Toward Maps of Exoplanet SurfacesPerhaps the simplest question that one can ask of a distant star or planet is, "What does it actually look like?" Even the best interferometers can only give us limited information about the surfaces of select giant and/or nearby stars, while the direct imaging of exoplanet surfaces is all but ...
'Call of the Baby Beluga'One day in Quebec, a baby beluga whale washes up on a gravel beach along the St. Lawrence River, still vigorously alive. This baby whale’s story takes us on a larger journey through the world of the St. Lawrence beluga whales and of the scientists who are working to help ...
Join us for an evening at the intersection of neuroscience, art, and virtual reality, as we gather experts to explore how our body shapes our sense of self and guides our actions within real and virtual worlds.After a keynote from Walter Greenleaf, Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Stanford University’s Virtual Human ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10
Buzzed NightlifeCelebrate one of life’s most classic combos - coffee and chocolate - in a tribute to two of the Bay Area’s favorite ways to get buzzed.Sip and taste samples from local roasters and chocolatiers while learning everything there is to know about caffeine, beans, that unique bitter taste, and the ...
Watch science come to light at After Dark. Light brings energy and color to our world, and photonics is the study of how it’s generated and the varied ways it can be modulated, amplified, and detected. Learn about industrial applications through LASER and fiber optics as well as the manipulation ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $17.95 adv, $19.95 door, free with A.D. membership
Meet the New Technologies Shaping Our WorldIf you live in Silicon Valley, you can hardly avoid hearing about new technologies that are changing the way we live our lives, transforming industries and creating positive disruption. You've heard mentions of the Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, Edge and ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Biofuture/ Biohistories: Growing Brain Organoids in the LabUsing stem cells - like those found in our earliest embryonic selves - scientists have learned to grow miniature brain-like structures, called brain organoids. How similar are organoids to a real human brain, and what can we do with them? So far, scientists have seen brain organoids send signals in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 (includes museum admission)
