Clearing the Air on Heat Pump Adoption: Benefits to Bay Area Homes, Health, and ClimateThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District is advancing a Zero NOx rule that would phase out new gas-fired water heaters and furnaces in favor of electric heat pump heating and cooling appliances. The rule is framed around climate goals, but its most immediate impact is on indoor air quality ...
Navigating the Seasons: Unraveling the Genomic Basis of Hibernation in Brown BearsHibernation in bears involves a suite of seasonally reversible metabolic and physiological changes. Revealing the mechanisms underlying the reversible physiology of hibernation could have applications to both human and animal health as hibernation is often associated with disease-like states. Changes in hibernation are driven in part by sweeping changes in ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
SETI Live: Can Planets Form Around Supermassive Black Holes?What if some of the strangest planets in the universe are born near supermassive black holes?New simulations suggest that the dusty outer regions surrounding actively feeding supermassive black holes could behave in surprising ways, like the planet-forming disks around young stars. Dust may clump together and grow into enormous planet-mass ...
Take Me To Your Leader: A Conversation with Neil deGrasse Tyson - LivestreamSince his childhood, Neil deGrasse Tyson has wanted to be abducted by aliens. He’s spent a lifetime thinking about it, and his new bestseller, Take Me To Your Leader, is the culmination of decades of fascination, speculation, and studying scientific data about the possibility of aliens visiting Earth.Join us for a ...
What do you see when you look at a rock? A mountain? A sandy beach? For some, these are merely a blank stage for the more interesting goings on of nature. For geologists, though, they are surprisingly active figures in a long and tumultuous earthly history that is still unfolding. This difference is thanks to what geologist Marcia ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: InfrastructureExamine the vital systems that keep our city running, and discover what it takes to keep them resilient.Ages 18+
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95
NightLife: For the BirdsWe’re transforming the museum into a full-on aviary of art, science, and wing-worthy fun. Whether you’re a seasoned birder or just bird-curious, this is your chance to deepen your curiosity - no binoculars required.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $26
Bringing Birds to the Garden: California Native Plants for the Win - LivestreamCalifornia is home to more than 5,000 native plant species and over 700 recorded bird species, yet habitat loss, development, and invasive plants threaten this biodiversity.This presentation will explore the relationship between native plants and birds - and how home gardens can help restore habitat. Participants will learn how native ...
Scientists often divide the natural world into neat categories: ocean and seafloor, land and water, surface and subsurface. But nature rarely follows those boundaries, and the categories we create can shape what we notice, what we miss, and what we choose to protect.Geological oceanographer Ivano Aiello explores this idea through ...
Where: San JoseCost: $27
Time in Ancient Egypt: Astronomy, Astrology, and Religion among the Stars - LivestreamHow did the ancient Egyptians understand time, and how did they measure it? This lecture explores Egyptian timekeeping as both a science of observation and a religious way of organizing the cosmos. Drawing on objects from the collection of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum, including a ...
