Science Bites: Discover Bay Predators (Sea Star)Take a bite out of science and discover Bay predators at Aquarium of the Bay. Find out what's on the menu as we explore three of the Bay's top predators; from unassuming sea stars, keen river otters, and awe-inspiring sharks, these predators rule their ecosystems. We'll be having fun with ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Aquarium admission
BAD PHYSICS: Five Common Errors in Our Grasp of RealityFrom Aristotle to Einstein, great minds have failed to grasp basic ideas in physics. Join award-winning physics teacher Tucker Hiatt in exploring five of the juiciest misconceptions that plague our "common-sense" understanding of how the world works:The Earth moves through space."Now" has universal meaning.Nature loves all energies equally.Mass becomes energy via ...
The Total Carbon StudyThe Bay Area Living Building Challenge Collaborative is excited to feature a presentation of "The Total Carbon Study," a report published by the Ecological Building Network, Integral Group, and Siegel & Strain Architects. Authors Megan White, Ted Van Der Linden and Larry Strain will present their findings.The current "gold standard" for reducing emissions from buildings is to ...
Get your dose of mechanical mayhem as NightLife hosts an annual salute to all things robotic.Prepare to be thoroughly impressed by Bistrobot, a sandwich making robot! Plus, learn about the amazing advances being made in robotic healthcare with Catalia Health. Check out cutting-edge drone technology with Pure Rockets, a Mars ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Did you know soils on California's marine terraces can be over a million years old?Have you wondered why California's rugged shorelines are terraced?Soils on marine terraces aid our understanding of soil formation, water movement, and carbon transformations under changing climate.Speaker: Marjorie Schulz, USGS
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Science at the Theater: Climate Change is Here. Now What?Join Berkeley Lab's Bill Collins, an internationally recognized expert in climate modeling and climate change science, in a conversation on what we know about climate change, how we know it, and what we can do about it.
