Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Lasting Inner StrengthBased on neuropsychologist and renowned teacher Rick Hanson's latest book, Hardwiring Happiness, this seminar will offer concrete, research-based strategies for using everyday positive experiences to develop lasting inner strength.Dr. Hanson will discuss how the brain has evolved a "negativity bias," making it like Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $125-$149.
Guided Nature WalkExperience the beauty and rich natural history of this 535-acre preserve. Our half-day guided nature walks are on Saturdays throughout fall and spring. Participants are divided into small groups and paired with a trained Bouverie volunteer to explore the mixed evergreen forest, flower-carpeted oak woodland and rugged chaparral. Guided Nature Walks range ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: Free
Naturalist 101: Insect Basics for BrowniesNo eeks or eews, insects are cool! Get started on the Bugs Badge by taking a close-up look at them at the California Academy of Sciences-the greenest museum on the planet and home to one of the biggest insect collections in North America. Discover how to tell these six-legged creatures ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $24.95 per person (includes admission)
Intel Museum - Free Class Lets Kids Explore the World Inside of a FabSaturday, Nov 16, 10:30am-11:30am; 3:00pm-4:00pmKeeping 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 ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Animal Meet and GreetMeet our Animal Ambassadors!Observe, learn about, and touch live animals from a variety of animal groups. Learn about the animals diet, habitat, ecological role, structure, and function. What makes each animal special?Two sessions, 11:30-12:30 and 2:30-3:30See link for registration and conditions.
Where: Los GatosCost: $10
Trekking the ModelJoin a Ranger-guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5 acre hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 and 2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Low Tide WalkMSI takes to the tidepools for a treasure hunt of nature's beautiful intertidal secrets. We'll spend the evening taking advantage of the low tide to reach the outer edges of Pillar Point, and take in spectacular sunsets as we slowly retreat to shore. Will we find crabs, sea stars, eels ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: $20 General, $10 Members
A Free Digital SocietyThere are many threats to freedom in the digital society. They include massive surveillance, censorship, digital handcuffs, nonfree software that controls users, and the War on Sharing. Other threats come from use of web services. Finally, we have no positive right to do anything in the Internet; every activity is ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Farallones Sanctuary Elephant Seal SoireeGulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association, and Randall Museum Present ~ELEPHANT SEAL SOIRÉE Science & Art Reception & LectureFeaturing Marine Mammal Expert Burney Le Boeuf, Ph.D.Please join us for the Elephant Seal Soirée! Elephant seals are the biggest and gnarliest of the seals and sea lions that ...
The Dusty DozenAmerica and NASA the impossible. We met JFK's challenge to explore Earth's moon in an up-close and personal way. A dozen American astronauts would become humanity's first ambassadors to visit our companion world, Luna. In this presentation, we will be introduced to the "Dusty Dozen," lucky men who risked so ...
