Special Documentary Screening: Western Monarch Butterflies, Protecting Our PollinatorsJoin us for a very special night with Ian Nelson, director of Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our Pollinators. We’ll host an exclusive screening followed by a Q&A with Ian. It will be a fantastic night for anyone passionate about monarch butterfly conservation. Proceeds from the evening will be split between ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: $20 General, $12 Members
Albert Einstein: “One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike - and yet it is the most precious thing we have.” This quotation graces the very top of Wonderfest’s large-format Layers of Scientific Understanding (LoSU) poster. In the ...
The giant sail-backed carnivorous Spinosaurus is one of the most famous of all dinosaurs. It’s a staple of documentaries, books, movies, and video games, but a great deal of scientific mystery surrounds them. Their fossil remains are highly fragmentary, their evolutionary relationships elusive, and interpretations of their ecology and behavior ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: SolsticeAs the longest night of the year in San Francisco approaches, the other side of the globe prepares for its longest day. Join us at After Dark to explore the complementary relationship between light and shadow, and discover the many ways light finds its way into dark places. Learn about ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95, free for members
High-Tech Tools for Modern Mycology Discover the latest digital tools and technologies that enhance the study of mushrooms.Join Fork in the Path for a special talk in person & online about high-tech tools for modern foragers with leading mycologist Alan Rockefeller.Discover the latest digital tools and technologies that enhance the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $10 online & recorded
Friday, 12/19/25
SETI Live: Sampling 3I/ATLAS?!Join us for a live, in-depth conversation as communications specialist Beth Johnson chats with Dr. Cynthia Phillips, Europa Clipper Project Staff Scientist and Science Communications Lead (JPL), about a fascinating - and time-sensitive - possibility: can we use our current deep-space missions to sample the plasma tail of the interstellar ...
The two dominant subglacial landscape-carving processes, quarrying and abrasion, are analogous to having teeth pulled vs. more slowly grinding them flat. While abrasion, like sandpapering wood, is a smoothening process and involves glaciers dragging loose rocks across subglacial bedrock, quarrying boosts landscape roughness and frictional resistance to glacial flow. It ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Astro 101: So You Want to be an Amateur AstronomerThis event is one of several different introductions to astronomy offered by SJAA. This talk provides a comprehensive overview of amateur astronomy, starting simply and working its way up to introduce advanced concepts. You'll hear about star constellations, about types of sky objects and associated observing conditions, and about different ...
Where: San JoseCost: 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. 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, 12/20/25
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, one weekend in December, and three days of shows in January.Performances at 10:00, 1:00, and 3:30 each day.Venue: Smithwick TheaterTickets on sale in November
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: $6
WinterFest - Day OneStep into a world of icy planets and faraway galaxies this winter at Chabot! With festive tunes and a variety of interactive activities blending science and seasonal cheer, this is a celebration you won’t want to miss!
Where: OaklandCost: $30 General
DIY Snow Globe Lab at The Tech InteractiveIn this special hands-on holiday lab, you will mix chemistry and creativity to engineer your own winter wonderland in a jar. As you design your one-of-a-kind snow globe, you will explore the science behind solubility and viscosity and discover how tiny tweaks can change the swirl, shimmer and magic of ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10.00
Family Astronomy: Winter Solstice - The Longest NightChabot Space & Science Center’s Family Astronomy Series invites families with children ages 6-12 to explore the wonders of the universe together! Each evening program features an engaging presentation in Chabot’s Planetarium followed by hands-on activities and opportunities to make discoveries together. Each event includes complimentary hot cocoa and snacks.Explore ...
Where: OaklandCost: $25 Adults, $15 Youth, Members $5 off
Sunday, 12/21/25
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, one weekend in December, and three days of shows in January.Performances at 10:00, 1:00, and 3:30 each day.Venue: Smithwick TheaterTickets on sale in November
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: $6
WinterFest - Day TwoStep into a world of icy planets and faraway galaxies this winter at Chabot! With festive tunes and a variety of interactive activities blending science and seasonal cheer, this is a celebration you won’t want to miss!
Where: OaklandCost: $30 General
RaptorsRaptors are masters of the air. Come learn about this impressive group of bird predators.Register at weblink
Join us at Manny’s for a discussion with Kara Swisher on today’s issues, the evolving tech landscape, emerging trends, the forces shaping society and the future of technology, and a sneak peek at her next big project.Kara Swisher is the host of "On with Kara Swisher" and the former host ...
Where: Cost: $9 Zoom Ticket
DIY Snow Globe Lab at The Tech InteractiveIn this special hands-on holiday lab, you will mix chemistry and creativity to engineer your own winter wonderland in a jar. As you design your one-of-a-kind snow globe, you will explore the science behind solubility and viscosity and discover how tiny tweaks can change the swirl, shimmer and magic of ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10.00
Wednesday, 12/24/25
Virtual Skeptics in the PubThis is a casual night of socializing with fellow science-forward skeptics and with others inhabiting our oblate spheroidal planet.Please join us! This is a free event brought to you by Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.Click here to join
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 12/26/25
Into the Woods 1-Hour Tour Journey into the heart of Muir Woods National Monument on a 1-hour ranger-led tour with a national park ranger and naturalists. See the forest through the eyes of an expert as they expand your understanding of this diverse ecosystem and help you observe its rich complexity.Covered topics vary and include old growth redwood charecteristics, forest ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Saturday, 12/27/25
Into the Woods 1-Hour Tour Journey into the heart of Muir Woods National Monument on a 1-hour ranger-led tour with a national park ranger and naturalists. See the forest through the eyes of an expert as they expand your understanding of this diverse ecosystem and help you observe its rich complexity.Covered topics vary and include old growth redwood charecteristics, forest ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Winter WonderLabs at The Tech Interactive: Holi-Dough CircuitsLight up your holidays at The Tech Interactive. In this bright and joyful lab, you will experiment with conductive dough and simple circuits, then bring your creativity to life by crafting a glowing dough character to take home. It is hands-on science with a festive twist, perfect for curious makers ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10.00
DIY Snow Globe Lab at The Tech InteractiveIn this special hands-on holiday lab, you will mix chemistry and creativity to engineer your own winter wonderland in a jar. As you design your one-of-a-kind snow globe, you will explore the science behind solubility and viscosity and discover how tiny tweaks can change the swirl, shimmer and magic of ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10.00
Sunday, 12/28/25
Cool Insect Defenses!Learn about the amazing tricks insects use to protect themselves from predators.Insects are important food sources for so many animals, sustaining much of the wildlife we know and love! Join us in the Visitor Center for a presentation to learn about many of the amazing ways that insects protect themselves!This ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Marine Science Sunday - Seal and Sea Lion Superstars of 2025Visit our hospital and visitor center in Sausalito, California, to learn more about what The Marine Mammal Center is doing to help save marine mammals found along the California coast and beyond, and learn more about how you can help.These interactive presentations hosted by our award-winning educators feature multimedia, pictures, ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free with admission
Into the Woods 1-Hour Tour Journey into the heart of Muir Woods National Monument on a 1-hour ranger-led tour with a national park ranger and naturalists. See the forest through the eyes of an expert as they expand your understanding of this diverse ecosystem and help you observe its rich complexity.Covered topics vary and include old growth redwood charecteristics, forest ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
DIY Snow Globe Lab at The Tech InteractiveIn this special hands-on holiday lab, you will mix chemistry and creativity to engineer your own winter wonderland in a jar. As you design your one-of-a-kind snow globe, you will explore the science behind solubility and viscosity and discover how tiny tweaks can change the swirl, shimmer and magic of ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10.00
Winter WonderLabs at The Tech Interactive: Holi-Dough CircuitsLight up your holidays at The Tech Interactive. In this bright and joyful lab, you will experiment with conductive dough and simple circuits, then bring your creativity to life by crafting a glowing dough character to take home. It is hands-on science with a festive twist, perfect for curious makers ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10.00
Monday, 12/29/25
Into the Woods 1-Hour Tour Journey into the heart of Muir Woods National Monument on a 1-hour ranger-led tour with a national park ranger and naturalists. See the forest through the eyes of an expert as they expand your understanding of this diverse ecosystem and help you observe its rich complexity.Covered topics vary and include old growth redwood charecteristics, forest ...
First Day Hike at the RefugeStart the New Year with a hike along the La Riviere Trail!Start the New Year with a leisurely hike along the La Riviere Trail of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Fremont. Meet at the Visitor Center. Dress warmly and bring your binoculars! We will have ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
After Dark: AfterglowStep into the world of radiance and wonder in the New Year! Watch artist Akiko Nakayama create her signature Alive Painting in person. Interact with a glowing T. rex skeleton, learn about bioluminescent bugs and plants, and bask in the shimmer of artworks that explore color, motion, and reflection.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95 General, Free for members
Friday, 01/02/26
Into the Woods 1-Hour Tour Journey into the heart of Muir Woods National Monument on a 1-hour ranger-led tour with a national park ranger and naturalists. See the forest through the eyes of an expert as they expand your understanding of this diverse ecosystem and help you observe its rich complexity.Covered topics vary and include old growth redwood charecteristics, forest ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
First Friday Nights at CuriOdysseySwing into the weekend with science, animals, music, food trucks, and fun! On the first Friday of every month, parents and kids celebrate together at CuriOdyssey.Dance to some of your favorite hits, while enjoying animal presentations and science activities. Activities and programs are different each time, so make it a ...
Where: San MateoCost:
Saturday, 01/03/26
Ocean Beach Noticing LabJoin us for a drop-in, hands-on exploration of Ocean Beach through interactive “Noticing Tools” that help us see how this coastline is changing in real time. Rotate through activities: where we map how even small shifts in water level move the shoreline, where sandcastle experiments reveal how waves and rising ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
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 ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free (museum admission not included)
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, one weekend in December, and three days of shows in January.Performances at 10:00, 1:00, and 3:30 each day.Venue: Smithwick TheaterTickets on sale in November
First Saturday Tours are a wonderful way to introduce yourself to the Arboretum or to deepen your knowledge of the Arboretum's plant collections. Each tour is a little different depending on the time of year, the interests of the tour guide, and the people who join in. For example, you ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
January 2026 King Tides at Ravenswood UnitJoin us for a guided walk and discover how the highest tides of the year give us a glimpse into the future of sea level rise. We'll learn what King Tides are, how sea level rise is reshaping our coastal communities, why habitat restoration matters and how you can contribute ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
January 2026 King Tides in AlvisoJoin us at the Refuge in Alviso for a guided walk and discover how the highest tides of the year give us a glimpse into the future of sea level rise. We'll learn what King Tides are, how sea level rise is reshaping our coastal communities, why habitat restoration matters ...
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
Are There Gray Foxes in Your Backyard?Learn all about our local gray foxes and how to identify evidence of their presence!On a walk/talk from the Visitor’s Center out into the refuge, Bill "The Fox Guy" Leikam will show you how to identify indications of the presence of foxes, and tell stories about gray foxes that he’s ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Winter WonderLabs at The Tech Interactive: Holi-Dough CircuitsLight up your holidays at The Tech Interactive. In this bright and joyful lab, you will experiment with conductive dough and simple circuits, then bring your creativity to life by crafting a glowing dough character to take home. It is hands-on science with a festive twist, perfect for curious makers ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10.00
Family Astronomy: Discovering the Whole New Worlds of ExoplanetsChabot Space & Science Center's Family Astronomy Series invites families with children ages 6-12 to explore the wonders of the universe together! This program features an engaging presentation in Studio 3 followed by hands-on activities and opportunities to make discoveries together. Each event includes complimentary hot cocoa and snacks.Celebrate the ...
Where: OaklandCost: $25 Adults, $15 Youth, Members $5 off
Sunday, 01/04/26
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, one weekend in December, and three days of shows in January.Performances at 10:00, 1:00, and 3:30 each day.Venue: Smithwick TheaterTickets on sale in November
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: $6
AI Beyond ChatGPTThe focus of this discussion will be on General Artificial Super-Intelligence (GASI) coming next after Generative AI (GenAI, such as ChatGPT) based on Large Language Models (LLMs). We'll try to look behind the facade of sensationalist claims and fancy images and videos to understand what is technically possible, what to ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Winter WonderLabs at The Tech Interactive: Holi-Dough CircuitsLight up your holidays at The Tech Interactive. In this bright and joyful lab, you will experiment with conductive dough and simple circuits, then bring your creativity to life by crafting a glowing dough character to take home. It is hands-on science with a festive twist, perfect for curious makers ...
The U.S. electricity system is premised on the ideas that utilities have a duty to serve all customers in their service territories and that electricity supply should always meet demand. Until recently, there has been little reason to question these foundational premises. Now, however, electricity experts predict massive load growth ...
The increase of d18O values in the rock record (where older samples have lower d18O values than modern) has been attributed to changing ocean temperature, an increase in the d18O value of the ocean water, or diagenesis obscuring paleoenvironmental information. Unlike conventional d18O analysis where the formation water’s isotopic value ...
The traditional motivation behind studying the dynamics of turbulent wind flow in vegetation canopies has been to understand the nature of mass, momentum, and energy exchange between the land surface and the atmosphere. The nature of this interaction determines the microclimate in a forest environment where plants exchange carbon and ...
Deep-sea benthic organisms consume oxygen as part of a global balance between photosynthesis and respiration, but direct observations of oxygen consumption rates from the abyssal seafloor are scarce relative to its areal extent and the diversity of seafloor habitats. In 2024, Sweetman et al. published research from in-situ benthic incubations ...
The ~30 high-silica rhyolite domes and flows of the 15 km-long Mono Craters volcanic chain are some of the youngest rhyolitic volcanoes in the western United States. Their ages range from ~42 ka to 0.7 ka with a total erupted volume of ~8.5 km3 and distinctions based on mineralogy (biotite, orthopyroxene, ...
Encoding Information in Quantum MaterialsWhat if the future of technology depends on the surprising ways matter can remember?Join us for a lecture with Koh Yamakawa, a UC Berkeley physicist studying quantum materials and magnetic topological insulators.From vinyl grooves to hard-drive bits, our world relies on storing information in matter. But what makes this possible? ...
Infragravity waves (IGWs) play a key role in nearshore processes and the excitation of long-period microseisms (the so-called “hum”), yet the dynamics of IGW generation, propagation, and dissipation across diverse beach/shelf morphologies and sea states remain sparsely documented. Using three days of distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) data from the Ocean ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
SETI Live: What to Expect in Space Science 2026 - LivestreamNew missions, new data, new questions about our place in the cosmos.2026 is a pivotal year for space science. From humans returning to the Moon to new telescopes opening more expansive windows on the universe, this year marks a turning point in how we explore space - and why it ...
Where: Cost: Free
From Midcentury Networked Motel to Smart House: Rhetorics and Practices of Tele-hospitalityThis talk explores computer research and design conducted in the 1960s - 70s by IBM and motel/hotel chains like Holiday Inn and Hilton. Through these joint ventures, the hospitality industry developed the first widespread commercial computer networking system in 1965 and designed computers as user-friendly tools that offered safety and ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Let’s Chat about Healthful Changes - LivestreamLeah shares evidence-based recommendations to help you move from thinking about a healthy change to taking action and motivating you to start now! Whether you’re trying to improve habits around food or movement to keep glucose in range, Leah’s 3 steps for healthy change will help you get there.Speaker: Leah ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightLife: For the BirdsNightLife is flying into 2026. We’re transforming the museum into a full-on aviary of art, science, and wing-worthy fun. Through roaming dance performances, hands-on workshops, and expert-led talks, you’ll discover how migration, communication, and adaptation shape avian life. Whether you’re a seasoned birder or just bird-curious, this is your chance ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
After Dark: Unplug and PlayConnect IRL, get hands on with hundreds of exhibits, and resolve to stay curious.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95 General, Free for members
Mapping the Universe in Six Colors with the Rubin ObservatorySpeaker: Sam Schmidt, UC DavisSearching for Particle Dark Matter UndergroundSpeaker: Emilija Pantic, UC Davis
Learn about the colorful and interesting Dragonflies and their unique biology with enthusiast Kathy Biggs and field biologist Sandra von Arb. These co-authors of Dragonflies (Anisoptera) of California will teach about the 47 species that occur here, how to identify them and present what the Dragonflies need for survival, where to ...
Despite spending billions of dollars to combat homelessness, California has the largest and fastest-growing homeless population in the United States. To explain this result, some have blamed wasteful collusion between government and nonprofits to enrich themselves without ever intending to end homelessness. But this over-simplistic conspiracy theory not only ignores ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 01/09/26
Opportunities at ARPA-EThe Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) was established within the US Department of Energy to solve the critical energy needs of the United States. Our work is to identify and fund the development of disruptive technologies that have the potential to transform our energy system capacity and enhance ...
Any chemical species capable of moving or changing phase at the conditions which exist on or near a planetary surface is a volatile. While many volatiles are found in the atmospheres of planets, surface-atmosphere interactions with condensed phases can be especially interesting. These deposits may represent an atmosphere that no ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Climate Warming: The World and Lake Merritt - LivestreamA special lecture by Dr. Jere Lipps, Professor of the Graduate School UC Berkeley, and Rotary Nature Center FriendsDr. Lipps is the author of a book about Lake Merritt (see cover below) in the Images of America series. He has carried out extensive field research on the microorganisms of Lake ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 01/10/26
Birding at Cypress Grove PreserveJoin Sonoma County Feminist Bird Club and All Hands Ecology for beginner-friendly birding followed by a potluck - to kick off the new year of birding!Limited attendance, registration required >This is a good opportunity to watch shorebirds and learn about monitoring and conservation efforts by All Hands Ecology staff. At ...
Where: MarshallCost: Free
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, one weekend in December, and three days of shows in January.Performances at 10:00, 1:00, and 3:30 each day.Venue: Smithwick TheaterTickets on sale in November
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: $6
Foothills Family Nature WalkJoin us at Foothills Nature Preserve for a family-friendly nature walk, guided by EV docents. Good for ages 6 and up; all children must be accompanied by an adult.Please click the link to register via EventBrite. Space is limited
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Starry Nights Star PartyJoin the San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA) and Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (OSA) for an unforgettable night of exploring the night sky. Our knowledgeable docents, members of SJAA, will be your guides to providing valuable insights into the wonders of our universe. The viewing site, Rancho Canada del ...
Where: Morgan HillCost: Free
Sunday, 01/11/26
Junior Rangers at the Refuge: Salt Marsh SensesLove learning about new habitats? Curious about wildlife? Our Junior Rangers at the Refuge program is perfect for your family! Join us each month as we explore the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge through fun, educational activities.For this program, we will use our senses to explore the salt ...
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
Things That StingJoin us at the Visitor Center to learn about stinging insects (and how to avoid getting stung)!In this talk, you will learn about several kinds of stinging insects and ways you can avoid being stung. Most of our focus will be on yellow jackets, a commonly-encountered wasp at home and ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
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
Marine Science Sunday: Animals of the ArcticJoin us to find out about the creatures that have learned to love the cold. Explore what makes polar bears, walruses and whales able to survive in record cold temperatures!Talks at 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM, or 2:00 PM.Space is limited
Most philosophical work on language produced or interpreted by artificial systems has focused on questions about the sense in which those systems might be able to produce or grasp linguistic meanings. For example, if Grice is right that a string is meaningful when it is produced by a speaker who ...
Engineered “smart” materials such as stimuli-responsive microspheres hold the promise to alleviate a barrier to scaling sustainable subsurface energy technologies. Unlike most engineering disciplines, inadequate control of fluid flow paths dominates the financial uncertainty of commercial-scale subsurface energy projects. In this talk, Dr. Hawkins will illustrate the impact of these ...
Sequential Experimental Design for Materials Strength Model CalibrationDue to the time and expense associated with physical experiments, there is significant interest in optimal selection of the conditions for future experiments. Selection based on reduction in parameter uncertainty provides a natural path forward. We consider this type of optimal sequential design in the context of Bayesian calibration of ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
What do high-power lasers have to do with conjugated polymers? Nothing.The only tenuous connection is my scientific path from PhD student in Berkeley to DDS&T at SLAC, which was heavily influenced by having access to the three Bay Area National Labs.I will thus spend the first part of this talk describing my research in laser-induced damage in fused silica at ...
Metals are critical to technology, but their supply chain includes antiquated techniques with large carbon emissions. A sustainable economy requires new science to connect science to engineering needs across the supply chain - from metal extraction to part fabrication. My group uses and develops advanced characterization techniques to study the ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Fire Cameras, AI and Satellites Unblinking Eye: Early Wildfire DetectionWildfire safety relies heavily on detecting fires early to both extinguish them before they grow unmanageable, as well as to alert and evacuate communities as early as possible if immediate suppression becomes impossible. Following 2017, Sonoma built up a network of fire detection cameras. Starting in 2021, Sonoma became the ...
Many experiments in cancer research require a supply of expandable cancer cells. Current methods for growing cancer cells outside the body are known to lose relevance to a patient's cancer over time. Organoids are a developing technology that uses stem cells to grow 3D human tissues. My research shows that ...
Survey research is a centerpiece of life in America and throughout the world. Billions of dollars are spent by commercial companies, governments, academics, NGOs, and others to track people's life experiences (e.g., the unemployment rate comes from surveys) and opinions (e.g., presidential approval, preferences for government policies, satisfaction with products ...
Cosmic relics such as the cosmic neutrino background (CvB) are among the most compelling and elusive targets in fundamental physics. With conventional detectors, the interaction rate is so small that a 10-cm sphere of matter would see fewer than one event over the age of the universe. I will describe ...
For decades, computing has leapt forward by turning barriers into breakthroughs - the demise of Dennard scaling and the end of planar transistor scaling represent two such barriers. Each challenge sparked a paradigm shift, redefining what was possible. Drawing on my three decades at Intel, I will share lessons from ...
Join us for a Talk & Tacos with leading mycologist Christian Schwarz, coauthor of Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast!Join Fork in the Path for a special talk & tacos with leading mycologist Christian Schwarz, co-author of Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast, plus tacos by renowned mycochef Chad Hyatt.What You'll LearnThe ...
San Francisco is charting an ambitious path toward a climate-positive future built on systemic changeWhat does it actually take to transform a major city's relationship with energy, buildings, and environmental justice?Join us for a conversation with Tyrone Jue, Director of San Francisco's Environment Department, on the city's updated Climate Action ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $18 in person, $9 online
Skeptics in a Real PubEnjoy an evening of socializing and feasting with fellow Bay Area science-forward folk in an Irish Pub on the Peninsula with great food. < Menu >
Philosophers, cognitive scientists, and animal welfare advocates tend to agree that consciousness evolved to support action. Yet, puzzlingly, most accounts take relatively passive sensory experiences and bodily sensations (e.g. pains, visual perceptions, and hunger pangs) to be the basic contents of subjective experience. What if consciousness were not a “point ...
This month, we have two excellent talks lined up: Dr. Stephen Bailey (LBNL) will tell us how we make 3D maps of the Universe. Then we’ll have a talk from Dr. Nick Rodd (LBNL) about the heaviest and lightest particles in the Universe!
We all admire the beauty of birds, but you may not realize that beauty is more than skin deep. With an unusual perspective, we'll look at birds from the inside out, considering design and function. With this new view of birds you will not only appreciate their grace and beauty, ...
This talk pursues the fashion for re-constructing Iron Age-style roundhouses across Britain. Iron Age houses have been re-constructed since the 1930s, but the main period of interest commenced in the mid- to late-1970s with the creation of the Iron Age Farm at Butser (Hampshire, England) and the broadcasting of the ...
Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our PollinatorsJoin us for the Spring 2026 Horace Albright Lecture, featuring a special screening of Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our Pollinators - an inspiring documentary by filmmaker Ian Nelson that follows the monarch’s extraordinary migration and the communities working to protect these vital pollinators.Watch the trailer here.Following the screening, stay for ...
This month, we’re hosting:Macy Huston, PhD (UC Berkeley) - Discovering the Invisible with Gravitational MicrolensingandBernardita Ried Guachalla (Stanford University) - Cosmic Silhouettes: Galaxies Seen Through Ancient Light
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free (one drink minimum)
The Psychology of Illusion: A Magician Reveals His SecretsMagic isn’t just about tricking the eyes - it’s about understanding the mind.Join Sanjeev Vinodh, professional magician and cognitive scientist, for an interactive lecture that pulls back the curtain on how illusions really work.Sanjeev will break down the techniques behind his magic, revealing how language, movement, and technology are carefully ...
