EV Ride and DriveKick off your summer by test driving electric vehicles (EVs) at Baylands Park. Explore various makes and models on the market. You can ask owners and experts questions about EVs. Take a test drive in an EV that you have been curious about.After your test drive, enjoy complimentary food from ...
Where: SunnyvaleCost: Free
Summer Science Fundays - Making Music: Math and Science Out LoudAs part of its season of summer programs and exhibits, The Lawrence Hall of Science will host ten Summer Science Fundays, each offering family-friendly shows, hands-on science activities, and more. Summer Science Fundays include events that will be familiar to Lawrence members and repeat visitors, and exciting new opportunities to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with museum admission ($20 for guests 3+)
To study exo-Earths with Doppler shifts, one needs extremely accurate spectrograph dimensional stability. This requirement is out of reach for most spectrographs. We describe a technique known as Externally Dispersed Interferometry (EDI) which places a small Michelson interferometer in series with the spectrograph input beam. This imprints an extremely period ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
City Star Party - PresidioCome join the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers for free public stargazing of the Moon, planets, globular clusters and more!SFAA members with telescopes are encouraged to attend and share their views of the stars with the general public.Dress warmly. Due to the pandemic, social-distancing and masks are encouraged, but not required.Rain, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Lick Observatory Music of the Spheres - SOLD OUTEach year Lick Observatory brings world-renown musicians and astronomers to the summit of Mount Hamilton for a musical night to remember.The event activities include:ConcertAstronomy talk by world-renowned scientistsViewing through the historic 36-inch Great Lick Refractor telescopeViewing through the 40-inch Nickel Reflector telescopeAstronomy discussions with amateur astronomers and viewing through small ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $55 General
Sunday, 06/25/23
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
Monday, 06/26/23
Two Stanford Bio-X Talks - LivestreamYIORGO SKINIOTIS, Professor of Molecular & Cellular Physiology and of Structural Biology and Photon Science “The calcium sensing receptor under the electron microscope: from mechanism to therapeuticsâ€12:30 PM AXEL BRUNGER, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, of Photon Science, and (by courtesy) of Structural Biology ...
It was reported by US Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger that the Titanic-bound submersible that went missing on Sunday with five people on board suffered a catastrophic implosion, killing everyone on board. A remotely operated vehicle found the tail cone of the Titan about 1,600 feet away from the bow of the ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tomorrow’s Extremes: California’s Climate on the EdgeWith wildfires becoming increasingly frequent and intense, droughts gripping the land, and sea levels steadily rising, it's evident that climate change has reached a critical point in California.The state is grappling with the profound impacts of this global crisis. How has climate change transformed California's landscapes, from the scorching valleys ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Truth-O-Meter: Fact-checking content generated by a LLM - RescheduledA text obtained by a Large Language Model (LLM) such as GPT4 usually has issues in terms of incorrectness and hallucinations. We build a fact-checking system 'Truth-O-Meter' which identifies wrong facts, comparing the generation results with the web and other sources of information, and suggests corrections. Text mining and web ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 06/27/23
The Future of Robotics: Human Aids or Replacements?What will our future with robots look like? Robots are already rolling out of the research lab and into the real world. In the last decade, robotics has gone through a revolution; the price of robotics systems has decreased 100-times and the number of new companies in robotics has increased ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General in person, $10 General online
Getting to Know the White Sharks off the California Coast - LivestreamOff the California coast, adult white sharks aggregate predominantly in the early fall to winter months. During this time while the sharks are coastal, researchers have access to study them. Over the last 30 years, marine scientists Scot Anderson and Paul Kanive of the California White Shark Project have been ...
Where: Cost: $10 suggested donation
Truth-O-Meter: Fact-checking content generated by a LLMA text obtained by a Large Language Model (LLM) such as GPT4 usually has issues in terms of incorrectness and hallucinations. We build a fact-checking system 'Truth-O-Meter' which identifies wrong facts, comparing the generation results with the web and other sources of information, and suggests corrections. Text mining and web ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Wonderfest: 3 Ages of WaterAs the "universal solvent," water supports interesting chemistry, geology, and, of course, biology. If there is an elixir of life, it is water. In The Three Ages of Water, Dr. Peter Gleick describes the long, fraught history - and future - of humanity's relationship with this precious resource. Water has ...
Get ready to unravel the mysteries of 'Oumuamua, the captivating cosmic messenger that has puzzled scientists and enthusiasts alike since 2017. We are thrilled to invite you to a thought-provoking panel discussion, with two distinguished speakers, Jennifer Bergner and Olivier Hainaut, who will shed light on the true nature of ...
Join POST and Patagonia Palo Alto for an exclusive and free screening of National Geographic’s newest documentary titled WILD LIFE. While this event is free and open to the public, space is limited and RSVP is required.It was a chance run-in at a remote Argentinian climbing village in 1991 that ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Digital Dilemmas Salon: Social Media in Armed ConflictsJoin us for the second event in the ‘Digital Dilemmas Salon Series’, focusing on generating insights and proposed actions about how social media could be designed to better serve the needs of vulnerable people living in armed conflict.The acceleration of the global digital transformation is profoundly affecting society, business, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Peninsula Gem & Geology SocietyMary Pat Weber will show us how to put together a show display case. Our speaker will be remote so this meeting can be attended over Zoom, but we will also stream it to large monitor in the meeting room for those who wish to come and socialize and participate ...
What's gender got to do with it? More than you think. Hear how scientists push the boundaries of the binary to create change and expand inclusion. The third and final volume in the NightLife: Says Who? series amplifies the work of scientists who are paving the way for progress in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
After Dark: Ecological FuturesThere’s no question that humans are having a grave impact on our climate - or that artists, scientists, and advocates are reflecting on our changing world and building creative solutions. Tonight, look at that human impact through the meditative and immersive lens of artist Miwa Matreyek as she shares her ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Sunset Science: Asteroid DayHave you ever wondered about the difference between an asteroid and a comet? Did you know that there are people designated as asteroid hunters? Do you know how many known asteroids are in our solar system? Discover the answers to these, and other asteroid-related questions during our summer program series, ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15 General, $5 Kids, Free for Members
