Lunch Break Science: 3.5 Million-Year-Old Human Ancestors Found in Outskirts of Nairobi - LivestreamMeet East Africa’s first woman paleoanthropologist Dr. Emma Mbua, learn about the surprising discovery of Australopithecus afarensis fossils at Kantis Fossil Site on the outskirts of Nairobi, and hear Emma’s story in this special Women’s History Month episode. Dr. Mbua is also a Leakey Foundation grantee and Baldwin Scholar.Watch this ...
High-quality surface deformation data are critical for estimating relative sea level change and its implication on future flooding risk of coastal communities. Here we developed a robust and scalable Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) processing algorithm to reconstruct spatially coherent radar phase measurements over densely vegetated terrain. For the first ...
Where: StanfordCost:
Key Technologies for Upgrading Cable Television Networks - LivestreamThe movement towards a remote workforce brought on by the COVID pandemic have combined with competition to place strong pressure on Cable Television operators to increase their network performance. Recent industry initiatives are touting up to 10 GBps using the existing coaxial cables with upgraded repeater amplifiers. A new DOCSIS ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: $25 General, Free to SHS Members
The Birth of the Science Communicator - LivestreamWhat is a science communicator? The era of once-a-decade outliers like Carl Sagan is long gone. In the present day of internet-borne disinformation and science denial, science communication has emerged as a vibrant and painfully necessary field, with an army of scholars focusing their expertise exclusively on informing the public.Dave ...
Where: Cost: Free
1.5 C - Methane: the 100x threatClimate Tech Action Network (CTAN) presents 1.5°C, an ongoing climate technology panel event that will focus on the engineering and scientific challenges facing different verticals of the climate crisis. We are bringing together some of the hottest startups in the field to explore the complex trade-offs in cost, feasibility, scalability, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 suggested donation
After Dark: Conversations About LandscapeIn 1992 a groundbreaking new map transformed the way we think about San Francisco’s history. Wild in the City captured the transformation of the ecological landscape over the course of more than 200 years. In doing so, it ushered in an urgent awareness of San Francisco’s Indigenous Ohlone heritage and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
NightlifeCalling 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, our alligator with albinism), the night is sure to be wild.Step inside the iconic ...
The Garden is pleased to honor Women’s History Month with a special online talk by New York Times best-selling author Kathryn Aalto, featuring her book Writing Wild: Women Poets, Ramblers, and Mavericks Who Shape How We See the Natural World (Timber Press, 2020). Her book Writing Wild ventures into ...
Where: Cost: $10 General, Free for Members
Birding while Disabled - LivestreamBonnie Lewkowicz and Judith Smith will share their experiences as wheelchair-using birders and will be joined by Tiffany Taylor, a birder who is blind. Hear what they need from the birding community and birding locations to feel welcome and included.Attend on Zoom by clicking here.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: $25 General, Free to SHS Members
NightSchool: Number 2 - LivestreamThis NightSchool, our number one priority is something everyone does: number two. From conservation clues in scat to fecal breeding grounds, we’re talking all about poop.Ages 21+See weblink for links to the stream
Speaker: Donna Shillington, Northern Arizona Uniuversity
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Unlocking the Sun: Spectroscopy in the 1800'sUnlocking the Sun: Spectroscopy in the 1800's" Have you ever wondered how we figured out what the Sun is made of? The story of how we determined the chemical makeup of our own star combines chemistry, physics, and astronomy in a tale of mystery, far-flung expeditions, and unexpected discoveries. After ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Saturday, 03/18/23
BioBlitz at Kelley Park with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful and Santa Clara Valley Audubon SocietyJoin us in exploring Kelley Park with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful! We’ll be looking for birds, bugs, and anything else we come across, using iNaturalist to document our findings. After a winter of rain we’re excited to see what we find, and hope you’ll join us in exploring this large ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
FAMILY PROGRAM: Magical Mini Moss GardensIn honor of St. Paddy’s day, join our moss and lichen hunt, learn a little botany, and make a "magical" mini moss garden to take home. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult.
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 General, $18 Child, $2 off for members
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
Guided nature walk at Bouverie PreserveExperience the beauty and rich natural history of Bouverie Preserve by signing up for a Guided Nature Walk Participants are paired with a trained volunteer to explore the mixed evergreen forest, flower-carpeted oak woodland and rugged chaparral.Visitors of all ages are welcome. Minors MUST be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian. Reservations ...
Where: Glen EllenCost: Free
Sunday, 03/19/23
Presidio: Changes Through TimeJoin the National Park Service and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the GGNRA!This half-mile, level walk shows the historical changes to the Presidio, from the Spanish fort all the way to the new Tunnel Tops. Who benefitted from these changes, and who did not?Learn about the people who lived here, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Women in Archaeology: A Conversation with Members of the Society for California ArchaeologyTo celebrate Women’s History Month, we’re delighted to host Gregg Castro (T'rowt'raahl Salinan, Rumsen, and Ramaytush Ohlone), the Native American Programs Committee Chair for the Society for California Archaeology (SCA) and the Culture Director of The Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (ARO). He is gathering together a special panel to conclude ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admissin
Monday, 03/20/23
Life and Science in an Absolute MonarchyWhat is the day-to-day life like in the Vatican? And how does that compare to the ways that such places are depicted in some of your favorite (and not-so-favorite) fantasy novels? What is it really like to live in a five hundred year old palace, to work in an absolute ...
Ben completed his undergraduate degree in Physics at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. He then worked in the lab of Justin Taraska at the NIH as a postbac IRTA, focused primarily on developing computational image analysis approaches and using advanced microscopy to study exocytosis and endocytosis. He next obtained his ...
NASA’s next flagship astrophysics mission, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aims to expand our view of the cosmos. Scheduled to launch by May 2027, the Roman Space Telescope will enable new science thanks to its unique combination of a large field-of-view, Hubble-like resolution at near-infrared wavelengths, and the ability ...
This presentation examines how the phonograph and leading record companies of the 1920’s helped to create the modern possibilities and dilemmas of faith and technology.Attend online or in person. See weblink
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Blue-Green Action Platform (BlueGAP): Stories, data & nitrogen managementNitrogen pollution, whether from wastewater effluent, vehicle air emissions, stormwater or agricultural runoff, harms human and ecological health, compromises livelihoods, and costs billions in damages. Moving the needle on actions needed to properly manage nitrogen requires out of the box approaches. Our approach, currently funded through NSF’s Blue Economy Accelerator ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
SETI Talks: The Origin of Water on Earth: Alien Meteors, Icy Comets, or Solar Wind? - LivestreamWater is necessary for life on Earth, but its origin is still unknown. There are multiple hypotheses about its origin. The most common theory is Earth’s water is alien, crashing down in meteors long ago when Earth was very young. Over the eons, icy asteroids and comets delivered oceans to ...
Where: Cost: Free
Ig Nobel Prize face-to-faceOur esteemed founder of the prize (and the journal the Annals of Improbable Research), Marc Abrahams, will take us through the fascinating history of the Ig Nobel Prize, from its inception in 1991 to the present day. We will learn about the inspiration behind the award, the selection process, and ...
Called “the voice of the resistance†by The New York Times, writer, historian and activist Rebecca Solnit, the author of 20 books on feminism, western and indigenous history, popular power, social change and insurrection, hope and disaster, and most recently Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General in person, $10 online, $10/$0 members
2023 Spring Birdathon Kickoff - LivestreamJoin us as we kickoff the start of 2023's Birdathon!We'll be sharing our favorite highlights from last year's teams, testing our bird smarts with fun quiz questions, and talking about why we're so amped about Birdathon.Whether you're a seasoned Birdathon participant, or you're just curious about what this whole thing ...
