Join Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman for colorful explorations of the physical world.In 1960, the laser was known as “a solution looking for a problem.†Now we can hardly imagine life without them. Learn what’s special about laser light, how it’s made, and how it’s used in everything from DVD players to eye surgery to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General; $10 Members; Free for Lab Members
Farm to Table 2.0: Chefs Cutting CarbonCan a menu at a fancy restaurant be a map for solving the climate challenge? A handful of prominent San Francisco chefs are using their high-end restaurants to illustrate how innovative grazing and growing practices can cut carbon pollution. They want chefs and their clients to know the “foodprint†of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $17 Members, $12 Students
Brewers Don't Make Beer: The Magic of Yeast Does!Join The CLEAR Project from UC Berkeley for a fun talk from Bryan Donaldson, Brewing Innovation Manager at Lagunitas Brewing Company! Bryan will talk about the science behind making new delicious flavors of beers.
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Friday, 08/24/18
Alcatraz Historic Garden Tour: Drought Tolerant Fall Blooming PlantsIs your garden looking sad this time of year? Join Shelagh Fritz, Program Manager of the Alcatraz Gardens, for a garden tour to discover drought tolerant plants that still look good in the fall. Bring your notebooks and gather ideas for your own garden!This tour will be followed by a ...
The virtuous cycle of integrated-circuit "microchip" technology advancement has been sustained for over 50 years, resulting in the proliferation of information technology (IT) with dramatic economic and social impact. Although there is still some “room at the bottom†today to manipulate and control matter at ever smaller scales, physics and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Women of Silicon Valley: Intersections CHM is proud to partner with Women of Silicon Valley, a “Humans of New York†spin-off showcasing diverse and resilient members of the tech community to tackle this question. Join us on August 24 for an event in which race, gender and other identities represented in the tech world are ...
Learn more about saildrones, wind-powered robots that collect ocean data at a fraction of the cost of research vessels and can go places too dangerous or remote for humans to routinely venture. Equipped with scientific sensors that can connect and upload data to satellites, these 23-foot, neon-orange drones have trailed ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: included with museum admission| free for members
Saturday, 08/25/18
Reading the Landscape Clues to habitat history are all around us: in the bends of branches, the distribution and size of trees and shrubs; the size and shape of lichen on the rocks; the color of soil; and the location and size of bunchgrasses. And sometimes, if you use careful observation, and apply ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 suggested donation
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley Information Session: Grades 5-12At BASISÂ Curriculum Schools, passionate teachers and curious students outperform not just the schools in the Bay Area, but schools all over the world in math, reading, and science.Join us at our upcoming Information Session to learn how BASIS Independent Silicon Valley could be a fit for your child!
Where: San JoseCost: FREE
Science Saturday: SubterraneanScience Saturday is back and heading underground! Join us for an exploration of all things underfoot as we highlight the world of the Subterranean. Legless lizards, gophers, worms, and more will be the focus of this new topic as we kick off the 2018/2019 Science Saturday season.
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
The Crucible’s Fire & Water Open HouseJoin us at the end of the summer for a day of fine and industrial arts inspired by aquatic life and the most abundant natural resource! Nineteen of our departments will be celebrating water with art, fire, and fun, while raising awareness and funds for The Ocean Cleanup. The Ocean ...
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 into the fox’s nature and ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Why the Bay Model is Important TodayThe Bay Model was state of the art in 1957 and functioned as a scientific research center for the US Army Corps of Engineers for almost 50 years when it was retired in the year 2000. Can an obsolete physical model still have an important function today? You bet it ...
This occurs on Sept 25th  7:00-7:25: Hank Greely(Director of the Stanford Center for Law and the Biosciences) on "The End of Sex"Abstract forthcoming...Read more7:25-7:50: Irina Raicu (Santa Clara University/ Director of the Internet Ethics Program) on "The Issues of Internet Ethics"Abstract forthcoming...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Looking for the First Stars with Satellite TVThe Big Bang theory, which explains the origin of our universe, is very well established today. We now have ample evidence that the universe originated from a hot singularity and cooled over time. There is still a missing piece in this puzzle though- the formation of the first stars! Our ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Sunday, 08/26/18
Beginning BirdingExperience the birds of winter in the Marin Headlands by joining volunteer Jane Haley for an easy walk along Rodeo Lagoon. Bring field guides and binoculars. Meet at the Marin Headlands Visitor Center. For ages 8 and up; no pets allowed.Registration required, see weblink.
Our own backyard in the bay is full of amazing marine mammals! Free classroom programs will highlight our local sea lions, harbor porpoises, dolphins, and even the occasional whale that wanders under the Bridge! We recommend teaming our free classroom program with a Docent-led tour at 11am, 1pm or 3pm for a ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: LasersIn 1960, the laser was known as “a solution looking for a problem.†Now we can hardly imagine life without them. Learn what’s special about laser light, how it’s made, and how it’s used in everything from DVD players to eye surgery to fusion energy research.Presentations at 1:00 and 3:00
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Monday, 08/27/18
Analytic IR-resummation for the BAO peakWe develop an analytic method for implementing the IR-resummation of arXiv:1404.5954, which allows one to correctly and consistently describe the imprint of baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) on statistical observables in large-scale structure.  We show that the final IR-resummed correlation function can be computed analytically without relying on numerical integration, thus ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Infrared Interferometry and the 2018 Galactic Center Peri-Center Passage of the star S2 The Center of our Galaxy is a unique laboratory for exploring the astrophysics around a massive black hole and testing General Relativity and other theoretical concepts in this extreme environment. I will discuss the results of a major campaign of observing the Galactic Center in 2017/2108 with three instruments at ...
Faster Data Science & Best Practices for Building AI-enabled applicationsDigital transformation demands faster, more productive data scienceThe key to accelerating digital transformation is deploying quality machine learning solutions faster to operationalize decisions. With this mandate, organizations are racing to hire more data scientists. However, many do not fully realize the value of these teams and face roadblocks trying to ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Nerd Nite: Mapping Radioactivity, Ticks of CA, Making The BayLearn how radioactive contamination is mapped, what ticks teach us about the changing California climate, and how KQED's The Bay Podcast makes modern news at Nerd Nite East Bay. See you on Monday Aug 27th at Club 21 in Uptown Oakland!After the DisasterReal Time Imaging of Nuclear Contamination in the ...
Where: OaklandCost: $8
Tuesday, 08/28/18
Morphodynamic Analysis and Statistical Synthesis of Geomorphic DataAs a major source of spatial uncertainty, fluvial processes are responsible for creating complex landforms in the Earth-surface, which are reworked over time to produce stratigraphic layers, and subsurface compartments where natural resources are stored. The complex morphology observed in fluvial dynamics (e.g. braided rivers) is difficult to parameterize over ...
One Tam Wildlife Picture Index ProjectCome contribute to the Marin Wildlife Picture Index Project.This project depends on volunteer "Community Scientists" to help maintain wildlife cameras and process photos, and we are especially looking to train and retain volunteers for the long-term. At this training, we will be viewing and cataloging photos (on the computer) acquired ...
Where: Corte MaderaCost: Free
Analytic IR-resummation for the BAO peak We develop an analytic method for implementing the IR-resummation of arXiv:1404.5954, which allows one to correctly and consistently describe the imprint of baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) on statistical observables in large-scale structure. We show that the final IR-resummed correlation function can be computed analytically without relying on numerical integration, thus ...
IEEE Hardware Startup & Innovation SymposiumIEEE SCV Consumer Electronics Society and Young Professionals jointly present to you an evening of talks on hardware startup and innovation.Agenda:6:30PM - 7:00PM: Pizza & Networking7:00PM - 8:00PM: Speaker presentation8:00PM - 8:40PM: Panel Discussion, moderated by Joseph Wei9:00PM: Conclusion Speakers include:Sanjit Dang, Investment Director, Intel CapitalJosh Su, Senior Manager of Venture ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $15 (see weblink for IEEE member discounts)
Sunset Walk to the Point Bonita LighthouseJoin park staff and volunteer docents for a tour down the Point Bonita Trail, through the hand carved tunnel and out to the Lighthouse. We will walk along the half-mile Point Bonita Trail, which is steep in places. Dress warmly and bring a flashlight. Meet at the Point Bonita Trailhead. ...
You Should Know This! is a nerd comedy show where serious ideas meet ridiculous comedy. Think TedTalk + comedy game show. Listen to experts discuss important topics you should know while comedians riff on stage and you win fun, silly prizes for being a nerd.This month's show is Tissue Engineering! Lab-Grown Cells, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 10-15
Wednesday, 08/29/18
A Deep Learning, Model-Predictive Approach To Neighborhood Congestion Prediction And ControlThe talk explores a technique for effectively representing the congestion state in a neighborhood for the purpose of short-term predictions through a simple scoring mechanism based on the Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram (MFD). Network state signals emanating from a larger region-wide network are then utilized to predict this score using a ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Dissecting the Spatiotemporal Subcellular Distribution of the Human ProteomeCompartmentalization of biological reactions is an important mechanism to allow multiple cellular reactions to occur in parallel. Resolving the spatial distribution of the human proteome at a subcellular level increases our understanding of human biology and disease. We have generated a high-resolution map of the subcellular distribution of the human ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Lab and Lunch: Facial Recognition for PlanktonBring your lunch and learn more about the high-tech microscope robot at the Exploratorium that continuously generates images of plant-like phytoplankton off Pier 17. Scientist Alexis Fischer from University of California at Santa Cruz will discuss what scientists can learn with this powerful new technology, and how it could be ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Enzian: making systems software research relevant in the face of custom hardwareAcademic research in rack-scale and datacenter computing today is hamstrung by lack of hardware. Cloud providers and hardware vendors build custom accelerators, interconnects, and networks for commercially important workloads, but university researchers are stuck with commodity, off-the-shelf parts.Enzian is a research computer being developed at ETH Zurich (in collaboration with ...
Our team at the Naval Research Laboratory looks at rate-critical chemical processes where events per second are required for high performance in such technologies as energy storage, energy conversion, (electro)catalysis, and sensing. We then design next-generation systems built around pore - solid nanoarchitectures that seamlessly embody all of the requisite ...
Investigating Innovation Practice: Cross-Disciplinary Studies in International DevelopmentInnovation practice is a transdisciplinary field that aims to create a better world out of an existing one by pooling methods and mindsets of inquiry and creation. Over the past decade, the field has become more accessible to a much broader collection of amateur designers. Development professionals treated design thinking ...
Conversations About Landscape: Heritage and Habitat: Shrimp Fishing in San Francisco BayExplore interwoven stories about the habitat and heritage of San Francisco Bay’s shrimp fisheries.Artist Rene Yung will discuss the culture of Chinese shrimp-fishing villages that ringed San Francisco Bay in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Yung will share her artwork, Written on Water, which she describes as “a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
taste of science: Construction in the brain, and parents in our genesThe Extreme Architecture of Neurons and OligodendrocytesNeurons are electrically active cells in the brain whose signaling relies on the formation of cellular extensions called axons and dendrites. Axons can reach 1 meter in humans; proteins and cellular machinery can take days to be transported along these axons. In addition, oligodendrocytes ...
