RVfpga: Teaching Computer Architecture WorkshopLearn how to use RISC-V to teach computer architecture and the design of systems on chip (SoCs) in this hands-on, in-person, one-day workshop with the authors of RVfpga.This free workshop is to show how to teach next-generation computer science, electrical, and computer engineering students with hands-on real-world expertise in computer architecture ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Addressing HIV/AIDS, PrEP and STI After the PandemicJoin us for our annual year-end program and celebration of "The Michelle Meow Show" at The Commonwealth Club. First, we'll have a fascinating discussion with health experts drawing on the latest surprising research, and then we'll have a social hour with food, drink, and entertainment.In what we hope is the ...
Have you ever admired the flashing of fireflies, or wondered at jellyfish that glow? Tonight, learn about bioluminescent life, from fireflies to marine organisms. Get hands-on with the science behind this phenomenon, and experience artworks that capture its radiance.Glowing Cells With Ulises Diaz 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Moore Gallery 4, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Bioluminescent and Fluorescent Fungi - LivestreamAlan Rockefeller is a mycologist living in Oakland, California. He spends half the year hunting mushrooms in Mexico where he documents a wide variety of fungal species. His experience in the field has focuses on mushroom identification, DNA analysis, microscopy and photography.In the lab, Alan sequences the DNA of mushrooms ...
STEM networking every Third Thursday at CuriOdysseyEnjoy a private museum experience and expand your network.In our monthly Speaker Series, you will hear from leading professionals as they share best practices, anecdotes, and insights into industry trends.Drinks. Bites. Connections.Beer & wine are available for a $5 donation benefitting STEMCorps mentoring initiative.Ages 21+ please.
Where: San MateoCost: FREE
NightSchool: Words for a Changing World - LivestreamWhat better time for a little reflection than the final NightSchool of the year? As we face an increasingly variable natural world, examining how we feel and experience change can be as valuable as data collection and research. This session of NightSchool sits at the intersection of art and science ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 12/17/22
Family Nature Walks - Baylands Nature PreserveEnvironmental Volunteers’ Family Nature Walks program is designed to help students and their families get to know our local open space areas. Small family groups will be guided by a knowledgeable environmental educator during an exploration of a local open space. These small groups will be introduced to fun nature-based ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Family Nature Walks - Foothills Nature PreserveEnvironmental Volunteers’ Family Nature Walks program is designed to help students and their families get to know our local open space areas. Small family groups will be guided by a knowledgeable environmental educator during an exploration of a local open space. These small groups will be introduced to fun nature-based ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Science of LightVisit the wonders of little houses all lite up in the Vallejo Adobe on the grounds of the California Nursery Historical Park.   Then take a closer look at light on how it reflects, refracts and diffracts providing wonderful images to humans. There will be 10 light challenges from the Vallejo ...
Where: FremontCost: $10 advance, $15 in person
Investigating Space: Water on the MoonIs there water on the Moon? We’re about to find with the upcoming mission of NASA’s Prime-1 lunar project. Before Artemis astronauts land on the Moon in 2024, robots will scout the surface for resources and collect information about the lunar South Pole. Some landers and rovers will come equipped ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
Fort Point Candlelight TourThe Candlelight Tour of Fort Point is a popular guided program that allows visitors to experience the fort in a new light. This evening tour will maze through the shadows of the historic structure by candlelight and visitors will see the glimmering lights of the Golden Gate Bridge towering up ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Youth
Sunday, 12/18/22
Afternoon Hike at Mindego HillJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful 5-mile hike from the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve to the top of the POST-protected Mindego Hill. You will be guided by POST ambassadors who will share details about how we protected this beautiful property featuring panoramic views of redwood ridges and ...
It has been estimated that indigenous Mexicans consume about 300 species of edible mushrooms country-wide throughout its eight climate regions, one of the most climate diverse countries in the world. All of Mexico’s climates are found in the Southern State of Oaxaca. Despite its inclusion geographically in North America, the ...
Where: Cost: Free
Thursday, 12/22/22
After Dark: See for YourselfThe Exploratorium is your playground after dark! Wander the galleries, sip a cocktail, and let a DJ from Hip Hop for Change set the vibe. Ever wonder what you’re really made of? Check out Cells to Self in the Moore Gallery 4 Corridor. You’ll find art and exhibits that explore ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Drop-in anytime between 9 am and 11 am to bird with us! SCVAS volunteers will be stationed at Palo Alto Baylands on the north side of the duck pond with binoculars and scopes to help you identify the huge variety of shorebirds and ducks that call the Bay Area home. ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Christmas Eve King Tides walk on Berkeley waterfrontF5C President Susan Schwartzleads a smallish group (15 tops) in a leisurely stroll along the Berkeley waterfront at Sea Breeze Deli. We'll talk about the history and future of the Berkeley waterfront, including ways to deal with changes due to expected sea-level rise. Binoculars and cameras welcome as we observe ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Fort Point Candlelight TourThe Candlelight Tour of Fort Point is a popular guided program that allows visitors to experience the fort in a new light. This evening tour will maze through the shadows of the historic structure by candlelight and visitors will see the glimmering lights of the Golden Gate Bridge towering up ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Youth
Thursday, 12/29/22
After Dark: See for YourselfThe Exploratorium is your playground after dark! Wander the galleries, sip a cocktail, and let a DJ from Hip Hop for Change set the vibe. The end of the year is a time for reflection and celebration - and that’s certainly true in our Seeing and Reflections gallery. Here, you ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Saturday, 12/31/22
Fort Point Candlelight TourThe Candlelight Tour of Fort Point is a popular guided program that allows visitors to experience the fort in a new light. This evening tour will maze through the shadows of the historic structure by candlelight and visitors will see the glimmering lights of the Golden Gate Bridge towering up ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Youth
Wednesday, 01/04/23
SETI Live: What's Coming in 2023 - LivestreamWe have to admit that 2022 was an impressive year for space science, what with JWST starting to collect science data and even releasing early results, the launch and return of the Artemis 1 mission, the DART mission, a NASA Juno flyby of Europa, and the end of the NASA ...
It’s always fun to capture bird behavior while out photographing our favorite subjects. During this evening’s presentation, we’ll take a photo tour of avian feeding habits - not only their vast menu (from seeds to sparrows to snakes to sirens), but also various feeding behaviors, including courtship feeding, interspecific feeding, ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 01/07/23
Biohackers Pandemic Chat - LivestreamWondering when this Covid thing is ever going to end? Want to know what is going on in China right now? And what about that Monkey Pox? Join members from local community labs Counter Culture Labs and BioCurious, as we discuss the latest news and science on COVID-19, plus guest ...
Where: Cost: Free
Morning Hike at La Honda Open Space Preserve - CANCELEDJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful hike at Lower La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve where you’ll experience the area’s sweeping views and gorgeous rolling grasslands! The preserve is over 6,100 acres, of which POST has contributed 5,200 acres. You will be guided by a POST Ambassador on ...
Where: La HondaCost: Free
Fort Point Candlelight TourThe Candlelight Tour of Fort Point is a popular guided program that allows visitors to experience the fort in a new light. This evening tour will maze through the shadows of the historic structure by candlelight and visitors will see the glimmering lights of the Golden Gate Bridge towering up ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Youth
Planet Formation from a Dynamical Perspective - RescheduledRecent observational advances have allowed the discovery of thousands of exoplanets and an initial characterization of their orbital and physical parameters. As this population has grown, it is increasingly apparent that existing models of planet formation are incomplete. The Kepler/K2/TESS data have presented counterexamples to prevailing theories, including theories of ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Black Hole Monsters at the Centers of Galaxies - LivestreamIronically, black holes create the most luminous objects in the universe. The speaker studies super-massive black holes at the centers of galaxies, and is a member of a team that has imaged the “black hole shadows†in the center of the galaxy M87 and in our Galaxy. He will discuss ...
Where: Cost: Free
Sunday, 01/08/23
Point Reyes Fungus FairJoin us for the 16th annual Point Reyes National Seashore Fungus Fair! Learn about the fungi of the Point Reyes National Seashore. See a display of remarkable colors and shapes of wild mushrooms that were collected right in the park. The fair will also include a number of displays on ...
Where: Point Reyes StationCost: Free
Low Tech Oyster Mushroom Cultivation WorkshopJoin us to observe an oyster mushroom cultivation workhop and learn how to easily produce fresh oyster mushrooms at home without using sterilization.Video will be streamed on our YouTube channel. There are limited seats for the physical workshop. Register to attend in person. Â
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Monday, 01/09/23
The Future of mRNA TechnologyThe Innovation @ Penn program is honored to welcome Katalin Kariko, PhD, who co-discovered (with Penn Medicine colleague Drew Weissman) that nucleoside modifications suppress the immunogenicity of RNA, which has widened the therapeutic potential of mRNA in treating diseases. This led to the development of the two most effective vaccines ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Cephalopod Eye Development and the Evolution of Visual System ComplexityKristen Koenig went to undergrad at UC Berkeley where she majored in History and Molecular and Cell Biology. At Berkeley she studied butterfly wing patterning with Dr. Nipam Patel and after undergrad Kristen worked at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute where she studied sea urchin speciation with Dr. Harilaos Lessios. ...
This talk aims to outline salient features of renewable energy integration and coming electrification. Electric energy systems (EES) are an infrastructure that is the focus of a slowly evolving energy landscape. Reliability and resilience encapsulate the key performance criteria, while new technologies such as sensing, storage, and power electronics reshape ...
The stars beckon. Alas, interstellar distances are fantastically challenging. (A lightbeam needs 1/7th of a second to go around the world, but over 4 years to reach our Sun's nearest-neighbor star, Proxima Centauri.) Determined explorers at Breakthrough Starshot are developing miniature robot space probes - to be accelerated by laser light ...
 The hard problem of consciousness really is hard, and what makes it so hard is accounting for the contents of experience: qualia. This talk will consider several theories of mind, and briefly discuss their shortcomings when explaining qualia. It will be proposed that these theories have been looking in the ...
Dr. Nicole Arcilla has been conducting research in bird ecology and conservation for over 20 years. Her talk will explore the world of bird migration along and across the Pacific coast and ocean, including Peregrine Falcons’ annual journeys from the Arctic tundra to South American coastal deserts, Pacific Golden Plovers’ ...
After nearly three years of increased "sheltering at home," you may have noticed more six-legged critters sharing your shelter. Scientists, too, have been taking a closer look at these more numerous (and more brazen?) insect invaders. What surprising findings have the researchers uncovered?Speaker: Vernard Lewis, UC Berkeley, emeritusSee weblink for ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wednesday, 01/11/23
Cephalopod Eye Development and the Evolution of Visual System ComplexityKristen Koenig went to undergrad at UC Berkeley where she majored in History and Molecular and Cell Biology. At Berkeley she studied butterfly wing patterning with Dr. Nipam Patel and after undergrad Kristen worked at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute where she studied sea urchin speciation with Dr. Harilaos Lessios. ...
Biotech for the Future - Intersection of Food and Health TechJoin us for a Panel Discussion covering topics of Food and Health Care technology. The panel will be followed by networking.Drinks and light snacks will be provided.The future of food is changing. Understand topics of future food technology, including cell-cultured meat, and the impacts on the global health care industry.Tentative ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Entra-Verified ID: A cheaper, faster & more trustworthy ID for remote employees - RescheduledFor the past few years, Microsoft has been working with Decentralized Identity Foundation and World Wide Web Consortium communities on building systems with decentralized identifiers and verifiable Credentials. Entra Verified ID is our standard based decentralized identity system implementation. In this session, you will learn how Verifiable Credentials can support ...
Recent headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. To create landscapes that enhance local ecosystems rather than degrade them, we must ...
Where: CupertinoCost: Free
Thursday, 01/12/23
Sea Level and Ice Sheet Stability During Past (and Future) WarmingPast warm periods are testing grounds for major ice sheets’ response to global warming. Stratigraphic evidence from the Bahamas from the most recent warm period, the Last Interglacial at ~125 ka, constrains glacial isostatic adjustment and shows sea level very likely did not exceed ~5m, below current IPCC estimates. This ...
The International System of Units (the SI), the modern metric system, has recently undergone its most revolutionary change since its origins during the French Revolution. The nature of this revolution is that all of the base units of the SI are now defined by fixing values of natural constants. Our ...
Meaningful places help us write our histories, frame our identities, and feel a sense of belonging. Tonight, explore the relationship between place, self, and community. Consider the ways that objects hold cultural meaning, and the role of art in cultivating shared places. Immerse yourself in beautiful sculptural installations inspired by ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Internet for the PeopleJoin Internet Archive's senior policy counsel LILA BAILEY in conversation with author BEN TARNOFF about his book, INTERNET FOR THE PEOPLE.Why is the internet so broken, and what could ever possibly fix it? The internet is broken, Tarnoff argues, because it is owned by private firms and run for profit. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Longevity Business and ScienceJoin scientists and entrepreneurs in learning about and discussing the future of biotechnology & longevity-inspired medicine.Feast your mind while fueling your body: come enjoy two short talks by Elad and Dan, and engage with investors/scientists/builders over food & refreshments. Elad has succeeded by calling the future, and Dan is creating ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
NightLive: MoveGet your move on at an evening all about our devotion to motion. From scientific talks to breakdancing performances and boxing sessions, learn about and experience the magic of how animals and humans maneuver through the world!Featured programming:Let’s get ready to Rumble! Join our friends from Rumble Boxing for a ...
In this talk, you’ll learn an artist’s perspective on the “beauty of science†- how artists can collaborate with scientists and birders to create compelling imagery that not only helps to inform and educate but also forges emotional connections that can motivate protection and conservation.Speaker: Tara Kate, illustratorRegister at weblink ...
Racism created race. The socially defined racial groups we currently experience did not result from an objective examination of human biological variation. This talk recounts the study of biological variation and its connection to race concepts within the Western world from its roots in Christian special creationism to modern evolutionary ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 01/13/23
Imaging Mantle Viscosity and Why it Matters for Ice Age ClimateI will present work that aims to constrain Earth’s viscosity based on sea level records and the glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) process. I will show a local inference for the western US followed by laying out a framework that allows imaging global 3D varying viscosity in Earth’s interior. This framework draws on approaches from seismic tomography and ...
Family Nature Walks - Foothills Nature PreserveEnvironmental Volunteers’ Family Nature Walks program is designed to help students and their families get to know our local open space areas. Small family groups will be guided by a knowledgeable environmental educator during an exploration of a local open space. These small groups will be introduced to fun nature-based ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Fort Point Candlelight TourThe Candlelight Tour of Fort Point is a popular guided program that allows visitors to experience the fort in a new light. This evening tour will maze through the shadows of the historic structure by candlelight and visitors will see the glimmering lights of the Golden Gate Bridge towering up ...
