Play around with paper in three activities inspired by our new Wildcard exhibition.Paper CircuitsUsing copper tape and surface-mount LEDs allows you to make fully functional simple or complex electrical circuits on a flat surface, such as a piece of paper. You can make light-up greeting cards, origami animals come to life, or ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Included with museum admission.
Fixit Clinic CCXIX (219) San Lorenzo LibraryFixit Clinic CCXIX (219) San Lorenzo Library Fixit Coaches will be in residence at the San Lorenzo Library and available for consultation on your broken items. Celebrating repair by conveying basic troubleshooting skills, Fixit Clinics are do-it-together hands-on STEM-oriented fix-n-learn community-based exploration and discovery workshops staffed by volunteer Fixit Coaches ...
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 ...
On Monday, August 21, 2017, there will be an eclipse of the Sun visible throughout the U.S. and all of North America. People in a narrow path from Oregon to South Carolina will see a spectacular total eclipse, with the Moon briefly covering the Sun completely, and day turning into ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Astrophotography for Everyone - RESCHEDULEDAdvances in recent decades have allowed amateur astronomers to produce deep space and planetary pictures that rival those taken by professional observatories. This presentation will provide an overview of off-the-shelf instruments and methods anyone, with perseverance and patience, can use to take amazing astronomical images.Speaker: Jay GaBany, Advanced Imaging ConferenceEditor's Note: This ...
Seeing the Beginning: Insights from the Cosmic Microwave BackgroundDo you ever wish we could look back in time? We can, by studying the cosmic microwave background (CMB), which reveals the fiery early universe when it was only 0.003% of its present age. This talk will show how studying the CMB allows us to learn about the origin, composition, ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Sunday, 07/30/17
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
Build It FestivalPut your architectural skills to the test as you collaborate with other visitors to construct 2D and 3D structures with recycled materials.
Where: BerkeleyCost: See weblink
San Francisco 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!
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Monday, 07/31/17
Nerd Nite East Bay: Black Panthers, Meat from Math, Regional WondersWomen and the Black Panther PartyOakland shaped the evolution of the Black Panther Party, and the city served as the launching point for the BPP’s nationwide expansion and critical social programs for communities of color. Learn about the history of strong women in the Bay Area Black Panther Party, the ...
Where: OaklandCost: $8
Tuesday, 08/01/17
Video codec standardization update for 360 degree videoMPEG and ITU-T VCEG are developing new SEI messages for HEVC to standardize coding of omnidirectional spherical video (also called 360° videoâ€Â), for inclusion in a new version of HEVC in late 2017. These SEI messages can be used with existing HEVC profiles, with projection mapping of the spherical video ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $5 General, Free for members
Time-series studies have yielded valuable insights into how plankton communities fluctuate at various temporal scales. This talk will discuss studies combining different methods to determine how seasonal-scale light and nitrogen availability shape phytoplankton population structure, activities, and diversity, and thus potential pathways for energy and matter flux in both vertically ...
Spin and the quantum rules for apartment rentalsAlmost all elementary particles act as if they are spinning. Scientists once believed that this spin would always be 0, 1, 2… measured in the units of quantum mechanics. Yet the spin of electrons turned out to be ½. Moreover, particles with spin ½ can’t really share space with each ...
Where: AlbanyCost: Free
DIY Cold-Climate Biogas Unit w/David House & SF Permaculture Guild MtgCome to the permaculture guild gathering to hear David House present on homescale biogas. Come for networking and food/seed sharing before and after.Biogas, sometimes called “the cousin of composting,â€Â is what you get when any organic material decomposes in the absence of oxygen (aka it’s anaerobic, vs composting which is aerobic). Biogas ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: free
Thursday, 08/03/17
Family Science AfternoonJoin members of the California section of the American Chemical Society for a family afternoon of science.
Where: San LeandroCost: Free
Detritus, degradation, and diet: Using isotopes to trace the fate of ocean biomassThe vast majority of organic matter in the ocean is nonliving. Particulate organic detritus, in particular, comprises a critical component of the marine carbon cycle via the “biological pump†and is a food source for diverse marine biota. However, it can be difficult to connect the biological origins and detrital, ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Intelligence is not Artificial: Why the Singularity is Not Coming Any Time SoonWe are bombarded daily with news of stunning achievements by Artificial Intelligence (AI) programs and promises of more to come. We are told that AI systems are getting as intelligent as us, and that soon they will be even more intelligent than us. It is worth pausing. Let’s take a ...
Are we alone in the universe? What is our place in space? Before the moon blots out the Sun on August 21, consider cosmic questions at After Dark. Learn what it’s like to skydive from the stratosphere or land a rover on Mars. Listen to the interstellar message of Voyager’s ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Electric NightlifeFrom bioluminescence to the electric grid, feel the buzz as NightLife celebrates all things illuminated.Learn about the new fleet of electric vehicles taking to the streets. Check out Alta Motors, a local startup making waves with their all-electric motocross motorcycles.Light up the night with Rock the Bike’s pedal-powered LED sculpture.Learn ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Summer of Love FOGG Trail Mixer @ The Golden Gate Overlook! Experience the Summer of Love at the August Trail Mixer! Celebrate flower power by making a flower crown, tap into your spiritual side by getting a tarot card reading, and perfect your #TBT photo with a lesson in iPhone photography.DID YOU KNOW? ​​​​​​The Golden Gate Overlook was only constructed 5 ...
On August 21st, we will be treated to a total and partial solar eclipse across North America. In preparation, I will talk about the history and the science of eclipses, answering questions such as “When was the earliest recorded solar eclipse?†“How do we predict when and where we can ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Friday, 08/04/17
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
Fish DaysLearn about fresh water fish that are found in local ponds and rivers. Games show native and non native fish and how they arrived at Tule Ponds. Compare fishing ponds for people versus fishing ponds for wildlife.  Explore how the early peoples of area went fishing as well as the ...
