Transforming High School Computer Science: The Beauty and Joy of ComputingOur Beauty and Joy of Computing course was chosen as one of the national pilots for the new Advanced Placement (AP): Computer Science Principles (CSP) course to broaden participation in computing to traditionally underrepresented groups. Locally offered as a non-majors computing course, BJC was the first introductory CS course in ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Discover Marine LifeDid you know that organisms from all over the world make their home in Lake Merritt? Join us for this hands-on experience with marine invertebrates that live on the boat docks. Come learn about mussels, sea squirts, sponges, and more! We'll talk about how to find these organisms and why they're ...
At a time when all of our progress on climate change seems at risk, what do ERGies have to offer the world? A lot it turns out.Starting with the ERGan legacy within the Obama Administration, this talk will review some of the key skills and contributions ERGies have made and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Climate Action in the New AdministrationOur nation’s political landscape is changing, and with it comes an attitude that challenges the legitimacy of climate action. For this reason, our efforts must be greater than ever, effecting change on a more comprehensive scale.Our work must be universally appealing, crossing political boundaries, and creating results without added taxation. ...
Where: Corte MaderaCost: $10 Pre-registration, $15 at door General
OF THE SEA an encore screening of 2016 Green Film Festival favoriteJoin Green Film Fest at the SF Public Library for a free, encore screening of 2016 Festival favorite, Of the Sea.OF THE SEA synoposis: Fishermen are the stewards of some of the last wild food on our planet: fish. But few California fishing families remain, due to complex regulations, high cost, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Addressing California’s Tsunami HazardCalifornia faces tsunami threats from both local and distant sources. North of Cape Mendocino, large earthquakes on the Cascadia Subduction Zone have the potential of causing tsunamis greater than 50 feet high as they travel onshore. For areas south of Cape Mendocino, smaller offshore reverse and thrust faults as well ...
Where: OrindaCost: $5 General, $1 students & K-12 Teachers
If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the flim-flam man, join us, your friends. We are a group who informally discuss the latest in science or pseudoscience over good eats & ale. HOW:  Presented free by the Bay Area Skeptics.WHY:  Because science is fascinating!
Where: MillbraeCost: Free- Pub is open for business
The Monster Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way GalaxyImprovements in technology allow astronomers to use large telescopes to track the properties of stars in places where gravity overwhelms everything. By measuring the rapid orbits of stars near the center of our galaxy, Dr. Ghez and her colleagues have made the case for a supermassive black hole at the ...
