In habitats all over the planet, biodiversity is being threatened by climate change and local stressors. The increase in species distribution and genetic data in recent years can help us study the mechanisms that promote and maintain species diversity at regional and global scales.In this seminar, Paula Pappalardo will discuss ...
Speaker:Â Raphael Ritson-Williams is a postdoctoral fellow with the Hope for Reefs Initiative, California Academy of Sciences
Where: Bodega BayCost: Free
Wonderfest: Neuroscience of MagicFrom ancient conjurers to quick-handed con artists to Las Vegas illusionists, magicians throughout the ages have manipulated human attention and perception to dazzle and delight us. Both sensory and cognitive illusions are responsible for the “magic†of a magic trick. But how and why do these illusions work? Magician Robert Strong and neuroscientist ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $25 General, $15 Member, $5 Student
Astronomy on Tap South Bay: Portraits of the StarsNew technologies that can take actual photographs of stars tell us tales of the past that we didn't know a mere decade ago, from stories of planets born around Sun-like stars, to the violent relationship between white dwarfs and Sun-like stars. So twinkle, twinkle no more, little star, as we ...
Where: San JoseCost:
The Dead Do Tell TalesWith Southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) being a federal and state-listed threatened species, it is vital to apply expanding knowledge, testing, and analytical techniques to help clarify the dynamic processes influencing their survival. Fifteen years of systematic necropsy, including 560 animals, extensive systematic diagnostic testing, and comprehensive epidemiological analyses ...
How do water, yeast, grains, and hops combine to make such wonderfully different adult beverages? Come learn about each of these ingredients and get some insight into why San Francisco has been brewing beer since before the Gold Rush and why it continues to be a great location for brewing ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 19.95/14.95, AD members free
Cafe InquiryCenter for Inquiry San Francisco's monthly get together to talk about whatever interests us.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Future of Transportation NightlifeLook into the future as we explore the cutting-edge and environmentally-friendly ways that transportation is rapidly evolving. We’ll be asking: What technologies are shaping the way we move now and how will they inspire where we’re going in the future?Hang out in the East Garden with Cruise and their all-electric, self-driving ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
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, ...
Dr. Leslie Saul-Gershenz is Associate Director of Research, Wild Energy Initiative of the John Muir Institute of the Environment at UC Davis where she researches native solitary bees and their nest parasites. She will discuss several recent studies that have documented a large decline in insect abundance, biodiversity, and biomass ...
In this talk, I will relate some of this research that has focused on what we call a landscape archaeology, and on trying to understand the lives and life-spaces of our ancestors in a wider social context by means of two research strategies: first, on what an archaeological survey project ...
Light, from many different sources, is all around us and has existed since the beginning of the universe. Join us for an enlightening First Friday and learn about the form of energy that sustains life, reveals colors, and can travel at nearly 300 million meters per second! Through talks, hand-on ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
'The Bit Player'In a blockbuster paper in 1948, Claude Shannon introduced the notion of a “bit†and laid the foundation for the Information Age. His ideas ripple through such diverse fields as communication, linguistics, genetics, computing, cryptography, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and cosmology. In later years, he constructed a mathematical theory of juggling, ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost:
Saturday, 08/03/19
The Bay Model Wants You!!! Become part of Sausalito’s very own attraction known around the world! We have a variety of volunteer positions that are suited for people just like you! Greet visitors, lead tours, work with school groups, and more! Come and be a part of one of the largest working hydraulic models in ...
Stephanie Thwaites is an award winning artist working in oil and cold wax, a medium which imparts rich texture and a lovely translucent quality. She finds inspiration in nature, but also in architectural and geometric forms. From representational to abstract, she strives to create dynamic space that is intricate and ...
Join NASA in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program.Speakers include:Millie Highes-Fulford, Space ShuttleDan Bursch, Space Shuttle and International Space StationGreg Johnson, Space ShuttleJoey Lazzaro, Appolo Flight ControllerAl Worden, Apollo 15Steve Smith, Space ShuttleYvonne Cagle, Aerospace SurgeonEd Rezac, NASA EngineerSee weblink for additional information as well as parking shuttle ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Sunday Funday: Bodies in Motion and GSK Family DayCelebrate the human body and what it can do! Les Aerielles is returning for their annual summer performance with their incredible young trapeze arts performers. We’ll also have some of the GSK Science in the Summer: The Science of Me activity favorites, where visitors will learn more about the human ...
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 ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Superpower: How Wind Is Transforming America’s Energy FutureWind power: It’s leading America’s renewable energy portfolio, is 70 percent less expensive than a decade ago, and employs over 114,000 Americans. But like any industry transforming America’s energy landscape, the road to success is rarely smooth.In his new book Superpower: One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy, Russell Gold tells the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
The Universe in the Infrared: Spitzer’s Final VoyageThe infrared lies beyond the red end of the visible spectrum of light. Cool and dusty things throughout the Universe appear bright in infrared. The Spitzer Space Telescope is one of NASA’s Great Observatories, designed to observe the universe in infrared light. It was launched in 2003 with an expected ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members and Seniors
The Magic of Red Galaxies: Tracing Structure Formation With Galaxy Clusters and MoreGalaxy clusters, as the largest peaks in the cosmic density field, play an important role in astrophysics and cosmology. Â As the most dramatic features of large-scale structure, the abundance of clusters provides a key opportunity to test our understanding of structure formation and cosmic expansion history. Â In recent years, observational ...
Big Data promises unparalleled insights, but the larger the data, the harder they are to find. One key to unlocking them was discovered by 18th century mathematicians: Topological Data Analysis (TDA).Dr. Singh leads a technology movement that emphasizes the importance of extracting insight from data, not just storing and organizing ...
