Join other wildflower photographers (amateur and professional) on a meandering monthly excursion around the Modini Mayacamas to document wildflowers of the season. After our field time, each of us will add a few of our best images to an album that Friends of the Modini Mayacamas and ACR will use ...
Maker Faire Bay Area - FRIDAY@MakerFaireFRIDAY@MakerFaire is a special, ticketed event for attendees interested in taking advantage of this preview opportunity with smaller crowds and a bigger opportunity for communication and collaboration. This afternoon is a perfect for:Corporate Groups: Think: team building excursions, inspiration field trips, business development recruiting, and networking. Please Contact Us for ...
Take 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 ...
Extreme Low Tide WalkMSI takes to the tidepools for a treasure hunt of nature's beautiful intertidal secrets. We'll spend our time taking advantage of the low tide to reach the outer edges of Pillar Point, and take in spectacular views as we slowly retreat to shore. Will we find crabs, sea stars, eels ...
Where: Half Moon BayCost: $20
Mental Work: Cognitive Revolution SymposiumThe Cognitive Revolution Symposium takes the Mental Work art-science exhibition as a starting point for reflection on the emergent future of human-machine interaction, focusing on promoting a culture of responsibility within the communities at the forefront of this revolution. Our lives have become increasingly intertwined with machines. Two decades ago, computers ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Birds & BotanyWe’ll bird and (quietly) botanize around Pine Flat with a view toward the inter-relationships between birds and plants. Birds disperse seeds, eat ‘pests’, transfer pollen and bring nutrients to nesting, roosting and perching sites. Plants provide nesting and roosting sites, cover, song perches, looking posts, nesting material, food, foraging sites ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 suggested donation
Guided Nature WalkExperience the beauty and rich natural history of this 535-acre preserve. Our 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 begin ...
Where: Glen EllenCost: $20 suggested donation
Hayward Fault 150th Anniversary of Great Quake tour Tule PondsFree tours of the Hayward Fault (registration required), with lecture, activities, and tour included. Children welcome, under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Wear comfortable shoes.
Where: FremontCost: Free
Maker Faire Bay AreaPart science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these “makers†come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share ...
This is going to be a really fun day. We will meet at the Visitor Center. We will have special access to the private pier and research station to collect plankton samples and to view them under microscopes. If you need a break from the microscope, step outside for a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 suggested donation
The Psychology of ConfidenceReading the self-help literature could leave you with the impression that the goal in life is to maximize your confidence. On the other hand, research on overconfidence highlights all the ways in which people can get themselves into trouble by being too confident. Professor Moore will explore this tension by ...
If you’re thinking about going solar, or perhaps just curious about it, please join us for this free 1.25-hour workshop. It’ll help you understand the basics of solar photovoltaics (PV), the technology options, the economics, how you tie into the PG&E grid, purchasing tips, etc. The workshop is offered ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: free
Our Wild WatershedsNorthern California is made up of whole areas that resemble large funnels. The rainy season can turn babbling brooks into raging rivers. These natural forces are both exciting and dangerous. Join Ranger Linda for a presentation at the Bay Model and learn more about these incredible geologic formations that form ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
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
Headlands Nightlife: Family Night Hike & CampfireExplore the mysterious lifestyle of nocturnal animals that start their day just as you're going to bed! Learn about special adaptations that allow owls, bats and other nighttime critters to hunt by moonlight. This program features an Environmental Science Educator-led hike in the Marin Headlands. Our evening hikes are usually no ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $15
Is That Deep Glow in the Night Sky Real?The Northern Lights can appear as a deep red glow here in California. In Alaska, it more often appears as a bright green band, glowing across the night sky. Come learn more about these dynamic lights, their connection to the activity on the Sun, and how photographers are helping us ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: 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 are available on the Maps, Directions & Parking page.
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Sunday, 05/20/18
A Study in Amethyst: in Search of Muir’s Hairstreak Butterfly Liam O’Brien set a goal for himself in 2017 - to illustrate all the Lycanidae family ofbutterflies in the Bay Area: the Blues, Coppers, Metalmarks & Hairstreaks. High on his list was one of the more elusive: Muir’s Hairstreak (Callophrys muiri) - a stunning little gem the size of a ...
Where: Cost: $25 Suggested Donation
Lawrence Hall of Science 50th Anniversary Open HouseThe Lawrence Hall of Science is celebrating its 50th anniversary! In May 1968, we opened our doors to the public for the first time. Join us for a free day of science fun as we kick off a year of special events and programs to celebrate 50 years of hands-on ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Maker Faire Bay AreaPart science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these “makers†come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share ...
Where: San MateoCost: $0 - $50 (see website)
Aero Workshop: Water RocketsPut your engineering skills to the test in the Aero Workshop! Each session is a special 2-hour mini design challenge designed for children ages 8-12. Each workshop centers on a particular problem in aerospace illustrated by a pair of hands-on experiences. Participants then work in small teams of 3-5 to ...
California made history with the creation of the nation’s first statewide system of ocean parks - a network of 124 Marine Protected Areas spanning California’s 1,100-mile long coastline. Like national parks on land, these areas are magnificent in beauty and provide protection for wildlife, solutions to climate change, and recreational ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: General: Free with admission, members/students $0
Monday, 05/21/18
Developing 3-D Imaging Sensors: Problems and TechnologiesWe discuss technologies for 3-D imaging-taking cameras, also variously called 3-QD rangefinders, telemeters or lidars. We start from the basic configurations used to build single-point laser rangefinders, that is, triangulation, sine-wave and pulsed techniques, and then analyzing the system requirements on parameters like: covered range, illumination power, detector noise, stray ...
Digital rock technology (DRT) has experienced tremendous progress in the last decade, with an increasing number of companies providing imaging hardware, modeling software and digital core analysis services. This technology is also commonly referred to as a transformational technology in different fronts, and yet, because the focus has been heavily ...
LIGO has detected gravitational waves from the coalescences of six binary black hole mergers and one binary neutron star merger. These systems provide unique insights into general relativity in the strong field regime. Recent results include important consistency tests, measurements of the speed of gravitational waves, the Hubble constant, and ...
Earthquake ground-motion data and magnitude-distance attenuation relationships, coupled with earthquake recurrence statistics and fault models, are the basis for our seismic hazard maps and building codes. Seismic hazard maps are constructed in a probabilistic sense for a given rate of recurrence; thus improving the accuracy, and likewise the precision, of ...
The electricity grid is transitioning from a centralized and uncoordinated set of large generators to a framework that includes decentralized and coordinated distributed energy resources. Advances in renewable generation, energy storage, efficiency, and controls technology present a significant opportunity for demand-side investment that is matched to the needs of the ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Graph analysis of 200,000 tweets from Russian Twitter trollsLearn how Ryan Boyd and his team reconstructed a subset of the Twitter network of Russian troll accounts and applied graph analytics to the data using the Neo4j graph database to uncover how these accounts were spreading fake news.Ryan covers how they collected and munged the data distributed by NBC, ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
'Wilder than Wild' film screening & discussionWilder than Wild: Fire, Forests, and the Future, screens in the Bay Area premiere followed by a Q & A with Berkeley City Councilmember Kate Harrison, UC Berkeley fire scientist Scott Stephens, Berkeley firefighter, Mike Shuken, (a first responder in the Wine Country Fires) and filmmakers Kevin White and Stephen ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $15
Next-Generation Approaches to Cancer Genomics: Precision OncologyJoin us for a talk with Dr. James Ford, is a medical oncologist and geneticist focused on understanding the genetic basis of cancer risk, development and treatment responses. He directs Stanford’s cancer genomics program and the Molecular Tumor Board that performs molecular profiling of metastatic cancers in order to identify novel, ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Tuesday, 05/22/18
Cryptic cycles and power laws in the anaerobic seabed bioreactorThe Geomicrobiology Research Group studies microbial processes that drive sulfur and carbon cycling in marine sediments, from the sediment surface to hundreds of meters subsurface. Based on recent results and data analyses I will discuss how a power law relation between organic matter degradation and sediment age controls sulfate reduction ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
50 Years of Transforming Lives: The History and Future of Heart Transplant at StanfordIn 1968, the very concept of transplanting a beating heart from one human to another seemed like science fiction. A visionary Stanford cardiothoracic surgeon named Dr. Norman E. Shumway set about to change that; and in the process created the standard by which nearly 2,000 life-saving surgeries are performed annually ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free - Registration required
What Is Climate Smart Agriculture?Like energy and transportation (which get most of the attention), agriculture is key to our climate future. As a sector, agriculture contributes to greenhouse gas emissions but is also buffeted by the changes caused by global warming. At the same time, farmers are in a position to help sequester carbon ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Free for members
Long Term Trends in Baleen Whale Observations Near the Farallon IslandsSpeaker: Kaytlin Ingman, Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental StudiesEvaluating the influence of vessel noise on the underwater soundscape of San Francisco BaySpeaker: Samantha Cope, Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
MicrobiaWhile researching her book about mushrooms, Eugenia Bone became fascinated with the huge impact microbes have on every aspect of life. But as she began reading scholarly works in an attempt to grasp the microbiology, she quickly realized she couldn't do it alone.That's why she went back to school in ...
The Ice Age in CaliforniaThe megafauna that roamed California during the Ice Age were weird and wonderful. Evidence from the Diablo Range show an evolving landscape. Learn how to identify bones fragments and more.
Overview: Earth and Civilization in the MacroscopeCivilization is both astonishing and astonishingly various when viewed from slightly above. Not so far above as to be lost in planetary context, but just high enough to see a fascinating thing whole, entire, intensely peculiar and informative. The glory is in the high-resolution details, in the perpetually surprising god’s-eye ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free for Members, see website for general
Wednesday, 05/23/18
Restoring San Francisco's Rare ManzanitasSan Francisco hosts two of the rarest manzanitas in the world: Raven's Manzanita (Arctostaphylos montana subsp. ravenii) and Franciscan Manzanita (Arctostaphylos franciscana). These endangered species grew together in a distinct maritime chaparral habitat that once covered the serpentine hilltops of San Francisco. Their story is one of discovery, loss, salvage, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 General, $15 Members, Free UCBstaff & students
The freest of lunches: Using out-of-domain data to boost oceanographic image classificationOver the past decade, the biological oceanographic community has increasingly relied on in situ digital imaging to sample the denizens of the sea. These data sets have grown intractably large, requiring countless hours of human labor for analysis. Oceanographers have begun to leverage advances in machine learning to automate the ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Lab and Lunch: Conserving the CanopyJoin forest ecologist Nalini Nadkarni to hear how she brings her research on the science of forest canopies to churches, poetry slams, and prisons. She hopes to both learn from these audiences and inspire them to care more about science, trees, and nature. “Part of the scientific enterprise is to disseminate ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free - Registration required
Medicine in the Digital Age Healthcare has entered the digital age. You can track your heart rate with wearable devices like Fitbit or Motiv. Smartphones send patients reminders to take their medication. And according to the CDC, 86.9% of office-based physicians are using electronic health records. However, many medical professionals and technologists alike believe tech ...
Rescheduled to May 16 If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the flim-flam man, join us, your friends. We are a group who informally discuss the latest in science or pseudoscience over good eats & ale. Sponsored by Bay Area Skeptics.WHY: Because we’re curious creatures.
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
2001: A Space Odyssey at 50. HAL's Legacy: 2001's Computer as Dream and RealityAlong with celebrating 50 years of software engineering, we can also celebrate the premiere of one of the most famous science fiction movies in history, 2001: A Space Odyssey. One of the central characters in the movie was the supercomputer HAL, the most powerful computer imagined at that time. Possessed knowledge superior to that of a human, HAL controlled the spaceship, found solutions to the most complex problems, played chess with the astronauts, and served them continuously. Then something went wrong. Why? ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Thursday, 05/24/18
'Bright Spots & Landmines': The Diabetes Guide I Wish Someone Had Handed MeAuthor Adam Brown will discuss some of the subjects he covers in his diabetes handbook. Bright Spots & Landmines focuses on food, mindset, exercise, and sleep strategies. It includes: what to eat to minimize blood sugar swings; helpful strategies to feel less stressed, guilty, and not burned out; and simple ways to ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
After Dark: SoundJoin Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman for colorful explorations of the physical world.What is sound? How high a pitch can you hear? Can you measure the speed of sound with a yardstick? Can two sounds add up to no sound? Explore these questions and more in this resonant presentation.Part of After ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with After Dark Admission
Bones NightLifeTonight we pay tribute to Ray “Bones†Bandar, long-time friend of the Academy and legendary collector, with close-up views into his world-renowned bone collection.During his lifetime, he collected over 7,000 specimens - most of them skulls - which will now join the Academy’s scientific collections. Make no bones about it, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
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!
