Measles in Pennsylvania: How Did We Get Here - LivestreamDr Paul A. Offit, Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, on the measles epidemic in Pennsylvania, the largest in more than 35 years. Measles was eliminated from the United States in 2000. He asks what happened, and how the disease came back.A free live talk ...
Every odyssey begins with a departure, but the Odyssey is also a story of return - not just to where one began, but to lessons learned along the way.South Korea’s nuclear journey beyond its borders spans three landmark projects: KEDO in North Korea, Barakah in the United Arab Emirates, and Dukovany in ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
SETI Live: Could the Sun Unleash a Superflare? - LivestreamCould our Sun produce an explosion far more powerful than anything we've witnessed in the modern era?In April 1947, astronomers observed an enormous sunspot roughly 40 times Earth's diameter. Nearly 80 years later, researchers discovered that this giant sunspot could produce a superflare - an extraordinarily powerful burst of radiation ...
Omega Centauri is the most massive star cluster in the Milky Way, and there is strong evidence it was once the nucleus of a dwarf galaxy that fell into the Milky Way, making it the nearest galaxy nucleus. This makes it a model object for understanding the massive black holes ...
Come learn about our CA native bats with Director of NorCal Bats Corky Quirk. In her presentation, you will learn about the nature of bats and the importance of bats in our environment. We’ll also discuss the harmful myths that surround these animals. Live bats will be presented for viewing ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 General, $10 Ages 3 - 17
After Dark: CreepatoriumGet ready for some hair-raising fun at our annual Halloween party! Embrace your dark side with Gothicumbia and dress to impress at the science-themed costume contest.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95 General, Free for members
Fright NightLifeSomething wickedly fierce is roaming the museum. Join our annual Halloween haunt with Peaches Christ, roaming scares, a costume contest, and more thrills throughout the night. Costumes highly encouraged.
Look closely on your next Bay Area hike and you may discover an entire world hiding in plain sight.Beneath leaves, inside fallen wood, along streams and among native plants, insects are living remarkable lives all around us. They may be small and easy to overlook, but their behaviors, adaptations and ...
