Glow FestRecharge your winter wonder with luminous artworks that will surprise and delight the whole family??"paint with light and shadow, soak in colors, and play with exhibit prototypes in the Light Lab. Don’t miss Glow, our seasonal exhibition that celebrates the art and science of light! To make the weekend extra ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Tule Boat and Doll-making with Ohlone Cultural LeadersCelebrate National Native American Heritage Month in the Outdoor Nature Lab with 'ottoy Initiative leaders Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino. On both Sundays, they will demonstrate how to create traditional dolls and boats and provide materials so participants can make their own to take home.Event is included with admission to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Event is free with admission to the science center
Join Counter Culture Labs for an exciting workshop focused on DIY just-for-fun biotechnology. We will be making colorful agar art with our engineered glowing microorganisms. Agar is the substrate on which microbes grow on.In this workshop, you will draw out a picture on the petri dish using our microbes and ...
Where: OaklandCost: $50 adult, $25 youth under 18 with student ID
Evolving understanding of electric fields and enzyme catalysisLocal internal electric fields created by the organized environment in complex systems like proteins can be measured using the vibrational Stark effect (VSE). We have found that these fields can be very large and can affect chemical reactivity. I will briefly explain the underlying physical concept and strategy we have ...
Condensed matter physics has witnessed emergent quantum phenomena driven by electron correlation and topology. Such phenomena have been mostly observed in conventional crystalline materials where flat electronic bands are available. In recent years, moiré superlattices built upon two-dimensional (2D) materials emerged as a new platform to engineer and study electron ...
Over the past decade, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has captured thousands of high-resolution images of the Moon's surface??"far more than humans can manually review. To tackle this challenge, scientists have developed an automated system that quickly identifies scientifically significant images from the LRO data, making it the first anomaly ...
In principle, we all love to hate political gerrymandering. But how can we learn to deal with it, to manage it, ... to hack it? In the past decade, mathematicians and computer scientists have developed inventive and revealing tools to find all kinds of gerrymanders: from the pretty-but-partisan, to the ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Wednesday, 11/27/24
Globalization, Localization, and Energy Storage ChaosComparing the electrification goals with industry readiness and discuss how we can achieve those goals fasterKeynote Speaker: Samo Burja, Bismarck AnalysysPanel: Cameron Dales, Peak Energy; Bob Galyen, Galyen Energy; Deshan Naidoo, Afrivolt; Tal Sholklapper, Voltaig; Sama Aghnlaey, Jon Gates ConsultingLocation revealed after you purchase a ticket
Where: Cost: $20 General
Virtual Skeptics in the Pub: Becoming better consumers of informationThis is a casual night of socializing with fellow skeptics who live in various locations around the oblate spherical planet Earth.Please join us! This is a free event brought to you by Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.See weblink to connect.
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 11/30/24
Science Saturday: Monarch Madness!Join us for our Free Science Saturday event, where we will explore the fascinating world of monarch butterflies. Learn about their incredible migratory journey, the challenges they face, and the vital role they play in our ecosystem. This engaging day will feature collection displays, informative talks, and activities for the ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Family Astronomy: Discovering the Whole New Worlds of ExoplanetsCreate a new holiday tradition full of fun and learning - bring the family together with an interactive and engaging astronomy workshop designed for curious minds. Explore the wonders of exoplanets - distant, mysterious worlds beyond our solar system - through hands-on activities perfect for families with children ages 6-12. ...
Where: OaklandCost: $25 Adults, $15 Youth
Starry Nights Star Party - CANCELEDThe 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 ...
It'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 ...
By our nature, humans need challenge. We get bored easily and stop playing a game if it is too easy. We are happiest when we are living a purpose driven life, that is "just challenging enough". This talk will dive into the importance of Mastering Mindset, and discuss the question ...
Lithium battery technology is critical to the decarbonization of air transport via electric aircraft, and is the enabler behind new concepts in air transportation such as electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi services. The needs of battery technology for electric aviation are greatly different from consumer electronics and ...
For this session, we are honored to be joined by David Dill, the Donald E. Knuth Professor in the School of Engineering, Emeritus. In 2004, Prof. Dill founded the Verified Voting Foundation, whose mission is "to strengthen democracy for all voters by promoting the responsible use of technology in elections.” We ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Getting to YesGood technical and analytical work is the foundation of every successful project, but by itself, it is not enough to ensure that a needed project moves from the drawing table to the ribbon cutting. Ms. Menard will describe key lessons learned during a 40-year career as local government water utility ...
An estimated 133 million - or nearly half - of all Americans suffer from one or more chronic diseases. Chronic diseases consistently account for 5 of the top 10 leading causes of death. Moreover, 90% of annual healthcare expenditures are attributed to chronic diseases. Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) and Type ...
Dr. Tian is a Scientific Director at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. The Tian Laboratory for Optical Neurophysiology engineers biosensors and optical probes for monitoring and controlling brain activity in living, behaving research animals. Dr. Tian and her team have created a novel class of genetically encoded indicators ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Building AI PolicyEffectively governing AI stands as a grand challenge for the 21st century as we reckon with this generation-defining technology. In this talk, I will present my theory for change, articulating why academia is vital for creating superior-quality AI policy. My research embodies this, as I describe through three lines of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Chemical methods to monitor and manipulate the proteomeThe development of potent probe molecules and drug leads for proteins that lack deep pockets remains an important and difficult problem. This seminar will focus on methods being developed in the Kodadek Laboratory to address this problem. Topics to be discussed will include the development of “beyond rule of 5” ...
Statistical methods for assessing the factual accuracy of large language models We develop new conformal inference methods for obtaining validity guarantees on the output of large language models (LLMs). Prior work in language modeling (Mohri & Hashimoto, 2024) identifies a subset of the text that satisfies a high-probability guarantee of correctness. These methods work by filtering a claim from the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
An Exploration of the Milky Way: Our Cosmic HomeOur Universe is made up of many billions of galaxies, yet astronomers are still trying to figure out how they form, evolve, and assemble themselves. The question of how and when galaxies - including our own - take shape across cosmic time is among the most fundamental in modern astronomy. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
The chemical synthesis of natural products provides an exciting platform from which to conduct fundamental research in chemistry and biology. Our group is currently pursuing the synthesis of several structurally complex natural products, with a particular focus on the development of new convergent fragment coupling and annulation strategies. The ...
This talk will explore the state-of-the-art methodologies for assessing carbon emissions across the lifecycle of natural gas production in the U.S. The difficulty in providing a reasonable carbon intensity (CI) numbers for the US natural gas lies in unorganized production facility data reportage and long-standing underestimates of super-emitter activities in ...
As concern about climate change intensifies, there is increasing demand for ‘actionable’ information to help mitigate to effects of climate change through sustainable policy. As this demand has increased, so has the complexity and resolution of Earth System Models (ESMs) and Global Climate Models (GCMs), which play a central role ...
For the closing keynote of our autumn 2024 series of weekly seminars, we are very happy to welcome Ryan Harty, Division Lead of Sustainability and Business Development at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Ryan will share insights into Honda’s efforts toward clean energy, carbon neutrality, and resource circularity, focusing on ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Disruptive & low-cost solutions on AI-enabled platformComputer Ghost of Christmas Past says: "Remember the whirr of dial-up tones and floppy disks? Ah, simpler times when every kilobyte was precious!"Computer Ghost of Christmas Present says: "Look at the world now - always online, apps for everything, and streaming cat videos in 4K! Enjoy the moment, for technology ...
This presentation will provide a conceptual framework for thinking about the ways climate change can affect worker health. It will then provide examples of industries at high risk, vulnerable worker populations, and specific health threats. Strategies to protect workers from climate-related health threats will also be discussed.Speaker: Gina Solomon, UC ...
Where: Cost: Free
WaterPalooza! 2024 - LivestreamSustainable Silicon Valley has joined Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet and SSV’s Water Program is now Acterra Water.One thing remains the same, however: WaterPalooza! continues getting bigger and bolder as a festival of ideas across the water cycle. “You don’t win on Climate if we lose on Water,” VERGE’s ...
Imagine transforming the vast network of submarine fiber optic cables into a real-time observatory that unveils the ocean’s hidden dynamics.* Over the past decade, advancements in fiber sensing technology have rapidly progressed, offering an unprecedented opportunity to establish large-scale geophysical observatories on the seafloor more cost-effectively than ever before. In ...
Where: Cost: Free
Whole Earth SeminarThis lecturer will be remote.Speaker: Mark Brandon, Yale University
We are interested in the biology of a small, evolutionarily related group of fungi that cause disease in healthy humans. These environmental fungi are exquisitely responsive to mammalian body temperature, which triggers drastic changes in cell shape and the induction of virulence properties. We dissect temperature-dependent signaling in these organisms ...
Dexterous movement is a hallmark of human motor ability, enabling us to interact skillfully with our environment. The loss of this capability due to movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease or stroke, strips individuals of independence and quality of life. This talk explores the neural underpinnings of dexterity, focusing on ...
We are at a critical moment in our society. While we advance efforts to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis, across the globe, millions are experiencing issues of energy affordability, reliability, and equitable access to modern energy technologies. This lecture will explore the intricate intersection of energy, class, race, ...
From Perception to Pleasure: the Neuroscience of Music and Why We Love ItMusic has existed in human societies since prehistory, likely because it allows expression and regulation of emotion, and evokes pleasure. But how do humans go from perceiving sound patterns to pleasurable responses? Learn about what happens in our brains when we listen to music, in this virtual talk with Dr. ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Sea Meets the Stars: How Artificial Intelligence is Accelerating the Scientific PursuitIn less than 10 years, advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have built systems that can distinguish cats from dogs, translate English to Japanese, and even record your sentiments on Facebook. With the appearance of chat-bots, AI has reached astonishing - if not uncomfortable - levels. In science, the impacts of ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
After COP29: The Energy Transition Challenge - RESCHEDULEDThe energy transition is a monumental task, still in its early stages, with only about 10 percent of the necessary low-emissions technologies deployed to meet 2050 targets, according to the McKinsey Global Institute.As the world strives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, while meeting growing global energy demand, significant challenges lie ...
Genetic diversity provides the raw material necessary for species to adapt to changing conditions, which unfolds over millions of years as populations accumulate variation. However, especially in the Anthropocene, the rate of genetic loss often far exceeds the rate at which diversity can be generated, posing significant challenges for ...
Wendy Liu’s Abolish Silicon Valley pulled back the façade on the Horatio Alger myths surrounding tech work and start-up culture and left no doubt about the emptiness of life in that world. Erin McElroy, a co-founder of the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, has turned her prodigious analytical skills to the expansion ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Thursday, 12/05/24
WaterPalooza! 2024 - LivestreamSustainable Silicon Valley has joined Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet and SSV’s Water Program is now Acterra Water.One thing remains the same, however: WaterPalooza! continues getting bigger and bolder as a festival of ideas across the water cycle. “You don’t win on Climate if we lose on Water,” VERGE’s ...
Living with Lions - LivestreamMountain lions are top carnivores playing an important role in our North Bay ecosystems, yet they live a fragile existence, moving through a mosaic of public and private lands. The Living with Lions Project, a partnership between Audubon Canyon Ranch and True Wild, is studying our region’s mountain lions to identify ...
Where: Cost: Free
Disrupting a delicate balance: Emerging pathogens in a changing world‘Emerging’ pathogens are defined as infectious agents with increasing incidence that are expanding into new host populations in response to ecological or epidemiological change. Over 20% of emerging pathogens are vector-borne, meaning transmitted by arthropod vectors, and over 60% of emerging pathogens are zoonotic, meaning derived from animal (often wildlife) ...
Scaling Expertise via Language Models: With Applications to EducationAccess to expertise shapes how individuals learn, develop, and succeed across society. For example, in education, experienced teachers teach students and train novice educators through effective interactions. However, access to expertise is limited, undermining learning at scale. While language models promise to democratize access, they often mimic surface-level patterns and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
When Do Firms Oversell or Undersell Their Environmental Sustainability? - LivestreamGaku Morio is a Researcher at Hitachi America, Ltd. He received his M.D. in Engineering from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. He is interested in natural language processing and applied machine learning, with emphasis on facilitating these technologies to the real-world business/industrial data.Jungah (Isabella) Yoon joined the University of ...
Santa Claude is comin’ to town! Shop your heart away at our merry marketplace of gift-worthy treasures.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
A Just Transition for Whom? Book launch and DiscussionTo avert the worst impacts of climate change, a transition away from fossil fuels is necessary. However, what this transition looks like and what would make a transition “just,” remain open questions. What workers are missing from “green” economy discussions? What role do workers play in the fight for a ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
After Dark: Figure It OutFind out how to make better decisions with the help of philosophy, psychology, and physics.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95, free for members
Expecting the Unexpected with AI at Particle Colliders In particle physics, we search for new elementary particles that signal extensions of the fundamental interactions of nature. Experiments at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) produce massive datasets, which physicists scour for evidence of hypothetical particles that have been suggested by theorists. But it is impossible to predict exactly ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
The Cosmic Mystery of Fast Radio BurstsThe cosmos directly interacts with Earth through various signals in the form of electromagnetic waves (light), elementary particles, and gravitational waves. A couple of decades ago, radio astronomers found extremely bright flashes in their data that only lasted a few thousandths of a second. These pulses, named Fast Radio Bursts ...
Cyber Alliance: Grassroots Efforts for a Safer Cyber FutureJoin Cyversity and the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity for this special end-of-year community gathering to reflect on and celebrate the past year as we look toward our shared commitment of creating a safer cyber future for all in 2025 and the years to come.Enjoy remarks from Jason Clinton, ...
First Friday NightsSwing into the weekend with live music, a food truck, animals, and fun! On the first Friday of every month, from 5 PM until 8 PM, parents and kids celebrate together at CuriOdyssey.Dance to some of your favorite pop and rock hits, while enjoying animal presentations and science activities. Activities ...
Where: San MateoCost: $21.95 General, $17.95 Seniors, Child
Join us at Chabot for a night of fun at First Friday: SHOOTING STARS! Explore the wonders of the night sky with special guest speakers, dance the night away with live music, and get creative at craft stations where kids of all ages can make their own shooting star-themed art. ...
Where: OaklandCost: $10 General, $5 Kids/Seniors, Free for members
Ingenuity has shown that flying in the Martian atmosphere is possible and that helicopters can provide critical insight and support to ground-based assets. Though Ingenuity was designed for five flights, to date, 66 flights have been completed with ~119 min of flight time and ~9 miles flown. What would it ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Saturday, 12/07/24
Techfest: Robots and AI in ActionCHM’s all-day TechFest events offer special family-oriented experiences included in the price of Museum admission. We’ll be bringing you tech-themed demos, performances, hands-on activities, and more. Explore CHM exhibits, shop in the Museum store, enjoy a tasty treat from the Cloud Bistro, and have fun at Techfest!We're celebrating the world ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Jazz Under the StarsJazz Under the Stars is a FREE monthly public stargazing event! Occurring on the Saturday nearest the 1st quarter moon (check our Events Page), join us in building 36 on the 4th floor observatory for a night of smooth jazz, bright stars, and a lot of fun! We play our jazz ...
Where: San MateoCost: 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, 12/08/24
Five Dollar Day at The Lawrence Hall of ScienceVisit The Lawrence and enjoy all the hands-on science we offer for just $5 per person. Learn cutting-edge science in Hands-on Biotech and Virtually Human, meet prehistoric beasts in Dinosaur Lookout, and more! $5 Days are part of our efforts to increase access to our programs for all.
Where: BerkeleyCost: $5 per person
Mycological Society of San Francisco 52nd Annual Fungus FairHands-on mushroom activities for all ages; workshops, speakers, displays (hundreds of species), educational area, crafts, mushroom growing kits, recipes and more.Creative hands-on family friendly activities (all ages)Lectures & workshops by renowned expertsDisplays of 300+ species of locally collected fungiID table - bring your specimens to find out the species!Educational - ...
Where: South San FranciscoCost: $25
Sensory SundayVisitors, caregivers, family members, and aides can join us for an afternoon of:Exploring the exhibit galleries, zoo, and playgroundGuided science activities and Animal EncountersVaried sensory experiences with keyed mapSensory support kits available for useStorytime with alternative seating optionsDesignated break spaces with fidget toys, dimmed lights, and sitting areas$7 discounted admission ...
The standard model of cosmology has passed every test over the last twenty years. Yet it remains unsatisfactory, with 95% of the universe being dark components, whose nature we did not understand. Now, there are possible 'cracks' in the model, as recent observations of the local expansion rate of the ...
Mechanisms of enzyme regulation by dynamic polymerizationMany important regulatory enzymes in intermediate metabolism form large-scale filamentous polymers in cells and tissues. These supermolecular structures are critically important for regulating enzyme activity and maintaining cellular homeostasis, and their discovery has opened a new field focused on the physical organization of metabolic activity in the cellular context. Our ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Responsible Governance of AI: Realities, Roadblocks, and ResolutionsI will begin by defining and advocating for the responsible governance of AI as crucial for maximizing the societal benefits of the technology while minimizing its harms. I will then discuss the key challenges faced by major AI actors and stakeholders in implementing responsible AI in practice, drawing from my ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Uncertainty-Aware AI: Integrating Reliable Human Preferences and ML Predictions in Societal DimensionsThe rapid integration of machine learning (ML) or artificial intelligence (AI) into societal research has transformed how we study human behavior, preferences, and societal phenomena. However, this integration presents methodological challenges at the intersection of society and AI. Two critical issues become prominent: the reliability of (ML/AI) systems in capturing ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The High Energy Life: My Path Through Chemistry, Astrophysics and Rocket Scienct to...My path through Chemistry, Astrophysics and Rocket Science into STEM Education with help from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Swift missions and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (https://universe.sonoma.edu/~lynnc/).Speaker: Lynn Cominsky, Sonoma State University
The most powerful transformations in the synthesis of complex molecules generate significant structural complexity from simple precursors. In many cases, however, there is no practical approach available to translate intuitive retrosynthetic disconnections of a given target from the blackboard to the lab. This presentation will highlight strategies that address such ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
An Update on Alzheimer’s: Assessment, Treatment and Prevention - LivestreamYou will learn about the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease, the typical and atypical clinical manifestations of this disease, and recent advances in diagnosis and treatment. Speaker: Serggio Lanatta, Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, UC San Francisco Memory and Aging CenterRegister at weblink for Zoom information
Where: Cost: Free
City of Campbell Climate Action & Adaptation PlanActerra will be hosting a focus group for Campbell residents. Our focus group is in partnership with the City of Campbell and we will be creating vision boards on what a sustainable Campbell looks like to them. We will provide a free lunch and $50 stipends to attendees.
I will present a few snapshots along my trajectory of algorithmic developments in electronic structure theory, through the lens of applied mathematics. I will begin with large-scale Kohn-Sham density functional theory (KS-DFT) with local, semi-local, and hybrid exchange-correlation functionals. I will then discuss the treatment of finite-size effects in quantum ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
'Power Metal' The race for the resources that will shape the futureJoin author Vince Beiser at the Berkeley Ecology Center for a discussion on his new book, Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future.The powerful ways the metals we need to fuel technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and rising violence ??" and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Heroes Never Die: The Blizzard SagaThirty years ago, Blizzard Entertainment spawned Warcraft, and then World of Warcraft a decade later, unleashing hordes of orcs and humans onto millions of fans' computer screens. Computer gaming would never be the same. But even as Blizzard conquered gamers' wallets with franchises like Diablo, Starcraft, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, ...
It’s a classic question of color perception: Is my red the same as your red? Using special optical systems that bypass normal visual processes in the eye (optical blur, eye movements), researchers are able to send sensory information to the human brain that it has never experienced before. The BIG ...
Join us for a special preview event celebrating the Keep it CO?OL exhibition, winner of the 2023 SFNS Agora award. This event explores the intricate role of CO? in climate change, while also examining the future of climate action and the vital role museums play in raising awareness, fostering critical ...
High spatiotemporal resolution mapping of cellular electrophysiological activity is critical for various fields, including neuroscience, brain-machine interfaces, and cell therapy. Ultimately, our goal is to simultaneously record activities from millions, or even billions, of cells at single-cell resolution, with millisecond temporal resolution and cell-type specificity, across three-dimensional (3D) tissues throughout ...
Chemical sensing of natural waters at a spatially relevant resolution relevant demands sensors that (1) are relatively inexpensive, (2) capture holistic characteristics of variable chemical background, and (3) are able to detect target pollutants that are a minority fraction of the charge balance. Ion-selective electrodes are promising due to their ...
The next important milestone for quantum computing is moving past quantum supremacy, which demonstrated computational power, to quantum utility - solving useful computations much faster than classical computers. To accomplish this, quantum computers must scale up to large size, and most importantly, qubit quality must improve to lower errors to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Sorting the Solar System - LivestreamThis 90-minute workshop for educators explores how we classify the many objects within our Solar System. Participants will investigate how we use observations to inform inferences and make decisions about the processes on distant objects and what we call them.Registration closes December 8 at 11:59 PM PST
In his final book, the late Henry Kissinger joined forces with two leading technologists to mount “a profound exploration” (says Walter Isaacson) of the epochal challenges and opportunities presented by the revolution in artificial intelligence??"a breakthrough that they believe dramatically empowers people in all walks of life while also raising ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $40 General in person, $10 online, member discount
We live in times of increased distrust of science, which has real consequences in terms of people’s quality of life and health, not to mention, potentially, in terms of the very future of the human ecosystem. So this is surely not a good time to criticize science itself, right? Well, ...
Get ready for a dive into South America’s birdiest country! Together we’ll explore Colombia’s unique ecology, breathtaking scenery, and unparalleled avian diversity! Colombia holds the record with nearly 2,000 bird species and an impressive 80 endemics!During our time together, we’ll discuss what has given rise to such incredible diversity. Topics ...
Where: Cost: Free
Breathless: Catie and the RobotThis captivating duet created by dancer/choreographer/engineer Catie Cuan and artist/researcher Ken Goldberg pairs Cuan with an industrial robot arm for a dance performance that shows appreciation for the work performed by humans every day, and contrasts the the beauty, strength, and frailty of the human body with the relentless precision ...
Speaker: Franz Weber, University of PennsylvaniaAttend in person or click here for Zoom
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Geminids Meteor Shower - CANCELEDOur observation deck is the place to be dazzled and share a group experience full of “oohs and aahs” as we view the annual Geminids Meteor shower. Named for the radiant or location where the shower appears to originate, the Geminids is one of the best meteor showers to catch ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15 Adults, $7 kids/seniors, members 10% off
Saturday, 12/14/24
King Tide Day in San RafaelCome join your neighbors and local scientists to document the highest tides of the year! Teams will use community science kits to explore how low-lying spots along the waterfront are affected by king tides. Measure flooding and take pictures alongside local experts. San Rafael is one of the Bay Area’s most ...
Where: San RafaelCost: Free
Land x Good Fire: Prescribed Burn PlanningJoin fellows from Audubon Canyon Ranch's Fire Forward fellowship program for Sonoma County residents to learn about Good Fire.Join Taj Katuna, fire ecologist and researcher, to learn the process of planning a prescribed burn. Learn what to look for in a site visit, how to identify prescribed burn control lines, ...
Where: MarshallCost: Free
King Tides WalkJoin the Environmental Volunteers in a fun, interactive learning experience which will teach you about what King Tides are and why they are exciting! The event will include a brief hands-on science talk about the tides, and then a gentle walk through the Baylands. Highest of the high tides is ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Family Nature Adventures: Snooze and Snuggle-Hibernating Animals!Explore an exciting adventure in the enchanting world of hibernation where we’ll uncover the secrets of how animals prepare for winter slumber. Children will embark on a captivating exploration of hibernation, a fascinating natural phenomenon. Through hands-on activities, engaging stories, and a guided walk in the breathtaking redwood forest surrounding ...
Where: OaklandCost: See weblinnk
Breathless: Catie and the RobotWould you dance with a robot? What would your human + robot duet look like? Come watch a stunning performance by dancer/choreographer/engineer Catie Cuan and artist/researcher Ken Goldberg, in which Catie dances with an industrial robot arm. This piece is an appreciation of the work performed by humans every day, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
The origin of the Universe & evolution of large scale structure and how it affects your observingThis talk is geared toward astronomy enthusiasts and amateur astronomers. I'll provide an overview of the origin of the Universe, early galaxy & stellar formation, and the evolution of large scale structure. Also, I'll discuss the latest research, including exciting insights from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), and some ...
Join Chris Carmichael in search of both resident and migrant birds in the Garden’s many bird friendly micro habitats. Chris will be joined by Susan Greef, Garden Member and avid birder. Beginning and experienced bird watchers are welcome. Limited to 15 participants.Register at weblink. These bird walks often sell out.
Where: BerkeleyCost: $25 General, $20 Members
King Tides: A Royal Tide Watch Along the EmbarcaderoJoin the Exploratorium and Port of San Francisco staff along the Embarcadero to observe, photograph, and discuss “Royal” Tides. These exceptionally high tides are often described as “King Tides,” and will be “normal” tides of the future due to sea level rise.We’ll gather between Pier 3 and Pier 5 on ...
Changan Chen (Stanford/AI) on 4D Audio-Visual Learning: A Visual Perspective of Sound Propagation and Production" Alberto Salleo (Stanford/ Material Science) on "Soft Polymers for Bioelectronics" Karoline Karlic (UC Santa Cruz/ Photography) on "Unseen California: Photography, Place and Environment "
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Tuesday, 12/17/24
Family-Friendly Winter Fun Agar Art - Painting w/ Microbes!Join Counter Culture Labs for an exciting workshop focused on DIY just-for-fun biotechnology. We will be making colorful agar art with our engineered glowing microorganisms. Agar is the substrate on which microbes grow on.In this workshop, you will draw out a picture on the petri dish using our microbes and ...
Tucson’s local flavor of Astronomy on Tap, Space Drafts, is excited to present its 102nd edition! This month, we’ll be joined by optical sciences graduate student Josh Liberman, who will tell us about hunting for alien worlds with huge telescopes, and Steward Observatory graduate student Jeniveve Pearson who will tell ...
Join the NASA Night Sky Network with Dr. Robert Nemiroff for a tour of highlights from the Astronomy Picture of the Day archive for 2024.Along with Jerry Bonnell, Robert Nemiroff has written, coordinated, and edited NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) since 1995 at apod.nasa.gov. The APOD archive contains ...
Where: Cost: Free
Science Is A Piece of Cake: California ForestsLearn about California's beautiful forests via cake! KQED Check, Please! producer Cecilia Phillips hosts a cake bake-off, where California's rich forests will serve as our visual prompt.Each cake will be inspired by trees and their surrounding ecosystems, depicting a rich canopy of flora and fauna.Enter the competition as a beginner, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $23.
Thursday, 12/19/24
Lunch Break Science - LivestreamLunch Break Science is a dynamic live web series featuring fascinating short talks, engaging interviews, and lively Q&A with Leakey Foundation scientists. Each episode digs deeper into the latest human origins discoveries, with topics like Neanderthals, chimpanzee behavior, and more! Even better, you can interact with researchers during the show ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: Twinkle TwinkleLearn about the celestial bodies that illuminate our sky: the Sun, shooting stars, and near-Earth asteroids.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95, free for members
Neutrino AstronomyIt is possible to get an early warning of a supernova by observing neutrinos. These incredibly light particles travel at nearly the speed of light and come out ahead of the massive explosion. But to catch them requires an incredibly sensitive detector. Fortunately, sensitive detectors were already on-line in 1987 ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Friday, 12/20/24
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, 12/21/24
The Physics Show - Three PerformancesThe Physics Show is a fun science show for kids and their families. This year we will have two weekends of shows in September and two weekends of shows in January.Tickets go on sale the first week of December, pending completion of construction at the venue.Performances at 10:00, 1:00, and ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: $6
Family Astronomy: Winter Solstice - The Longest NightExplore the fascinating history, diverse cultural customs, and ancient rituals associated with the Winter Solstice. You’ll learn about the shortest day of the year, the various types and stages of night and twilight and how different cultures around the world celebrate this celestial event, from lighting candles and bonfires to ...
Where: OaklandCost: $25 Adult, $15 youth
Sunday, 12/22/24
The Physics Show - Three PerformancesThe Physics Show is a fun science show for kids and their families. This year we will have two weekends of shows in September and two weekends of shows in January.Tickets go on sale the first week of December, pending completion of construction at the venue.Performances at 10:00, 1:00, and ...
