Asteroid Day Special EventTo celebrate 'Astreoid Day', the SETI Institute is holding a special event where two SETI asteroid scientists will give short presentations on the latest thinking on how to handle the Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) problem and the goals of NASA's Asteroid Return Mission (ARM). Michael Busch will give a talk ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Almonds and LawnsWith the severity of California's drought starting to sink in, urban and agricultural users are sparring over who should do more to step up. Lawns are getting killed. Should almond trees be next? Alfalfa or cotton? Is Governor Brown's plan a good one? Is he playing favorites?A discussion about a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Member, $7 Student
Creative Collisions: Space +Art +YouThe second Creative Collisions event will bring together artists and space explorers. Meet Ariel Waldman, art school grad, adviser to the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program, and creator of Spacehack.org, a directory of ways you - you! - can participate in space exploration. Pick up a brush and help paint ...
Harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) were known to frequent San Francisco Bay (SF Bay) historically, but WWII activities in the 1940s caused them to retreat to coastal waters outside of the Golden Gate. Harbor porpoises remained absent from SF Bay for over 65 years, until 2008, when they began their return. ...
By definition, drugs are a medicine or other substance that has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. Drugs are chemicals that alter, block, or mimic chemical reactions in the brain. They may be taken for medicinal purposes, as part of our daily routine such as ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $27 General, $24 Members
Marine Mammal Science: A Review of Collaborative Research at The Marine Mammal Center, SausalitoThe Marine Mammal Center has been rescuing and rehabilitating marine mammals in northern California for 40 years. In addition to rescue and rehabilitation, The Marine Mammal Center conducts cutting edge science research through collaborations all over the world. The Center was the first to discover domoic acid in California sea ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Wednesday, 07/01/15
Free First WednesdayFree museum admission all day, to anyone from anywhere, at Bay Area Discovery Museum
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Free Wednesday at UC Botanical GardensEnjoy free admission to the UC Botanical Garden on the first Wednesday of the month. Parking is limited. Docent-led tours for groups are not available on Free Wednesdays. No admission after 4:30 pm. In order to minimize the impact on the plant collection, ensure the safety of visitors, and to ...
Southern California, like Santa Clara County, is heavily reliant on imported water supplies that originate largely from snowmelt-driven runoff. With climate change causing big changes in snowfall and water availability, a team of experts from Loyola Marymount University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have modeled how climate change will further ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10 General, Free for members
After Dark: RGBWhile others look to the red, white, and blue this month, we'll be flying the additive colors of red, green, and blue, found in all of your little electronic devices and capable of creating a rainbow of millions of colors. This month, we take these three primary colors of light and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General; $10 Members; Free for Lab Members
Every beer tells a story-and this week-NightLife follows the brewing process from botanical inception to foamy finale. Hear from local beer and spirit masters Dave McLean of Magnolia Brewing Company and Carl Sutton of Sutton Cellars as they host a lively conversation about experimenting with botanicals in their boozey creations. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San FranciscoCafe Inquiry is a social event hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Café Borrone http://www.cafeborrone.com/ next to Kepler's Books. Look for CFI t-shirts.For more information or if you have questions please email sf@centerforinquiry.net ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Live from the Galapagos Webcast: Exploring the Deep Sea with Exploration Vessel NautilusJoin us on the web or in person for a live chat with scientists and educators on board the Exploration Vessel Nautilus as it explores a part of the Galapagos Islands that Darwin never saw-the deep ocean ecosystems and hydrothermal vents of the Galapagos Rift Zone. We'll discuss that area's submarine geology and the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Included with museum admission.
Friday, 07/03/15
'Outdoor Exploratorium' at Fort MasonFourth of July weekend is the public's last chance to taste, touch, and take in the Exploratorium's temporary exhibits at Fort Mason.Known as the "Outdoor Exploratorium," the eight exhibits displayed at Fort Mason are what remain of a 20-exhibit collection that opened in 2009. Funded by the National Science Foundation, ...
Join us for our Summer Maker Series. Come make, share and learn with hands-on activities. Bring your creativity and ideas, we'll supply enough projects to keep you busy making things all summer. This free, family-friendly series for all ages is hosted by Bon Air Center and Marin Maker Mobile.
Where: GreenbraeCost: Free
'Outdoor Exploratorium' at Fort MasonFourth of July weekend is the public's last chance to taste, touch, and take in the Exploratorium's temporary exhibits at Fort Mason.Known as the "Outdoor Exploratorium," the eight exhibits displayed at Fort Mason are what remain of a 20-exhibit collection that opened in 2009. Funded by the National Science Foundation, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: free
Sunday, 07/05/15
'Outdoor Exploratorium' at Fort MasonFourth of July weekend is the public's last chance to taste, touch, and take in the Exploratorium's temporary exhibits at Fort Mason.Known as the "Outdoor Exploratorium," the eight exhibits displayed at Fort Mason are what remain of a 20-exhibit collection that opened in 2009. Funded by the National Science Foundation, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: free
Monday, 07/06/15
How We Listen to MusicStreaming has given everyone instant, and mostly free, access to any type of music they wish. This music revolution seems like a giant leap forward for listeners and aspiring artists alike. However, Gabe Meline sees this as potentially harmful to both the art and the industry. How can the industry ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
Nerd Nite Silicon Valley - July Edition A New Nerdy Reason To Look Forward To MondaysYou asked and we delivered!Doors open at 6:30 pm for dinner and music.Speakers begin at 8:00 pm. Our three speakers will be sharing everything from the medical future of poop, why eSports is super cool and a truly shocking talk on energy. We have on deck:Les DethlefsenStanford University Omid FarivarFacebook Jason TragerPersistent ...
Quantum theory is our best description of the micro-world. Quantum phenomena underly all processes in nature (except possibly gravitation). Some of these phenomena - superposition and entanglement, in particular - seem very strange to those of us living and functioning in the macro-world. Please join UC Berkeley's Dr. Birgitta Whaley ...
We've all learned that space is an empty vacuum, but it's not. The space between the stars in our Galaxy contains, on average, about 1 atom per cubic centimeter. That's a better vacuum than the best vacuum chamber we know how to make, but there are a lot of cubic ...
