Familes on the LandWe welcome you to an easy "challenge by choice" type of hike day with staff and docents at Bouverie Preserve. Explore the different trails and ecosytems of the preserve or enjoy a nice picnic, this day's adventure is all up to you!Register at weblink
Where: Glen EllenCost: Free
First Saturday: Free Tour of the Santa Cruz ArboretumAround the World in 60-90 Minutes!On the first Saturday of each month, the Arboretum offers a docent or staff-led tour of the Arboretum.Sometimes you will see New Zealand, South Africa, California, and Australia. Sometimes you might see combinations of several gardens or the developing World Conifer Collection or Rare Fruit ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission, and for members
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
Jazz Under the StarsJazz Under the Stars is a FREE monthly public stargazing event! Join us for a night of smooth jazz, bright stars, and a lot of fun! We play our jazz from CSM's own KCSM 91.1. Founded in 1964, KCSM has grown to become one of the top 35 most listened to non-commercial ...
Virtually all of the isotopes heavier than iron would not exist without neutron-induced reactions. Despite there importance in many different astrophysical scenarios, there are almost no direct measurements for isotopes with half-lives shorter than a few years. A radically new approach is necessary to overcome this constraint. Ion storage rings ...
Until about decade ago, the central focus of climate mitigation efforts was how to make progress??"how we might drastically reduce fossil energy emissions. By 2018, though, it was increasingly clear that electricity from renewables would beat fossil fuels on cost, and the focus shifted from just making progress to how ...
From lunar samples returned by the Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s to measurements taken from satellites orbiting the Moon in the present day, we've learned that the Moon used to have a global magnetic field just like the Earth does today. At some point, this global field disappeared. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
Tuesday, 11/04/25
Taiwan Rising - The Origins of a High-Tech IndustryHow did Taiwan ascend to such great heights in high-tech manufacturing? Honghong Tinn, author of Island Tinkerers, shares the fascinating history of how hobbyists and enthusiasts in Taiwan helped transform the country through innovative and creative computer use. Here's what you'll learn:Why the stereotype that “the West innovates, and the East ...
The Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctic contains the coldest and most thermally stable waters on Earth, and supports a diverse and highly endemic fauna that has evolved under these conditions for millions of years. Many unusual phenomena like gigantism, anti-freeze capacity, extraordinarily long development, and stenothermality have been described in Antarctic ...
Alexis Madrigal is a journalist in Oakland, California. He’s the co-host of KQED’s current affairs show, Forum, and a contributing writer at The Atlantic, where he co-founded The COVID Tracking Project. Previously, he was the editor-in-chief of Fusion and a staff writer at Wired.Speaker: Alexis Madrigal, Journalist
