Gregory M. Herek: 'Beyond Homophobia' - Thinking More Clearly About Sexual Stigma and PrejudiceThe concept of homophobia – a word first coined in the 1960s – has played an important role in shifting society's focus onto the problem of prejudice against people who aren't heterosexual. But the word homophobia conveys a variety of assumptions that can actually limit our thinking. Drawing from social ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Cost: $20 non-members, MEMBERS FREE, $7 students
Tuesday, 08/19/14
SETI Institute/NSF REU Students Final TalksThe REU class of 2014 will give their final public presentations. In a series of 5 minute talks, the students will discuss the projects they have conducted with their SETI mentors this summer.
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
National Geographic Live: From The Red Sea to Australia's Great Barrier Reef David Doubilet has mastered the techniques of working with water and light to become one of the world's most celebrated underwater photographers and a contributing photographer for National Geographic Magazine where he has published nearly 70 stories since his first assignment in 1971. David is a contributing editor for several ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: $46 - $68, series price available
Wednesday, 08/20/14
Engineering FestivalEveryone can build a hydraulic system, a wind turbine, or a bridge at this celebration of engineering. Engineering Festival 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.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Whatever Happened to Homo erectus?Who's your (ancient) daddy? Did he walk upright? Could he control fire? Did he have a brow ridge that wouldn't quit?! Then maybe he was a Homo of the erectus - not so sapient - type. Many new Homo erectus specimens have been added to the global repository in the past decades, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Monster 'El Gordo' Galaxy clusterThe "El Gordo" Cluster of several hundred galaxies is one of the largest and oldest known clusters in the earlier universe, at 7 billion light years distant. With the impressive shockwaves observed on the outskirts of the galaxy cluster, El Gordo appears to be a titanic collision between a pair ...
"Hearing Loss (or: The Science of 'What?')" by Brian SeitelFor most people, hearing is effortless, simply another of the five main senses. But for 10% of the population, it's a struggle just to tease out the lyrics to "Wrecking Ball" in a crowded bar, much less the voice of the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $8
Thursday, 08/21/14
Volunteers NeededJoin us for a brief orientation and learn how you can become part of Sausalito's very own attraction known around the world! We have a variety of volunteer positions that are suited for people just like you! Greet visitors, lead tours, work with school groups, and more! Come and be ...
Off the Screen: Soundwave ((6)) (sub)mersion In partnership with Exploratorium Cinema Arts, Soundwave immerses visitors in a cinematic, surround-sound event exploring ideas about the ecologies, stories, and properties of our most important natural resource-water.Condition of Form, by Duo IN/S, features multi-channel audio recordings with hydrophones and a 16mm multi-projection filmed on commercial fishing boats out at ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Your morning cup of coffee may seems like a trivial routine, but the coffee industry as a whole has a major impact on the habitat available for birds in Central America and other cofffee-growing regions. Biologist John Sterling will present some of his Smithsonian research supporting the Bird-Friendly Coffee movement. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $5 General, Free for members
Restore Hetch HetchyRestore Hetch Hetchy is a grassroots non-profit organization seeking to restore the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park to its original condition.Speaker: Spreck Resekrans
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Friday, 08/22/14
Water You Gonna Do?! Interact with and learn about the three phases of water, explore how rising global temperatures change the water on our planet, and discuss the effects of rising sea level on wild habitats and people.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
The Basics of Ocean AcidificationDive into ocean chemistry and become ocean scientists, doing experiments and meeting some key players in the ocean food web. Using multimedia, lab equipment, and ball-and-stick style molecular models, participants will explore changing ocean chemistry in action.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Off the Screen: Imagine Science Film FestivalNew York–based Imagine Science Films promotes and showcases dialogue between scientists and filmmakers. Each year, ISF hosts a festival of films presenting scientific fact in compelling visual narrative. The theme for 2014 is Time in all its variants: time-lapse film, the age of the universe, time travel, the genetics of aging, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 / $5 Explo Members
Saturday, 08/23/14
Robert Ferguson Observatory Public Solar Observing and Star PartyBeginning at 11:00am - 3:00pm, we offer safe solar observing (FREE) to the public. Then later at 9:00pm our Public Star Party begins. ($3.00 for adults 18ys and older)Park entrance/parking fee: $8.00 per. vehicleVisit our homepage for complete details.*Handicapped Parking and Wheelchair access available at the observatory entrance.
Where: KenwoodCost: $11.00
Drought Part 2 - A CA Wake Up CallSome say it is the worst drought in the past 50 years. Some say it is the worst in recorded history. Either way, we know that it is going to have some profound impacts on our way of life, the economy, the environment, and more. What can we expect? How ...
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
Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: SoundWhat is sound? How high a pitch can you hear? Can you measure the speed of sound with a yardstick? Can two sounds add up to no sound? Explore these questions and more in this resonant presentation.Presentations at 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 3:00 PM
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Tangled Web-Plankton, Plastics & UsWhy is our Bay so deliciously green? Come discover all the microscopic life of the Bay and how they affect our dinner! We'll delve into how the oceans are changing with a tide of plastics that have weaved themselves into our food web. Join an Aquarium of the Bay naturalist ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Solar Astronomy Sunday August 24th, at the Lindsay Wildlife MuseumPlease join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for a public Astronomy program at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek. Society members will provide safe close-up views of our Sun using Solar-filtered telescopes (weather permitting). Activities will demonstrate how the Sun works, and how our Solar System developed. Authentic meteorites will be on ...
