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Join us for an overview of Recology! Learn about our history, current programs, and what happens to the items placed in your curbside bins. While our facility is closed to the public, we still want to provide our community with the resources to continue recycling and composting properly and support ...
Ideal for elementary-aged students (grades K-5), participants learn about Newton’s Third Law and examine a real rocket designed and built by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Then, everyone designs, constructs, and launches a water rocket made from a recycled soda bottle!Following the water rocket launch, participants may explore the Hiller Aviation ...
Oakland Zoo has a new offering - interactive augmented reality care of tech/learning company Agents of Discovery. Through this partnership we look to provide another level of engagement and learning on site. Guests will be given exclusive early access to this Agents of Discovery “Mission†and its “Challenges†before it ...
How do scientists go from OMG to advanced degree? How do they turn their passion for science into their profession? What advice do they have for future scientists? 5th-12th grade students, parents and teachers are invited to join us for a lively conversation with an environmental scientist about their love ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tales of the estuary: freshwater flow, plankton, and the declining longfin smelt - LivestreamA central theme of our lab’s research in the San Francisco Estuary is the interaction between the movement of water and the lives of planktonic organisms. The Estuary is dynamic, with variable tides and freshwater flow interacting over a complex bathymetry. Like other organisms, planktonic species must reproduce, grow, and ...
Through an interactive presentation by The Energy Coalition, participants will learn about the concept of “Biomimicry: Nature’s Design.†Participants will apply engineering design skills through a creative project that identifies traits in their native flora and fauna, and use them as inspiration to design a new technology or enhance existing ...
Join California State Parks at the Candlestick Point State Recreation Area Community Garden for a fun-filled, hands-on exploration of an urban community garden.Families will receive a deep dive into how science is used in all parts of gardening, from soil health to food webs, observations, and scientific tools. Pick up ...
About the speaker: Kristen Shive leads the science team for the Forest Program in The Nature Conservancy’s California Chapter. Her work broadly focuses on restoring fire to fire-adapted ecosystems, prioritizing areas for restoration and understanding shifting fire regimes. She has 20 years of experience in conservation, forest and fire management, ...
Learn about the promise and challenges of creating liquid fuels from sunlight and carbon dioxide. Scientists at Berkeley Lab’s Liquid Sunlight Alliance (LiSA) are working to overcome the technological and scientific challenges that stand in the way of fully realizing these eco-friendly sources of the fuels and materials that still ...
The human immune system is comprised of white blood cells and their cousins in various tissues. It fights off infections by viruses, microbes, and parasites, and is increasingly recognized for additional roles in causing, exacerbating, or preventing a wide variety of diseases - ranging from inflammatory bowel disease, allergy, asthma, ...
Recent progress in cosmology - the birth and evolution of the universe as one system - and the discovery of so many planets around other stars is lending new prominence to the question “Are we alone?†Dr. Lineweaver will review this progress we are making in understanding how life fits ...
Where: Cost: Free
Deep Sea Mining, Coming Soon to an Ocean Near You?Global demand for technologies like cellphones and laptops is increasing every year, and the transition to green energy is creating a need for more and new batteries. These both result in huge projected increases in metal demand which are now driving mining companies into the deep ocean in search of ...
Wonderfest Science Envoys are early-career researchers with special communication skills and aspirations. Following short talks on provocative modern science topics, these two Science Envoys will answer questions with insight and enthusiasm:UC Berkeley computer scientist Dr. Ellen Novoseller on Machine Learning in Robots - How do robots use machine learning algorithms ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2022 - LivestreamJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) and Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen) as we co-host the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. The film program will be available virtually to all who register for the event, available to watch from the comfort of your home anytime between Saturday, April 23rd ...
