Experience the wildlife and natural beauty that make Younger Lagoon an exceptional local treasure on this docent-led tour to the lagoon and its beach habitat. Learn about the ongoing research and habitat restoration work that help this vital ecosystem thrive. Tour includes a short hike and is best suited for ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Intel Museum - Free Class Lets Kids Explore the World Inside of a FabKeeping it Clean (ages 7 and up)Explore what it's like inside an ultra-clean, highly automated silicon chip fabrication facility (fab) - from particles of contamination to bunnysuits - and get an inside glimpse into a Class 1 Fab from the museum. Space is limited and reservations are required. Email museum@intel.com ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free.
Charisma and Leadership - What If Charisma Could Be Taught?Most of us assume that charisma is something you're either born with, or not. But science is proving otherwise. What makes people charismatic, and which aspects of charisma can indeed be learned? This talk will present the highlights of a few compelling studies, as well as practical tools for everyday ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 for students
The museum invites space enthusiasts 18 years and older to come dressed as their favorite alien life form, robot or inner extraterrestrial, and engage in a celebration of all things Martian! Come and learn amazing facts about the red planet - like what would the air on Mars smell like, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Members free
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco.Cafe Inquiry is a social event hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Café Borrone http://www.cafeborrone.com/ between Kepler's Books and the British Banker's Club!
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
J.Silvertown signing 'An Orchard Invisible'"A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible" goes the Welsh proverb. Ecologist Jonathan Silvertown has written a witty and charming introduction to the evolutionary wiles of the plant kingdom.
