Are the primary colors really red, yellow, and blue? How can you get yellow from mixing red and green together? Bring your most colorful questions to this vivid evening.Full-Spectrum Science: Mixing Color With Ron Hipschman8:00 p.m. | Osher Gallery 1, Kanbar ForumThe primary colors, those used to produce every other color, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 17.95 advance, 19.95 door, AD members free
Saturday, 12/29/18
Planning a Trip to MarsJoin us for a special talk linked with Chabot’s “Going the Distance theme - Our Reach into Space.â€Dr. Margaret S. Race, Senior Scientist at the SETI Institute will explain what’s involved in Astrobiology and searches for ET life.  It takes LOTS MORE than just rocket scientists and astronauts. You’ll be ...
Newts return! Each year, the winter rains prompt newts to migrate to the Garden’s Japanese Pool where their mating behaviors can be easily observed. The Garden is home to two newt species, Taricha torosa (California newt) and Taricha granulosa (rough-skin newt). Docents will be on hand to provide garden visitors ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Thursday, 01/03/19
After Dark: ResolutionJanuary is for resolution - that is, greater clarity, which may or may not be the result of self-discipline. See how resolution applies to the worlds of visuals, music, and your goals for the new year.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General
Cafe InquiryCenter for Inquiry San Francisco's monthly get together to talk about whatever interests us.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Friday, 01/04/19
$5 First Friday: The Science of ColorIs your red the same as my red? Join us for a chromatic exploration into the science of color! Discover how the brain perceives the visible light spectrum and how color theory manifests in human endeavors like art and design. Learn about how color and psychology are connected, the technology ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
Saturday, 01/05/19
MMWD Trail Crew: Bill Williams Canyon - POSTPONEDMount Tamalpais Watershed trail work will include drainage and vegetation maintenance around Phoenix Lake. Mandatory safety talk starts promptly at 9am! RSVP required.We will meet at Phoenix Lake dam. The gate at Natalie Coffin Greene Park will be open from 8:45 to 9:00 to allow volunteers to drive up and ...
Where: RossCost: Free
MycoMarin first annual Fungus FestivalThis wonderful event will engage, entertain, and enlighten the community about the benefits, joys, and culinary delights of fungi!We will have a variety of booths showcasing all things fungi from mushroom kits, cookbooks, forage guides, textiles, apparel, tasty treats, and more! Come learn about what mushrooms you can forage in ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: $10 Adults, $5 <19 y/o
Trekking the ModelJoin a Ranger or docent on a guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 - 2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Sunday, 01/06/19
Mushrooms in the GardenJoin us for a walk and talk on local mushrooms that occur in our Bay Area woods, lawns and yes, even gardens. We will walk the beautiful UC Botanical Garden and see just who has made themselves at home. Discover the fungus among us! This walk will be led ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 General, $15 Members
Science Film Festival: 'Contact'"Contact" tells the story of a mysterious radio signal discovered by Dr. Ellie Arroway, and the implications of first contact. This film will be introduced by Dr. Jill Tarter, Emeritus Chair for SETI Research at the SETI Institute.
Where: BerkeleyCost: $12
Monday, 01/07/19
A Quick Intro to Bayes and Emulating the Matter Power SpectrumI will start with a short introduction to Bayesian statistics, including the magic of Markov chain Monte Carlo. With these concepts, I will describe how to build and use an emulator, a fast statistical approximation to a computationally intensive simulation. I will present this in the context of the Cosmic ...
In order to meet increasing energy demands for a growing population while reducing net CO2 emissions, new affordable technologies are needed. This talk will focus on several recently developed catalytic processes for the conversion of natural gas without emitting carbon dioxide.  The approach taken is to produce solid carbon as ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Reflections on the Future of EnergyStanford Precourt Institute for Energy’s co-directors Sally M. Benson and Arun Majumdar, in conversation with Hoover Institution research analyst David Fedor, will discuss the latest from Stanford Energy and what this means for the global energy transformation.
Machine Learning & Deep Learning: An Industry Career PanelJoin us for an exciting panel discussion featuring UCSC Extension technology instructors and other Silicon Valley industry experts as they break down the AI and Deep Learning job market: What is it? Where is it growing? How do you best prepare for the job market?Topics include the most popular frameworks; ...
Leveraging Bay Area Technology to Solve Environmental Problems - CANCELED (see substitute event)How are remote DNA detection, drones, real-time sensing, artificial intelligence, and other new technologybeing used in fields ranging from earthquakes and floods to wildlife and pollution? Dr. Jonathan Stock, research geologist and Director of the US Geological Survey’s Innovation Center, brings news on how the USGS is partnering with Bay Area scientific and ...
Where: AlbanyCost: Free
To the Edge, To the CenterA look at the history of integrating nature and the American experience, though the lens of Bay Area land conservation from pre-European times to today.Speaker: Mike Moran, East Bay Regional Park DistrictEditor's Note: This event substitutes for the original speaker, Dr. Jonathan Stock, who is unable to present due to ...
Spring phytoplankton growth in polar marine ecosystems is limited by light availability beneath ice-covered waters, particularly early in the season prior to snowmelt and melt pond formation. In the first part of this talk, I will present research conducted at Stanford University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to explore the ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
The Higgs BosonMarin Science SeminarSpeaker: Heather Gray, UC Berkeley
Where: San RafaelCost: Free
Thursday, 01/10/19
Building New Synthetic Biology Tools with Genome EditingMotivated by the intricacy and complexity of cellular differentiation, I am broadly interested in technology development for measuring and tracking cellular decision-making. My current research focuses on applying genome editing to engineer new tools for synthetic biology and genomics; in my talk, I will present two recent projects. In the ...
As any poet, pop singer, or teenager can tell you, the act of loving opens us up to the possibility of tears. Come get in touch with your inner crybaby at After Dark: Tearjerkers - discover the science of tearful emotions, feel all the feels with selections from Cinema Arts, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $17.95 adv, $19.95 door, free with A.D. membership
Developed here in Berkeley in just 2012, the CRISPR-Cas9 system lets scientists rewrite DNA in living cells and organisms, editing the genetic code that defines life itself. The technology has already changed the face of basic research, allowing researchers to alter the DNA of hundreds of organisms. Powerful real-world applications ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Fungus Among Us NightLifeStep away from the baby bellas and learn how to unleash fungi’s true potential. Discover the power of psilocybin, the naturally-occurring psychedelic compound produced by very special shrooms and learn about what makes even the most everyday mushroom "magic". Cultivate your very own mushroom spores to take home with Bay Area Applied Mycology. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Jan 10, 2019, Center for the Arts, Castro Valley, 6:30 pm, Admission: FREERegister HERE“This fascinating, inspiring documentary about brilliant teens competing in the Olympics of "Science Fair"s should be mandatory viewing for all young students.†- The NY TimesHailed by critics as "immensely likeable," "brilliant and quirky“ and an "ode to the teenage science geeks on who our future depends," and winner of ...
Where: Castro ValleyCost: FREE
Common Misconceptions About CRISPR Genome EditingResearchers have shown that an assortment of special proteins - called CRISPR - can be programmed to cut any sequence of DNA. The ability to precisely edit the genome of nearly any organism has revolutionized biology, medicine, and agriculture. From curing deadly genetic disorders to engineering drought-resistant plants, CRISPR genome ...
ELEMENTS: National Fine Art ExhibitionWhat do paintings, sculpture, photographs - in fact, all matter - have in common? Elements! Whether created in the Big Bang or in modern science labs, everything we experience as matter is made up of Elements, substances consisting of a single type of atom.The United Nations has proclaimed 2019 to ...
The 45th Annual Santa Cruz Fungus Fair - Mushrooms as MedicineCome to Santa Cruz and explore “Mushrooms As Medicineâ€! Learn interesting and fun facts about the hundreds of beautiful and fascinating species of mushrooms found in the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay area. Fungi will be beautifully displayed in a re-created woodland habitat. This unique Santa Cruz tradition features three ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: $5
Green FridayFor Green Friday on January 11 there will be a presentation on the East Bay Municipal Utility District's (EBMUD) Wastewater Energy Production Program. Our presenter will be EBMUD'S John Hake, Supervisor of  Wastewater Energy Production. EBMUD’s wastewater treatment plant is more than a treatment plant - it's a green factory. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $3 donation requested
Green Friday: East Bay Municipal Utility District's Wastewater Energy Production ProgramEBMUDs wastewater treatment plant is more than a treatment plantit's a green factory. Biodegradable wastes in sewage, food scraps, and grease from local restaurants, plus waste streams from wineries and poultry farms are mixed together in large tanks and digested by microorganisms. The biogas emitted by the microorganisms is captured ...
MMWD Trail Crew: Bill Williams CanyonMount Tamalpais Watershed trail work will include drainage and vegetation maintenance around Phoenix Lake. Mandatory safety talk starts promptly at 9am! RSVP required.We will meet at Phoenix Lake dam. The gate at Natalie Coffin Greene Park will be open from 8:45 to 9:00 to allow volunteers to drive up and ...
Where: RossCost: Free
The 45th Annual Santa Cruz Fungus Fair - Mushrooms as MedicineCome to Santa Cruz and explore â€?"Mushrooms As Medicineâ€! Learn interesting and fun facts about the hundreds of beautiful and fascinating species of mushrooms found in the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay area. Fungi will be beautifully displayed in a re-created woodland habitat. This unique Santa Cruz tradition features three ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: $5
Story Time at YSIBartholomew Botts loves pets--but his teacher, Mr. Patanoose, says No Frogs in School! So what will happen when Bartholomew's beloved creatures meet up with Mr. Patanoose's rules? Lots of FUN! Â Hear this story read out loud, meet an animal from the book and explore our nature center.Advance registration required at ...
On Saturday January 12, please join Bay Area volunteers as we work to assist science festivals in Washington DC.  We will be assembling kits of hands-on climate science demonstrations. These will be shipped in time for rehearsals by DC area teachers, K-12 students, parents and adult volunteers, as they prepare for ...
In conjunction with our Curious Contraptions exhibition, this whimsical collection of expressive, short films celebrates wonder, frivolity, and ingenuity using the kinetic properties of the moving image.Shows at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00. See weblink for list of films.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Admission to the Exploratorium
Wildlife Picture Index ProjectCome contribute to the Marin Wildlife Picture Index Project! Volunteer community scientists assist with research by helping maintain motion-activated cameras and processing photos. At this event, we view the images on the computer, identify the mammals, and enter the results in a database. New and experienced catalogers welcome, as training is ...
Where: Corte MaderaCost: Free
Trekking the ModelJoin a Ranger or docent on a guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 - 2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Moon and Stars: Astronomy Night Hike & CampfireAmazing stargazing! Using binoculars, a spotting scope, and telescopes, we’ll study the face of the moon and learn more about constellations and the night sky. Binoculars will be provided, or bring your favorite pair! Weather may prevent us from actually seeing the moon and stars, but we will still have ...
This month we celebrate the animals that are the champions of the cold: Animals of the Arctic. We recommend teaming our free classroom program with a Guided tours at 11am, 1pm or 3pm for a truly immersive marine mammal experience.FREE Classroom Programs: Animals of the Arctic- 12 PM and 2 ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Point Reyes 14th Annual Fungus Fair - CANCELEDJoin us for the 14th annual Point Reyes National Seashore Fungus Fair! Learn about the fungi of the Point Reyes National Seashore. See remarkable colors and shapes of wild mushrooms that were collected right in the park. Attend lectures, and learn about edible and poisonous mushrooms in the Bear Valley ...
Where: Point Reyes StationCost: Free
The 45th Annual Santa Cruz Fungus Fair - Mushrooms as MedicineCome to Santa Cruz and explore â€?"Mushrooms As Medicineâ€! Learn interesting and fun facts about the hundreds of beautiful and fascinating species of mushrooms found in the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay area. Fungi will be beautifully displayed in a re-created woodland habitat. This unique Santa Cruz tradition features three ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: $5
Winter Naturalist Program on Sonoma Mountain for community membersLearn about the natural and cultural history of Sonoma Mountain with university staff and experts. This 4-day training at Sonoma State University’s Fairfield Osborn Preserve will give you new insights and skills to enrich yourself and to share with others.As a trained naturalist, you will be welcomed into a community ...
Where: PenngroveCost: $40
Sunday Funday: Migrations, Hibernations and AdaptationsLearn the different ways animals prepare for and protect themselves against winter weather! Discover where and why animals migrate, investigate how some hibernate, and explore what adaptations various creatures have to insulate themselves from the cold. From blubber to feathers to fur, we'll discover what it takes to keep the ...
Since their founding in 1973, Kronos Quartet David Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola), and Sunny Yang (cello) has been recognized for their innovative and unique reimagining of the string quartet. Their work has evolved to include a range of educational outreach and a commitment to inspire and foster ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Admission to the Exploratorium
Sharing Global Warming Science with DC Area SchoolsPlease join with fellow volunteers as we build hands-on science demonstration kits for Washington DC area schools.These kits focus on climate change. The demonstrations are at the same time: accurate scientifically AND are very fun and engaging to do.Several schools have requested that we make available to their teachers and ...
Due to large fluctuations in energy demand, high level of uncertainty in the power grid, and increased penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources, the careful consideration of operational constraints has become crucial for the optimal design of sustainable energy systems. This often results in large-scale mixed-integer optimization problems as one ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
AI for Safety Critical ApplicationsStarting in the 1970s, decades of effort went into building human-designed rules for providing automatic maneuver guidance to pilots to avoid mid-air collisions. The resulting system was later mandated worldwide on all large aircraft and significantly improved the safety of the airspace. Recent work has investigated the feasibility of using ...
Connecting quantum systems - through optimized photonicsColor centers in wide bandgap materials, such as silicon vacancies (SiV) in diamond and (VSi) in silicon-carbide (SiC), represent a promising platform for implementation of quantum technologies: they exhibit a small spectral inhomogeneity and a minimal sensitivity to environment, which facilitates their incorporation in scalable devices. Excellent SiV- and VSi-photon ...
The combination of inertia and uncertainty makes the coupled climate-economic system dangerously hard to control. Emissions cuts are necessary to manage climate risks, but they are not necessarily sufficient. If the climate's sensitivity is at the high end of current estimates it may be too late to avert dramatic consequences ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Wonderfest: Artificial Intelligence & “Crucibleâ€After Michael Crichton, but before Andy Weir, there was - and is - sci-tech thriller writer James Rollins. This New York Times #1 bestselling author has been featuring cutting-edge science and technology in his novels for 20 years. In his latest work, Crucible, Rollins explores how groundbreaking research in artificial intelligence ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Another Pale Blue Dot: The SETI Institute’s Search for ExoplanetsIn only two decades, we‘ve gone from the mere speculation about planets beyond our solar system (exoplanets) to being able to observe them through a variety of methods. Dr. Franck Marchis, Planetary Astronomer and chair of the exoplanet group at the SETI Institute will discuss new and sophisticated projects which ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members and Seniors
Prospects for HumanityAstrophysicist Martin Rees is Astronomer Royal, and has been Master of Trinity College, Director of the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University and a former President of the Royal Society. His books include Our Cosmic Habitat, Just Six Numbers and On the Future Prospects for Humanity.
Wonderfest: Prospects for HumanityAre we doing enough to protect ourselves and our planet? According to world-renowned scientist Martin Rees, humanity has reached a critical moment, and there is no plan B for Earth. With our world changing at a rapid pace, Rees explains why the future of humanity is bound to the future of science. ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $25 General, $15 Member, other options on website
Truffle Cultivation of the Western United StatesStephanie Jarvis has been rehabilitating truffle orchards in California for the past 6 years and her work is beginning to pay off! She will talk about the challenges of truffle farming along the Western sea board, her failures and her successes. Come join us for an evening of truffle cultivation and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
The History and Future of the Medicinal Use of PsilocybeDr. Michael Beug will talk to us about his pioneering research at Evergreen State on the mind-altering mushroom Psilocybe, and share with us some of the promising new human research on this potent entheogen.Speaker: Michael Beug
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Wednesday, 01/16/19
Towards a mathematical theory of developmentIn this talk we introduce a mathematical model to describe temporal processes like embryonic development and cellular reprogramming. We consider stochastic processes in gene expression space to represent developing populations of cells, and we use optimal transport to recover the temporal couplings of the process. We apply these ideas to ...
Human populations rely on marine environments, yet the ocean is overexploited, under protected, and out of mind. Few people get to experience ocean ecosystems first hand, and how can we care about something we never see? Virtual reality (VR) is a promising medium for science learning and generating empathy towards ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
An Evening with the San Francisco Amateur AstronomersJoin us in our 67th year for a special evening with SFAA. Hear a talk on the early years of San Francisco Amateur Astronomers from founding member, Lewis Epstein. Â Also, Steve Gottlieb will speak about his 20 years writing observing articles for Sky & Telescope Magazine, and his 35 year ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Antarctica as a Time Machine: Our Portal to Snowball Earth and Faraway WorldsAntarctica is a land of extremes.  It is the southernmost, coldest and driest continent. Governed by international treaty, Antarctica has no cities or towns, but is visited by thousands of people each year, including scientists. Geophysicists , biologists and planetary astronomers gather in Antarctica to study its unique and fragile ecosystem, ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Nerd Night SF #104: Sunfish, Ants, and SF Transit History!Is your brain feeling as slow as molasses in January? Then come to the Rickshaw and get your juices flowing! This month we’ll be following the wake of the tenacious mola mola, the trails of sophisticated ants, and the ghostly tracks of streetcars past with a marine biologist, an entomologist, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10
Reactive Cloud-Native Networking With RSocketThe vast majority of enterprises are moving to the cloud, but few are prepared for networking implications of cloud-native architectures. For developers, handling service discovery, fault tolerance, load balancing, caching and coordination over the network and across many services is the stuff of nightmares. For businesses, getting this wrong can ...
Developmental lineage mapping by genomic barcoding in the mouseCellular barcoding using nuclease-induced DNA mutations is an effective approach that is emerging for recording biological information, including developmental lineages. We introduce the homing CRISPR system as an effective means of generating DNA barcodes with a high and scalable diversity. We further describe the implementation of this system in a ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Dark Energy Survey: Status and first round of multi-probe cosmology resultsThe Dark Energy Survey (DES) is a six-year, 5000 sq. deg. observing program using the Dark Energy Camera on the 4m Blanco telescope at CTIO. I will describe the recent multi-probe cosmological analysis of weak lensing, large-scale structure, baryon acoustic oscillations, and supernovae Ia in the Universe. The analysis includes ...
 The industrial and agricultural revolutions have profoundly transformed the world, but the unintended consequence of these revolutions is that humans are changing the climate of Earth. I will briefly describe recent data on climate change and then turn to the rapidly changing energy landscape and how science, engineering and innovation ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
New Trends in EDA & Reactive Cloud-Native Networking with RSocketAntun Domic, chief technology officer at Synopsys, will be talking about New Trends in EDA. He'll be joined by Ben Ting, Micron Technology engineer, an Extension instructor, and chair of the VLSI certificate program; Mandar Munishwar, Google engineer and Extension instructor; and Sam Huynh, principal member of technical staff at ...
Encounter delightful designs, outlandish objects, and astounding apparatuses in this celebration of the closing weekend of Curious Contraptions. Incorporating innovators whose hands-on approaches fuse with technology in surprising and enchanting ways, prepare to encounter objects and artists that have left the expected behind to explore curious new possibilities. Â Top the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 17.95 advance, 19.95 door, AD members free
Sketchfest NightlifeSF Sketchfest is back at NightLife for a knee-slapping night of creatures, cocktails, and comedy as part of the 18th Annual SF Sketchfest Comedy Festival.DJ sets by New Wave CitySCHEDULE OF EVENTSThe HallAfrican HallAt 7:00pm, catch a live episode of the comedy/medical “Sawbones†podcast with Sydney and Justin McElroy.At 8:30pm, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22 General, $18 Members
The Social Implications of RoboticsSurviving the Robot Apocalypse: Will R2-D2, C-3PO, Rosie the Maid, or RoboCop take our jobs - or worse - will Terminator rewrite our history? Or are we all just overreacting and about to experience a promising, transformative societal change? Join us in a spirited panel discussion with leading women in ...
The Tricolored Blackbird is a colonial breeder that is nearly endemic to California. Historically, Tricolored Blackbirds bred on wetlands in the Central Valley with dense cattails and bulrush. As a result of the loss of 90 percent of the wetlands in the Central Valley, Tricolors increasingly nest in agricultural fields ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka - American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, TechnologyWhy do more than half of American adults and more than 75 percent of young Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life?Diana Walsh Pasulka spent six years interviewing influential scientists and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who believe in extraterrestrial intelligence. She has explored spiritual phenomena, visited the purported UFO crash sites of ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $22 General, $15 Member, $8 Student
Friday, 01/18/19
Two KIPAC Tea TalksWeak lensing beyond two-point statisticsMassive international efforts are currently being deployed to construct predictions tools for upcoming weak lensing analyses, typically aiming at sub-percent precision. Their focuses are primarily set on two-point statistics (e.g. position and/or shape correlation functions), mainly because these can be directly related to the matter power ...
Hardcore Natural History Series - 'Deportation'This Hardcore Natural History will explore the process of deportation and the effects on the broader community with Dr. Regina Langhout, provost of Oakes College at UC, Santa Cruz.
Where: Pacific GroveCost: TBA
Lectures & Lasers - The Science Behind the Awesome Sights of Rocket LaunchesWant to impress your friends with your knowledge of science and culture? Looking for a new date night activity? Just want to kick back and watch a laser show? Join us at Chabot for our new Lectures & Lasers series! Every month we’ll be joined by experts, writers, and entertainers ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15
Binoculars, Backwards and ForwardsEven before shopping for your first telescope, investing in a good binocular is a great way to get started in astronomy. Like the Loch Ness Monster however, there are many facts and fallacies surrounding binoculars. And like the question "What is the best telescope?", the question "What is the best ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Saturday, 01/19/19
Fungus Far and WideExplore the vast and mysterious world of fungus and go on wild mushroom search! (5+yrs).
Where: AntiochCost: Free
Habitat Restoration: Saplings & Salmon - POSTPONEDJoin us in Lagunitas Creek to enhance salmon habitat by planting native trees! We will be planting ash, alder, bay, and buckeye saplings on National Park Service land in a stretch of Lagunitas Creek that MMWD has been working to enhance for the past year. The goal of this event ...
Where: Poynt Reyes StationCost:
Biomedical Imaging Technology at Cal: for Early-Stage Medical DiagnosisAbstract Treatments for diseases are most effective when the disease is noticed at the earliest stage. Modern medical imaging tools are indispensable for early-stage diagnosis of deadly diseases, like Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke. Unfortunately, many diseases are still only diagnosed at advanced stage. For example, only 15% of lung ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
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: From $20
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.Register at weblink.
Where: Half Moon BayCost: $20
Keeping Moonwalkers' Feet Dry: USS Hornet in the Apollo ProgramOff-camera and behind the scenes, as American astronauts commanded the world's attention, thousands of American servicemen prepared to assure their safe return. We'll review the USS Hornet's role in Splashdown, and her recovery of the first men returning from the Moon's surface.Speaker: Peter Shyvers, USS Hornet Museum
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Sunday, 01/20/19
The King Tides are ComingJoin us for a guided nature walk to explore the King Tides in the Palo Alto Baylands. The Environmental Volunteers and the City of Palo Alto are teaming up to offer two walks. We’ll be walking from the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center to the Environmental Volunteers EcoCenter. And, ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free, RSVP Required
Science Sunday: Polar Bears and Climate Change: Living on Sea Ice in a Warming WorldPolar bears are an iconic symbol of climate change. These unique marine mammals exist in a remote and inhospitable Arctic where few scientists have documented their basic behaviors. While melting sea ice is expected to reduce polar bears’ ability to catch food, how they will respond is unknown.Join Anthony Pagano ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Total Lunar Eclipse ViewingBundle up and join hundreds of community members who flock to Chabot to get above the urban light pollution to view the spectacular Total Lunar Eclipse.Weather permitting. Open areas for viewing, so lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged.See weblink for eclipse timetable.
Where: OaklandCost: $8 General, Free for Members
Eclipse of the Wolf Moon ViewingParking in Marie Curie Lot 5 is free for this event.The first three consecutive supermoons of 2019 will occur in January, February, and March. To add to the celestial excitement, the first supermoon of 2019 will pass through the shadow of the Earth, which results in a lunar eclipse. In ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
San Francisco City Star Party @ Parade Grounds in the Presidio of San Francisco - Lunar EclipseCome 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!Tonight is a special night…a lunar eclipse! Partial eclipse starts at about 7:30PM, with total ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Wiewing the Lunar EclipseCome and join SJAA to view a total lunar eclipse!The entire eclipse process will last for almost five hours, but we'll start at 7:15, just in time to view the beginning of the partial eclipse at 7:33. We'll stay through the total eclipse which ends at 9:43.We'll have a few ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Watching PartyJoin us on the evening of January 20th to witness the Earth's shadow - and the light of every sunset and sunrise - pass across the moon during the lunar eclipse. In conjunction with the Peninsula Astronomical Society, our partners in the operation of the Foothill Observatory, we will have ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
Monday, 01/21/19
A Royal Walk with the King TideJoin Exploratorium and Port of San Francisco staff on San Francisco's waterfront (meet between Piers 3 and 5 on the Bay side of the Embarcadero) for a stroll along the waterfront to observe, photograph, and discuss the King Tide. Learn about what causes the tides, why we have King Tides this time ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
King Tide WalkCelebrate winter with a beautiful short hike and lots of science at China Camp State Park! Join scientist and educator Sarah Ferner from San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve for a walk near the edge of China Camp’s tidal salt marsh during one of the highest high tides of ...
Where: San RafaelCost: Free
Big Screen Science: GROUNDHOG DAYDeja vu all over again! Join Kishore Hari (@sciencequiche) and Jeff Silverman (@J_M_Silverman) as we dive into more than a century of data on the accuracy of groundhog-based weather predictions, the science of how memories form, and if the spacetime continuum really flows differently in central Pennsylvania. About GROUNDHOG DAY At ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $16
Tuesday, 01/22/19
Weighing the giants with CMB lensingGalaxy clusters are the largest virialized objects in the Universe, and are powerful probes of cosmology. Their abundance as a function of mass and redshift is extremely sensitive to how structures grow and the properties of dark energy. Though they are powerful probes of cosmology, they are currently limited by ...
Skin is the body’s largest organ, and is responsible for the transduction of a vast amount of information. This conformable, stretchable, self-healable and biodegradable material simultaneously collects signals from external stimuli that translate into information such as pressure, pain, and temperature. The development of electronic materials, inspired by the complexity ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Of Pathogens and Humans. A Cultural History of the Policies on Epidemics in the Nineteenth CenturyIn the nineteenth century, epidemics reached, for the first time in history, all inhabited continents. Globally spreading pathogens were an unintended side effect of a growing flow of people, animals and goods across state borders, imperial spaces and continents. "Of pathogens and humans" is an ongoing research project that analyzes ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Breaking the Standard Model with High-Energy Neutrino ObservatoriesThe March 2018 report of two anomalous (Earth-emergent) e_cr ~ 0.6 EeV air showers by the ANITA collaboration has presented a severe puzzle of interpretation. Given existing limits on neutrino transient sources and the diffuse neutrino flux, these events are straightforwardly impossible under the Standard Model, due primarily to the ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Wildlife Picture Index ProjectCome contribute to the Marin Wildlife Picture Index Project! Volunteer community scientists assist with research by helping maintain motion-activated cameras and processing photos. At this event, we view the images on the computer, identify the mammals, and enter the results in a database. New and experienced catalogers welcome, as training is ...
Where: Corte MaderaCost: Free
Wonderfest: Human Values in A.I.How do we ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) reflects and enacts human values? UC Berkeley’s Dylan Hadfield-Menell will explore how AI is applied in the world, and how it can go wrong - even terribly wrong. He’ll examine potential solutions that draw on an analogy with misaligned incentives in economics: ...
Where: San RafaelCost: $10 General Advance, $12 at door
Probing Galaxy Formation and Cosmology in the Non-Linear Regime Current and future galaxy surveys have the potential to transform our understanding of both galaxy formation and cosmology. The distribution of galaxies and matter on small, non-linear scales (~Mpc) holds the most statistical constraining power but is also the most challenging to model. In this talk, I will concentrate on ...
X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES or NEXAFS) is a powerful technique for electronic structure determination. However, widespread use of XANES is limited by the need for synchrotron light sources with tunable x-ray energy. Recent developments in extreme ultraviolet (XUV) light sources using the laser-based technique of high-harmonic generation have ...
How Climate Change affects our WaterFor the water-starved western United States, moisture flows known as “atmospheric rivers,†are both important sources of water and causes of devastating floods. Climate change is projected to warm atmospheric rivers, turning snow into rain, which could impact our infrastructure and water resources for years to come. However, this is ...
Heart of the Matter: What Death Can Teach Us About Living FullyDeath is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight. She helps us to discover what matters most.The good news is we don’t have to wait ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
How Emerging Technologies are Improving the Pediatric Patient ExperienceOver the past two years, the Stanford CHARIOT Program at LPCH has helped treat thousands of patients using emerging technologies. The tools they develop are used to reduce pain and anxiety in clinical settings, assist in physical therapy and pain rehab, offer new alternatives to anesthesia and opiates, and provide ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
The Art and Science of Wildlife TrackingComing direct from Africa, Meghan Walla-Murphy will explore the ancient art of tracking and what wildlife has to teach us, sharing stories of tracking in North America, the Republic of Congo, Southern Africa and Brazil. Tea and biscuits (that’s Brit talk for cookies) will be served and, in addition to ...
7:00-7:25: Patricia G. Lange(California College of the Arts) on "Is Ranting Ever a Good Idea?"Forms of civic engagement, which include collective identification of problems, are increasingly moving to online spaces...Read more7:25-7:50: Reza Zadeh(Stanford Institute for Computational Mathematics) on "Computer Vision Made Simple"Machines are opening their eyes via neural ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Lions and Leopards and Whales, Oh My!Jodi will take us on a visual journey and natural history and behavioral tour of the many marine species she has met on her extensive world travels. From orcas and humpback whales of Norway to leopard seals, penguins, humpback whales and more along the Antarctic Peninsula, we’ll have the opportunity ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Science at the Library: Minerals and GemsThere are 4 activities at each presentation after a show presentation. Parents work with their children to learn about science. Recommended for elementary age children. Families are encouraged to attend.  Limited seating.Learn why not all minerals are gems and not all gems are minerals. Learn about the importance of minerals ...
Once a vision of science fiction, mining of the deep seabed is coming closer to reality, driven by increasing demand for minerals such as cobalt, nickel, and copper to power modern telecommunications and energy infrastructure. This demand has caused the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to accelerate its work on developing ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Climate Change, Health and EquityClimate change is a global health emergency. It is impacting the health of California communities today, and is the “greatest public health challenge of the 21st century.†Climate change exacerbates health inequities, disproportionately harming the most vulnerable. State climate policies and investments can serve to redress these inequities. Climate actions ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Free Coding Club for Kids The Downtown Oakland Dojo is a place where young people age 7-17 can code and explore technology in a fun and social environment. They can create apps, build a website, try out different coding languages, and get hands on with digital making using the Raspberry Pi.We recommend that children bring a ...
Where: OaklandCost: free
The Promise of Smart Materials in Earthquake Resistant DesignDamage from recent earthquakes underscores the importance of developing new approaches and technologies to improve the performance of structures during earthquakes. The presentation will highlight applications of one class of smart materials - shape memory alloys - in improving the performance of structures subjected to earthquake loading. Shape memory alloys ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Madagasikara: The Real Madagascar Film ScreeningMadagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, known for its lemurs and unique biodiversity and as the setting of the popular animated films. But the real Madagascar is much different than the world imagines. MADAGASIKARA is the story of three resilient women fighting for the survival of their ...
Join us in celebrating the 60th birthday of one of our favorite speakers in this series - Berkeley’s Dr. Alex Filippenko. He will provide a non-technical overview of the main areas of his fascinating research career - black holes, various types of exploding stars, and the accelerating expansion of the ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
Igneous Rocks and the USGS at KilaueaPeninsula Gem & Geology Society Monthly MeetingSpeaker: Leslie Gordon, USGSEditor's Note: This event was originally scheduled for March 27.
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Skeptics in the Pub: MillbraeScience and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub West Bay, Fiddlers Green, Millbrae sponsored by Bay Area Skeptics.If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the film-flam man, and if ye drink, drink with us, your friends. If ye shun the brewer’s art, at least help us lay waste to bangers & mash!Skeptics ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
The Difference Between Rocks, Gems and Minerals - RESCHEDULEDPeninsula Gem & Geology Society Monthly MeetingSpeaker: Johanna FentonEditor's Note: This event has been rescheduled to March 27. See additional listing for substitute event with Leslie Gordon.
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Thursday, 01/24/19
New Windows on Giant Planet Structure and CompositionIn our current era of planetary physics we can use the astronomical perspective to look for trends in giant planet structure that can only be seen with a large sample size. We can also use detailed observations of Jupiter and Saturn, provided by Juno and Cassini, to test if long-held ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Chemical Cartography of the Milky WayWe can now map the stars in the Milky Way on truly galactic scales, thanks to recent surveys that are reaching across the disk, such as APOGEE, GALAH, K2 and Gaia. I will first discuss the new insights we have into the ages of stars throughout the disk derived from ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
'Years of Living Dangerously'Join us for WEN’s first family event in partnership with Mothers Out Front! One of our goals as the Women’s Environmental Network is to provide an inclusive environment that supports opportunities for all women. If you are a parent, we’d like to use this opportunity to learn about what some of your challenges are ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5
After Dark: RadioactiveWarning: Certain atoms may be unstable - in fact, they’re constantly falling apart all around you. You may learn about about their occurrence in the universe, how we make use of their decay, and their effects on the human body at this evening of illuminating programming - including Full-Spectrum Science: ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Tropical NightlifeEscape the winter doldrums with a trip to Tropical NightLife, where our three-story rainforest is just one of the places you’ll find tropical paradise vibes.Kick off your getaway with a welcome drink from one of our rum-slinging “Tiki†bars. Roll up your sleeves and learn about scientific research in tropical ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
IEEE Consumer Electronics Society CES Download 2019This is our annual sharing of the new and unusual things seen at the Consumer Electronics Show in early January. This event has proven to be a very popular one to attend for people that are in the industry or just have a curiosity. See photos and hear explanations about ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $10 General, $5 IEEE Members, CES/IEEE Stud. Free
