Full Moon HikeJoin us for hikes through our redwoods! Trail walks are led by an experienced hiker and Chabot educator and feature discussions about the natural environment, events and objects in the sky.Hike under the beautiful gibbous moon through the redwoods from twilight to moonlight on a moderate 4-5 mile hike. After ...
Feel the Power of the Dork Side"Feel the Power of the Dork Side" is a hilarious & educational look at science and technology and their practitioners. Written and performed by Dr. Pete, the World's only engineering professor by day and stand-up comedian by night who is proving that nerds can be funny and not just funny-looking. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Saturday, 08/09/14
Dog FriendlyFull Moon HikeJoin us for hikes through our redwoods! Trail walks are led by an experienced hiker and Chabot educator and feature discussions about the natural environment, events and objects in the sky.Bring your dog and hike under the beautiful full moon through the redwoods from twilight to moonlight on an easy ...
Where: OaklandCost: $12
Sleepover during Shark Week: Aquarium of the BayOn Saturday, August 9, visitors are invited to take part in this unique opportunity to sleep in our magnificent underwater tunnels and spend the night just inches from leopard sharks, spiny dogfish sharks, mighty sevengill sharks, and nearly 200 species of other aquatic animals. The sleepover will feature guided tours, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $75 General, $50 Members
The MetaQuizzical Cafe: Frankenclime meets PlastillaIf you're in the mood for something really different, then step into the 'MetaQuizzical Cafe'. Dedicated to the advancement of "extra sensory curiosity, join Jim and Kathy Ocean as they serve up their unique blend of "thought rock" for those who hunger for fresh & sassy lyrical commentary that sticks ...
Where: PetalumaCost:
Feel the Power of the Dork Side"Feel the Power of the Dork Side" is a hilarious & educational look at science and technology and their practitioners. Written and performed by Dr. Pete, the World's only engineering professor by day and stand-up comedian by night who is proving that nerds can be funny and not just funny-looking. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Sunday, 08/10/14
Marine Science Sunday: Under the Bridge: Marine Mammals of SF BayOur own backyard in the bay is full of amazing marine mammals! Free classroom programs will highlight our local sea lions at Pier 39, the return of harbor porpoises to the Bay after a 60 year absense, and even the occassional dolphin and whale that wanders under the Bridge! We recommend teaming ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
And the Darwinner Is…Discover how the greenhouse effect works and explore how animal and plant species adapt to a changing environment, identifying the winners and losers in our rapidly warming planet.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Big Feet? Let's Shrink our Carbon Footprint! Learn the basics of climate change, the greenhouse effect, and their impact on local habitats. Participants will then calculate and analyze their own carbon footprint, discovering what they can do to make a positive impact on our planet.
Where: SausalitoCost:
Feel the Power of the Dork Side"Feel the Power of the Dork Side" is a hilarious & educational look at science and technology and their practitioners. Written and performed by Dr. Pete, the World's only engineering professor by day and stand-up comedian by night who is proving that nerds can be funny and not just funny-looking. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5-$25
Monday, 08/11/14
Wildlife Associates: Bay Area WildIn this special presentation of "Bay Area Wild" by Wildlife Associates you will see a gray fox, a great horned owl and other animals. Gain an insight into the secret lives of these intelligent and ecologically important animals. This event is made possible thanks to the generosity of Friends of ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Tuesday, 08/12/14
Perseids Meteor ShowerHang out on the hill and watch as the Perseids Meteor Shower makes it annual trip through our atmosphere and light up the night sky. Visibility may be obscured by the waning gibbous (nearly full) moon, but our scientists will be ready to help you catch the brightest meteors.
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Investigations of strange, linear features on Mars (AKA playing with dry ice blocks in the Utah desert) Comparative geomorphology is a standard and highly useful approach in determining the origin of features seen on planetary surfaces. However, this approach sometimes can point interpretations into the wrong direction - the specific and sometimes highly unique conditions found on another planet cannot be neglected in the analysis! In particular, ...
Weather on earth-such as thunderstorms, lightning, humidity, and drought-has a large impact on our everyday existence and is part of our daily conversations. However, there is also "space weather", which is characterized by numerous phenomena, including hurricane-force winds, large temperature variations, and large-scale storms.Space weather is complicated by the presence ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Wednesday, 08/13/14
Research RoundupMeet the UC Berkeley students and entomologists who are making cutting-edge advancements in the field of insect science. Research Roundup is part of Summer Fun Days at the Lawrence Hall of Science. Every Wednesday enjoy a unique event with your family-from trapeze arts to bubbly sidewalk painting.
Mind PuzzlesWhat if our soundest, most reasonable judgments are beyond our control? Are the feelings of being rational and having free will generated by conscious decisions or involuntary brain mechanisms? Is there a way to resolve the conflict between our innate biology and our traditional beliefs? Dr. Robert A. Burton, author ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $15 General, $10 Members, $7 Students
Thursday, 08/14/14
Science Evidence About Global WarmingClimate change: Lecture by Canadian Professor Jacques Guertin presents what science evidence says about global warming. Registration is REQUIRED as space is limited and lunch will be served. Contact seminar organizers, Bay Area Older Adults, a Santa Clara County-based nonprofit. Adults age 50+ should call 408-774-0593 or register by email: share@bayareaolderadults.org and give both your name ...
Big Graph Data ScienceOne of the challenges in big data analytics lies in being able to reason collectively about extremely large, heterogeneous, incomplete, noisy interlinked data. We need data science techniques which canrepresent and reason effectively with this form of rich and multi-relational graph data. In this presentation, Dr. Lise Getoor will describe some common collective inference ...
The Women's Environmental Network is hosting an event with networking and a talk on the topic of wildlife conservation with a focus on Asian elephants in Sri Lanka. The esteemed speaker, Shermin de Silva, is the president of Trunks and Leaves, a nonprofit that seeks to promote the conservation of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Free for members
John Sterling will present some of his Smithsonian research supporting the Bird-Friendly Coffee movement. He will discuss why some coffee farms are better than others for birds, why good coffee farms are critical for conservation, and will illustrate his talk with photos of birds from coffee farms in Latin America, ...
In our society - and in education, especially - people are encouraged to provide the "right" answer, and are not encouraged to focus on the process utilized to achieve the results. Consequently, most of us hate being wrong. This talk will examine the psychological processes at work when we make ...
