Ada Lovelace Day @ The TechCome celebrate the life of Ada Lovelace, who wrote the first instructions for a computer program in the mid-1800s. You’ll explore lights and circuits with RogueMaking, create your own stop motion video with Benesse, learn to code, and more. Also, Girls Make Games will offer a special ticketed workshop that ...
Where: San JoseCost: Most Events Free with General Admission
National Chemistry Week CelebrationThis year’s National Chemistry Week celebration will be a day of hands-on science activities for elementary-school children and their parents. Area chemists will supervise and explain the importance of each activity.  The Chemistry Wheel of Fortune will be spinning for all children to win a prize. Children will make colorful ...
Where: San JoseCost: FREE
Sharktober �' Celebrating Sharks and Saving ThemShark Stewards annual shark community event with the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Crissy Field. Music, food, libations. Kid costume contest and shark lectures and NGOs.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Human EvolutionUnderstanding human evolution is a quest that has occupied scholars and fascinated the public for many generations. This endeavor is now geographically and disciplinarily vast, encompassing rapidly moving studies across the earth, biological, and social sciences. New insights are correspondingly dramatic. Berkeley has long played a role in advancing human ...
The Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and what we do here at the GGRO. Midway through, a banding volunteer brings up a newly banded hawk, talks about the banding program, shows everyone the hawk, and lets it go in front ...
MBARI opens its doors and dock to the public for this free annual event. Staff, scientists, and engineers share their knowledge and enthusiasm about oceanographic research. Highlights include science exhibits, deep-sea videos, presentations about our research, robotic submarines, and children's activities.MBARI is located in Moss Landing, halfway between Santa Cruz ...
Almost every interaction involves negotiation, yet we often miss the cues that would allow us to make the most of these exchanges. Margaret Neale, one of the world's leading experts on negotiation, will draw on the latest advances in psychology and economics to provide new strategies for anyone shopping for ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: Free
Headlands Nightlife: Family Night Hike and CampfireExplore the mysterious lifestyle of nocturnal animals that start their day just as you’re going to bed! Learn about special adaptations that allow owls, bats, and other nighttime critters to hunt by moonlight.This program features an Environmental Science Educator-led hike in the Marin Headlands. Our evening hikes are usually no ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $12
Twilight Marsh WalkExperience the salt marsh at twilight on an easy stroll along Tidelands (1 1/3 mile) Trail. At the setting of the sun we will observe the beginning of nature's night shift. Come discover the sights, sounds, and smells of the refuge as night descends. Not suitable for young children. RESERVATIONS ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Unveiling the Dark Universe: A Tale of Fish Tanks, Wine Glasses, and the Smallest Dark Matter ClumpsWhat is “dark matter?†This is a question that has preoccupied astrophysicists for many decades. Observations show that 80% of the matter in our universe is in this mysterious, invisible form. In this talk, I will discuss how we use ALMA, the world’s most sophisticated radio telescope, to observe some of the ...
