'Bug-ology'-themed Free Family Fun DayJoin YSI on a journey of discovery and investigate the science of entomology (the study of bugs)! Spend the afternoon doing experiments, crafts, meeting bugs and other critters, and exploring nature.
Come and hear "tails" of adventure from under the waves! Dr. Jessie Sanders, of Aquatic Veterinary Services of Northern California, will share some of the excitement of her career as an aquatic veterinarian. From electric eel shocks, to giving a sand tiger shark a physical, to getting a piranha to hold still ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Movie screening and discussion on artificial intelligenceJoin us for a free screening of a PG-13 movie about the friendship between a robot caretaker and an aging, cantankerous ex-cat burglar named Frank. For more information about the film, call 925-373-5505. Refreshments will be served. After the movie, join us for a fascinating presentation and discussion about A.I. (artificial intelligence) with local startup ...
Where: LivermoreCost: FREE
The West Without Water: A History of Droughts and Floods in CaliforniaIn this illustrated talk authors Dr. Lynn Ingram, Professor in the Departments of Earth and Planetary Science and Geography at U.C. Berkeley, and Frances Malamud-Roam, Senior Environmental Planner-Natural Sciences Caltrans District 4, will present evidence for "megafloods" and "megadroughts" that recurred over the past several thousand years. These extreme events ...
Where: CupertinoCost: Free
Mushroom Mysteries: A Guide to What We Don't Know about FungiRain at last! And that means mushrooms are appearing in numbers not seen for the past several years. Enjoy an afternoon inside to learn about what you might find popping up outside. Explaining some of mysteries of mushrooms will be speaker Christian Schwarz. He is "Minister of Science" and taxonomic ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: $5 General, Free for members
