History & Habitat: Foss Trail and Redhill Hike Join us for this big hike -Â 7 miles and 1,440 feet of elevation gain, with a few rough stretches -Â along the historic Foss Stagecoach Trail and around to Redhill. Peter Leveque, retired Junior College Professor and the guiding force behind early stewardship and education on the Preserves, will regale us ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 General, $15 Members/Students, Free < 18
Join the National Park Service and One Tam at scenic Homestead Valley as we try to identify and document every living species we see! Hone your naturalist skills, learn to use the iNaturalist smartphone app, and contribute valuable data about Mt. Tam's biodiversity. No smartphone? No problem! No experience or ...
Where: Cost: Free
Biomedicine and Artificial Intelligence Research ConferenceInterested in innovative applications of artificial intelligence, biology, and medicine? Join speakers from Stanford, MIT, CMU, JHU, and Google at Medicine in Silico, a free conference on April 29 hosted by Stanford Students in Biodesign. Closing remarks by Dr. Lloyd Minor, Dean of Stanford University School of Medicine.Event RSVP link:Â goo.gl/9atxk5Speakers: ...
This two-day symposium (April 29-30) probes what we know and what we don't know about why the dinosaurs and many other organisms became extinct sixty-six million years ago. Each day will feature lectures by internationally renowned scientists with specific expertise in the subject, followed by round table discussion. The audience ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $6
Guided Nature WalkExperience the beauty and rich natural history of this 535-acre preserve.�Our half-day guided nature walks are on Saturdays throughout fall and spring. Participants are divided into small groups and paired with a trained Bouverie volunteer to explore the mixed evergreen forest, flower-carpeted oak woodland and rugged chaparral. Guided Nature Walks ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $15 Donation suggested
Hayward Fault Walking TourOver the last million years, the natural beauty of Fremont has been shaped by the Hayward Fault. Instructors will be leading these 'ground breaking' tours and exposing the science and beauty of the Hayward Fault. This fault is one of several active faults in the world actually creeping at 5 ...
Where: FremontCost: $15
PiE Robotics CompetitionJoin us for the Pioneers in Engineering eighth annual robotics competition. Meet the high school teams competing this year, and learn how they designed and built their own custom, remote-controlled robots. Cheer on your favorites as they compete to finish this year’s robotics challenge, “Dry Another Day.â€The Pioneers in Engineering (PiE) robotics ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Santa Clara Valley Wildflower ShowThe show will feature hundreds of species of wildflowers and native plants.  Expert botanists and gardeners will be on site to describe different samples and answer questions. With the heavy rain this winter, we are expecting a prolific bloom of Northern California wildflowers.The keynote speaker will be John Muir Laws, who will give a ...
Learn about the many ways you can connect to nature during this fun, family event! Meet a live red-tailed hawk that is being rehabilitated by helpful humans, learn to compost with Hidden Hills Ranch, and become a "citizen scientist" while connecting to the nature in your own backyard.
Wildflowers! To know them is to love them. It’s springtime, and all throughout California the wildflowers are beginning to bloom, including in your very own Golden Gate National Parks. We invite you to come and enjoy the huge variety of both native and exotics on display and prepare to be ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Walking through Time: History of California NurseryThe importance of this site spans from the Ohlone, Mission and Rancho Era. The people associated with this site helped to transform the State of California into an agricultural giant. Learn how Niles agriculture had a strong tie to San Francisco and Fresno.Lecture will go over the buildings that are ...
Do you sometimes see paw prints in mud or scat (poop) on the trails and assume that a dog left it? It could be from something else. Come along with me and I will show you how to distinguish and identify the markings of a gray fox. Gain some insights ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Wonders of ScienceWe are concluding our week long taste of science festival with grand finale event.We will have an evening full of demonstrations on interaction of biomolecules, dark matter and dark energy, and living fluid mechanisms. And then, a lesson on vaccines!Ages 21+
Where: San FranciscoCost: $7 advance, $10 at door
Ship Operations in the BayJoin Captain Craig Thomas of Agile Marine as he provides a better understanding of commercial shipping operations and movements in the Bay. The program includes the types of ships, ship construction and layout, commercial considerations, types and locations of terminals in the Bay Area, manning requirements including careers and International, ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Jazz Under the StarsCome peer through our telescopes and see craters on the Moon, the visible planets, star clusters, and more while we listen to CSM's very own KCSM Jazz 91 FM. Dress warmly.  Free parking in Marie Curie Lot 5.  Directions here.
Where: San MateoCost: Free
The All-American Total Solar Eclipse of August 2017A total solar eclipse is one of nature’s most magnificent spectacles. On August 21, 2017, for the first time in 38 years, the very narrow path of a total solar eclipse falls across the continental US. Come learn about total solar eclipses and how to view this one!Speaker: Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley
This two-day symposium (April 29-30) probes what we know and what we don't know about why the dinosaurs and many other organisms became extinct sixty-six million years ago. Each day will feature lectures by internationally renowned scientists with specific expertise in the subject, followed by round table discussion. The audience ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $6
Wildflower TourJoin this excursion to see wildflowers of the Modini Mayacamas Preserves, one of the wildflower hotspots of Sonoma County. We'll stop at numerous places along the road, and then we'll hike to the top of Redhill (a 3-mile loop) looking for the first of the fawn lilies, baby blue-eyes, hounds-tongues, ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 General, $15 Members
PiE Robotics CompetitionJoin us for the Pioneers in Engineering eighth annual robotics competition. Meet the high school teams competing this year, and learn how they designed and built their own custom, remote-controlled robots. Cheer on your favorites as they compete to finish this year’s robotics challenge, “Dry Another Day.â€The Pioneers in Engineering (PiE) robotics ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
San Francisco City Star PartyCome join us for our monthly San Francisco City Star Party. SFAA members provide telescopes for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to check the SFAA website for the latest updates…bad weather or overcast skies will cancel!
This one-day symposium will focus on emerging advances at the intersection of Robotics and Machine Learning, which is experiencing a surge in research activity using expressive learning methods such as deep learning.The symposium will consider a range of approaches and applications with long and short presentations and posters, to identify research ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $25
Two Stanford Symbolic Systems Forum PresentationsAarush Selvan (M.S. Candidate), Symbolic Syistems Program, "Dynamic Analysis of Learning in Behavioral Experiments on Monkeys vs Humans", and Lena Hong (M.S. Candidate), Symbolic Systems Program, "Comparison of Knowledge Tracing Models on Students in an Online Introductory Statistics Course"
NEW TECHNIQUE FOR STUDYING MATERIALSDr. Zahid Hussain of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will describe his research targeting the development of novel x-ray scattering instrumentation for probing quantum materials.
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
People and Robots Seminar - CANCELEDThe speaker originally scheduled for this date, Stefano Carpin, UC Merced, will not be available. New speaker TBA.
What can happen over the next 15 years, as photovoltaic (PV) power costs continue to decrease and markets expand? This talk will cover the range of opportunities associated with changes in energy supply in developed and developing economies. Dr. Gay will review the history of solar and discuss the key role of ...
For the first time since 1918, there will be a total solar eclipse crossing the United States from the Pacific to the Atlantic on August 21, 2017. This astronomical event will bring people from around the world to the United States to experience and to perform scientific research experiences, while ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Ignacio Arnaldo is chief data scientist at PatternEx, a Bay Area startup developing an artificial intelligence platform for InfoSec. The platform leverages state-of-the-art machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms for real-time attack prevention in enterprise applications. PatternEx is building a team composed of security experts, and world-class software engineers and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Soil Health Series: Understanding Growth Media & the Chemistry of SoilIn the third class in the soil series, join the very knowledgeable Stephen Andrews (UC Berkeley Professor, specializing in soils) for a hands-on class to discover how the chemical reactions of soil clean our air, clean our water, and make nutrients available to plants. You'll understand chemistry like never before!You've ...
Messiness is a familiar condition - it forms the background of our daily life and of society. While we normally take it for granted it is also an expression of resilience against disorder that threatens to take over once we face forces beyond our control. I will focus on the ...
Zipline designs, manufactures, and operates small robot aircraft to deliver lifesaving medical supplies. With Zipline, all citizens can have fast and reliable access to lifesaving medical products like blood, vaccines, and essential medicines, regardless of challenging terrain and road infrastructure. In October 2016, the company launched the world's first drone ...
President Obama made science, technology and innovation top priorities of his Administration. The White House launched initiatives in areas such as data science, robotics, materials by design, neurotechnology, open innovation, STEM education, and the Maker Movement. Where do these ideas come from? What role do "policy entrepreneurs" play in ...
Microbiomes in Health and Disease: A Science Cafe EventWhat do we know about our internal microbial communities - their roles in healthy living and disease? Michael Shapira will explore some intriguing ideas about the contribution of our internal flora and fauna to evolution.Speaker: Michael Shapira, UC Berkeley
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Thursday, 05/04/17
Geo-Engineering Distinguished Lecture SeriesPlease join us for an exceptional set of lectures, a wonderful social and poster session, and a dinner that celebrates the GeoEngineering Profession in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Lecture Series will be held in the Sibley Auditorium. The Hosted Social and Dinner will be held at the Hearst ...
Panel: Rick Ambrose, Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Where: San JoseCost: Free
A Journey Around ColorIt is not just a question of color as decoration, the idea of color is far more rich and complex than that. Color can be a useful tool to reach different goals in our everyday lives, homes, offices, and institutions. Pia Lopez-Izquierdo, Architect and Visiting Scholar in the Department ...
Celebrate Star Wars Day with us and learn about the forces that shape our universe. Celebrate this intergalactic holiday with physics, inventions, artworks, and encounters with the force.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
How-To: Maker NightLifeGet crafty with a night of tinkering, tools, art, and tech from some of SF’s most creative makers.----> Celebrate May the 4th with salutes to a galaxy far, far awayâ€"including 3D models and roaming R2 droids.----> See how creative tech can be when you step inside a world of your ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
How Cities Can Solve the Climate ChallengeMayors around the country are bypassing national politics and working around federal restrictions to both clean up their cities and foster growth in renewable energy. In red and blue states, local leaders are solving traffic congestion, promoting smart growth, and preparing for the impacts climate disruption will have on public ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
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
Adventures in Program RepairProgrammers constantly face errors that are confusing and hard to fix. In particular, inexperience programmers, who cannot address commonly occurring errors, have to resort to online help-forums for finding corrections to their buggy programs. I will present three ideas that leverage advances in program synthesis to automatically assist unskilled programmers ...
How People Intentionally Teach Agents in Interactive SettingsPeople intuitively teach other people, animals, and even machines. Psychologically, teaching involves multiple interacting processes including modeling the learning agent, predicting its future behavior, and deciding on how teaching actions can facilitate learning. This raises questions about social cognition and interaction, as well as questions of how to design systems ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Soil Health Series: Composting Methods & Biological Properties of Soil (Rescheduled)Soil is the most complex biomaterial on Earth...really! Join the very knowledgeable Stephen Andrews (UC Berkeley Professor, specializing in soils) for a hands-on class to discover the basics of creating a successful compost, and how the soil foodweb drives the sustainability of nearly all living things on Earth. Prepare to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Increasing Freeway Capacity by Efficiently Timing its Nearby Arterial Traffic SignalsThe objective of freeway on-ramp metering is to regulate the entry of vehicles to prevent capacity drop on the freeway mainline. However, the nearby arterial traffic signals facilitating freeway access fail to recognize that the metered on-ramps can be oversaturated due to the flow restriction and limited storage. Instead, the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Twilight HikeTake advantage of this rare opportunity to experience the beauty and rich natural history of this 535-acre preserve as dusk arrives and the animals start to appear. Our twilight hikes are on select Fridays throughout spring and fall. Participants are divided into small groups and paired with a trained Bouverie ...
Using your Eyes and your Camera to get the most out of Solar EclipsesOn August 21, 2017, millions of people across the United States will see nature's most wondrous spectacle - a total eclipse of the Sun. It is a scene of unimaginable beauty; the Moon completely blocks the Sun, daytime becomes a deep twilight, and the Sun’s corona shimmers in the darkened ...
