The Orbital PerspectiveSam Garan, a retired NASA astronaut who logged 178 days in space and 71 million miles in orbit, will discuss his perspective of his experience as an astronaut and his time spent on the International Space Station. He was a long-term resident of the ISS, where he lived and worked ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, Free for Members, $7 Students
When you hear MasterCard, you may think of the company as strictly a payments company.We're actually so much more than that-we're a technology company in the global payments industry. We operate the world's fastest payment-processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and ...
Challenges around access to safe, sufficient, and affordable freshwater are growing around the world as populations increase, economies expand, and our climate changes. Hundreds of millions of people still lack access to basic water services. Billions lack access to adequate sanitation. Violent conflicts over water allocations and control are on ...
Where: OaklandCost: $26 General/$23 Members Advance, $30 at door
Wolves in California: The Long Journey HomeCalifornia is excited to celebrate the beginning of what could be one of our state's most inspiring conservation stories: the return of the gray wolf, after being absent for decades following extirpation by humans. Discover the fascinating story behind this dynamic predator and what the return of this iconic species ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $3 donation requested
The History and Science of Lick ObservatoryLick Observatory, wholly owned and operated by the University of California, was the first astronomical observatory purpose-built at altitude. It demonstrated the practicality of large-scale glass substrate reflecting telescopes for research. It was the fulcrum upon which the United States pivoted to dominance in observational astronomy at the close of ...
