Many of us don't want to talk about it or think about it, but extreme weather and a changing planet are a given for the 21st century. The phrase "climate fatigue" describes a public already saturated with bad news about our future.It's a daunting problem, but there are success stories. ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Spooky Halloween ScienceGet ready for Spooky Halloween Science Fun! In this workshop, you will handle slimy worms and learn about their role in decomposition, turn your lab partner into a "mummy", make a witch's potion, concoct Oger boogers, create a skull mask, and observe a real sheep's brain. If you like disgusting, nasty, ...
Did you know that UC Berkeley has 6 Natural History Museums that hold 12 million specimens and represent the most complete collection of specimens of living and extinct organisms of California? Get a behind the scenes look in the collections which are normally closed to the public, including the Essig ...
The LAST (Life Art Science Technology) festival is a symposium and expo that celebrates the confluence of art with the multiplicity of new media technologies and nascent sciences emerging from the intense cultural ecosystem of the Bay Area. The second LAST festival (following the first one that was held in ...
We're kicking off the Bay Area Science Festival in style by holding multiple Nerd Nite events at once in our first ever "block party". Nerd Nite brings science, rock music, speed dating, field trips, gaming, and, of course, beer all together for a night of epic nerdery in a 3-block radius!The ...
What would you share with an audience if you had just 5 minutes? Chabot and Ignite Oakland are giving providing a platform for people to share their passions and expertise with a live audience, the catch is they have just 5 minutes and 20 quickly changing slides to do so. ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15
Owl ProwlVisit the California Nursery at dusk and see what birds fly in the night, bring a flashlight.
Spokespeople is a storytelling and sometimes-bicycle-riding organization that promotes the art of storytelling by producing live community events across the San Francisco Bay Area. Through these events, Spokespeople embraces and empowers storytellers from all backgrounds, striving to create an inclusive performance space that celebrates the narratives in each of us. ...
