Explore DNA / Hands-on Investigation - LivestreamWhat are genes? What is DNA and where do you find it? What does real DNA look like from a live cell? We will answer these questions with a short presentation, followed by a hands-on session to extract DNA from a fresh strawberry.*Students need to prepare some materials for hands-on ...
Where: Cost: Free
Cafe Scientifique - New Therapies from the Microbiome - LivestreamThe microbiome is a mess: hundreds of microbial species that vary tremendously from one person to the next. This talk will focus on new technologies that are enabling us to gain control over the microbiome and understand how it works, with an emphasis on why the microbiome contributes to common ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark Online: Algorithmic Accountability - LivestreamThe age of artificial intelligence is upon us - from the cars we drive to the way we do business, it’s everywhere. As companies increasingly rely on algorithmic decision-making and facial recognition technology becomes more widespread, researchers have broken down the veneer of technological neutrality and revealed troubling concerns about surveillance, ...
One of our most popular NightLife events gets the NightSchool treatment with short virtual lessons on the many facets of fungi. Our lineup: Maya Elson on fungi’s potential role in post-fire ecological regeneration; Peter McCoy of Radical Mycology on the intersection of mycology and art; William Padilla-Brown on cordyceps cultivation; ...
Learn about four decades of waterbird research and conservation in the San Francisco Bay Area! The San Francisco Bay Area offers important habitat for nesting and migratory birds at the center of the Pacific Flyway. This region also supports a large human population, and has lost an estimated 90% of ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 07/17/20
Randall Museum's OCEAN WEEK - onlineCelebrate the amazing creatures and unique environments of the marine world during the Randall Museum’s virtual Ocean Week. The museum's website will be loaded to the gills with ocean-inspired fun, featuring science and art projects for all ages, along with games, videos, demonstrations and extra resources that families can explore ...
Where: Cost: FREE
Birds of Bear Creek Redwoods - LivestreamEver wonder about a bird you heard while walking through the redwoods? Could you figure out what it is, and what it was saying?Join Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen), and San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) for a fun and educational webinar about birds ...
Astronomy 101: Sights of the Cosmos, Intro to Astronomy - LivestreamThis event provides a different introduction to astronomy than our Intro to the Night Sky talks. During this hour, you'll gain an appreciation for the size and scale of the cosmos and our place within it. You'll see many examples of the beautiful objects visible in the night sky, learn ...
Where: Cost: Free
How Would You Build a Machine that Sorts Cells? - LivestreamThe session will begin with a discussion of why investigators need to characterize the properties of cells and sort them, and how this is relevant to treating disease. We will then look at a LEGO model of a “cell sorter†that utilizes motors and sensors to sort colored marbles. Lastly, ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 07/18/20
Randall Museum's OCEAN WEEK - onlineCelebrate the amazing creatures and unique environments of the marine world during the Randall Museum’s virtual Ocean Week. The museum's website will be loaded to the gills with ocean-inspired fun, featuring science and art projects for all ages, along with games, videos, demonstrations and extra resources that families can explore ...
Where: Cost: FREE
Virtual Telescope Viewing - LivestreamJoin our resident astronomers on Facebook Live every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck!Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will be ...
Where: Cost: Free
Sunday, 07/19/20
Randall Museum's OCEAN WEEK - onlineCelebrate the amazing creatures and unique environments of the marine world during the Randall Museum’s virtual Ocean Week. The museum's website will be loaded to the gills with ocean-inspired fun, featuring science and art projects for all ages, along with games, videos, demonstrations and extra resources that families can explore ...
What can we learn about marine mammal populations, as well as ocean and human health, by responding to stranded marine mammals on our shores? Explore what happens to a marine mammal carcass after it is taken off of the beach and undergoes a marine mammal necropsy (animal autopsy). What is ...
Where: Cost: Free
Monday, 07/20/20
Randall Museum's OCEAN WEEK - onlineCelebrate the amazing creatures and unique environments of the marine world during the Randall Museum’s virtual Ocean Week. The museum's website will be loaded to the gills with ocean-inspired fun, featuring science and art projects for all ages, along with games, videos, demonstrations and extra resources that families can explore ...
Where: Cost: FREE
Cell Division on a Computer - LivestreamIn this hands-on computational workshop, we will analyze microscopy images of molecular motors and then learn about the physics and mechanics of cell division. We will also do some Python coding to model a biochemical reaction that causes liquid droplets of the chemical to divide like cells!Speakers: Kinjal Dasbiswas and ...
University Forum: The lessons of COVID for global and community health - LivestreamFeaturing Matt Sparke, professor of politics and member of the team at UCSC developing the new global and community health program at UC Santa Cruz, and Nancy Chen, professor of anthropology and former director of the UCSC Blum Center on poverty, social enterprise, and participatory governance.
Where: Cost: Free
Astronomy on Tap: Los Angeles - LivestreamThe Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover: We’re Going to Mars (again)!Speaker: Dr. Nina LanzaExploring Mars (and Earth) from your CouchSpeaker: Dr. Alistair HaydenYouTube link
Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy co-directors, Prof. Sally Benson and Prof. Arun Majumdar, will lead a conversation with The Honorable Colette D. Honorable, Partner at ReedSmith, about the Future of Energy in view of the challenging economic, political and social climate the world is facing. This session will address such ...
Where: Cost: Free
Randall Museum's OCEAN WEEK - onlineCelebrate the amazing creatures and unique environments of the marine world during the Randall Museum’s virtual Ocean Week. The museum's website will be loaded to the gills with ocean-inspired fun, featuring science and art projects for all ages, along with games, videos, demonstrations and extra resources that families can explore ...
Where: Cost: FREE
Live ScienceJoin us for Chabot’s new virtual program, Live Science! The Live Science series is every Tuesday morning on Facebook Live.Each week, our Science Educator, Haley will lead a live demonstration of one explosive, chilling, or thrilling reaction that cannot be done at home! We’ll ask for your observations and explanations ...
Science has given us a realistic picture of what Earth will look like with uninhibited levels of climate change: increased extreme weather events, crippled economies and a world where those with the least are the hardest hit. What would a radically re-envisioned future look like? What solutions do we need ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wednesday, 07/22/20
Digital Grid Summer Series: State and Federal Agencies Panel - LivestreamIn June, EPRI and Stanford University Bits and Watts Initiative co-hosted a virtual workshop, that brought together utility and information technology companies to discuss the development of a data platform and enabling technologies to achieve the Digital Grid vision. This interactive panel series will provide an opportunity to take this ...
Where: Cost: Free
Randall Museum's OCEAN WEEK - onlineCelebrate the amazing creatures and unique environments of the marine world during the Randall Museum’s virtual Ocean Week. The museum's website will be loaded to the gills with ocean-inspired fun, featuring science and art projects for all ages, along with games, videos, demonstrations and extra resources that families can explore ...
Where: Cost: FREE
Reimagining the Nitrogen Cycle: Designing Selective Materials and Process for Wastewater Valorization - LivestreamReimagining liquid waste streams as resources can lead to recovery of valuable products and more efficient, less costly approaches to reducing harmful discharges to the environment. The nitrogen cycle has been drastically affected by humans via Haber Bosch fertilizer production, and results in net discharges of nitrogen that alter aquatic ...
Where: Cost: Free
Cell Division on a Computer - LivestreamIn this hands-on computational workshop, we will analyze microscopy images of molecular motors and then learn about the physics and mechanics of cell division. We will also do some Python coding to model a biochemical reaction that causes liquid droplets of the chemical to divide like cells!Speakers: Kinjal Dasbiswas and ...
Where: Cost: Free
Transforming Trauma - LivestreamTrauma can come at any time in the life span and have significant impact on one's life. Trauma comes early to those who have been abused or neglected as children or arrive in the world facing the challenges of poverty and discrimination. It may come later as people deal with ...
Where: Cost: Free
A/B Testing AI - LivestreamDespite the rapidly growing number of applications of A.I., accurately measuring the quality of A.I. solutions remains a challenge. In this talk, I will highlight the issues with traditional approaches to evaluating A.I. systems and explain how A/B testing - the gold standard for measuring causal effects - can be ...
In recent years, electric vehicle (EV) adoption has skyrocketed, driven by technological advances, rising oil costs, climate change concerns and more. There are now over 500,000 EVs on the road in California alone. With government incentives, they can be more economical to drive than traditional gasoline-powered cars, but the economic ...
Where: Cost: $10 General, Free for Members
SETI Talks: Astronomy in Space: From Hubble to Roman - LivestreamTelescopes are placed into orbit around Earth or are sent farther out into space to get a clearer view of the universe.Thirty years ago, the U.S. launched the famous Hubble Space Telescope, whose unique design allowed astronauts to repair and upgrade it in space using advanced technology. It is one ...
Where: Cost: Free
Skeptics in the Pub: Millbrae - CANCELEDScience 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 ...
