Grow Redwoods for Coho Salmon: Nursery Volunteer DayJoin local community members, staff, and interns in our native plant nursery between 10am and 1pm this Friday!We will be working together to grow, tend and care for native plants used to restore critical habitat for Coho salmon in Lagunitas Creek.Please pack something to eat and join us for lunch ...
Where: OlemaCost:
Nanomaterials and Nanosystems for Catalytic, Energy and Biomedical ApplicationsNanostructured materials can be designed with sophisticated features to fulfill the complex requirements of advanced material applications. This talk describes the synthesis of metallic, metal oxide and semiconducting nanocrystals of controlled size, morphology and architecture. The nanocrystalline building blocks are used to create multifunctional systems with excellent dispersion and unique ...
We welcome you aboard the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum to learn about her service during the Apollo 11 mission and observe the night sky from the Flight Deck!USS Hornet served as the recovery vessel for the Apollo 11 & 12 lunar landing missions the spaceflights that landed the first humans on ...
Where: AlamedaCost: TBA see preregistration
Stellar EvolutionBy the middle of the 19th century, astronomers and physicists had decided that gravitational energy powered the Sun. In the early 20th century a theory of evolution had been devised with young giants and old main sequence stars, resulting in an age for the earth less than 100 million years. ...
Come early, stay late, and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with us. For one day only, the Exploratorium will be open from 10 a.m. to midnight - it’s a soiree for Earth’s own natural satellite. Experience the thrill of NASA’s newly restored footage of the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission, Members and AD members free
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary CelebrationDuring the Apollo program of the 1960s and ’70s, NASA sent nine missions to the moon. Six of them landed astronauts safely on the surface, the only times humans have visited another world. July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing on the Moon on July ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
Maker Lab: Open Lab @ClaremontA place to drop in and try out: *Sewing on a Babylock sewing machine *Button-making *Drawing on the ProWise whiteboard *Experimenting with a Foldscope microscope *Needle-felting *Sculpting with modeling clayNo previous experience necessary! This program is for kids with parents, teens, and adults.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Restore Creeks for Coho Salmon: Restoration Volunteer DayJoin local community members, staff, and interns at our Lagunitas Creek restoration site between 10am and 2pm this Saturday!We will be working together to water native plants and remove invasive species, restoring critical habitat for Coho salmon.Please pack something to eat and join us for lunch after we’ve finished working. ...
Faride Khalaf will take you down memory lane and visit the Apollo program in a unique way. He will focus on some of the details starting from early launch preparation to the last rocket blast that sent the gallant crew and their spacecraft to the moon. In this presentation, you’ll ...
Apollo Party 21+This event is after hours and for adults only! Grab a drink and join us for space karaoke, and show off your moves on the dance floor! Enjoy live performances in our Planetarium from Blue Eternity and join the crew of a special simulated mission to the moon!Â
Where: OaklandCost: $20
Cosmic Alchemy: Neutron Stars, Gravitational Waves, and How to In 1916, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves, a radiant form of energy similar to light, but caused by gravity. A century later, scientists detected the first gravitational waves from two merging black holes. This landmark discovery and new way of viewing the Universe resulted in the 2017 ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Demystifying Black HolesDespite their constant presence in sci-fi, black holes remain enigmatic to most people. What are they? What do they do? Do they even really exist? In this talk, our speaker will debunk the movie tropes and discuss what exactly a black hole is, why they are so hard to find, ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Sunday, 07/21/19
Meet & Greet Hornet Crew from the Apollo 11 and 12 MissionsA special welcome to the various Hornet crew members who served on board during her years of service, including those who served aboard during the Apollo 11 and 12 recovery missions!For more information about the Museum’s Splashdown 50 celebrations, please visit uss-hornet.org/splashdown50!
Where: AlamedaCost: Free with admission
Sunday Funday: Sweet ScienceOn National Ice Cream Day, we are celebrating that sweetest of the 7 basic tastes, the ones made possible by sugars. Make your own ice cream out in the plaza and learn about the role of bees and honey with Planet Bee.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Nest Watchers: Citizen Scientists Reveal New Information about Peregrine FalconsThe peregrine falcon was successfully removed from the endangered species list in 1999. Following this conservation achievement, the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG) has continued to monitor breeding peregrine falcons in our region, with critical support from citizen scientists scattered throughout the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas. ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Monday, 07/22/19
Space Movies Aboard the HornetThe films we will be showing primarily come from the Smithsonian Channel. Because of the Museum’s Smithsonian Affiliate status, we can show these documentaries at the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum. Come aboard to explore the future of space exploration through these documentaries while surrounded by the past ...
Graphic novelist and art mentor, Aaron Southerland, will hold a series of cartooning vibe sessions focused on outer space. The sessions are dedicated to the artsy students who desire to create and continue working on their own cartoon and comic characters. Aaron will provide guidance on drawing techniques using a ...
We are living longer, but are we healthier? Research has shown the clear benefits of exercise for lifespan and healthspan. But what about the proliferation of fad diets, supplements, devices, and other ‘miracle’ cures? In this talk, Dr. Tranah will highlight the latest robust discoveries in human aging. He will ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Best Practices in DS on Rapid Model Development & Faster Production DeploymentA key step in the data science workflow is rapid model development in order create, test, and identify the best models to put into production. However, large gaps exist in this workflow, and the data science tool set is rapidly changing to fill those gaps. Large teams and enterprises are ...
Where: SunnyvaleCost: Free
TimefulnessWe need a poly-temporal worldview to embrace the overlapping rates of change that our world runs on, especially the huge, powerful changes that are mostly invisible to us.Geologist Marcia Bjornerud teaches that kind of time literacy. With it, we become at home in the deep past and engaged with the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, Free for members
Calling all Bay Area Teachers Come be our guests and learn all about our exciting Education Programs! To celebrate our Splashdown 50 Anniversary we are inviting all educators to come aboard and visit our amazing museum and participate in STEM DemonstrationsFREE to All Bay Area Teachers- Bring a school ID ...
Where: AlamedaCost: FREE to All Bay Area Teachers Must Pre Register
Barra de Potosà in Southwest Mexico is a little-known jewel, and it’s at a tipping point. Humpback whales breed there every winter, and resident dolphins delight visitors, but before Katherina Audley arrived, fishing was almost the only local industry and it was on the verge of collapse due to fishery ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $10 suggested donation
Wednesday, 07/24/19
Apollo Retrospective: The Past, Present, and Future of Space TravelCome aboard as we explore the past, present, and future of space exploration and space travel with experts from the private aerospace industry!We will then follow with another presentation as we look back at the history and legacy of Apollo 11 and relive the recovery of the astronauts and capsule with ...
Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have enabled breakthrough levels of accuracy on a variety of tasks in vision, audio, and text. However, DNNs can be quite computationally-intensive, and highly-accurate DNNs often require a full-sized GPU server for real-time inference. To squeeze DNNs into smaller computing footprints, there are a number of ...
Where: MilpitasCost: 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
Wonderfest: Mind in MotionCould movement, not language, be the foundation of thought? Pictures (including mental movies) are remembered far better than words. Both recognition and recall - of faces, scenes, and events - are utterly wordless processes, and much of our most abstract thinking is done without words. In her new book, Mind in Motion, ...
The most distant human-made object is over 13 billion miles from Earth...and counting. Reach out of our atmosphere, toward the edges of our universe, and explore the current frontiers of extraterrestrial knowledge. From the search for life to theoretical models of the future universe, discover what we’re still learning about ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95, 14.95 explO members, AD members free
Big Picture NightlifeBe the first to see the Academy’s sixth annual BigPicture Natural World Photography exhibit during this special NightLife celebrating some of the most fascinating moments of life on Earth, captured by the world’s best nature photographers.Learn about the captivating field of nature and conservation photography during an awards ceremony and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
Taking the Pulse of our PlanetA 10-year status report from the USA National Phenology Network.Learn what the USA National Phenology Network and what it's been up to in the last 10 years! Find out how phenolgy helps humans adapt to a changing world.Speaker: Jake Weltzin, USA National Phenology Network
