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 ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Saturday, 08/05/17
WW II in the Shadow of Mt. Tam2017 is the 75th anniversary of the establishment of a bustling wartime shipyard called Marinship in Sausalito. Innovations, ingenuity, and inspiration all played a part in the day to day routine. Join Ranger Joanne on a 2-mile walking tour of the area surrounding the Bay Model to experience what life ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Eclipse 2017: Astronomer Andrew Fraknoi PresentsIn this illustrated, nontechnical talk, for ages 10 to adult, astronomer Andrew Fraknoi, will describe how eclipses work, why they are one of nature’s most spectacular sights, what scientists learn during eclipses, exactly when and where the eclipse of 2017 will be visible, and how to observe the eclipse and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Twilight Marsh Walk - CANCELEDExperience the salt marsh at twilight on an easy stroll along Tidelands (1 1/3 mile) Trail. At the setting of the sun we will observe the beginning of nature’s night shift. Come discover the sights, sounds, and smells of the refuge as night descends. Not suitable for young children. RESERVATIONS ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Sunday, 08/06/17
Novato Space FestivalMeet Legendary Astronauts & Experience 30 Different Exhibits!VIP Guests:Al Worden - Apollo 15 Moon MissionJerry Ross - Space Shuttle Flights 61, 27, 37, 55, 74, 88, 110Nicole Stott - Space Shuttle Flights - 128, 129, 133Bruce Melnick - Spaces Shuttle Flights 41, 49Dan Bursch - Space Shuttle Flights 51, 68, ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Science Regatta FundayWhat makes a boat float? How can we make a boat move faster?Experiment with different recyclable materials and build your own boat to find out. Design your boat and test it in the Hall’s Forces That Shape the Bay outdoor science park, then redesign your boat as you work towards ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission. Free for Members.
The Sky Event of the Decade: August’s Eclipse of the SunSan Francisco Public Library is pleased to bring astronomer Andrew Fraknoi to the Main Library for a talk titled “August’s ‘All-American’ Eclipse of the Sun and How to View it Safely.â€On Aug. 21, there will be an eclipse of the Sun visible throughout North America. People in a narrow path ...
The cheapest, simplest, most effective way of manipulating DNA ever known, CRISPR may well give us the cure to HIV and genetic diseases, as well as help eradicate some of the world's deadliest pathogens. Yet even the tiniest changes to DNA could have myriad, unforeseeable consequences - to say nothing ...
This century will permit us the first opportunities to study biology beyond Earth; biology as we don’t yet know it, and biology that we have exported off the surface of our planet. The technologies needed for discovering biology beyond Earth are different, depending on whether you are searching for microbes or ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Nicky Case’s presentations are as ingenious, compelling, and graphically rich as the visualizing tools and games he creates for understanding complex dynamic systems.He writes: “We need to see the non-linear feedback loops between culture, economics, and technology. Not only that, but we need to see how collective behavior emerges from ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Free for members
"Using LAToken to Enable Selling Fractions of Assets, such as Real-Estate" mini talk at 6:40. Speaker: Valentine PreobrazhenskiySee how far Blockchain and IOT has come and get a demonstration of the practical applications being built for real estate. Get access to code that you can take back to the office.The concept ...
This summer, the California Air Resources Board is set to finalize the state’s plan to achieve its most ambitious climate targets yet: to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. What will this take? Come hear about the biggest components of that plan and how specific ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Free for Members
Join a live chat with scientists and educators on board the Exploration Vessel Nautilus as they explore just offshore the San Francisco Bay Area in the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary. The cold California Current that flows through it and the jagged undersea topography on the bottom combine to support a rich ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Included with museum admission.
7:00-7:25: Andrew Blanton(San Jose State Univ) on "Networks as Art and Extended Interface"A philosophical look at the relationship between alchemy and cyberpunk aesthetics of the 1980's...Read more7:25-7:50: Erling Wold(Composer) on "The Descent of Opera"Trends in modern opera...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone in the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Richard Dawkins: Science in the Soul: NEW EVENTIn 1976 Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene caused a seismic shift in our understanding of biology by proffering the gene-centered view of evolution and was called “The best work of popular science ever written†by the New York Review of Books. Then in 2006, Dawkins wrote The God Delusion, transforming ...
Where: Corte MaderaCost: $32, including book
Richard Dawkins: Science in the Soul: Selected Writings - CANCELEDIn a world grown irrational and hostile to facts, Science in the Soul is an essential collection by an indispensable author.Richard Dawkins' latest book is Science in the Soul: Selected Writings of a Passionate Rationalist. In it the legendary biologist, provocateur, and bestselling author mounts a timely and passionate defense ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: See weblink
Thursday, 08/10/17
Finding FibonacciFinding Fibonacci is Devlin's compelling quest to tell the story of the medieval mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, more popularly known as Fibonacci. Although he is most famous for the Fibonacci numbers (which he did not invent), Fibonacci's greatest contribution was as an expositor of mathematical ideas at a level ordinary people ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
"The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star."Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Physiologie du Gout, 1825Seeds aren't just the crunchiest, tastiest part of your morning granola. They're baby plants equipped with everything they need to survive which is why they're so good for humans and other ...
7:00-7:25: Neeraj Sonalkar(Stanford/ Design) on "What improvised theater, jazz and design thinking have in common"Design thinking has a lot in common with the improvisational mindset practiced through improvisational theater or jazz...Read more7:25-7:50: BJ Fogg (Stanford/ Persuasive Technology Lab) on "Persuasive Technologies"7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Richard Dawkins: Science in the Soul - SOLD OUTAt a time when science faces increasing criticism, Dawkins issues a passionate defense, insisting that reason and empirical evidence take center stage. With growing threats of irrationality and hostility, his plea for a return to reason couldn’t be more timely. Come hear more from the legendary biologist and provocateur as he challenges faulty logic, ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $30 General, $20 Member, other options on website
SCIENCE Fiction + SCIENCE ComedyJoin Comedian & cartoonist, Mike Capozzola and Earth’s premiere Science Comedian, Brian Malow for a funny and possibly educational look at imagination and exploration.See weblink for additional information
