Mathematicians, artists, engineers, and designers use three broad concepts to develop their creations: geometry, symmetry, and topology. We will clarify and explore these three subjects to see how they are applied in the understanding of mathematical knots and in the analysis and design of abstract geometric sculptures: math and art ...
Where: Cost: Free
Thursday, 07/29/21
Build a Model to Understand the Role and Structure of DNA - LivestreamWe will first learn some basics about the hereditary material DNA: its structure, replication, and how it determines the appearance of living things. We will then build a DNA molecular model with straws and tape. The suggested list of materials will be sent before the session. Speaker: Xuecai (Susan) Ge, UC ...
Healthcare is one of the most important area in our life and this will be more cooperated with technology in the near future. In this research presentation, the scope of artificial intelligence and machine learning for healthcare will be presented. Several inspirational approaches to the field of both academic and ...
As we reach the limits of high-speed computation based on silicon, ideas for the next generation of computers have focused on electrically switchable nanoscale devices that operate in ways similar to the neurons and synapses of your brain. We have identified materials that can perform extremely fast switches by rearranging ...
Where: Cost: Free
Animal Adaptation in the Anthropocene - LivestreamThe present has been described as the "Anthropocene" or "human epoch": a time when humans are drastically modifying the world around us. How have animals adapted to this strange, changing world? This talk will explore interesting instances of animal resilience and flexibility, and remind you that evolution doesn't just happen ...
The artistic process - much like the scientific process - is a fundamental method of learning and discovery. Arts offer an open-ended process of investigation, imagination, and experimentation in which every artist has the potential to reinvent art practice anew. Tonight at After Dark, experience work from artists who use ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95, Free for members
NightLife: Science Show & Tell - Sold OutCalling all creatures of the night: explore the nocturnal side of the Academy at NightLife and see what's revealed. With live DJs, outdoor bars, ambiance lighting, and nearly 40,000 live animals (including familiar faces like Claude the albino alligator), the night is sure to be wild.Step inside the iconic Shake ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20.50 - $22
Micromitigation: Fighting Air Pollution with Activated Carbon - LivestreamWe would like to invite new members to join Counter Culture Labs' Micromitigation Meetup alternate Thursdays. We will be discussing ways to deploy existing adsorption technology using commodity granulated activated carbon for the mitigation of air pollution. We welcome those interested in both the environmental justice and technical engineering aspects of ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 07/31/21
Urban Gray Fox Talk - LivestreamJoin us for this informative and engaging multi-media presentation about the gray fox. Although gray foxes are frequently spotted in the Bay Area, very little is known about them, especially their behavior. The Fox Guy, Bill Leikam, begins his presentation with an overview of the gray fox’s general ecology as ...
Where: Cost: Free
Coyote Point Movie NightsGather friends and family, pack a picnic and join CuriOdyssey for a fun-filled summer evening during Coyote Point Movie Nights in July, August, September and October at Coyote Point Park in San Mateo. Watch your favorite movies, experiment with fun CuriOdyssey science experiments, play creatively with San Mateo County Libraries, ...
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
Sunday, 08/01/21
Evening Tours of Lick Observatory - SOLD OUTThe event will last approximately 4 to 6 hours. Visitors should be prepared to walk about one mile during the evening, including taking stairs. Events are held rain or shine.The tour will start at the main building’s Visitor Center. Participants can learn about the unique history of the world’s first ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $75
Monday, 08/02/21
SETI Live: The Search for Technosignatures with TESS - LivestreamDr. Ann Marie Cody uses space telescope data to study variability associated with stars and the material surrounding them. This summer, she and her student Marlee Rapp are working with data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). TESS has observed tens of millions of stars over the past few ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 08/03/21
How to Prepare for Climate Change - LivestreamYou might not realize it, but we’re already living through the beginnings of climate chaos. In Arizona, laborers now start their day at 3 a.m., because it’s too hot to work past noon. Chinese investors are snapping up real estate in Canada. Millennials have evacuation plans. Moguls are building bunkers. ...
Where: Cost: Free
SETI Live: Tracking Lightning from Space to Predict Weather on Earth - LivestreamLightning flashes can be excellent predictors of incoming storms, tornadoes, and other severe weather events and are used by meteorologists to warn local communities of oncoming severe weather many minutes in advance, protecting infrastructure and human lives. NASA’s two Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) spacecraft have cameras dedicated to capturing ...
