Lab and Lunch: Rising - Dispatches from the New American ShoreWe live in a time of unprecedented hurricanes and catastrophic weather events, when it’s increasingly clear that climate change is neither imagined nor distant, and that rising seas are irreversibly transforming our coastlines.Join us for a lunchtime talk, where Elizabeth Rush, author of Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore, ...
Trampolines, pogo sticks, kids on road trips: bouncing isn’t just about jumping up and down but describes an object’s change in motion after encountering an obstacle. Rebound your curiosity in collisions at After Dark: Bounce.Lowrider Hop With the San Francisco Lowrider Council6:30, 7:30, 8:30, and 9:30 p.m.These customized cars from the San ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General; $10 Members; Free for Lab Members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco.Cafe Inquiry is a social event hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco.For more information or if you have questions please email sf@centerforinquiry.net
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Desert NightlifeCan't stand the heat? Desert NightLife is a cool way to explore the unique animals and resilient plants of the world's wild, arid ecosystems.Schedule of EventsAnimal Encounters West Garden 7 & 8 pmLearn about some of the amazing adaptations of various desert-dwelling lizards, snakes, and tortoises with live animal presentations by experts ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Climate GentrificationConcerned about climate change? One of the best things you can do is welcome taller buildings in your neighborhood. That’s because city dwellers use less energy and water than people living in the suburbs or rural areas. A recent bill in the California State Legislature proposed raising allowable height limits ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
