The Internet of Everything: Here, There, EverywhereIt's a known fact that building hardware -- and hardware companies -- is just plain hard. From managing the supply chain to the challenges of harnessing big data, companies that are on the leading edge of the IoT revolution are finding that it takes more than a good idea and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 - $22
WIB-San Francisco Bay Area: Networking Happy Hour in the East BayWomen In Bio is hosting a happy hour at Emery Pharma in Alameda. Please join us and other colleagues in the science industry to grow your professional relationships and increase your network! Â Our hosts at Emery Pharma will be giving us an exclusive tour of their laboratory. Facility and beverages ...
Fifty years after the Stonewall Riots in New York, and in conjunction with San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration, come commemorate and celebrate LGBT heritage and culture. Everyone is welcome at this evening exploring LGBT history in San Francisco and learning more about ensuring that everyone can enjoy ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 17.95 advance, 19.95 door, AD members free
Introduction to Therapeutic Ketamine (or God in a Bottle)Ketamine is medicine that is primarily used as a surgical anesthetic, but which also has rapid-acting antidepressant effects and visionary properties. Dr. Bennett will describe different ways of working with therapeutic ketamine, including low-dose infusions (biological approach), ketamine-facilitated psychotherapy (psychological approach), and psychedelic ketamine journeys (shamanic approach). Her talk will ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Pride NightlifeGet into the groove for this celebration of equality, self-expression, and San Francisco Pride!Join drag queen extraordinaire Heklina, co-founder of the internationally-acclaimed nightclub OASIS, for a drag show of fabulously unparalleled proportions.In the Coral Reef, experience the celebratory, sexy stylings of DJs from Oakland’s exuberant Hella Gay Dance Party.Inside the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
'Augmented Reality - Where We All Live'Jon Peddie, the author of "Augmented Reality, Where We All Will Live" book will discuss Augmented Reality, its challenges, developments and how it will impact the social structure of our lives.The main take-aways are:• AR is many things on many devices• AR is really challenging to accomplish• A few examples ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10
USGS Fire Science: Understanding why wildlands burn and what can be done about it Wildfires are expensive, dangerous, and have massive impacts on people and ecosystems, yet ecosystems evolve with wildland fire.USGS fire scientists help understand what factors affect wildland fire occurrence, intensity, spread, and effects.What can be done to reduce the damaging effects of wildfires and increase the beneficial aspects of wildland fire ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Wonderfest: Intelligence in Context: Animal Intellect and What It Means for HumansHuman beings tend to prefer cross-species measurements that put us at the top of the scale. Intelligence is one such measure. Are humans really the most intelligent creatures on the planet? Should this be obvious given our problem-solving ability and big brains? This presentation will look at some examples of animal ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Friday, 06/28/19
Grow Redwoods for Coho Salmon: Nursery Volunteer DayJoin local community members, staff, and interns in our native plant nursery between 10am and 1pm this Friday!We will be working together to grow, tend and care for native plants used to restore critical habitat for Coho salmon in Lagunitas Creek.Please pack something to eat and join us for lunch ...
Where: OlemaCost:
Seduction and Satiety: Under the Hood of the Brain Circuits That Drive Us to OvereatNo one wants to overeat. And certainly no one wants to overeat for years, become overweight, and end up with a high risk of diabetes or heart disease - yet two thirds of Americans do precisely that. Why does our behavior betray our best intentions to eat healthy foods in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
Saturday, 06/29/19
Body of WaterJoin Michael Stocker, Executive Director of Ocean Conservation Research, in a discussion about the health of our oceans. OCR focuses on an array of projects that endeavor to advance our understanding about how animals perceive and use sound in order to assess the effects of ocean noise pollution on their ...
The Garden is honored to host internationally renowned botanist, Dr. Peter Raven. Dr. Raven will talk about the role of plant conservation in California and how that intersects with global plans to address biodiversity loss issues.Speaker: Peter Raven, Missouri Botanical Garden, emeritus
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Plastic CrisisPlastic pollution has reached catastrophic levels! Plug into efforts to reduce plastic use at the community level.Get a SNEAK PEAK at parts of the upcoming film The Story of Plastic with film maker Stiv Wilson sharing his experiences of filming the crisis around the world.Presentations by Ecology Center Exec. Director ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $10
Tuesday, 07/02/19
Two KIPAC Tea TalksHunting for dark matter substructure in Strong lensing with Neural networksDark Matter Substructures are interesting since they can reveal the properties of dark matter, especially the cold dark matter small-scale problems such as missing satellites problem. In recent years, it has become possible to detect individual dark matter subhalos near ...
The Exploratorium continues its 20-year tradition of bringing eclipses to you - we’re traveling to the NSF’s Cerro Tololo Observatory in Chile to broadcast a total solar eclipse visible overhead. Experience the wonder wherever you are: enjoy our live broadcast, available in both English and Spanish on our eclipse app ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Machine Learning and Our CitiesMachine learning, the ability for computers to use algorithms and statistical models to perform tasks without explicit instructions, has the potential to alter nearly every aspect of our daily lives - far beyond, for example, a digital assistant curating specific lines and images from news articles based on our past ...
We humans have formally identified some 50,000 spider species, ranging in size from sandgrain to small skateboard. Spiders breathe air, have four pairs of eyes, and spin silk that is stronger (pound for pound) than steel. For 20-30 minutes following a special screening of the just-released Spider-Man: Far From Home, Wonderfest ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12.50 General, $10 Under 11 and Over 60
How does the pattern of leaves on an Agave help it to survive? Why don't cacti have any leaves? How can a tall cactus store lots of water without rolling over like a water-filled balloon would? Come learn all about cactus and agave at this month's Discovery Station.
