How to Speak Whale, A Voyage Into the Future of Animal Communication - LivestreamWhat if humans and other animals could speak to one another? Author and wildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill reveals how a close encounter with a humpback whale off the coast of California inspired him to spend years exploring the cutting edge of marine biological research with scientists who are combining underwater ...
Where: Cost: $10 suggested donation
Wonderfest: Wallace, Darwin, and the Discovery of Evolution by Natural Selection - LivestreamIn 1858, two friends and colleagues, Alfred Wallace and Charles Darwin, independently proposed one of the deepest ideas in all of science, evolution by natural selection. However, Wallace's extraordinary - and extraordinarily successful - quest to understand how evolution works is not well known. The story is riveting: a man ...
Where: Cost: Free
Coastal Walk at Pillar Point BluffJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for an afternoon walk at Pillar Point Bluff just north of Half Moon Bay! You will be guided by a POST representative who will share details about the area’s interesting natural history, from the coastal scrub habitat to the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve that hosts tide ...
In late 2022, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory made a long-sought breakthrough, achieving self-sustaining “fusion ignition†for the first time, generating more fusion energy than the laser energy used to start the reaction. Supporters see fusion as a game changer for production of unlimited clean energy that can help ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General in person, $10 online, $15/$5 members
Smaller not bigger data: securing an interconnected world - LivestreamFrom the filters ensuring clean water in our homes to the bed monitors keeping patients alive at hospitals, the physical world is being stitched into a digital fabric. This trend is commonly referred to as the internet of things “IoT.†The emergence of IoT has brought on a wealth of ...
Exhuming the Dead to Save the LivingEarth is experiencing a crisis in biodiversity. Surprisingly, the fossil record offers key insights for understanding this crisis, and one scientist's lifelong fascination with dinosaurs - leading to a career in conservation biology - is helping to combat the biodiversity challenge of the present ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 03/28/23
Wonderfest: 'Linoleum'Wonderfest celebrates the 10th annual National Evening of Science on Screen with the new sci-fi comedy-drama LINOLEUM and with the expert commentary of planetary scientist Dr. Pascal Lee. LINOLEUM chronicles the reality-jarring challenges of a midwest dreamer who decides to build his own rocketship. Early reviews give the movie a ...
Where: St. HelenaCost: See weblink
Wednesday, 03/29/23
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
Coastal Walk at Cowell-Purisima TrailJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful walk along the Cowell-Purisima trail that POST helped create by protecting adjacent farmland. While it may be foggy, we hope to catch gorgeous views of the ocean, nearby farmland, and glimpses of harbor seals, pelicans, hawks, rabbits, and whales during the winter ...
Most of us lead drab and colorless lives as drones and cogs in faceless organizations. With his tales of research around southern California oil and gas platforms, Milton (only his wife calls him Dr. Love) will enter your world like a bright and fanciful rainbow, or a swatch of William ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
March LASER EventChristina Jauernik (Architect and Artist) on "Touching Distance - Inter-Views with the Virtual" Hanna Haslaahti (Media Artist) on "Storytelling with Personal Avatars" Javier Ideami (Filmmaker and A.I. Scientist) on "Encounters of the third kind with Generative Artificial Intelligence" Register here or here
Where: Cost: Free
Centering Health Justice and Trans Well-Being - LivestreamIn celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility, join two scientific presentations that will help raise awareness of systemic issues that impact trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse individuals, as well as those with intersecting identities.Generating Models of Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy While Centering the Needs of Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender-Diverse IndividualsGender-affirming ...
The Skeptics’ Guide to the Future - LivestreamOur predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears, biases and ignorance. The best we can do is try to absorb the lessons from futurism’s checkered past, perhaps learning to do a little better.Our next Skeptical Inquirer Presents event welcomes podcast host ...
Where: Cost: Free
Improving VR/AR Experiences by Understanding the Human Visual System - LivestreamVirtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) wearable displays strive to provide perceptually realistic user experiences, while constrained by limited compute budgets, hardware, and transmission bandwidths of wearable computing systems. This presentation describes two different ways in which a greater understanding of the human visual system may assist in achieving this goal. ...
Ribonucleic acids (RNAs) are one of nature’s most versatile biomolecules and possess a rich variety of functions, but why should we care about them? Because RNA has so much to teach us about our past, present, and future.In this talk, I will highlight how RNA has influenced our lives across ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Thursday, 03/30/23
Science on Tap: Science from 20 Feet UpJoin the Museum for a night of fun and science as we host Doctors Mara Orescanin and Stu Weiss with beverages from Dust Bowl Brewing Co! Mara and Stu will be discussing the work they do to help the planet’s ecosystems and populations, both human and non, from 20 feet ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: $15 General, $10 members, Free for Students
After Dark: Trans Day of VisibilityCelebrated on March 31, Transgender Day of Visibility is an international day of awareness that highlights transgender achievements and greatness in response to intentional exclusion of transgender people, voices, and actions in the current societal culture and discourse. Transgender people exist in all corners of the world so it is ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Learn About:Why coral reefs around the world are in trouble.How there is some hope for these threatened ecosystems. What successful coral-reef restoration would look like and ideas to get there.Speaker: Ilsa Kuffner, USGS St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science CenterSee weblink for link to the lecture
Where: Cost: Free
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 ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.25
Saturday, 04/01/23
Dìa de la Ciencia This is a community event for the Spanish-speaking public to participate in hands-on activities led by local scientists! This event will include: Hands-on exhibits & booths led by scientists and community partnersTalks and PresentationsSTEM StorytimeDirections here
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Morning Hike at San Vicente Redwoods - RESCHEDULEDJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a community hike at San Vicente Redwoods! This will be a moderate hike of 3.5 miles on fairly level trails with little elevation gain. Guests will be led by a POST ambassador, who will share about the human and natural history of this important ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
STEM Frenzy FestivalThe STEM Frenzy festival is a day where we bring the community of all ages together to celebrate and explore the wonders of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Art.Enjoy 30+ engaging demonstrations and hands-on activities at our exhibitor booths hosted by local STEM professionals and learn how to enroll your ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
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
The Great Blue Heron ColonyNesting at Snow Lake for 30 yearsNancy DeStefanis presents slides of 30 years of Blue Herons at Stow Lake from 1995 to the present and screens the movie Great Blues of the Golden Gate. A question-and-answer session will follow. DeStefanis is the founder and executive director of San Francisco Nature Education.
