Cool, Clear WatersTake an easy two-mile walk with Ranger Lou around an ecological restoration site to learn how the needs of salmon and frogs can inspire people to create habitat for endangered and threatened species during a time of climate change, and still meet the recreational needs of visitors at this popular ...
Where: Muir BeachCost: Free
BioFest 3Would you like to understand why microscopists just won another Nobel prize? Come ask the students of the Merritt Microscopy Program! Join us for Biofest 3, bigger and more fun than ever! It's equal parts hands-on science fun for all ages and career info for students. Everyone is ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Mt. Tam Day of ThanksThe "Mt. Tam Day of Thanks" will feature a collection of volunteer programs led by the TLC partners. Below is a list of workday events to celebrate and give thanks for this epic mountain:Habitat Restoration and Holiday Wreath Making at Sky Oaks hosted by Marin Municipal Water District. Family friendly; volunteers ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost:
Steppin' Towards Science Step Show and Science FairThis event for youth and their families is meant to engage youth in hands on science, explore science careers, see the connection between science and stepping and expose youth to college culture. The Science Fair, which takes place from 11:00 am-1:00 pm will engage attendees in hands-on science demonstrations and ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15 for adults (18 and over) and $7 for youth
An Ocean Garden: The Secret Life of SeaweedPhotographer, author and book designer Josie Iselin will bring together the art and science of seaweed in a talk and slide presentation describing her unique way of building books, why she fell in love with seaweed and some of the amazing science of the ocean flora we find along our ...
Join all the guys from the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe cast (Steve Novella, Bob Novella, Jay Novella, and Evan Bernstein), along with musician and emcee George Hrab for a skeptical extravaganza and quiz show. This 90-minute blowout will include:ScienceGamesMusicQuiz ShowLame JokesGeneral Geekdom andSkeptical Fun!Hosted by the Ohlone College Psychology ...
Where: FremontCost: $15 general; $10 Students with ID
Sunday, 11/23/14
Marine Science Sunday: An Ocean Feast!This month we celebrate Thanksgiving by highlighting the amazing feeding and hunting strategies of marine mammals! Find out about how orcas have learned together to wash seals of our ice in Antarctica, humpback whales use bubbles to trap fish and otters use tools to crack open their favorite foods! FREE Classroom Programs: An Ocean Feast- 12 PM ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free with admission
Monday, 11/24/14
PROBING DARK ENERGY WITH OPTICAL FIBERS AND 5000 ROBOTSDr. Claire Poppett of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will discuss the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), a ground-based experiment for the Mayall Telescope in Arizona..
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Nerd Nite East Bay #24: Singing Spiders, The Brain, and Sci-Fi Sex InterfacesSit back and sip on a some tasty beverages. Nerd Nite East Bay warms you up for Thanksgiving and begins our third year with a particularly salacious night: Erin Brandt will show what happens when you aim a laser Doppler vibrometer at a male spider dancing on pantyhose to woo the corpse ...
Where: OaklandCost: $8
Tuesday, 11/25/14
Made in CaliforniaA two hour workshop at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum for ages 7 to 10. Recreate arts and crafts of California Native Americans. Learn about natural designs reflected in art. Register online with the link listed below.
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $30.00 (Member: $24.00)
A link between meteoritic organic compounds and the homochirality of life?Current theories suggest that portions of interstellar compounds should eventually be incorporated into the comets, "asteroids" and planets of new planetary systems. Astronomical observations point to processes such as the formation of comet and asteroid belts, familiar to our solar system, as likely occurring in many star systems. As with ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Mark Schapiro: CARBON SHOCK - A Tale of Risk & Calculus on the Front Lines of the Disrupted Global EconomyMark Schapiro, Author; Former Senior Correspondent, Center for Investigative Reporting; Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley Graduate School of JournalismSchapiro will take us a journey to the financial frontlines of climate change, where the same chaotic forces reshaping our weather are disrupting our economy. From the agricultural fields of California to the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 non-members, $8 members, $7 students
Wednesday, 11/26/14
California's CornucopiaA two hour workshop at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum for ages 7 to 10. Discover California's natural wealth of ecology. Engage in fun activites with animals! Register online with the link listed below.
