10-11am: Agart ArtCome and learn how to make colorful and unique living art. Design your own art piece using our colorful bacteria and then submit your piece for a chance to win in the American Society for Microbiology annual Agar Art Contest.We will be hosting several workshops, as well as ...
Where: OaklandCost: $10-$20
Marine Science Sunday: Marine Mammal Parents and PupsIn preparation for Valentine's Day, this month we celebrate love under the sea with Marine Mammal Parents and Pups in a fun, educational way for both kids and adults. We recommend teaming our free classroom program with a Docent-led tour at 11am, 1pm or 3pm for a truly immersive marine mammal experience.FREE Classroom ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Randall Museum Grand Reopening Family FestivalCelebrate the grand reopening of the Randall Museum, a one-of-a-kind art and science education center. All three floors of the Corona Heights facility have been revitalized, reimagined, and refreshed. Explore the Randall’s state-of-the-art STEM lab, the new geology/seismology exhibit, and the habitat-based live animal enclosures. Discover what’s new in the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
SWOOP - Drone Racing & Raptors in Flight (First Weekend of 2 Weekend Event)CuriOdyssey’s extraordinary exhibition, SWOOP - A Celebration of Flight, opens on the evening of February 9 and runs for two weekends, February 10-11 and February 17-19, 2018. This unique avian and aeronautical festival will thrill curious kids and families with exciting indoor drone races and nature’s aerial experts, live raptors, ...
Join us for a delicious all-you-can-eat bagel brunch, with a talk by guest speaker Dr. Jeffrey Silverman on "Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Runaway Universe." Some of the most energetic and fascinating objects in the Universe are exploding stars known as supernova. Observations of distant supernova provided the first ...
Where: AlbanyCost: $10
CRISPR, A New Genetic Engineering Technology: Promises and PerilsAnnual Darwin Day CelebrationGenetic engineering technologies, prior to CRISPR, were expensive and time-consuming.  CRISPR has resulted in the ability to precisely edit the genome of nearly any organism, and consequently, has revolutionized biology, medicine, and agriculture. From curing deadly genetic disorders to engineering drought-resistant plants, CRISPR genome editing technology will reshape modern ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: The lecture is free.
Monday, 02/12/18
Surprises in the small scale Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)Information about the late-time Universe is imprinted on the small scale CMB as photons travel to us from the surface of last scattering. Several processes are at play and small scale fluctuations are very rich and non-Gaussian in nature. I will review some of the most important effects and I ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
National Engineers Week: AviationLaunch a journey in innovation and prepare for National Engineers Week!This year’s exploration into the Engineering Design Process will explore the challenge of spaceflight as participants learn the science of rocketry and built a water-powered rocket able to meet a challenging altitude goal!Programs are designed for Grades 4-8 and participants will ...
Where: San CarlosCost: Free
COSMOS EPISODE 1 - 1980The 1980 COSMOS series has inspired many for generations. We will be looking at the first episode in the original series, and comparing the contents with developments in astronomy since its broadcast.
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Fast Computation of Reachable Tubes for Provably Safe Unmanned Aerial Systems Traffic ManagementThere is a pressing demand to integrate unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly termed as drones, in the national airspace to enable a plethora of services such as package delivery, infrastructure monitoring, news and sports coverage, and precision agriculture. Recent research and development efforts in industry, Government and academia have focused on designing a ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
THE QUANTUM AND THE COSMOS: THE QUEST FOR THE ORIGIN OF ORDINARY AND DARK MATTER - RESCHEDULEDStefano Profumo will explain why modern cosmology is a scientific theory, and introduce the two key ingredients that this scientific theory is based upon: dark matter and dark energy. Stefano will argue that it is far more interesting to think about what the dark matter is, as this is the ...
Increased demands of high energy density, long lasting batteries, low cost and safe batteries for applications in consumer electronics, electric vehicle and grid with renewable energy integration present great opportunities and challenges to the society. This seminar will review the status of existing battery technology and present the challenges, opportunities ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Science vs Cinema: ALIENThe crew of the merchant vessel Nostromo answers a distress call on an abandoned moon. There are no life forms on the surface to speak of, except for a field of eggs and a giant structure...An "old dark house" mystery updated for the jittery nerves and wounded psyche of the ...
Power Shift: The End of Gasoline Cars?Have gas cars peaked? Last year, Volvo announced it would stop making gas-only cars by 2019. Then, India, France and the United Kingdom said they will phase out cars that run on petroleum in the next couple of decades. When China moved in the same direction, automakers put the pedal ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Carl Pope: Climate of HopeCarl Pope is a veteran leader in the environmental movement and spent nearly 20 years as the executive director of the Sierra Club. He offers an optimistic look at the challenges of climate change, the solutions that hold the greatest promise and the practical steps that are necessary to achieve ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $25 General, $15 Members, $8 Students
The Human Heart The heart pumps blood through a system of veins and arteries to bring oxygen throughout our body. What happens if the heart does not work right. Learn about Rita Anselmo and her struggle with a broken heart. Story: A Broken Heart
Where: FremontCost: Free (RSVP required)
Insider Secrets of a Robotics & Consumer Electronics Design ConsultancyA small robot flashes lights while scurrying across a carpet while it’s being tested for its ability to avoid obstacles such as walls and people. Laughter comes from the lab, with talk and banter about which replacement part to use in the company’s latest project. “Dude, make sure that sensor ...
Where: MilpitasCost:
Astronomy on Tap San FranciscoLove is in the air this time of year, but the folks at Astronomy on Tap SF are more concerned with the the neutrinos and gamma rays passing through the atmosphere! Come to DNA Lounge on Tuesday, February 13th for another night of talks from local scientists, Astronomy in the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
CONSCIOUSNESS & CREATIVITY: The Power of Meditation - SOLD OUTCity Arts & Lectures Conversations on Science SeriesStress affects everyone, regardless of age, race, gender, and income, and many believe that stress levels have only increased in the modern world. Could meditation be an effective antidote to our anxieties? A teacher of Transcendental Meditation for over forty five years, Bob Roth believes ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
The Universe Continues to Reveal SurprisesOver the past few decades, astronomers have for the first time identified the major constituents of the universe. Unexpectedly, the universe hardly resembles what we thought only a couple of decades ago. The universe is filled with dark matter more abundant than ordinary matter and dark energy that is causing ...
Gina McCarthy is the former administrator for the United States Environmental Protection Agency under President Barack Obama and one of the leading national experts on environment and public health impacts of climate change. She has been advocating for strategies to protect the environment and public health for over thirty years. ...
Our work has emphasized creating both healthy and diseased model organ systems, we call microphysiological systems or ‘organ chips’, to address the broken drug discovery process. The average time to develop and launch a new drug is 10-15 years, and costs ~ $5b. The poor efficiency and high failure rates ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Integrating Social Science into Global Environmental Change SolutionsThe social and behavioral sciences are critical for informing the development of policies to meet the challenge of global environmental change. Policies for mitigating environmental change or reducing the harm that it causes inevitably make assumptions about the behavior of the people who must execute or respond to those policies. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
An Aqautic Evening - Newt LoveJoin fellow nature lovers on a Valentine’s Day walk to remember. Amphibian amplexus, spermatophores, and nuptial pads await. Meet at the Tilden Golf Course. Adults 21+
7:00-7:25: Mikey Siegel(Consciousness Technologist) on "The Art and Technology of Human Connection"Towards technology-augmented meditation retreats...Read more7:25-7:50: David McConville(Buckminster Fuller Institute) on "TBA"Abstract forthcoming...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone in the audience currently working within the intersections of art and science will have 30 seconds ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Thursday, 02/15/18
Black holes, neutron stars and the birth of gravitational wave astronomy - CANCELEDGravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space-time produced by catastrophic astrophysical events, are arguably the most elusive prediction of Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, so feeble that Einstein himself thought their detection would be impossible. One hundred years later, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and its sister project ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Extreme Weather Events and Global Warming: The New Normal? Join us for a talk with Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh, Kara J Foundation Professor and Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow at Stanford University. He studies the climate system, including the processes by which climate change could impact agriculture, water resources, and human health.
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Preventing Wildfire in the Oakland HillsThe Bay Area recently experienced a rash of devastating fires. For many, these were a reminder of the deadly 1991 Oakland hills firestorm that destroyed thousands of homes. What did Oakland learn from that event, and what are East Bay cities doing now to prevent and prepare for wildfire? This ...
National Engineers Week: AviationLaunch a journey in innovation and prepare for National Engineers Week!This year’s exploration into the Engineering Design Process will explore the challenge of spaceflight as participants learn the science of rocketry and built a water-powered rocket able to meet a challenging altitude goal!Programs are designed for Grades 4-8 and participants will ...
Part of the Sustainability Leadership Speaker SeriesThis series explores the connections between great leadership and the actual achievement of sustainability and wellbeing for everyone, across generations.Speaker: Lisa Dreier, World
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Quantum Computing for the CuriousA modern-day 'space-race' is unfolding to build the world's first quantum computer - a device that leverages delicate quantum phenomena to offer computing power far beyond what could ever be achieved with a conventional computer. As exciting as it is to be in the midst of a second computing revolution, ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Why Need to Protect Half the Planet and Where to Start?New research indicates current global conservation targets, which call for preserving 17 percent of land and 10 percent of oceans, are far too low. Instead, targets should be closer to 50 percent for land and 30 percent for oceans. This will protect the diversity of life on Earth and ensure human ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, Free for students
Beer Week NightLifeCelebrate SF Beer Week with a froth-filled evening of brews. Sip your way through a pop-up beer hall with dozens of local breweries slinging crowd favorites and limited releases.-----> Black Sands Brewery makes their NightLife debut alongside NightLife vets Anchor Brewing, Pacific Brewing Lab, Calicraft, and Drake’s Brewing. Triple Voodoo will sling ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
The Science of Cannabis: The Neuroscience of Cannabis - SOLD OUTHow does Cannabis affect our brain, mind, and behavior? The subjective experiences, therapeutic uses, and potential for abuse associated with Cannabis are related to the plant’s complex botanical chemistry and the impact of this chemistry on body and psyche.Speaker: David Presti, UC Berkeley
Common Loons are a charismatic species that faces many reproductive challenges. While 50 years ago they bred in northern California, today northern Washington is the southwestern edge of their North American breeding range. The Poleschooks started out photographing Washington state loons in 1996, and their work turned into a large-scale ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5 General, Free for members
Nerd Nite East Bay is hosting a special Beer Edition at The Good Hop for SF Beer Week 2018! There will be two speakers: Liam O'Donoghue of East Bay Yesterday Podcast presenting "History of East Bay Beer," and Phillip Emerson, head brewer of Almanac Beer Company presenting "The Chemistry of ...
7:00-7:25: Audrey Shafer(Stanford Univ/ Medicine) on "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: The First 200 Years "Why is this novel, known as the first science fiction text, so generative...Read more7:25-7:50: Qifeng Chen(Intel Labs) on "Photographic Image Synthesis with Cascaded Refinement Networks".An A.I. approach to synthesizing photographic images...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Our Brain’s Development in a Technological World The brain is composed of about 100 billion unconnected neurons when we are born. As we grow, our early experiences - hearing caregivers’ voices during infancy, solving simple puzzles, reading books before bedtime- determine the neurological connections and pathways that are formed. Neuroscientists believe the majority of essential brain development ...
Avoiding California’s Next Water CrisisAre the Sierra Nevada headwaters drought resilient and what have we learned from the 2011-15 drought? Learn about sustainable water supply and actions that the state can take to adapt and provide a secure water future. Roger Bales, UC Merced and Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley has been active in ...
Where: LivermoreCost: $32 - $40 Adults, $12 Students
After Dark: Everything Matters: CobaltFrom ceramic bowls to cell phones, cobalt plays an important commercial role across the globe. Follow cobalt’s history with ceramic artist Forrest Lesch-Middelton, and learn how its uses impact us both individually and as a whole. He’ll share his unique making process with cobalt blue, as well as his efforts ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $17.95 advance, $19.95 at the door
How do plants work? If it’s been way too long since that high school biology class, come take a step back with Annette Russell (Presidio Nursery Manager). We will learn the basic processes that plants go through in life, how they have adapted to the changing earth environment over time, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Field Botany FridayJoin us to explore the Modini Mayacamas Preserves each season in search of botanical beauty and interest. We’ll learn some plant ecology and ethnobotany from ACR Education Specialist Dave Self and others in the group. Depending on the season, we’ll look for late flowers and seeds; nuts and fall colors, ...
What if scientific discovery could mimic the fountain of youth? At this event, University of Bern alumni and Stanford Professor of Neurology Tony Wyss-Coray will present his groundbreaking research on neurodegeneration and how scientific innovation could change the way humans age.In his remarkable 2014 study, Wyss-Coray found that transferring blood from young ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Free Swiss Alumni
Exploring the Solar System with Gamma RaysLawrence Livermore National Laboratory built the gamma-ray spectrometer that flew on NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft to the planet Mercury. We are presently building two new gamma-ray instruments to visit an exotic metal asteroid called 16-Psyche, and to visit the moons of Mars (Phobos and Deimos). Gamma-rays represent the highest-energy region of ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Saturday, 02/17/18
History and Habitat in Pine FlatJoin ACR Education Specialist Dave Self to learn about the rich history of Pine Flat and human influences on the landscape. We will discuss Wappo uses and the early Fur Trade, ranching and the Mercury Boom and Bust of the 1870’s, as well as recent protection. You’ll also learn a ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 suggested donation
SWOOP - Drone Racing & Raptors in Flight (Second Weekend of 2 Weekend Event)CuriOdyssey’s extraordinary exhibition, SWOOP - A Celebration of Flight, opens on the evening of February 9 and runs for two weekends, February 10-11 and February 17-19, 2018. This unique avian and aeronautical festival will thrill curious kids and families with exciting indoor drone races and nature’s aerial experts, live raptors, ...
Where: San MateoCost: $9.50-12.50
Salt Marsh WalkTake a walk with docent Gregg Aronson around the wetlands of the wildlife refuge and learn about their history. See examples of salt collection ponds and learn what is being done to convert them back to their original, natural salt marsh state. Hear how wildlife is affected by the two types of habitat, and why it ...
Counter Culture Labs is proud to be hosting the American Society for Microbiology Agar Art Contest.Come and learn how to make colorful and unique living art. Design your own art piece using our colorful bacteria and then submit your piece for a chance to win.We will be hosting several workshops, ...
Where: OaklandCost: $20
Family Bird WalkLet family walks become a shared time of nature learning. We’ll begin by helping kids create their personal bird watching field guides, and then head out onto the trails to find those birds. A limited number of binoculars are available to borrow. Recommended for children ages 5-10. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Register ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Why Can't I Eat Grass?Join us to learn why certain animals like farm animals can subsist entirely on plant matter, while other animals thrive on a diet of meat and plants. We'll explore how all digestive systems are different and how they help the animal obtain nutrients from different types of food.Speaker: Erin Dekleva, ...
Viruses are infectious agents that exist in the twilight zone between the living and the non-living. Despite their tiny genomes and diminutive nature, viruses hold the power of life and death. They also contain remarkable molecular tools, some of which researchers have learned to harness to understand and control the ...
Where: AlamedaCost: Free
Science Fiction Turned FactScience fiction has predicted many things. Some have come true (think touch screens, submarines, bionic limbs), others, not so much - or at least, not yet.If you’ve ever wondered where your flying car or rocket belt is, or why you don’t yet have a robot servant, find out at the ...
