Baylands ExplorationsJoin expert EV docents for an exploration of the science and nature of the Palo Alto Baylands. What makes this habitat so special? How do the plants and animals survive the salty conditions? Why is it so different at different times of day or times of the year? How can ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
After Dark: ExtraterrestrialIs anyone out there? Decode cosmic signals, imagine alien life, and dive into other possibilities offworld.Ages 18+
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95
NightLifeThursdays hit different at NightLife. The museum comes alive after hours-wilder, more curious, and full of exciting creatures. Grab your friends, grab a handcrafted drink, and let yourself wander into whatever weird or wonderful corner calls you.Plus, you can:Step inside our four-story Osher Rainforest, where you can explore the Amazon’s ...
The hardest space-science missions are, at their core, measurement problems. ESA’s LISA gravitational-wave observatory was formally adopted in January 2024, with industrial construction under prime contractor OHB System AG underway since mid-2025, and launch targeted for the mid-to-late 2030s on the Ariane 6 launcher. LISA must resolve picometer-scale changes in ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Feathers of the Forests - LivestreamTune into the soundscape of Bay Area forests and discover the birds that bring coastal redwoods and oak woodlands to life.These landscapes are alive with birds, even when they’re out of sight. From towering redwood forests to rolling oak woodlands, native and resident birds help shape healthy ecosystems, and their ...
Where: Cost: Free
Open Question: Extraterrestrial - Is there Live in Outer Space?As we learn more about exoplanets and other worlds, experts expect that we will soon discover life beyond Earth, an exciting (and perhaps concerning) prospect. But how do we define intelligent life? And how does our imagination prepare us for the potential discovery - and its impact on the world ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95
Raptors in the Concrete JungleYou’ve heard the gossip; you’ve seen the headlines. In recent years, Bay Area Bald Eagles built nests in a school yard in Milpitas, in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, and on an Alameda golf course. Peregrine Falcons have called UC Berkeley’s Campanile Tower home along with other buildings and bridges ...
Across cultures and eras, human societies have organized gender in wildly different ways. Some recognized three, four, or even more genders long before Western medicine ever entered the conversation. In this lecture, Alex Lindsay, a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology at the University of San Francisco, traces how colonization flattened ...
