Birds & BotanyHike the forests, meadows and hills around Pine Flat and up Redhill with ACR Volunteer Patrick Woodworth & ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self. We’ll be watching (and listening) for birds on the hike out. After lunch, we'll botanize as we consider the seasonal interplay between bird foods, habitat history and current activity ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: Free
NatureBridge's Preschool Playdates SeriesJoin us for a 2-hour hands-on program featuring techniques to help engage your children's sense of wonder and guide their natural curiosity during outdoor adventures. Gain a deeper understanding of inquiry based experiential learning while participating in field activities designed to develop your preschooler's observation skills. New themes each week.*Ages ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $75 per child (one adult admission included)
Winter Bird WalkJoin us as we search for flocks of winter sparrows, bright yellow warblers, and perhaps and elusive red sapsucker. We also hope to welcome some of our earliest migrating hummingbirds back to the garden this month! Led by Garden docent and Ornithologist Sarah MacLean.
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 General, $18 Members
Some Radical Thoughts on SETI - CANCELEDHow have the SETI Institute’s efforts to track down cosmic company changed in the last decade, and what is the influence of the discovery of exoplanets? In this talk, we delve into the current thinking in our search for intelligence beyond Earth, but also consider the effect of our inevitable ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
3+1 - An HMI Design Framework for Autonomous VehiclesWhile mode confusion and the ensuing human error that goes with it will likely have a significant impact on the safety of future AVs, the transitioning between modes and how those transitions are orchestrated via the vehicle’s HMI will be equally important. This is particularly relevant when the modes to ...
How galaxies are influenced by the largest structures in the UniverseWhen viewed at the largest scales, the distribution of galaxies in the Universe resembles a complex, tangled web: an interconnected network of filaments of galaxies that surround vast, empty voids. Simulations and theory have established that filaments - the largest, most densely populated structures in the Universe - have formed ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
The Winter CirclePublic Astronomy Viewing Nights at Sonoma State University
Our understanding of the origin, evolution and make-up of the Universe has undergone dramatic and surprising advances over the last decades. Â Much of the progress has been driven by measurements of the fossil light from the big bang, called the cosmic microwave background radiation, which provides us with a glimpse ...
