Morning Hike at Rancho Cañada del OroJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for an excursion where you’ll explore the Mayfair Ranch - Longwall Canyon trails of Rancho Cañada del Oro! You will be guided by POST Ambassadors who will share with you the history of the preserve, the region, and the importance of conservation in the area.The ...
The nature of water ice on Mars has important implications for understanding the Martian climate system, which undergoes climate cycles analogous to Earth’s Milankovitch cycles. The distribution and properties of ice on Mars therefore provides us a window into these extraterrestrial “Ice Ages.†I will present the results of spacecraft ...
The PARC Forum IEEE Milestone CelebrationSRI is proud to host our next PARC Forum IEEE Milestone celebration to celebrate the creation of three world-changing technologies: the Alto personal computer, Ethernet, and the Laser Printer invented and developed at PARC.The Forum, to be hosted by SRI’s Chief Executive Officer David Parekh, will include conversations with Vint ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Saturday, 05/18/24
EV Ride and DriveCurious about Electric Vehicles (EVs)?Experience electric vehicles and take one for a test drive or ride. At this event, you’ll have the opportunity to sit in, ride, or drive electric vehicles to experience the joy of switching to electric firsthand. Have all your questions answered about the vehicles, charging, and ...
Where: SunnyvaleCost: Free
Teaching Astronomy in Italy and the Lessons I LearnedAndy Kreyche fell in love with the night sky when first saw stars in the deep, dark desert skies of Southern Arizona after moving there at the age of 7. He has been involved with informal astronomy education since the 1990's, after which he started a career working in planetariums. ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
City Public Star PartyCome join the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers for free public stargazing of the Moon, planets, globular clusters and more!The event will take place in Tunnel Tops National Park, parking is located adjacent to Picnic Place (210 Lincoln Blvd for GPS) with the telescopes setup in the East Meadow.Dress warmly as conditions ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Sunday, 05/19/24
Hike at Windy HillJoin POST on a guided hike on one of the first open spaces we protected as an organization! A POST Representative will share a few words about POST’s decades of conservation success before hiking groups leave to explore a strenuous but rewarding 7 mile hike with 1,500 feet of elevation ...
Where: Portola ValleyCost: Free
InsectPaloozaJoin us for this free family-friendly event to get up close and hands-on with live animals from SaveNature.Org’s Insect Discovery Lab! Meet a variety of arthropods from around the world, like the Australian Walking Stick, the Giant African Millipede, and many more!In addition, local guest artists Zoe Farmer, Lauren Hartman, ...
The ocean floor of our "water planet" is vast - rich in biodiversity and dense in mineral wealth. A single organization, the International Seabed Authority, governs roughly half of this undersea territory, and that governance is scientifically and economically challenging, to say the least. Wonderfest joins Cameo Cinema for a ...
The invention of attosecond light sources using high-harmonic generation has inspired a new field of research. Attosecond science is concerned with the study of electronic dynamics in quantum systems, and it has influenced a variety of scientific disciplines: from atomic and solid state physics to biology. The success of this technology ...
Erika Edwards is a Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University, and currently also serves as Curator of Botany and Paleobotany in the Peabody Museum of Natural History, and as Director of Marsh Botanical Garden. Edwards earned her undergraduate degree from Stanford University (1998) and her Ph.D. from ...
How can we address climate change and boost equity? In this highly interactive session, we’ll use the En-ROADS global climate simulator, built by Climate Interactive and MIT, to test a wide range of climate solutions, from clean energy to nature-based solutions, electrification, and carbon removal. Andrew Jones and his team ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Flora of San Francisco's Serpentine Grassland, Starr King Open SpaceJoin us in San Francisco's Potrero Hill districe to learn about the flora of Starr King Open Space. Home to the last remaining population of the county's Yellow Mariposa Lily, this talk, a part of our annual meeting, will focus on other plant species a part of the serpentine beltway ...
Magmas and the gases they release link Earth’s interior to surface climate and environments. Examples range in scale from brief sulfur-driven cooling in the wake of explosive eruptions to major mass extinctions in the case of some of the voluminous magmatic episodes known as Large Igneous Provinces. However, the size ...
The Higgs boson was discovered in 2012 by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at the world’s most powerful particle collider, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland. This particle plays a unique role in fundamental physics. It gives all of the known elementary particles, including itself, their masses. While ...
Whether we like it or not, the AI revolution is coming to education. The founder of Khan Academy returns to Commonwealth Club World Affairs for a first look at how the artificial intelligence revolution will affect education, its implications for parenting, and how we can best harness its power for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $15 Members in person, $10/Free web
Astronomy on Tap Tucson #98: Dark Energy + Colliding Worlds - LivestreamThis month, we’ll be joined by NSF NOIRLab astronomer Dr. Yuanyuan Zhang talking about dark energy and the expanding universe and Lunar and Planetary Laboratory grad student Arin Avsar telling us about colliding worlds. And Steward postdocs Jackie Champagne and Danny Krolikowski will be telling us all about the latest ...
There has been a lot of discussion recently on the pluses and minuses of the explosion in the mushroom world of folks charging to take others on forays. I will address that. I've done over 200 of them. I teach my forayers how to identify mushrooms. I teach about ...
Global warming and marine heatwaves present two distinctly different challenges for marine ecosystems and coastal communities. While global warming is occurring quite rapidly, it represents a persistent change or press perturbation allowing some, albeit limited, reaction time for marine organisms and people. In contrast, marine heatwaves are abrupt, pulse perturbations ...
Join us for an enlightening discussion with Professor Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate and Former U.S. Secretary of Energy. Professor Chu will share his unparalleled insights on scaling sustainability innovation as well as key learnings from his experiences at the Department of Energy (DOE) and beyond. His expertise deeply aligns with ...
Desalination for a Circular Water Economy - LivestreamHow does the role of desalination apply in resilient water resource portfolios? Professor Mauter will describe technological innovations required to support a circular water economy in which non-traditional water is treated to fit-for-purpose standards and reused locally. With Professor Mauter, alumni will:1. Critically review the efficacy of state-of-the-art desalination technologies ...
Jupiter's moon Europa may be a habitable world, containing the “ingredients†necessary for life within its ocean. Data from NASA’s earlier Galileo mission suggest that a global salty ocean exists beneath the icy surface. Tides have broken that floating ice shell to create ridges, bands, and chaotic terrains that may ...
“If you take care of birds, you take care of most of the environmental problems in the world,†according to conservationist Thomas Lovejoy. FEATHER TRAILS - A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY AMONG ENDANGERED BIRDS is the compelling story of a young woman’s attempts to “take care of birds†by working to ...
“Chasing Shadows â€" Tales of the Greatest(?) Eclipse Chasers†From ancient civilizations to modern day American presidents, solar eclipses have fascinated us all. This talk is about those people who dared to go beyond the ordinary, running across the surface of the Earth in epic quests to chase our Moon’s ...
Baleen whales are some of the largest animals that have ever existed on our planet. They have enormous energetic needs that can only be satisfied by feeding on large schools of dense prey that are patchily distributed in the oceans. Using a suite of emerging technologies we have developed new ...
Continental-scale changes in Earth’s ice sheets are predominantly monitored with spaceborne instruments which are best-suited to measure surface processes. Conversely, a thorough understanding of the subsurface requires intensive ground-based campaigns which are inherently limited to the local scale. Here, I discuss work from two of our studies in West Antarctica ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
SETI Live: Earth's Deep Ocean as a Model for Alien Worlds - Livestream The INVADER project researches ways to improve life detection in ocean worlds by studying alien worlds in Earth’s deep ocean. We seek to understand how we can detect life in the deep ocean here on Earth with flight-ready instruments (e.g., can go on a space flight mission). The deep ...
Where: Cost: Free
Climate Conversations: Affordable Housing and the Environment - LivestreamThe Bay Area is severely behind on producing affordable housing. Nearly half of Bay Area renters are rent burdened and 38,000 people are experiencing homelessness. This is not only unjust and unsafe, but deeply connected to our ability to address climate change and protect our natural environment.This fall, Californians have ...
Where: Cost: Free
AI: From the Lab to the MarketFrench Tech SF and Swissnex are organizing an event featuring renowned AI authorities. The field of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving, with new applications and innovations emerging all the time. This event will bring together leading experts in the field to discuss the latest trends and share their insights ...
Many people in today’s world seek to reclaim the soul-deepening wildness that grounds them and energizes them when so much of the modern world seems designed to tame them. In his thrilling memoir of a life spent exploring the most incredible places on Earth - from the Great African Seaforest ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $15 Members in person, $10/Free web
Get ready for an egg-cellent evening at the Exploratorium! Join our Explainers to create the best vessel for your eggs at the egg drop challenge. Take a look at chicken embryos at different stages of development under a microscope. And don’t miss out on Pairings: Eggs, a tasting event exclusive ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
An Evening with the Stars 2024: Exploring the Fourth Dimension: TimeTime-domain astrophysics pertains to the most violent phenomena in our Universe, including stellar eruprions, disruptions, explosions, and mergers. Combining multiple messengers of information (including light, particles, and gravitational waves, it constitutes a new frontier of discovery in Astrophysics. In this event we will explore some of the most recent advances ...
Many people in today’s world seek to reclaim the soul-deepening wildness that grounds them and energizes them when so much of the modern world seems designed to tame them. In his thrilling memoir of a life spent exploring the most incredible places on Earth - from the Great African Seaforest ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $15 Members in person, $10/Free web
From towering redwood forests to vast deserts, breathtaking coasts to bustling cities, California has it all. Get an exclusive first look at our new exhibit California: State of Nature at a special NightLife celebrating the Native people, communities, and creatures that make our state so special.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
Tech Talk: PsycheThe Psyche spacecraft, built by Maxar in partnership with NASA JPL, is flying to 16-Psyche, an all-metal asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. Humanity has never before explored a world like it. But terrestrial planets like Earth are presumed to have metallic cores beneath their crusts. Psyche will hopefully help ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Mercury Rising: The Toxicology of a Global PollutantEvery day, we come in contact with many different chemicals that have the potential to impact our lives. Toxicology is a field of science that helps us understand the interactions between us, our environment, and these chemicals, which are sometimes toxic. Heavy metals, such as mercury, are particularly interesting due ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Bering Sea Saga - A Tale of Two Birders - LivestreamJonah Benningfield and Mark Rauzon both did seabird field work in Alaska’s Bering Sea. Jonah was situated on the famed Pribilof Islands, especially St. George and Mark cruised by there in the fog, surveying at sea from Victoria BC to Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow. On-island and at-sea perspectives will show ...
For the seventh installment of the Oceans' Spring Seminar Series our guest speaker is coming from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. Dr. Clement Kinney has been working in the Polar and Global Modelling Group at NPS since 2002. She completed both a Master's degree and PhD in Physical Oceanography at the ...
Stewardship Saturday: Watching for WhalesJoin CA Ocean Alliance, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, and The Marine Mammal Center as we head into the ocean to look for cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) as well as other marine mammals! Through this event you will get to learn about the different cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) present along ...
Where: MontereyCost: Free
3D Theater Opening Day: Wings Over WaterWings Over Water 3D PremiereShowtimes at 12, 2, & 4 3D Theater Opening Day: Wings Over Water 3DCelebrate the reopening of our 3D Theater with a screen that doubles the surface area and a new state-of-the-art projector, and watch the premiere of  Wings Over Water! The film tells the story of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $5 + $20 admission to the science center
Postcards from the MoonRobert Reeves’ presentation, “Postcards from the Moonâ€, summarizes his 60-year passion for observing the Moon by helping the others appreciate the beauty as well as the science of the Moon. Illustrated with images taken by Robert, a noted lunar astrophotographer, his presentation shows that a look at the Moon through ...
The talk will cover the combination of recent observational work analyzing the eruption plume dynamics with satellite imagery, followed by new work on the plume dynamics side and analyzing the joint radiative effect of stratospheric water vapor, aerosols, and ozone (it turns out that the eruption would likely cool the ...
We live in a quantum world, yet we are classical beings, and sometimes our classical nature impedes our ability to interact with, learn from, and understand the underlying quantum reality. I'll describe recently developed methods for improving our ability to learn about the quantum world using both classical machines and ...
The Future of Health Care Is Unfolding - and Nursing and Public Health Are Leading the WayEvidence indicates that while health-care spending in the United States is the highest in the world, people in the United States experience the worst health outcomes of any high-income nation overall. Americans are more likely to die younger, and from avoidable causes, than residents of peer countries. The U.S health-care ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General $10 Members
Is Flying Safe?Chaos on airplanes and airports across the world has taken over some news cycles this year. Something that often went without question or fear has been thrust to the center of debate leaving many asking, "Is flying safe?"Joining us for a conversation at Manny's are Henry Harteveldt, airline industry analyst ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General
Brief History of Everything - LivestreamFourteen billion years ago, the universe was little more than a cloud of hot hydrogen gas. Dr. Patrick Breysse will tell the story of how that cloud of gas evolved into all of the galaxies, stars, and planets we see around us today. In the process, Dr. Breysse will explain ...
Where: Cost: Free
Elephant Seals - Making a Living in the Open Ocean - LivestreamPlease join us for an illuminating evening with Dr. Patrick Robinson as he shares some of the research findings from the UC Santa Cruz elephant seal research program. He will discuss the research methods used to study these animals on their epic migrations and share what he and other researchers ...
 Wonderfest Science Envoys are early-career researchers with special communication skills and aspirations. Following short talks on provocative modern science topics, these two Science Envoys will answer questions with insight and enthusiasm:UC Berkeley plant biologist Enrico Calvanese on The Interpreters of Life's Code - Proteins are molecular machines that enable all ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Wednesday, 05/29/24
Reimagining Care: Adapting to Shifts in Behavioral Health PolicyAs Mental Health Awareness month ends, join us for a discussion about the changing landscape of behavioral health and substance use treatment in San Francisco and California.Join changemakers from local service provider, PRC, and the California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies, to delve into the fundamentals of behavioral health and ...
The quantum laws governing atoms and other tiny objects seem to defy common sense, and information encoded in quantum systems has weird properties that baffle our feeble human minds. John Preskill will explain why he loves quantum entanglement, the elusive feature making quantum information fundamentally different from information in the ...
This student-run monthly series spotlights the latest research from Stanford, presented by PhD candidates and postdocsSpeaker: Elizabeth Zhang, Stanford UniversityRegister at weblink
The compositional diversity and the growth of eruptible melt-rich horizons in magma reservoirs is regulated by the processes that control melt-crystal separation. Melt-crystal separation is generally driven by relatively small density differences (in silicic magmas) and the phase separation process must be taking place at a faster or comparable rate ...
In the competitive landscape of energy markets, convergence bidding has become an essential strategy for enhancing market efficiency. This presentation explores the principles and benefits of convergence bidding, focusing on its role in aligning prices between Day-Ahead Markets (DAM) and Real-Time Markets (RTM).Gridmatic, a leader in energy trading, utilizes cutting-edge ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Determined: A Science of Life Without Free WillIn his best-selling book Behave, Dr. Robert Sapolsky argued that while we may not grasp the precise marriage of nature and nurture that creates the physics and chemistry at the base of human behavior, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Out of this comes a perspective that as biological organisms, ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: Feeling EmotionalUnlock the powerful and varied world of emotions tonight. Can you really catch feelings from those around you? And can you judge an emotion from someone’s face alone? Discover how people are motivated by emotions, perception, and memory, and maybe even embrace feelings that you usually shy away from.What's That ...
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 60,000 live animals (including familiar faces like Claude, our alligator with albinism), the night is sure to be wild.Step inside the iconic ...
Come hear our guest speaker as he discusses how artificial intelligence and microgravity are poised to revolutionize the future space economy in a variety of different ways, from machine vision and navigation, to medical advances and additive manufacturing. Aside from the technical aspects, Mr. Tadros will also touch on some ...
Round robin of noted scientists and amateur astronomers showing photos/videos of the April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse.Join us to see stunning images and videos of the most recent Total Solar Eclipse last April 8. The eclipse started in the Pacific, touched land in Mazatlán, Mexico, entered through Texas, crossed several ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
India's Digital RevolutionFrom launching a digital identity system used by 1.3 billion people, to evolving from a primarily cash-based society to the country with the highest volume of digital payments in the world, India's digital transformation is a remarkable success story. A set of public sector digital technologies known as the "India ...
Oceans SeminarFor the eighth installment of the Oceans' Spring Seminar Series our guest speaker is the Oceans Department's very own Fiorenza Micheli. For her talk, Fio will be diving into the insights that she's gained from spending two decades practicing participatory research in Baja California, Mexico. As well as discussing the transferability and generality of approaches and ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Starry Nights Star PartyThe San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA), working with the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (OSA), is glad to co-host a public star party at Rancho Canada del Oro (RCDO) Open Space Preserve. This site, just 30 minutes south of downtown San Jose, features dark skies. It's dark enough to ...
Where: Morgan HillCost: Free
Saturday, 06/01/24
Family Day at Martin Griffin PreserveVisit Martin Griffin Preserve in Stinson Beach and let your kids be your guide!Enjoy walking trails, redwood forests, Bolinas Lagoon views, and more. Only a short drive to the beach.
Where: Stinson BeachCost: Free
Chabot Pride: #SpaceForAllBring the whole family to kickstart your Pride Month with this out-of-this-world Pride party at Chabot! Discover the science of rainbows, dance with family & friends at the DJ dance party, and get fired up to experience how Rocket Fuel is made with local drag superstar VERA! in our very ...
Where: OaklandCost: $24 General, $19 Kids, Srs. Students, Free Members
East Bay Green Home TourSee what your East Bay neighbors are doing with their homes to combat climate change, improve air quality, generate clean energy, conserve water, and move towards a safer, healthier, greener future.This year’s Green Home Tour will include a virtual tour of 3 homes in the morning and an in-person tour ...
Where: Cost: Free
Nike Missile Site Veteran Open HouseVeterans of the Nike program come to the site to share their stories with visitors and give guided tours of SF88 between the hours of 12pm - 3pm The SF-88 Nike Missile Site is the most fully restored Nike missile site in the country. During the tense years of the Cold War, from ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
On The Bay film program + Bay CruiseTogether with Shaping San Francisco, the Kanbar Forum at the Exploratorium presents short films created by artists and scientists, who explore unique cultural aspects of our Bay - its waterways, shorelines, the natural elements, and humans at work and play. The program will be followed by a shoreline history boat ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with ExplOratorium admission, Bay Cruise $69
Love is a universal experience found in all human cultures. Across the entirety of human culture, our single greatest commonality is the brain. What happens in the brains of people in love? In this talk, I discuss the three basic types of love (Lust, Romantic Attraction, and Attachment) and their ...
Where: Cost: Free
Binocular Stargazing at Coyote Valley Open Space PreserveWant to learn the night sky? Want to see the Milky Way and the stars contained in it? Did you know that you don’t need to spend a ton of money on a telescope to do so? All you need is a decent pair of binoculars.Come out and attend the ...
Where: Morgan HillCost: Free
Starry Nights Star Party - RescheduledThe San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA), working with the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (OSA), is glad to co-host a public star party at Rancho Canada del Oro (RCDO) Open Space Preserve. This site, just 30 minutes south of downtown San Jose, features dark skies. It's dark enough to ...
Where: Morgan HillCost: Free
Sunday, 06/02/24
Solar ObservingIt’s there for us year round, lighting our days and providing energy for our lives, so maybe it’s time to give it a closer look. Join SJAA for amazing and detailed views of the Sun, and be assured that we’ll be using special telescopes that will keep your eyeballs perfectly ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Monday, 06/03/24
Economic and Environmental Considerations of Renewable Energy ResourcesThis presentation will first discuss a model, named the Stochastic Wave Energy and Tidal Energy Revenues (SWEATER) model, that simulates the energy revenues for tidal and wave energy resources probabilistically. The findings of SWEATER suggest that tidal energy resources, under certain conditions, could be economically feasible if payments are received for ...
Energy and water are two critical interdependent systems that impact environmental quality and require urgent innovation. Mining critical materials for energy storage requires large freshwater inputs and introduces pollutants to aqueous environments. Treating wastewater and producing potable require substantial energy inputs. Electrochemical wastewater refining, or the generation of tunable product ...
Today's water systems are enabled by ample fresh water sources, low-cost centralized treatment, and facile wastewater disposal. This linear paradigm delivers low-cost water, but it is increasingly vulnerable to climate change, aging infrastructure, source water contamination, and high energy prices. The National Alliance for Water Innovation, a DOE funded Energy-Water ...
"Crossing the Chasm" for a new technology into commercialization is difficult, notoriously difficult. This talk will focus on the perspective of one VC firm and the lessons we've learned in supporting and financing early-stage companies in the industrial technology and energy space.Speaker: Josh Stiling, Anzu
One third of people living in the United States do not have a driver license. The majority of involuntary nondrivers are disabled, lower income, unhoused, formerly incarcerated, undocumented immigrants, kids, young people, and the elderly. They are also largely invisible due to a mobility system designed almost exclusively for drivers. ...
Astronomers are looking for exoplanets - planets beyond our Solar System - with a goal to one day find Earth 2.0. JWST has provided us with unprecedented amounts of information on the atmospheres of exoplanets and their analogs - brown dwarfs. Brown Dwarfs are unique objects, too massive to be ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
In the rapidly evolving field of Artificial Intelligence, the creation of AI personas has emerged as a transformative approach to personalization. This talk will delve into the innovative work done at Soopra.ai, where we enable individuals, specifically authors,educators, professors and thought leaders, to create an AI version of themselves (aka ...
All stages of drug discovery and development are incredibly challenging, such that development of new medicines not only is long, complex, and costly, but also suffers from an exceptionally high failure rate, leaving much unmet medical need. These challenges are largely due to the complex, non-linear nature of the underlying ...
With climate change increasing the rate and intensity of natural disasters across the globe, many of us might wonder: how ready is San Francicsco for the next disaster? From sky-rocketing insurance hikes in the face of increased wildfires, the always looming "Big One" that one day will shake our city...it's ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
Thursday, 06/06/24
Heat Pumps: An Emerging Tool to Support Better Health, Cleaner Air, and More Affordable Energy for All - LivestreamPublic health practitioners, policymakers, and community advocates alike will have an opportunity to learn about the compelling evidence of the economic, environmental, and health benefits of heat pumps, which include more affordable energy, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, improved air quality, and avoided adverse health impacts.Through appropriate laws, policies, and incentives, ...
The geophysics problems that must be solved in order for us to reliably monitor subsurface change, without disruption or prohibitive cost, have pushed researchers into new and fascinating areas in inverse theory, optimization, acquisition design, and AI. In this presentation I will summarize some recent computational, laboratory, and field experiences ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Bay Lexicon"Bay Lexicon" - a field guide to San Francisco’s shore - uses drawings, text, and maps to develop vocabulary for thinking and talking about a future made uncertain by sea level rise and the climate emergency. Centered on a walk along the edge of the iconic San Francisco Bay, it ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Healthy Homes PresentationJoin us to learn about improving indoor air quality and controlling unwanted pests! Attendees will receive safer home cleaning training from City staff. Free cleaning supplies will be available on a first come, first served basis.Room: Stegner Environmental Center, 5th Floor
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
NightLife: SpiceLifeWe’re bringing the spice at our hottest event of the year. Hear from spicy savants, sample fiery foods, and more.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
After Dark: What Grows BackPlants demonstrate incredible resilience and play an essential role in our ecology. Explore the physical connections to plants through our galleries and a special presentation of Between Earth & Sky, an award-winning documentary featuring renowned ecologist and rainforest canopy researcher Nalini Nadkarni. This inspiring story weaves her personal life with ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Friday, 06/07/24
First Friday NightsCome together as a family to celebrate Pride and Love! Soar into the weekend with live music, a fantastic food truck, colorful science activities, animal presentations, and with special guest, the San Mateo Pride Center. Join us for all the fun!
Where: San MateoCost: $19.95 General, $15.95 Seniors, Children, Students
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. The event duration is 2 hours. SJAA volunteers will share night sky views from their telescopes.Please refrain from bringing your own telescopes (Binoculars are ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Saturday, 06/08/24
Family Nature Adventures: BirdsLearn about local birds and how to identify them from their looks and sounds. Afterwards, we’ll provide binoculars for a short bird watching walk in the forest.Intended for families with children, ages 3+
Where: OaklandCost: $25 Adults w/children, $15 Youth age 3+
Monday, 06/10/24
Morning Hike at Bear Creek RedwoodsJoin us for this beautiful hike! A POST volunteer will share a few words about POST’s decades of conservation success before the hiking group explores a moderately strenuous but mostly shaded 5.4 mile hike with ~900 feet of elevation gain.In one of the county’s best preserved, second-growth coastal redwood forests, ...
Program (the order of the speakers might change): Shane Denson (Stanford/ Film and Media) on "How is Human Embodiment Transformed in an Age of Algorithms?" Virginia San Fratello (San Jose State Univ) on "3D Printing the Future" Fiorenza Micheli (co-director of Stanford’s Center for Ocean Solutions) on "Harnessing ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Tuesday, 06/11/24
Two talks: Blockchain Innovations: AI Integration and Security Trust - LivestreamBlockchain and AI for Industrial ApplicationsThe fusion of Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (AI) heralds a new era of industrial innovation with opportunities for transparency, efficiency, and autonomy. Blockchain is a decentralized digital ledger that can be significantly augmented using conventional and generative AI capabilities This lecture will delve into the ...
What can we do, today, to improve muscle strength and, accordingly, to increase healthy longevity, i.e., healthspan? It starts by understanding the science of strength and of muscle function, and then appreciating how muscle changes with aging. Ultimately, we find that healthspan increases with simple and effective evidence-based strategies for ...
This presentation will focus on the past and present issues facing Asian American people in the US, as well as how these issues intersect with Critical Race Theory or CRT (what CRT is and isn’t and why there is a moral panic over CRT when it’s really a specialized field ...
Open House at San Jose AI Simplifiers - LivestreamDo you enjoy expressing ideas simply? No jargon, just clear and effective language. Even a six-year-old will be eager to listen!Join us at the San Jose AI Simplifiers Club's Open House on June 12th, 2024, from 6:00-7:00 PM PT. Dive into the fascinating world of AI, but simplified. Don’t miss ...
The laws and policy regimes that govern how we create, train, test, and license artificial intelligence technology are changing. And these change are worldwide, varying depending on the jurisdiction and branch of government. Technologists, startups, and entrepreneurs do not need to become experts on these law and policy changes to ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Thursday, 06/13/24
SETI Live: Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos - LivestreamAre we alone? This question continues to tantalize and mystify scientists and the public alike, wondering if Earth contains not only the one known sample of life in the Universe but also the ONLY life in the Universe. In her new book, Alien Earths, astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger (founding director of Cornell ...
Where: Cost: Free
Superfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex - LivestreamIs superfood a scientific term … or a marketing one? Do supplements that claim to reduce inflammation actually reduce anything (other than your bank account)? What’s the deal with “red light therapy� Everyday life is full of interesting science - and pseudoscience - from maraschino cherries and frizzy hair to ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightLife x Make HistoryJoin us as we honor Black contributions to global dance with a special Juneteenth edition of the Make History dance battle. This commemorative competition marks the first Juneteenth jam in celebration of Black arts and liberation in the Bay Area. Plus, the party continues with a marketplace curated by In ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
After Dark: ExtraOrdinary OpeningThis summer’s most imaginative and playful exhibition opens After Dark! Be among the first to experience ExtraOrdinary! and the stunning artworks made from everyday objects. Don't forget to bring out your inner artist-scientist with our hands-on programs: tinker with cardboard and add to a collective creation, join a crochet jam, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Lately, there has been much discussion in the media and even in academic journals about the supposed rise of “anti-science†in the United States. Examples tend focus on climate change, evolution, and vaccination. But what about science in general? Are Americans truly anti-science in the sense of rejecting all of ...
Where: Cost: Free
JWST Astrochemistry: Beyond the Fabulous ImagesHave you ever wondered what is beyond those fabulous images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)? Or other telescopes like the VLT, Spitzer, SOFIA or Herschel. In this talk hosted by the Peninsula Astronomical Society, Dr. Christiaan Boersma of NASA will give a lecture on the (astro)chemistry of PAHs ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Marin's Declining Shorebirds - LivestreamNils will talk about the status and trends of our North America shorebirds, with a focus on Pacific Flyway birds, particularly those that occur in Marin County. He will first discuss how shorebirds around the world and in the USA are doing and then talk about the results of a ...
Speaker: Emmanuel Schaan is a Staff Scientist at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. As a cosmologist, he studies the origin and evolution of the Universe, by analyzing data from large telescopes in the US, Chile and space. His work focuses on the cosmic microwave background, the earliest light visible after the ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $29 General
Saturday, 06/15/24
ExtraOrdinary! FestivalCome enjoy the summer’s most imaginative and playful exhibition! Be among the first to experience ExtraOrdinary! and the stunning artworks made from everyday objects. Don't forget to bring out your inner artist-scientist with our fun programs for all ages: tinker with cardboard and add to a collective creation, join a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Foothills Family Nature WalkJoin us at Foothills Nature Preserve for a family-friendly nature walk, guided by EV docents. Participation is free, but space is limited. Register at weblinkEnvironmental 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 ...
Raja GuhaThakurta is a Distinguished Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California Santa Cruz. He studies the formation and evolution of galaxies large and small, with a focus on the assembly of their dark matter, dynamics of their resolved stellar population, merger history, chemical enrichment, and star ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $29 General
City Public Star PartyCome join the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers for free public stargazing of the Moon, planets, globular clusters and more!The event will take place in Tunnel Tops National Park, parking is located adjacent to Picnic Place (210 Lincoln Blvd for GPS) with the telescopes setup in the East Meadow.Dress warmly as conditions ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Sunday, 06/16/24
ExtraOrdinary! FestivalCome enjoy the summer’s most imaginative and playful exhibition! Be among the first to experience ExtraOrdinary! and the stunning artworks made from everyday objects. Don't forget to bring out your inner artist-scientist with our fun programs for all ages: tinker with cardboard and add to a collective creation, join a ...
