reyes StationCost: Free
New approaches for uncovering the role of energy metabolism in health and diseaseOver the last century, many studies have demonstrated that calorie restriction (i.e. decreased food intake) and exercise cause lifespan extension in model organisms and decrease human mortality from age-associated diseases. Many physiological changes in response to calorie restriction and exercise have been identified, however, it is still unknown which specific ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Protoplanets and Protoplanetary DisksBased on the existence of our solar system, and thousands of known exoplanets, we know that planets form. While theories have been developed to explain the demographics of these known planets, we have few direct constraints on the physical processes involved in planet formation. I will describe two approaches to ...
More Than Rocket Science: STEM Education and Foundational BarriersIt is no secret that STEM education is a key component of both academic and professional success. While many schools have implemented new programming to address the need for a shift in focus, schools in lower socio-economic areas often struggle with funding to address the foundational skills needed to grow ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
After Dark: Throwback ThursdayWe’re celebrating the Exploratorium’s 50th birthday, and you’re invited! At After Dark, we’re throwing it back to 1969, musing on the cultural environment from which the museum rose, and considering how that time period resonantes with the past and maybe impacts the future. From the first person on the moon ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Bean and Berry NightLifeUnlock the mysteries of terroir with a night of sipping, smelling, and exploring the science of coffee and wine. Join us for short talks, demos, and displays by local roasters, winemakers, chemists, and environmental scientists - by the end of the night, you’ll be well on your way to becoming ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Cafe InquiryCenter for Inquiry San Francisco's monthly get together to talk about whatever interests us.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Astronomy on Tap Santa Cruz #13 - Using Stars to Study the Cosmos on Scales Large and SmallWhile stars are fascinating in their own right, stars can also be powerful probes of other astrophysical objects. Emily Cunningham will discuss how we study stars as pieces of galaxies. She will explain how we measure and use the motions of stars in the Milky Way to map the structure ...
Connecting Superconductivity and Quantum Criticality with the High-Field Hall Effect in a Strange MetalUnconventional superconductivity, and high - Tc superconductivity in particular, remains one of the most distinctively intractable problems in physics. The existence of a common phenomenology which links these materials into a class known as “strange metals", provides hope that there is unifying theory that describes them. In this ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Future Fridays: Translating the neurobiology of pain to chronic pain management: What does the crystal ball say?Allan Basbaum’s research addresses the molecular mechanisms that underlie the generation of persistent pain after tissue or nerve injury. Most recently, his laboratory has focused on novel approaches to overcoming the neurological consequences of peripheral nerve damage, by transplanting embryonic cortical inhibitory precursor cells into the spinal cord. He has ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
Silicon Valley Skeptics in the PubWe'll meet up, drink, and socialize. All while not believing in ridiculous things! We are a group of skeptics, freethinkers, and nonbelievers in Silicon Valley. We enjoy intellectually stimulating conversations and provocative debate.Join us on the 1st Friday of each monthÂ
Digital Plein Air PaintingDIGITAL "PLEIN AIR" PAINTING$30 ticket price* includes a digital portfolio of prints and resource packet from the workshop that can be used to continue your digital painting journey after the workshop.Step into the “virtual†shoes of Tony Foster and paint the wilderness found inside The Foster, with artist Charles Coates. ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $30
MMWD Trail Crew: Little Carson FallsTrail work will include brushing and tread maintenance along Little Carson Trail. The project will require volunteers to hike over 4 miles round trip, keeping you warm and limber! Possible frog viewing opportunities! Meet at Azalea Hill gravel parking lot on Bolinas-Fairfax Road. Mandatory safety talk starts promptly at 9am! ...
Calling All Eco-Explorers! Youth ages 5-15 will be up to their elbows in FREE, hands-on activities. Learning through fun interactive, nature science experiences and regional field trips, your kids will find out all about the Bay Area ecosystem and become the next generation of Citizen Scientists! We have extended Welcome ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Berkeley Bay FesitvalEnjoy hands-on educational activities and learn about organizations helping to protect the Bay and its wildlife. A variety of live music for all ages will play throughout the day and there will be an assortment of food vendors. Take a sailboat ride or paddle a Dragon Boat. Build with recycled ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Humboldt Math Festival The Humboldt Math Festival is celebrating its twelfth annual "Community Celebration of Mathematics".  The festival includes hands-on fun with puzzles, games, contests, demonstrations, make-and-take activities and an Art Show. Meet our Featured Artist and Author. The festival explores science, technology, engineering, art, technology, along with college and career info. ...
Where: EurekaCost: Free
Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change - Artist ReceptionAward-winning photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter have spent 20 years capturing California’s vanishing wildflowers, bringing awareness to their beauty as well as to the dangers facing our natural habitats from climate change. The exhibition emphasizes Marin’s landscapes but also includes diverse geographic regions of California. It is sponsored by ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
$5 First Friday: The Science of BaseballHave you ever wondered what the inside of a baseball looks like or how to measure the momentum of a fastball pitch? Did you know that weather, temperature, and altitude all have effects on the flight distance of a baseball? Join nine-time World Series champs the Oakland A’s at Chabot ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
20th Anniversary Fire & Light Soiree + Art AuctionThe Fire & Light SoireÌe and Art Auction, our signature fundraiser, sustains The Crucible’s one-of-a-kind industrial arts education programs. This year, in honor of our 20th Anniversary, we are pulling out all the stops, with signature cocktails, a delicious catered dinner, an exceptional live art auction, a Crucible-led performance pour, ...
Where: OaklandCost: 300.00
Explore Live! - Dark Skies WorldwideThe De Anza College Planetarium will present “Explore Live!†- a live astronomy series featuring presentations by our professional planetarium staff.This is the first of two presentations on this date.
Where: CupertinoCost: $9
Explore Live! - Secrets of the Digital SkyThe De Anza College Planetarium will present “Explore Live!†- a live astronomy series featuring presentations by our professional planetarium staff.This is the second of two presentations on this date.
Where: CupertinoCost: $9
Sunday, 04/07/19
Celebrating Stephen Hawking: How Black Holes are Not Quite BlackScientists and science enthusiasts are mourning the passing of Stephen Hawking, one of the great minds and spirits of our time. In this introductory, non-technical talk, astronomer Andrew Fraknoi will briefly summarize Hawking’s life, and talk about the importance of his scientific work. He’ll focus particularly on Hawking’s work merging ...
Where: Pleasant HillCost: $25 Adults, $10 ages 10 - 15
