How-To NightlifeYou're never too old to learn new tricks, so why not learn a few? Back by popular demand, NightLife is serving up a host of how-to workshops, demos, and talks. In African Hall, grab a seat for a live recording of Big Picture Science, a nerd-centric podcast that explores some ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Sramek is an inventor, innovator and entrepreneur who came by his career as a farm boy who had to learn how to operate equipment and tools, to fix, mend, predict, nurture, listen, focus and get things done. He has numerous pending and issued patents in fields as diverse as stem ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Member, $7 Student
Greening AsiaAsia's booming economies have thrived following the well-trodden path of "industrialize now and clean up later." Citizens and companies realize that the time to clean up is now. Dirty air, foul water and hellishly overcrowded cities are threatening to choke the continent's impressive prosperity. From solar and wind power to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Many birds are brightly colored, while others use patterned feathers for camouflage. How do these colors originate? What's the difference between colors from pigments and physical colors? From Yellow Warblers to Anna's Hummingbirds, from Snow Geese to Brewer's Blackbirds, each species makes unique use of the feather colors it possesses. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Friday, 07/17/15
Mayan Mathematics, Astronomy, and CalendricsWe will ask the questions of how and why did the Mayans create great calenders by exploring: Mayan mathematics, Mayan astronomy, how the Mayan viewed the universe, and how the Mayan calender worked. Talk by Christian Heavner. There will be a free public stargazing event at the Montgomery Hill Observatory after ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Free Public Stargazing at Montgomery Hill Observatory, Evergreen Valley College, San JoseEnjoy a free public by star gazing night at the Montgomery Hill Observatory.View the skies with a 7" refractor telescope Observatory, 14" Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope observatory and several telescopes set out for the public. Bring your kids, friends and relatives. We will be viewing Planets – Venus, Saturn and Jupiter with its ...
Where: San JoseCost: $0
Saturday, 07/18/15
Hayward Fault Walking TourOver the last million years, the natural beauty of Fremont has been shaped by the Hayward Fault. Instructors will be leading these 'ground breaking' tours and exposing the science and beauty of the Hayward Fault. This fault is one of several active faults in the world actually creeping at 5 ...
Where: FremontCost: $15
Teddy Bear Tea with Friends!Ages: 4-8 plus their stuffed animal/doll and an adultIt's tea time at Oakland Zoo and you are cordially invited! Bring an adult, bring your stuffie, and learn all about one of our Zoo's special animals. Enjoy a morning of snacks, activities, books and play while making and delivering an enrichment ...
Where: OaklandCost: $12-$26
Reptile Day at CuriOdysseyGet up-close to cold-blooded animals like turtles, snakes, and lizards during Reptile Day! Meet this special set of creatures who have scales or scutes and find out what makes reptiles so amazing during our fun-filled, family event. Activities included with the cost of admission.
Where: San MateoCost: Adults: $9; Kids 2-12: $6; Free under 2 years
MSI loves sharks! Our special Shark Day invites one and all to learn about these amazing creatures, from the Great Whites that swim just off our ocean shores, to the gentle Leopard Sharks that are common in our Bay.We will be feeding and touching our local Leopard Sharks in our ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: $20 General, $10 Members
Aquarium of the Bay at the Bay ModelAquarium of the Bay and the Bay Model have teamed up to create the Bay Model Alliance, and to bring the Bay, its animals, and their habitats to you! Join us for these free conservation programs that are fun for the whole family. Plus, in July and August, the first ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Shark Bites ContinuedSevengill sharks balance the Bay's ecosystem, and give new meaning to the words "top predator." Find out just how many different types of sharks there are, and how they've learned to be masters of adaptations! Enjoy activities that show you how sharks impact your life every day, and how we ...
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
MBARI Annual Open HouseWe at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) invite you to our annual open house! Our staff, scientists, and engineers will share their knowledge and enthusiasm about oceanographic research at this special event. Highlights include science exhibits, technology demonstrations, deep-sea videos, presentations about our research, robotic submarines, children's activities, and ocean career ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: FREE
Family Sundown SafariAges; 4 and upGrab your tent, sleeping bag, your family, and a few friends and get ready for an overnight adventure at Oakland Zoo. This unique program includes dinner, a nighttime and morning guided tour of the Zoo, a special behind the scenes, live animal presentations, interactive and educational activities, ...
Spring is a wonderful time to enjoy the influx of birds to the Marin Headlands. Join volunteer Jane Haley for an easy walk to discover our spring visitors. Meet at the Marin Headlands Visitor Center. Bring field guides and binoculars; dress in layers. For ages 8 and up; no pets ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Whales of Sri Lanka: Conservation through Science and EngagementThe blue whales found in Sri Lankan waters have been described by researcher Asha de Vos as "unorthodox" since they break their species stereotypes. Prior research suggested that blue whales the world over fed at the poles and then undertook long-range migrations to breed and calve. We now know that ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Trekking the ModelJoin a Ranger guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942–2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Tuesday, 07/21/15
Pluto, the Kuiper belt and the early history of the solar systemOur understanding of the formation of the solar system has undergone a revolution in recent years, owing to new theoretical insights into the origin of Pluto and the discovery of the Kuiper belt and its complex dynamical structure. The emerging picture is one of dramatic orbital migration of the planets ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Reinventing WaterThe drought in the American west is making people painfully aware of the food-water-energy nexus. Will this crisis finally drive fundamental change in the understanding and use of water? Stories from the Central Valley and insights from academia.In the second half of the program, we will discuss how the drought ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Dr. Steve Croft studies black holes using a wide range of telescopes, including Hubble, the Shane Telescope at Lick Observatory, Keck, and most recently the Murchison Widefield Array in the remote Western Australian outback. In this talk, Croft will share information about a new generation of telescopes with the capability ...
During the EU-funded project CoralFISH we explored the Cold Water Coral (CWC) Reefs of European margins from the Mediterranean to Iceland. Both historical records and multibeam data were used to locate reefs that were then explored and sampled with a remotely operated vehicle. Discovered about 25 years ago in Norway, ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
SFrame and SGraph: Scalable External Memory Data Frame and Graph Structures for Machine LearningA good machine learning platform requires not just robust implementations of statistical models and algorithms but alsothe right data structures for efficient and scalable feature engineering and data cleaning. In this talk, we discuss SFrame and SGraph, two scalable data structures designed with machine learning tasks in mind. These external ...
Radical Remission of Cancer: Surviving Against All OddsTurner, a researcher and lecturer in integrative oncology, was the first to delve deeply into studying "radical remission" from cancer – that is, when someone recovers from cancer without the help of conventional medicine, or after conventional medicine has failed. Join her as she describes the nine most common healing ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Member, $7 Student
Living Liquid: Celebrating the Power and Beauty of Microscopic PlanktonJoin some of the world's leading marine microbial ecologists for fascinating demonstrations and an intriguing discussion about plankton-beautiful, tiny organisms that drift with the currents. Plankton are vital to life on Earth. They come in a stunning variety of shapes and structures; they form the foundation of all oceanic food ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: free preregistration is required
Science and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub, West BayIf ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the flim-flam man, join us, your friends. Skeptics in the Pub is a group of like-minded people informally discussing the latest in science or pseudoscience over good eats & ale.Skeptics in the Pub is a monthly meeting for discussion of topics ...
