A first look at a super massive black holeOn April 10, 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a very long baseline interferometry experiment, released the first image of a black hole resolved to event horizon scales. I will discuss the image of M87 and aim to convince the audience that a flux depression in the image is necessary ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Yes, Your Research May Indeed Be Useful... Many graduate students may wonder whether their research may one day be useful to industry. This presentation offers hope to current students (in a touch-in-cheek manner) that yes, your research may indeed be useful beyond your degree and the ERE Department. In fact, it may have greater impact than you ...
Fueled by advances in software, computation, microelectronics, and large optics fabrication, a novel type of sky survey will begin in 2022. In a rapid campaign of 30 second exposures, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will cover the southern sky deeply for ten years, opening a movie-like window on objects that ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 general, $12 members and seniors
Join us at Public Works SF for six stories of compelling evidence and undeniable corroboration, of credible theories and inferential arguments, and the measure of truth and spiritsStories from the odd corners of history, science, art, and adventure.WHAT: Six storytellers bring strange-but-true stories from history, science, art and adventure, to the stage, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 - $25
David Byrne: Good News & Sleeping BeautiesDavid Byrne has become a scholar and promoter of new good ideas that work in the world.He finds them in health, education, culture, economics, climate, science & technology, transportation, and civic engagement. He has great examples and great slides--as you might expect from an acclaimed visual as well as musical ...
How do we represent ourselves through the literal-and metaphorical-filters of popular culture, and how much control do we have over our own image? Ponder the ways popular culture can shape us as individuals by reflecting, forming, or refracting our concept of self, then consider the spaces where we take back ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 17.95 advance, 19.95 door, AD members free
Cafe InquiryCenter for Inquiry San Francisco's monthly get together to talk about whatever interests us.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Under the Sea Prom NightLifeYou’re invited to have the time of your life at NightLife’s inaugural prom! Come dressed to go “Under the Sea†and celebrate World Oceans Day and the beauty and wonder of coral reefs.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Interpretation of Juno measurements of Jupiter's compositionPreliminary Juno Microwave Radiometer measurements have confirmed observational constraints over the past two decades on Jupiter's O/H ratio, finding a modest supersolar enrichment. The Juno O/H ratio is consistent with supersolar enrichments of other volatile species previously measured by the Galileo Probe. Although the O/H ratio is an important cosmochemical ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Astronaut Q&A with Daniel BurschNASA Astronaut Daniel Bursch, will be visiting the Pleasant Hill Library. Join us as he shares his experiences on the International Space Station, moderated by NASA Scientist, Dr. Margaret Race! As a former Naval Test Pilot and NASA Astronaut Mr. Bursch is a veteran of four space flights. He has logged ...
Where: Pleasant HillCost: Free
Astronaut Q&A with Daniel BurschFormer NASA astronaut Daniel Bursch is coming to Danville to talk about his experiences in space and to answer your questions! Bursch has been on four space flights, logging over 227 days in space, including 196 days as a flight engineer on the International Space Station, one of the longest ...
Where: DanvilleCost: Free
$5 First Friday: Dinosaurs!Meet paleontologists, uncover fossils, participate in a giant dig and understand what life was like for animals in prehistoric times!See weblink for full event schedule
Where: OaklandCost: $5
Algorithms and the LawThis panel will explore the contemporary promises and challenges of computer algorithms from the perspectives of lawyers, ethicists, philosophers, and computer scientists. What is missing from the current technological debates on the fairness and privacy of algorithmic decision making and their impact on the social fabric? What are promising tools ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
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
As Director of the Technology for Liberty Program at the ACLU of Massachusetts and MIT Media Lab Director’s Fellow, Kade Crockford works to protect and expand core First and Fourth Amendment rights and civil liberties in the digital 21st century, focusing on how systems of surveillance and control impact not ...
Dr. Amy Furniss received her PhD in Physics from UC Santa Cruz in 2013 where she studied extreme galaxies, some of which she observed with the Shane 3-meter telescope at Lick Observatory. Currently, Dr. Furniss' research aims to understand the physics happening within some of the most extreme galaxies within ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $25
Saturday, 06/08/19
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
The Bay Model Wants You!!! Become part of Sausalito’s very own attraction known around the world! We have a variety of volunteerpositions that are suited for people just like you! Greet visitors, lead tours, work with school groups, and more! Come and be a part of one of the largest working hydraulic models in existence. ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
One Tam: 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 ...
Our ocean has been the guardian of life on earth. Now it is our turn to be guardians for the ocean.“BLUE is a cinematic song for our oceans; beautiful, intimate and grand. Fearlessly truth-telling, yet passionately hopeful. See this film and you will want to rise up with the waves. ...
Where: TiburonCost: $9
Call of the Sea's Annual GalaCome celebrate the new tall ship Matthew Turner and on-the-water experiential education under sail. Ticket includes a tour of our sailing vessels and a party at the Bay Model with food, music, libations, ‘live and silent auction’, and much more.
100 years ago, Einstein predicted that light rays would deviate from straight-line paths in the space near massive objects. Today, we use this fact to weigh galaxies, discover planets of other stars, and “see†invisible black holes. How did this idea of gravitational lensing come about, and how do we ...
In the last 20 years, we have learned that planets orbit most of the stars in our galaxy. Now that we have a better understanding of planet populations, the field is moving from detecting exoplanets to characterizing them. The direct imaging technique is uniquely capable of characterizing cold planets, long-period ...
Come 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.
SkeptiCal is the Northern California conference on science and skepticism, a day-long event with speakers and discussions on critical thinking.This year our diverse topics span science frontiers, policy, and misuse to paranormal investigation and conspiracy theories... Jim Underdown (CFI) - Feet to the Fire: Investigating Paranormal ClaimsLynn Rothschild (NASA) - Is ...
Where: BurlingameCost: $65 public $50 members
Marine Science Sunday: What Are Marine Mammals Saying?Marine mammals make the craziest sounds! Ranging from the loudest noises of any animals (blue whales) to the songs of humpback whales to elephant seals which sound kindof like evil chickens, each marine mammal has their own voice. Come learn more at What Are Marine Mammals Saying and test your ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Mori Point Biodiversity WalkCome help us find representatives of as many different phyla (major life forms) at Mori Point. The focus is on how many different major life forms we can find - things with backbones, flowering plants, red algae, echinoderms (sea stars, urchins) etc. Think of it as trying to find as ...
Where: PacificaCost: Donations encouraged
City Star Party @ Point LobosCome 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!
