Bringing Back the Natives Virtual Garden TourThis delightful collection of native plant gardens ranges from Al Kyte’s 45-year-old wildlife oasis to brand new installations, from large lots in the hills to small front-yard gardens, from local native plants to natives from throughout California, and from gardens designed and installed by owners to those designed and installed ...
Where: Cost: Donation requested
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
5th Annual Data Science Forum 2023: Tech for Social GoodThe Data Science Forum is the largest data science-related event at UC Berkeley. It is an annual all-day career-driven event hosted by the Data Science Society at Berkeley, SAAS, and Big Data at Berkeley. The forum invites prominent speakers to share and discuss with students current revolutions in the Data ...
Join us along with our community partners Peninsula Open Space Trust and Bat Conservation International for a special presentation about the basics of bats, San Jose bats, and what you can do in your own yard to help! Bats are vital to healthy ecosystems and human economies worldwide. Yet these ...
Where: Cost: Free
International Ocean Film FestivalThe 20th annual Internation Ocean Film Festival is dedicated to using film as a medium to increase public awareness of the environmental, social, and cultural importance of marine ecosystems and foster a spirit of ocean stewardship, IOFF is now the premier venue in North America for ocean-related films.Every year, IOFF ...
Wildfire Modeling: Challenges, Progress, and OpportunitiesWildfires are a significant part of the global fire safety problem. Each year they burn millions of acres of land, lead to loss of life, and cause billions of dollars in damages. Just in the U.S. the adjusted impacts of wildfires exceeded $100 Billion over the past 22 years. A ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Response of Weyl fermions - topological protection, fragility and cooperationTopological electronic materials host exotic boundary modes, that cannot be realized as standalone states, but only at the boundaries of a topologically classified bulk. Topological semimetals, whose bulk electrons exhibit chiral Dirac-like dispersion, host Fermi-arc states on their boundaries. These surface bands disperse along open momentum contours terminating at the ...
Design of the first fusion laboratory experiment to achieve target gain > 1The inertial fusion community have been working towards ignition for decades, since the idea of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) was first proposed by Nuckolls, et al., in 1972. On August 8, 2021 and Dec 5th 2022, the Lawson criterion for ignition was met and more fusion energy was created than ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Resilient and Renewable Power for California High-Speed RailCalifornia High-Speed Rail will serve as the backbone for a modern, integrated statewide passenger rail network that will connect California’s urban, suburban and rural communities with fast, frequent service. It will be the first rail system in the world to run on 100% renewable energy and is setting up a ...
When a professional astronomer looks through a small telescope, they see the same things amateur astronomers do. In this talk, astronomer Matthew Shetrone will discuss some of the wonderful things we all might see through backyard telescopes like the library's own 4.5 inch reflector telescope, and the connections between the ...
Biologic and Resource Analog Investigations in Low Light Environments (BRAILLE) is a multi-year, NASA-funded Mars analog project centered around fieldwork in volcanic caves at Lava Beds National Monument in Northern California. We are motivated to search for evidence of life on Mars beneath its surface - and one way to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
 Stanford marine biologist Ceyenna Tillman on A Unique Case Study in Fish Behavior - We don't often think of fish as individuals with independent minds, making their own decisions about how to react to the world around them. We often study them through important and informative large-scale lenses such as ...
The world today is facing unprecedented economic, social, and environmental dynamics. As the global community continues to navigate these changes and challenges, political leaders seek to articulate fresh visions on how countries may steer a clear course. President Petro will provide a perspective from Latin America on the critical issues ...
In this talk, I will discuss the development of new methods for controlling and cooling atoms based a one-way wall that utilizes photon entropy. This construction realizes the historic thought experiment of Maxwell’s demon for large ensembles, exactly as predicted by Maxwell. It is now being applied to atoms as ...
Muir WoodsListen to stories and a short history of Muir Woods as a National Monument. Learn about Coast Redwoods and fire practices of the Coast Miwok. For ages 5 and older.Ranger Jackson Lam is part of the Community Programs & Outreach team with the Golden Gate National Recreation Area of the National ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Innovation in Space and Beyond: Meet former NASA Science Chief Thomas ZurbuchenJoin us on April 18, 2023, as we welcome Swiss-American astrophysicist Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, the former Science Chief at NASA, for a special talk about the role that teamwork plays in innovation and pushing scientific boundaries in the field of space research.Having led the team for the development of the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Two Talks: Popping the Science Bubble - LivestreamAntibiotic Resistance and Intracelular Adaptation of PseudomonasSpeaker: Naren G Kumar, Optometry & Vision Science, UC BerkeleyShades of Risk: How Safe are Artificial Food Colors for Kids?Speaker:Ruwan Thilkaratne, Epidemiology, UC BerkeleyZoom: http://bit.ly/PtSBBerkeleyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/berkeleypubliclibrary
Where: Cost: Free
Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century - LivestreamApplying mathematical tools In sustainability with Eugene Fiorini, Founder and Director of Fiorini & Associates. See weblink for Zoom information.Part of 2023 Earth Stewardship Symposium
More than 80% consumer Internet traffic is for videos and most of them are recorded videos. Meanwhile, many organizations (such as national parks, vacation resorts, departments of transportation) provide real-time visual data (images or videos). These videos allow Internet users to observe events remotely. This speech explains how to discover ...
With hundreds of bird species found throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, we are fortunate to have several birding organizations dedicated to appreciating and conserving the birds here. In the second part of SFBBO's Birding the Bay Area series, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society and Sequoia Audubon Society will share ...
Wendy will talk about the hunting and eating traditions in two mushroom loving regions: Southwest China, and south central Africa, and contrast those traditions with ours here in North America.She is currently a resident of Mendocino County. Wendy was a newsletter editor and speaker coordinator for the MSSF. She has ...
Where: Cost: Free
Long Now: Resisting DystopiaJoin us for a thought-provoking conversation between two Hugo award-winning science fiction authors, Becky Chambers and Annalee Newitz. Known for challenging classic science fiction tropes such as war, violence, and colonialism, both authors create vivid and immersive worlds that are filled with non-human persons, peace, and a subtle sense of ...
A chance encounter with an undiscovered coral reef system became Antal Borcsok’s life mission. With perseverance and lots of help this reef system went from unknown in 2010, to being a Marine Protected Area recognized by the Honduran Congress in 2018. Today Antal and his wife Alejandra co-own the first ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Commercial Kitchens in an Electric Era - LivestreamWith California's ambitious climate goals in the balance, scaling up electrification beyond new residential construction is an important priority for many businesses. As businesses are bringing employees back to the office, it’s the right time to consider electrifying break rooms, cafeterias and other dining areas. Hear from pioneers in the ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has focused on a paradigm in which intelligence inheres in a single agent, and in which agents should be autonomous so they can exhibit intelligence independent of human intelligence. Thus, when AI systems are deployed in social contexts, the overall design is often naive. Such a paradigm ...
International Dark Sky Week eventWhat is light polution? How you can help. Why it matters.Featuring Don Jolley: "The Ground Overhead and the Stars Underfoot"
Where: Point Reyes StationCost: Free
SETI Talks - Do ETs Watch Us? What Do They See?Let’s assume that extra-terrestrial civilizations exist in our galaxy. Like us, they are conducting their own SETI research to find us, see us and study us. What would they see? What methods could they use to learn about us? What technologies have they invented to see and listen to us. ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
'Field Guide to North American Flycatchers' - LivestreamMeet the author and illustrator behind the brand new in-depth field guide on the two challenging genera of North American Flycatchers. Lee and Birch will discuss their many projects over the years, why they work so well together. They will give us a tour of their new publication and show ...
Virtual 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. ...
The modern “paleo†diet movement makes many assumptions about what our ancient human ancestors ate. But are these assumptions based on actual evidence? Presenting a variety of lines of evidence for prehistoric human diets including early human, animal, and plant fossils, ancient stone tools, DNA, and living human and chimpanzee ...
Peter is a long-time Bay Area mycologist and microscopist, and has studied mycology at University of Washington and SFSU. He has been very active in microscopy outreach and education around the SF Bay Area, and is an emiritus president of the San Francisco Microscopical Society and a former instructor in ...
Cannabis Toxicology: The Good, The Bad, and The Risky by Dr. Echo Rufer(Legal) cannabis is more popular (and available) than ever, but how do you make decisions about healthy use? Is natural safer than synthetic? Does a super high THC concentration actually matter? What was the deal with the “Vapegate†...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 online, $12 at door
Thursday, 04/20/23
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource 50th anniversary celebrationJoin us for a full day of talks and panel discussions looking at the past, present and future of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL). This event is open to the public with required advanced registration if you attend in person. See weblink for link to the stream to attend ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Curbing Climate Change through Carbon Removal - LivestreamStringent climate change targets, including lowering the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, will require both a decline in global emissions of CO2 and an increase in CO2 removal. CO2 removal describes an array of natural and technological strategies that capture and remove CO2 from the air and ...
Where: Cost: Free
Silicon Valley Leaders SymposiumSince Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.Register ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
“Beyond Zero†Documentary Screening & Related Presentation2023 Earth Stewardship SymposiumFilm (82 min.): After a life-changing epiphany, the CEO of a global public company embarks on a high-stakes quest to eliminate all negative environmental impacts by 2020. To succeed, they must overcome deep skepticism, abandon the status quo, and ignite a new industrial revolution. Beyond Zero offers ...
The 6th Generation of Mobile Wireless - LivestreamThe first commercial 5G deployments were in March of 2019 - barely three years ago and the path to 6G is already a few years under way. It is without a doubt that 6G will be evolution and revolution beyond 5G, but some of the differences are already quite clear. ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightLife: StonedIt’s 4/20, you know what that means: let’s get stoned…by celebrating the wonders of geology! Wait, what were you thinking?Featured programming:From mammoths and whales to clams and snails, the Bay Area is home to some pretty cool fossils. Learn about the fascinating relics that live right beneath our feet with ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20.25
Startup Bites - Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and ICT Pitch NightDon't miss your chance to connect, and expand your international network in the field of cyber, data, and ICT. Meet startups from our Innosuisse Bootcamp as well as from the Swiss VentureLeaders program during this pitching and networking event.Register at weblink
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
After Dark: Landscape Is HomelandCelebrate Earth Day as we honor our landscape’s original care keepers and explore the complex bonds that Indigenous communities have with the land that gave birth to them. Oral narratives often explain that these communities are not just from a land, but of a land: their very bodies and existence ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Moving for a Greener Future: The Climate Case for Public Transit Join San Francisco Transit Riders for a panel discussion and Q&A with transit and climate leaders from across the city! In honor of Membership Month and SF Climate Week, SFTR is hosting a panel discussion, on the importance of public transit in addressing San Francisco's climate goals, reducing greenhouse gas ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5
Astronomy on Tap Santa Cruz: How to Build an ExoplanetIn 1995, the first exoplanet-planet orbiting another star- was discovered around a sun-like star. Everything we knew about planet formation and evolution was informed by our solar system until then. Fast forward almost 30 years later, and there are 5000+ exoplanets discovered to date. It turns out, exoplanets are as ...
Climate Change, SF Bay Birds, & Real SolutionsYou’ve probably heard about climate change, but do you know how it will impact Bay Area birds? Do you want to learn real solutions that can actually solve, and avoid, climate catastrophe? Juan Pablo Galván MartÃnez will answer all these questions and more during this important conversation.Speaker: Juan Pablo Galvan ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
NightSchool: Hard Core - LivestreamWe’re digging deep - and coming back with cores. Do the layers in these long cylinders of ice, soil, wood, or diatomaceous deep-sea sediment hold secrets about our planet’s past, present, and future? Of *cores* they do.Ages 21+
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 04/21/23
DNA DayActivities include a poster session highlighting UCSC's cutting edge research, resource fair, photo booth, hands-on strawberry DNA extraction, and other fun activities.
Speaker: Mimi Shiraasu-Hiza, Columbia UniversityAttend in person or online.
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Deep Clouds on JupiterDeep clouds on Jupiter are seen in cyclonic vortices, convective storms, and over a broad high-latitude expanse beyond 45 degrees north. Time-series Hubble imaging, combined with Juno lightning detections, shows that these deep clouds are often associated with convective storms, but they can linger after convection concludes, or appear before ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
In Town Star PartyCome join San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA) for an evening of stargazing.Event details: Events are held at the parking lot of our headquarters, Houge Park San Jose. Event duration is 2hrs. SJAA volunteers will share night sky views from their personal telescopes.Please refrain from bringing your own telescopes (Binoculars are ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Saturday, 04/22/23
Coyote Valley Earth Day Celebration!This Earth Day, celebrate with us at Spreckels Hill for this free special event for the whole community.During this celebration you can enjoy family-friendly crafts, games, and an opportunity to share why you love Coyote Valley. Spreckels Hill was permanently protected as open space in 2019 and is not yet ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Earth Day at the RefugeThis year, the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and partners are celebrating Earth Day and 50 years of Endangered Species Act in a big way - and it will be fun for the whole family! The event will be an open house, with time to explore, learn ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Earth Day Seabird Science Family Workshop - First SessionJoin us at our Pier Classroom over the water near Crissy Field for a feather-filled seabird experience in celebration of Earth Day. Activities include identifying seabirds from the pier using binoculars and learning about seabird life cycles and adaptations. We will have seabird artifacts and a giant chutes and ladders ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
Earth Day: Seeing Earth from SpaceFor Earth Day we invite you to a showcase of science, both on Earth and from space.  The first Earth Day in 1970 successfully channeled the spirit of activism into a global movement towards environmental action and awareness of what we now call climate change. The issue of climate change persists ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
Landscape Is Homeland FestivalThis Earth Day weekend, come together for a day of celebration and programming presented in partnership with the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone and the American Indian Cultural District. Join Indigenous artisans and community members as they share practices, stories, and food that are deeply rooted in the California landscape. Enjoy ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Morning Hike at La Honda Open Space PreserveJoin 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
Berkeley Bay FestivalConnect with the Bay and our local community through live music, performers, food, hands-on educational activities and free boat rides.This free family-focused event celebrates the Bay, its local wildlife, and the people and agencies dedicated to its protection. Over 30 environmental and wildlife conservation organizations from around the Bay will share ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Earth Day Seabird Science Family Workshop - Second SessionJoin us at our Pier Classroom over the water near Crissy Field for a feather-filled seabird experience in celebration of Earth Day. Activities include identifying seabirds from the pier using binoculars and learning about seabird life cycles and adaptations. We will have seabird artifacts and a giant chutes and ladders ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
Home Electrification FairThere are plenty of good reasons to switch from gas to electric: Health. Safety. Longterm savings. And of course, climate. And there are a lot of good questions:Where do I start? Oven? EV charger? Heat pump?Do I need to upgrade my electrical panel?How do I find contractors I can trust?What ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Free National Parks DayAdmission to most US National Parks is free today, the first day of National Park Week
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