Art can help transform how we communicate science. Kirsten is a visual science communicator exploring the ways we can inform diverse audiences about ocean-themed subjects using science and art. Last fall, she visited the Ross Sea in Antarctica as a grantee of the National Science Foundation Antarctic Artist and Writers ...
Earth, seventy percent covered by water, is home to a multitude of strange ocean creatures, and dominant among them are the fishes. There are giants that live for centuries and thumb-sized tiddlers that survive only weeks; they can be pancake-flat or inflatable balloons; they can shout with colors or hide ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Healthy Cancer Treatment: Address Your Mitochondria YourselfDr. Thomas Seyfried, a professor at Boston College, will present surprising information that shakes the whole foundation of cancer treatment research. His own research reveals that cancer can be considered a single disease with a common pathophysiological mechanism involving dysfunction of mitochondria. The gene mutations observed in various cancers and all ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
Techtonic Shift: China’s Rise in Venture Capital and TechRemember when “Made in China†was synonymous with a cheap toy or electronic knockoff? Those days are long over. Chinese tech firms, once seen as quaint or copycats, now have Alibaba, Tencent, and Ant Financial counted in the world’s top 10 most valuable internet companies, alongside Alphabet, Facebook, and Amazon. ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Combine Physical and Statistical Models to narrow Uncertainty in Global WarmingAt the end of 2017 with one year of data to feed into this model, 2018 likely to be colder than 2017, record high possible in 2019. A key question in climate science is How much global warming should we expect for a given increase in the atmospheric concentration of ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #97: SF Budgeting, Medical Glues, & [Insert Your Nerdery Here?]Get your budget crunched and your blood stanched at this month’s gathering of wanna-know-it-alls. The Money Lady of City Hall shows us the money, Dr. Anti-exsanguinator keeps us glued to the spot, and another speaker ups the nerd ante even further with an as-yet-unknown third topic. Don’t miss three talks, ...
Join Dr. Michael Busch for a presentation on Near Earth Asteroids and Space Missions. Learn about the importance of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), a population of objects on orbit around the Sun that cross or come near that of Earth. They represent remnants of material from the early solar system that ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Thursday, 06/21/18
Bringing Connectivity to the World: Project Loon through the Eyes of a Mechanical Engineer This talk will give an insider's view on how Project Loon started, the journey it has taken, and where it is headed now after five years of working to bring connectivity to the world. Project Loon was founded as a moonshot at then-Google[x], aiming to utilize stratospheric balloons to ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Pride NightlifeGet into the groove for this celebration of equality, self-expression, and San Francisco Pride! Join drag queen extraordinaire Heklina, host of the weekly “Mother†party at The Oasis, for “Got To Be (Sur)Real!â€, a drag show of fabulously unparalleled proportions.-----> Add some moves to your repertoire for the weekend parties ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
PubScience - Big Ideas About Big AnimalsJoin the CLEAR Project - a science communication group from UC Berkeley - for an evening of PubScience! This month, we'll be learning from Ashley Poust and Nick Spano, graduate students with the UC Museum of Paleontology. This doubleheader, broadly titled, "Big Ideas About Big Animals" will introduce us to some real big animals, ice age extinctions, ...
Alcatraz is one of the most visited National Parks in our country, yet very few people realize this 22 acre island in the center of San Francisco Bay is home to nine species of nesting water and seabirds. Every March-September these birds can be found on Alcatraz, with the largest ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5 General, Free for 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!
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Friday, 06/22/18
Iron Science TeacherCheer on the competitors in this zany science cook-off, where teachers compete before a live audience at the Exploratorium for the sought-after title, "Iron Science Teacher." Parodying the cult Japanese TV program, Iron Chef, the Exploratorium's Iron Science Teacher competition showcases science teachers as they devise classroom activities using a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Admission to the Exploratorium
Teen Takeover: Power Up the FutureFood. Music. Prizes. The Teen Engagement Council is proud to present “Power Up the Future,†the Computer History Museum’s first-ever teen takeover. Join us at the Museum after-hours on June 22 from 5 to 9 p.m. for a fun-filled night packed with activities, prizes, food, and music. “Power ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Grounds for Science - Stranger than Science FictionHow economists apply psychology to predict and understand human trendsA substantial portion of scientific information in the media is wrong - not just exaggerated, not just incomplete, but entirely false or so garbled it leaves the audience understanding less than they did before. Even major, respectable publications regularly blunder, sometimes ...
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
CuriOdyssey's Bubbles & Rainbows WeekendCelebrate summer and pride with colossal color and exploding effervescence June 23-24 at CuriOdyssey’s Bubbles & Rainbows family event! See iridescent bubbles transform into decahedron carousels and ginormous torus geometric shapes with Tom Noddy’s Bubble Magic Show. Explore the science of bubbles in vibrant, foam eruption experiments. Marvel at the colorful ...
Where: San MateoCost: 12.50
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
The Delta: The Way It WasPrior to 1850 the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta looked dramatically different than it does today. The changes made over the years are staggering. Imagine what it would have looked like with hundreds of meandering rivers, millions of migratory birds, tributaries clogged with salmon, huge riparian forests, and large herds of Tule ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Going Deep: Challenging Observing Projects for the Intrepid AmateurSteve has been active observer in the Bay Area for 40 years. He recently completed a 35-year project to observe the entire NGC (roughly 7500 objects), a project that involved several trips to the southern hemisphere. Steve’s observing notes ( ngcicproject.org/gottlieb ) have become a standard reference item for amateur ...
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, 06/24/18
CuriOdyssey's Bubbles & Rainbows WeekendCelebrate summer and pride with colossal color and exploding effervescence June 23-24 at CuriOdyssey’s Bubbles & Rainbows family event! See iridescent bubbles transform into decahedron carousels and ginormous torus geometric shapes with Tom Noddy’s Bubble Magic Show. Explore the science of bubbles in vibrant, foam eruption experiments. Marvel at the colorful ...
Where: San MateoCost: 12.50
Marine Science Sunday: What Are Marine Mammals Saying?Marine mammals make the craziest sounds! Ranging from the loudest noises of any animals (blue whales) to the songs of humpback whales to elephant seals which sound kindof like evil chickens, each marine mammal has their own voice. Come learn more at What Are Marine Mammals Saying and test your ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: FireworksCome ooooo and ahhhh at the science behind these big booms! Where do fireworks come from? Who invented them? What causes their beautiful colors, and how do the bursting shells create such different patterns? Join us for some real illumination, and learn the difference between a jerb and a lance.Talks ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Monday, 06/25/18
Image classification using transfer learning with BigDL for Apache SparkWe will demonstrate a very straight-forward implementation of image transfer learning using deep learning methods.We will apply an image classification algorithm to classify house images according to their architectural style.The implementation will be done using BigDL for Apache Spark framework. We may also compare-and-contrast it with implementation in Tensorflow (tbd).We ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Nerd Nite East Bay #65: ComicCon, Dark Mater, HistoryMind Over (Dark) Matter: How Scientists Invent New Ways to Detect Dark MatterLearn why the search for dark matter takes us deep underground to a former gold mine and requires 20% of the world’s entire supply of xenon, and why the “unsuccessful†LUX detector actually taught us a lot about ...
Where: OaklandCost: $8 Advance, $10 at door
Piecing Together Mars: From Discovery and Surprise Toward Understanding a Sister WorldFrom ancient times through the telescopic era, the blood red planet Mars puzzled observers with its color, its seasonal features, and its variability - even inspiring the idea that alien engineers shaped its surface! Spacecraft revealed a more sober reality. An ancient cratered surface looked more like the Moon than ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members and Seniors
Earth, seventy percent covered by water, is home to a multitude of strange ocean creatures, and dominant among them are the fishes. There are giants that live for centuries and thumb-sized tiddlers that survive only weeks; they can be pancake-flat or inflatable balloons; they can shout with colors or hide ...
Daniella Dimitrova Russo is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Think Beyond Plastic™, the innovation accelerator focused on the global plastic pollution crisis. Since 2009, Think Beyond Plastic has led the shift away from fossil fuel-based plastics towards bio-based, bio-benign materials from renewable sources and associated manufacturing, and innovative consumer ...
There is no reality; only perception. Soak in those immortal words of Dr. Phil. Okay, he's a bit cheesy but he's on to something as science is increasingly finding the line between perception and reality blurry. We don't perceive reality, we create it through perception. Cue: mind blown. On You Should ...
