Zoovie Nights Finding Nemo"Looking for a fun, family friendly way to start off the new year? Put on your jammies and enjoy an evening of Zoovie magic at Oakland Zoo. Snuggle up in our auditorium for snacks, a movie, and a chance to meet some of our education animals. Complimentary hot chocolate and ...
Where: OaklandCost:
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 ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Saturday, 01/16/16
Suddenly JanuarySuddenly it's January, did El Nino arrive in Muir Woods? Coho salmon, fetid adder's tongue, mushrooms, and spiders, follow Ranger Lou on this woodsy expedition to find clues of the season in the forest. People of all ages and abilities welcome. Baby backpack carriers preferred over strollers. Dress in layers. ...
Josef Albers was one of the most influential artist-educators of the twentieth century. As a member of the Bauhaus in Germany in the 1920s; a teacher at Black Mountain College during the 1930s and 1940s; and Chairman of the Department of Design at Yale University beginning in 1950, Albers developed ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Open House at the Marine Science InstitutePlease bring your friends and family to visit our site. Feel fre to explore our discovery classrooms, view live fish and invertebrates in our aquarium, and pack a picnic lunch to nibble on whilst enjoing our Bay front location. Staff will be around to answer questions and give you a ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: Free
Development of a long endurance tail-sitter VTOL UAVSteve Morris is the CTO of Martin UAV LLC of Santa Clara, California and is a well-known authority in the design and operation of small UAVs. Dr. Morris has been the lead engineer for the design, development, and testing of airframe, flight control, and flight software for more than 50 ...
While Dungeness crab captured headlines, the story is really about the record levels of the neurotoxin domoic acid. In 2015, researchers found unprecedented levels of the algal toxin in a wide range of marine organisms and for the first time in several commercial fish species.Investigations led by scientists at the ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Monday, 01/18/16
MLK Day Coastal CleanupOn January 18, we're celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service with a shoreline cleanup around the EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park – and we would love your help! We love working alongside dedicated volunteers to pick up everyday items like straws, wrappers, cigarette butts, and other plastic trash ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Tuesday, 01/19/16
Observing the re-enty of space debris WT1190FDr. Jenniskens will describe the airborne observations he took part in of the re-entry of space debris on Nov 13, 2016.The International Astronomical Center (IAC) and the United Arab Emirates Space Agency recently hosted a team of veteran U.S. and German observers of spacecraft re-entries, including SETI Institute research scientist ...
Why Do We LaughJoin cognitive psychologist Greg Bryant and scientist turned comedian Tim Lee for an evening of laughter. Half comedy show and half science talk, this month's Being Human explores the science behind why we laugh.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 - $15
Minerals: Shiny and BrightMinerals are important to our society. They are needed to produce many products. Learn how they are pretty but also important through 4 activities.
Where: FremontCost: Free
Twenty-One Myths of Medicinal MushroomsInformation on the use of medicinal mushrooms for preventive and therapeutic modalities has increased on the internet in the past decade. Some is based on science and most on marketing. This talk will look at 21 common misconceptions, helping separate fact from fiction.Speaker: Robert Dale Rogers
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Why Eating Good Food Makes for Good EcologyChef and founder of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Alice Waters is an author and world renowned food movement leader. After helping to change the American food landscape, Alice introduced her ideas into public schools with The Edible Schoolyard, a program that involves students in all aspects of growing, cooking, and ...
The inner continental shelf encompasses shallow depths where the turbulent wind-driven surface layer interacts with the bottom frictional layer. The complex physical dynamics of the inner shelf govern the exchange of heat, nutrients, and other tracers between the surf zone and deeper ocean. A twelve-year time series of oceanographic and ...
During the 19th and 20th centuries, groundbreaking information technologies like the telegraph, the typewriter, and the computer changed the world. All of these technologies were designed with the alphabet in mind, however, leaving open the question: what about China, Japan, and Korea? In this exhibition, the history of modern East ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Super Bowl, Football and ComputersWith Super Bowl 50 being held in Santa Clara this year, our January General Computing meeting will be on how computer technology is used in football. This technology can be seen in many other sports and at many levels of play. We will have a panel presentation by local companies, ...
Stanford professor and Natural Capital Project Co-Director Gretchen Daily will describe her quest to measure nature's contributions to society, and in doing so, convince world and corporate leaders to make smarter decisions for a more sustainable future. Dr. Daily holds several faculty and leadership positions at Stanford University. Her efforts ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $10 General, Free for members
With Auld Lang Syne still reverberating in our ears, the first Nerd Nite SF of 2016 draws nigh. If your New Year's resolution was to learn new things, meet interesting people, or kill more brain cells with beer then we have the event for you! A scientist will tell you ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $8
Thursday, 01/21/16
10 Ways to Heal Health Care: How Consumers Can Revolutionize Their Care ExperienceHow can it be that customers often rate their experience at the DMV as better, more timely and less painful than their experience at the hospital? Despite enormous sums spent on health care and extensive training of professionals, patients are largely dissatisfied with the service they receive. A growing body ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Member, $7 Student
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
DEEP SPACE CLIMATE OBSERVATORY (DSCOVR) EARTH IMAGING USING EPIC (Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera)In 1998 the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center was selected as part of the Scripps-led team to design, build, and test a high resolution camera for imaging the Earth from L1 in multiple wavelengths. Over ~17 years the mission evolved from the original NASA Triana mission to the NOAA/NASA DSCOVR ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Making Shakey, the world's first intelligent, mobile robotShakey, the world's first mobile, intelligent robot, was developed at Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) between 1966 and 1972. Peter E.Hart worked on this project from the day it started until the day it ended (by which time he was the project leader).He will describe how the project got ...
Feed your brain and body this week as NightLife explores the fascinating world of human health and wellness.In African Hall, hear a mind-expanding talk by Dr. Jim Olson of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center on cutting-edge medical innovations allowing doctors to locate and treat cancer more effectively.Explore some of the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Learn tips, tools, and techniques to become a better birder! In his new book Better Birding, Brian L. Sullivan reveals techniques used by expert birders to identify species in the field quickly and easily. He goes beyond traditional identification elements like plumage to create a context around each bird that ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
IS ANYBODY OUT THERE? When When Will Earthlings Find ET?What is the possibility of other life in the universe and can we detect radio and optical signals from other civilizations? Current and future SETI projects, including SETI@home and the new $100-million Breakthrough Prize Foundation Listen project may provide an answer. SETI@home chief scientist Dan Werthimer will describe the rationale ...
