Latest Exoplanet Results from NASA's Kepler/K2 Mission - RESCHEDULEDThe all-sky TESS mission will soon revolutionize our view of planets transiting the nearest, brightest stars to the Sun, just as the four-year survey by NASA's Kepler mission transformed our understanding of exoplanet demographics. Using the repurposed Kepler spacecraft, the ongoing K2 mission provides a natural transition from Kepler to ...
Come learn the secrets of cloning plants by cutting off branches and encouraging them to root! Meghan Steinharter (Fort Funston and Oceana Nurseries Manager) and Robin Binaoro (Marin Headlands Nursery Assistant) will discuss the science behind clonal propagation: what's going on inside the plant and how rooting hormones work. There ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Donations encouraged
Wonderfest: Creating Worlds: The Science of Scale in Animated FilmsFrom flip drawings to computer graphics, the magic of animation allows audiences to explore fantastic new worlds. Too much "magic," however, can render animated characters simply unbelievable, spoiling the fantasy. The more closely characters' actions obey the laws of physics, the more believable they become. Ironically, when filmmakers incorporate realscientific principles in animated movies, audiences can better ...
Where: St. HelenaCost: $10 General, $8 Students/Military
Sci Comm Podcast Special, at the Bay Area Science Communication MeetupDo you listen to a lot of podcasts and wonder how it’s done? Maybe you’d like to get involved but just don’t know how. This month we are inviting folks from 4 different science podcasts to tell us about the art of podcasting. Come learn about different styles of podcasting, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Gray WhalesJim will discuss the past and current distributions, migrations, and genetics of gray whales, and some likely future scenarios for this species in the in the context of our changing climate. Jim’s book “E. robustus: The Biology and Human History of Gray Whales†will be available for purchase and signing ...
In 1969, four U.S. Scientists plunged into the ocean to live 58 days in an undersea habitat called Tektite, conducting months of research and setting a world record for saturated diving. Forty-five years later, a new team of aquanauts spent 31 days living at the Aquarius Habitat to educate the ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: $5 General, Free for members
Astronomy Lecture Tuesday March 28th. with Nicole Duncan (UCB)This month’s speaker is Nicole Duncan of UC Berkeley: Nicole travelled to Antarctica in 2015 to launch the GRIPS telescope to better understand how the largest solar flares accelerate particles.This month’s what’s up by Rich Ozer who will review this year’s notable star parties and other astronomy events.
Join Eureka! for another amazing night of laughing and learning as we host author and space exploration evangelist Ariel Waldman!Ariel Waldman is on a mission to make science and space exploration disruptively accessible. Ariel sits on the council for NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts, a program that nurtures radical, science-fiction-inspired ideas that could transform ...
