A cohort of basic technologies appears frequently in ancient meteorological explanations, whether in the theories of the Presocratic physikoi and Aristotle, or in the later accounts of Lucretius and Seneca. Wine skins pop, iron rods hiss and mirrors reflect. Canvas flaps, pipes burst and lead bullets melt. This talk looks ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
eSports Extravaganza featuring the San Francisco Shock & Sansar Esports and virtual reality are two of the fastest growing industries in tech. What is possible when they collide? Join us on May 25th as we engage in a discussion on the intersection of these two fields. Speakers will provide an overview of the current state of Esports and ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
To Grow or not to grow: How cells balance growth in healthy bodies and how cancer tips the scaleEach cell in our body is constantly making decisions. One of those decisions is the choice of whether to grow and divide, a choice that depends on both the cell’s ability to sense the availability of nutrients in its immediate environment as well as the presence of long-range hormonal signals ...
Where: EmeryvilleCost: Free
Saturday, 05/26/18
Geology of the Mayacamas Learn some of the local and regional geology on a field excursion up Pine Flat Road with Iain Jamieson, a retired geologist who worked at the Geysers in the 1970’s. Iain is now a Bouverie Preserve docent, which has expanded his interest in nature. Be prepared for a drive with ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 suggested donation
Hayward Fault Walking TourOver the last million years, the natural beauty of Fremont has been shaped by the Hayward Fault. Instructors will be leading these 'ground breaking' tours and exposing the science and beauty of the Hayward Fault. This fault is one of several active faults in the world actually creeping at 5 ...
Where: FremontCost: $15
Science Saturday: Water WildWe're making a splash during this last Science Saturday of the school year, as we dive into the wonderful world of water. What is a watershed? Where can you find a steelhead? Find out while we explore all-things aquatic while completing a craft, activities, and more.
Marine Science Sunday: Back from the Brink - Saving SpeciesThis month we celebrate the work taking place to help save endangered and threatened marine mammals found along the California coast and Pacific Ocean, including the threatened Guadalupe fur seals, Southern sea otter, the rarest seal in the United States, the Hawaiian monk seal. Docent-led tours will take you around the ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: SoundWhat 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.Presentations at 1:00 and 3:00.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Admission to the Exploratorium
Quantum physics describes the realm of the very smallwith exquisite accuracy. However, quantum experiments can give such strange results that physicists often need to assume disparate "interpretations" of quantum physics in order to make sense of what they observe.Amid this quantum uncertainty, it’s become fashionable for the names of everyday ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Monday, 05/28/18
Nerd Nite East Bay #64The California Field AtlasThe #1 best-selling California Field Atlas from Obi Kaufmann blends science and art to guide readers outside normal conceptions of California. Learn about the grand scale of natural systems like tectonic plates and watersheds and the small scale details of wildflower gardens that combine to make up ...
Where: OaklandCost: $8 Advance, $10 at door
Tuesday, 05/29/18
The Mesozoic-Cenozoic sedimentary record of Andean mountain buildingAccurate reconstructions of the Andes are fundamental to understanding the geodynamics of subduction-related mountain building along convergent plate boundaries and the climatic and biological evolution of South America. Andean sedimentary basins evolved in diverse structural settings, with retroarc crustal shortening, flexure, and rapid accumulation in long-lived foreland and hinterland basins, ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Climate Winners and LosersThe new climate reality means that even those living on a hill will be affected by flooding in the valley, and those living in Northern states will be affected by droughts in the South. But as the corn belt moves to higher latitudes and new industries emerge, there will be, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Kame Richards Tides and Currents TalkRacers, cruisers, power boats, kayaks, and swimmers will see and learn how the tide currents move on San Francisco Bay. For information and reservations, contact Jim Tantillo at 707.759.2045 or jimtantillo@comcast.net. This usually sells out, so don't delay!
Where: SausalitoCost: $15 cash only
The New Grid: 100% Clean Energy for AllThe grid that transmits our electrical power needs a radical transformation. The structure of the grid has not changed fundamentally since its creation a century ago. But today’s grid faces new challenges: Clean energy sources like solar and wind are feeding more power into the grid, replacing centralized fossil fuel plants ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Sunset/Full Moon Walk to the Point Bonita LighthouseJoin park staff and volunteer docents for a tour down through the history of Point Bonita while the sun sets over the Pacific. We will walk along the half-mile trail which is steep in places. Arrive early as parking is limited. Meet at the Point Bonita Lighthouse trailhead. Dress warming ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
The Opioid CrisisCity Arts & Lectures Conversations on Science SeriesDr. Carl Hart is the Chair of the Department of Psychology at Columbia University and the Dirk Ziff Professor of Psychology in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry. Professor Hart has published numerous scientific and popular articles in the area of neuropsychopharmacology and is ...
Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests (DFITs) are used to measure stress, permeability, and fluid pressure in low permeability formations. A relatively small volume of water is injected, fracturing the formation. The well is shut-in, and pressure is monitored for days or weeks. The pressure transient is interpreted to estimate formation properties. Preclosure interpretations are ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
New Frontiers In Computing 2018: Accelerating Smart and Connected CommunitiesPlease join us for the 20th annual New Frontiers in Computing Conference on Accelerating Smart and Connected Communities. This year, NFIC will provide through keynotes, panelists, and presentations, a means to enhance your understanding of the problems and solutions that are at trial in communities and the workplace. We will ...
Where: OrindaCost: $5 General, $1 Teachers/Students
Conversations About Landscape: Beyond the Polar BearAl Gore’s 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth propelled climate change into the mainstream - this big-screen portrayal of a “planetary emergency†moved what had been a largely scientific discussion to dinner tables around the world.Since then, efforts to educate citizens about climate change have mushroomed. The past decade has seen ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free, RSVP Required
taste of science: Sex differences and icy planetary bodiesIce Penetrating Radar: a Window into Ice Sheets and Icy MoonsRadio echo sounding is a uniquely powerful geophysical technique for studying the interior of ice sheets, glaciers, and icy planetary bodies.Speaker: Dustin Schroeder, StanfordLet’s talk about sex: male-female differences in the immune systemScientists have long known that women are more ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $5
The Postgenomic ConditionSJRC Director and Sociology Professor Jenny Reardon will discuss with us her new book, The Postgenomic Condition: Ethics, Justice & Knowledge After the Genome. Reardon’s research draws into focus questions about identity, justice and democracy that are often silently embedded in scientific ideas and practices, particularly in modern genomic research. Her ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Thursday, 05/31/18
Black holes, neutron stars and the birth of gravitational wave astronomyGravitational 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
Breaking Barriers: The Future of Space ExplorationSpeakers: Dr. Kathleen Rubins (NASA Astronaut, Stanford Ph.D. '05) & Kendra Short (Deputy Program Manager/NASA Exoplanet Exploration, Stanford M.S. '92)
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Nightlife SpotlightMeet some of our brightest young scientific minds as NightLife celebrates the best of the Academy with an evening of after-hours science inside the greenest museum on the planet.This month, learn about the Academy’s Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability, home to more than 100 research scientists and 46 million ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
In this presentation, Helen Tran will discuss her current research, which focuses on designing, synthesizing, and utilizing electronic materials with properties inspired by skin: stretchability, self-healability, and biodegradability. A survey of recent advances in this field will be reviewed, with an emphasis in medical applications.Speaker: Dr. Helen Tran, Stanford.
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Kame Richards Tides and Currents TalkRacers, cruisers, power boats, kayaks, and swimmers will see and learn how the tide currents move on San Francisco Bay. For information and reservations, contact Jim Tantillo at 707.759.2045 or jimtantillo@comcast.net. This usually sells out, so don't delay!
Where: SausalitoCost: $15 cash only
Yes, Humans Really Are Causing Earthquakes!How Energy Industry Practices are Causing Earthquakes in America's HeartlandIn every year since 2014, Oklahoma has had more earthquakes than California.Oil and gas oerations are "inducing" these earthquakes.The earthquake rate has dropped by more than 50% due to changes in industry practices.Speaker: Justin Rubinstein, USGS Research GeophysicistÂ
