Cellphone and nature? Yes! Map plants with app!On fourth Thursdays, join a small group mapping invasives and some natives in Tilden Regional Park in the East Bay. Easy, leisurely walks -- learn about and enjoy nature while you contribute to a statewide database and stewardship, using CalFlora's cellphone-mapping apps! Info. RSVP, and instructions (let us know whether ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: 0
Postmodern Astronomy: The Vanishing Observer in the 21st CenturyWhat does it mean to make an observation? How do astronomers' tools change the way they observe? Retired support astronomer Tony Misch considers these and other questions in his role as Director of the Historical Collections Project at Lick Observatory, where for more than 120 years, new observing technologies have ...
Unleash your creative, crafty genius as NightLife partners with SF Bazaar to celebrate the art of crafts. Shop dozens of local makers as the museum transforms into a pop-up bazaar-from tasteful takes on taxidermy by Bug Under Glass, Le Heart Design, and Sweaty Taxidermy, to one-of-a-kind jewelry from Batsu/Maru, Tessa ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Thursday NightsCome for the cocktails, stay for the exhibits, and indulge in endless exploration. We're now open every Thursday night to adults 18 and over; each week we offer a different program to stimulate your senses and expand your mind.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General; $10 Members; Free for Lab Members
As robots are increasingly integrated into modern society-on the battlefield and the road, in business, education, and health-those who design the machines have a stark choice to make. They can design systems to enhance the quality of human work and life-or they can design systems that replace humans entirely. Both ...
Why are we seeing so many whales from our beautiful Pacifica shores? Blow after blow; lunge after lunge; breach after breach-it's been an awesome sight for animal-lovers! What kind of whales are they and what are they doing here? SF Bay American Cetacean Society is honored to present an evening ...
The earthquake rate has dramatically increased in the central US in the last 6 years.Oklahoma had more M≥3 earthquakes in 2014 than California.This increase is due to earthquake activity induced by oil and gas operations.Most earthquakes are not caused by hydraulic fracturing.We may be able to control these earthquakes.Speaker: Justin ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: LasersJoin Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman for colorful explorations of the physical world.In 1960, the laser was known as "a solution looking for a problem." Now we can hardly imagine life without them. Learn what's special about laser light, how it's made, and how it's used in everything from DVD players ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Included with museum admission
