The Data Science Camp is a free unconference, where attendees can propose and present sessions, and includes a keynote on Spark. There is separate morning tutorial on Principal Component Analysis (fee required). This year, we are renaming the event to "Data Science Camp" to be more inclusive of Big Data ...
Where: San JoseCost: Conference free, optional morning tutorial $40
FEAST: Climate and Energy for TeachersFree for Educators: Advance RSVP Required At this session our focus will be on climate and energy. We will start off looking at "tree cookies" as recorders of climate change. What can we tell by looking at a single tree ring? Consider sharing your favorite activities about how the weather and climate change ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Geology of the Golden Gate HeadlandsExplore 200 million years of geologic history and learn the fascinating story told by the rocks at the Golden Gate.Bring a lunch and wear comfortable walking shoes and a coat.Trip includes a short but strenuous walk down and up a 200-foot bluff.Meet Ranger Will Elder in front of Fort Point. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Geology Workshop for Teachers: Hayward FaultOver the last million years, the natural beauty of Fremont has been shaped by the Hayward Fault. This teacher workshop will start at Tule Ponds at Tyson Lagoon Wetland Center and include a walk to the Fremont Earthquake Exhibit in Central Park. Discover the "fault creep" and off sets as ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
BAY AREA SCIENCE FESTIVAL - Explore What You Eat - Hands-on Science at the Farmer's MarketsEver wonder how plants live? Or how worms produce compost? Curious about solar beads and solar cookers? Get hands-on with science to find out! Join Cal scientists for some cool, food-related investigations at East Bay farmers' markets during the Bay Area Science Festival. (Subject to reduced hours or cancellation in ...
The Marin Wildlife Discovery Day will be an opportunity to learn about and celebrate the rich diversity of wildlife in Marin. There are over 150 species of birds that live and breed in Marin, our creeks support some of the best coho salmon populations in northern California, and our hills ...
Where: San RafaelCost:
Happy Creepy HalloweenParticipate in Halloween-themed activities at the Lawrence Hall of Science. Meet some of the slimiest, scaliest, and hairiest creatures you'll ever see, in our Animal Discovery Room. Do Halloween-themed engineering activities with a haunted robot developed by UC Berkeley's Pioneers in Engineering (PiE).
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
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. Target Audience: 3rd grade and up.
Get some science with your lunch! Bread and cheese are both ancient foods that owe their glory to microscopic magic. Stroll through quaint San Francisco neighborhoods while stopping at parks and shops to explore the role of unseen organisms in creating flavors and textures. Get your hands on some gluten, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
BayMobile Visits the Bay ModelAquarium of the Bay's BayMobile is coming to the Bay Model! Visitors will experiment with the science of climate change and meet some of the Aquarium's animal ambassadors. All Bay Model visitors are welcome to stop by and participate in activities, with10-minute animal encounters at the following times:Red Eared Pond Slider ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Science Saturday: Spiders and SnakesWhat do you fear? Find out that it doesn't need to be spiders or snakes! Hold a live snake, view live spiders, make a spider web, and join us for other fun crafts and activities as you trick-or-treat around the Museum while learning all about arachnids and reptiles! Don't forget ...
A mashup of Halloween and makers, celebrating community-made arcade games, with free trick-or-treating and a food drive. Part of the Bay Area Science Festival.This event is the perfect mix of technology, creativity and Halloween celebration.Marin maker groups will create large game/activities for trick-or-treaters to play, including a large-scale Rube-Goldberg style candy delivery ...
Where: GreenbraeCost:
Climate Change 101How do we know the earth is warming? What do scientists have to say? Learn about the nature of science, climate change basics, how animals and biomes are being affected, and what we can all do to make a positive difference. Target Audience: 9th grade and up.
Our Hawk Talks and Banding Demonstrations occur every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 2pm (weather permitting – heavy fog or rain cancels) during September and October. The Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and what we do here at the ...
Tested.com's Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, Will Smith, and Norman Chan bring to stage visions of the past, present, and future as seen through the eyes of makers. Enjoy an afternoon of fantastic homebrew projects, demonstrations of exciting new technologies, and conversations with makers about new frontiers of innovation. The show ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Medical Errors: Causes and OptionsHealth professionals generally are intelligent, conscientious, and well-trained. How then do medical errors occur? What have we learned about the frequency and causes of error? What parts are cognitive, system-based, or idiosyncratic? What promising tactics should limit harm?Speaker: Peter Rudd, Stanford
Dr. Ritimukta Sarangi, of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, will give a talk on "Saving the Mary Rose." The Mary Rose was an English warship built between 1510 and 1511 and was a favorite of King Henry VIII. After a long and successful career, she sank during an engagement with ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
The Mathematics of DoodlingDoodling has many mathematical aspects: patterns, shapes, numbers, and more. Not surprisingly, there is often sophisticated and fun mathematics buried inside common doodles. Professor Vakil begins by doodling, and sees where it takes the class. It looks like play, but reflects what mathematics is really about: finding patterns in nature, ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Understanding the Ebola OutbreakThe Ebola virus has spread from West Africa to the United States with three confirmed cases and one death. The outbreak is generating fear, airport screenings, and a storm of media coverage. But how worried should we really be? Get the facts about Ebola from UCSF physician and infectious disease researcher ...
California is a brand new geological formation in a constant state of flux and at no time in its short history has it undergone as much change as it has in the last 164 years. Subject to climate change, sea level rise, and human impact, the California of the 1850s ...
Where: SausalitoCost:
BAY AREA SCIENCE FESTIVAL - Last FestivalThe LAST (Life Art Science Technology) festival is a symposium and expo that celebrates the confluence of art with the multiplicity of new media technologies and nascent sciences emerging from the intense cultural ecosystem of the Bay Area. The second LAST festival (following the first one that was held in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Spooky Halloween ScienceGet ready for Spooky Halloween Science Fun! In this workshop, you will handle slimy worms and learn about their role in decomposition, turn your lab partner into a "mummy", make a witch's potion, concoct Oger boogers, create a skull mask, and observe a real sheep's brain. If you like disgusting, nasty, ...
MSI takes to the tidepools for a treasure hunt of nature's beautiful intertidal secrets. We'll spend our time taking advantage of the low tide to reach the outer edges of Pillar Point, while taking in spectacular vantages as we slowly retreat to shore. Will we find crabs, sea stars, eels ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: $20 General, $10 Members
October 25th. Public Astronomy Program On Mt DiabloThis Saturday we will explore Earth and life: Why does Earth have abundant life, but nowhere else in our Solar System? How many planets like Earth are probably out there in our Galaxy? How are scientists finding them?Bring kids, binoculars, warm clothes (temperature can drop), snacks, water. No need for ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $10 Park Entrance Fee
Stargazing on Mt. DiabloWHY EARTH?Why does Earth have abundant life, but nowhere else in our Solar System? How many planets like Earth are probably out there in our Galaxy?How are scientists finding them?EXCITEMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!Participate in hands-on astronomy activities followed by supervised observing through the many different telescopes of MDAS members.Bring snacks, ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free; $10 state park vehicle fee
The American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute present the 2014 AMS Einstein Public Lecture in Mathematics with James H. Simons, the president of the Simons Foundation. Simons is a philanthropist, mathematician, investor, and financier who supports basic research in the sciences through the foundation he created with ...
The Festival of Bad Ad Hoc Hypotheses (BAH!) is a celebration of well-argued and thoroughly researched but completely incorrect evolutionary theory. Six brave speakers will present their bad theories in front of a live audience and a panel of judges with real science credentials, who together will determine which speaker takes home ...
Where Bill Gates' Great-Granddaughter will go on her HoneymoonPresented by Wonderfest, the Mt. Tam Astronomy Program, Friends of Mt. Tam, San Francisco Amateur Astronomers, and Mount Tamalpais State Park.Using spectacular images from space probes and the world's largest telescopes, we will explore the most intriguing future "tourist destinations" among the planets ...
NPR's hit show Snap Judgment is back to electrify the Nourse Theater in San Francisco. It's an ALL-NEW special performance created in association with the Bay Area Science Festival. Led by Snap's Glynn Washington, the world's top storytellers are coming to rock the Snap stage with brand new stories on ...
Quiz-o-Tron is the world's greatest comedic science-themed panel quiz show, hosted by Rebecca Watson and starring Bad Astronomer Phil Plait, Star Wars Craft Book author Bonnie Burton, Survivor contestant/physicist Yau-Man Chan, io9's Annalee Newitz, local comedians Caitlin Gill and Matt Gubser, and more! Watch as talented comedians compete against learned ...
