Our memory bridges past and present. When coupled with experience, memory also helps us plan for the future. Modern psychology, neuroscience, and AI allow us to understand the mechanisms of memory AND the fallibility of memory. Stanford's Anthony Wagner will show how quantifying “neural time travel†reveals the correspondence between ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: Free and donations are great!
As humans increasingly dominate Earth’s natural systems over the coming centuries (“the Anthropoceneâ€), how can we ensure that it becomes a “good Anthopocene"a world in which nature and humanity prosper together?Ecosystem ecologist Elena Bennett believes that discovering the most effective paths to such a future is a bottom-up process, as ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Free for members
Tuesday, 11/21/17
The environmental context of early animal evolutionAnimals originated and evolved during one of the most unique times in Earth history - the Neoproterozoic Era. A large dataset of >10,000 Neoproterozoic-Paleozoic shale samples compiled by the Sedimentary Geochemistry and Paleoenvironments Project is interrogated here to better understand the landscape early animals inhabited. Using a space-for-time translation, animal ...
Science Saturday: Magnificent MonarchsCelebrate the return of Pacific Grove's monarch butterfly population during Magnificent Monarchs.View live butterflies up close, create an origami monarch, have your face painted like a monarch, and learn more about these amazing insects that return to Pacific Grove every year.
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
Jazz Under the Stars - CANCELEDCome 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.Editor's Note: This event was canceled due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Sunday, 11/26/17
Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: Making ColorExplore some of the many ways to make color - from neon signs to oil slicks to rainbows and more. Learn all about light, how it is made and interacts, and take home materials to build your own spectroscope. You’ll see color in a whole new light!Presentations at 1:00 and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Admission to the Exploratorium
