What is the Universe made of? In modern cosmology only 4% of the universe is deeply understood, while the other 96%, Dark Energy and Dark Matter, remains a mystery. The Vera Rubin Observatory, currently under construction, will observe billions of galaxies, billions of stars in our own galaxy the Milky ...
Where: Cost: Free
Birds of Bair Island - LivestreamJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) for an entertaining and educational webinar about the migrating ducks and birds of Bair Island!Local Naturalist Jeff Caplan is back with a new class to teach us how to ID and connect to birds and their habitat for your next visit to Bair Island, ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 01/09/21
Virtual King TidesEach year, the King Tides come to the Palo Alto Baylands (and much of the California Coast!). Join us virtually over Zoom in a fun, interactive learning experience which will teach you about what a King Tides is, and why they are so exciting. This program will be offered twice ...
Join 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
Monday, 01/11/21
How do astronomers model gravity? - LivestreamNewton's simple formulation of gravity perfectly describes our solar system. However, at galaxy-size scales, understanding the subtler effects of gravity is best accomplished through computer simulations. I'll describe the state-of-the-art simulations that model gravity and the historical work in the field, along with some novelties astronomers uncovered along the way.Speaker: ...
The only way humanity can achieve sustainability is by Closing the Carbon Cycle. Closing the carbon cycle is achieved when CO2 harvested from the atmosphere is The only way humanity can achieve sustainability is by Closing the Carbon Cycle. Closing the carbon cycle is achieved when CO2 harvested from the ...
Mary Nichols is the former Chair of the California Air Resources Board, where she occupied the attorney seat. She has served on the Board under Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (1975 - 82 and 2010 - 18), Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (2007 - 2010) and Governor Gavin Newsom (2019 - present). She ...
California King Tides Project: January 11-12The California King Tides Project is asking the public to safely photograph the highest high tides of the year, arriving January 11-12. Photographing the impact of these tides on beaches, wetlands, roads, harbors, and homes helps California plan for future sea level rise. Anyone with a smartphone can participate. Find ...
A Non-credit Short Course with Andrew Fraknoi Spend eight weeks getting off this planet to think about the possibility of intelligent life among the stars.When a Silicon Valley billionaire recently gave $100 million to UC Berkeley to step up the search for evidence of extra-terrestrials, the experimental search for messages or ...
Several oceanic and atmospheric mechanisms have been put forward to describe the response of the tropical Pacific to global warming. Still uncertainties persist in their interaction and relative importance, with projections varying substantially across climate models. Adding to this complexity is the time-scale dependance of specific processes, wherein the wind-driven ...
Where: Cost: Free
California King Tides Project: January 11-12The California King Tides Project is asking the public to safely photograph the highest high tides of the year, arriving January 11-12. Photographing the impact of these tides on beaches, wetlands, roads, harbors, and homes helps California plan for future sea level rise. Anyone with a smartphone can participate. Find ...
Where: Cost: free
Wednesday, 01/13/21
Bay Visions 2021: “The Power of Plants Will Protect the Bay' - LivestreamBay Visions 2021, a FREE virtual symposium that will provide an inspiring look at adaption, regeneration, and the powerful role plants play in mitigating the challenges facing San Francisco Bay.Speakers include Karina Nielsen, Professor and Director, Estuary & Ocean Science Center, San Francisco State University; Dr. Katharyn Boyer, biology professor ...
Where: Cost: Free
Grey Matters: What the History of Vaccines Can Tell Us About the Future - LivestreamIn record time, the world has three COVID-19 vaccines but our resumption of normal life hangs on the success of making and distributing hundreds of millions of doses. Will people take them? There are also serious equity issues as to who has access to vaccine. Asking Americans to place their ...
Where: Cost: Free
Thursday, 01/14/21
'Pandemic19': Behind the Scenes with Frontline Doctors - LivestreamLearn about the making of a timely new documentary that reveals a side of the coronavirus pandemic often unseen by most people.Pandemic19Â is a short documentary film that captures the story of three doctors in the United States fighting COVID-19 from pre-to-post surge, told through their own reflective, humanizing voices, while ...
Winter rains bring the return of the Garden's resident newts for their epic migration to our Japanese Pool for mating season! Learn about the fascinating adaptations and lives of these native animals with Dr. Paul Licht, UC Botanical Garden Director Emeritus. He will share his wealth of knowledge about the ...
Learn about some of the common species, wildlife injuries, and ailments they see at Wild Care, a wildlife rehabilitation center situated on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. From Bald Eagles to Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, learn why wildlife rehabilitation is important and how you can reduce your impact on our wild neighbors. This program will ...
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Talking about chronic illness, care, and Covid - LivestreamJoin Academy-Award Nominated Filmmaker Jennifer Brea and anthropologist and writer Megan Moodie for an evening of conversation and reflection on chronic illness, the global crisis of care, and Covid-19.As the numbers of the chronically ill grow rapidly worldwide due to what is being called “long Covid,†there is much to ...
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What You Need to Know about the COVID Vaccines - LivestreamWith two vaccines approved for emergency use in the U.S., the next major hurdle in the fight against the pandemic will be getting people immunized. In the U.S. alone, distributing vaccines to over 300 million people will present an unprecedented logistical challenge. The accelerated pace of vaccines development has given ...
Where: Kansas CityCost: Free
January LASER EventRichard Halpern (Cultural Historian, NY University, Retired) on "What is Tragedy good for?"Christian Kohler (Lawrence Berkeley Labs) on "Environmental Building Technologies"
NOTE: SCHEDULE CHANGE TO 6:30 STARTThe history of eugenics is often characterized as a cautionary tale of life in the bad old days, when assumptions about genetic determinism provided a respectable veneer of “pseudoscience†that enabled barely submerged racism, xenophobia, and blatant discrimination against those with disabilities to take root ...
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After Dark Online: VaccinesThe coronavirus vaccine has arrived - and along with it, a lot of questions. How do we know it's effective? How do we know it's safe? Who will get it, and when? Tonight, we’ll be joined by UCSF Chair of the Department of Medicine Dr. Bob Wachter and UCSF Chair ...
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NightSchool: Arctic Life - LivestreamArctic explorers join us from the northern polar regions to talk about life found there - from microorganisms that live in sea ice to belugas and wolverines - and why biodiversity research and conservation in this region have never been more critical.EVENT HIGHLIGHTSIñupiaq Inuit wildlife and conservation biologist Victoria Buschman ...
