They Grow Up So Fast: Development and Aging of BloodOver 600 million blood cells are made every day! These cells play many important roles - from carrying oxygen to all parts of our body, to fighting off infections and keeping us healthy. Our blood cells develop from hematopoietic stem cells in a process called hematopoiesis. Remarkably, stem cell activity ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Perseid Meteor ShowerHang out on our new observation deck and be dazzled as you watch the spectacular Perseid Meteor Shower make it annual trip through our atmosphere and light up the night sky. Our astronomers are on hand to answer questions. Hot chocolate and other goodies will be available.
Join us for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the public opening of Middle Ground, an exciting new outdoor exhibition on the Larkin Street steps of the San Francisco Main Library. This free, yearlong offsite exhibition includes over a dozen interactive experiences to get you thinking about how you think and how we interact ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Intoxicating Plants Tour - FULLJoin us for a leisurely stroll through the Garden to learn about the plants people have used to heal pain, cause pain, bring about pleasure, celebrate the sacred, and symbolize faith. Cultures from around the world will be represented. This walk is hosted in conjunction with the current ...
“Cities were the first Internet,†says archaeologist Monica Smith, because they were the first permanent places where strangers met in large numbers for entertainment, commerce, and romance. And the function and form of cities, she notes, have remained remarkably constant over their 6,000 years of history so far. Modern city ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, Free for members
Wednesday, 08/14/19
Cyber SecurityCyber Threats: It’s not if, but when?! A cyber threat is a malicious attempt by an individual or organization to gain access to your computing systems. Will your personal data be compromised? Will your company be infiltrated? What will it cost you in dollars, lost productivity, stress, and sense of ...
Speaker:Marisol Garcia-Reyes is a principle scientist, Farallon Institute for Advanced Ecosystem Research
Where: Bodega BayCost: Free
Confessions of a Professional HackerYes! Hacking is legal...that is, when you hire a professional hacker to break into your company and test your systems. Kelly Albrink, professional hacker at Bishop Fox, will share war stories from the front lines of cyber warfare, discussing tools and techniques that real hackers use to steal your data ...
NASA Frontier Development Lab Artificial Institute Results ShowcaseNASA Ames and the SETI Institute invite you to hear the results of this year's FDL AI research sprint. Join FDL's private sector partners and new space industry partners at what has become an exciting annual event.Now in its fourth year, FDL's 8-week interdisciplinary research format has proved to be ...
Abraham Lincoln has been a medical mystery for 200 years. Since almost the time of his birth people have been wondering about his unusual looks. Yes, he was tall -- six feet four inches -- but there was more: his arms were too long, he was impossibly skinny, his hands ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
The Fast Evolution of Gene Editing and Its Implications for SocietyJennifer Kahn will update attendees on gene editing and gene drive technologies, which are quickly evolving. She will also discuss their implications for society, extending from their use in areas such as human fertility, agriculture and pharmaceuticals. Recent developments in China, where this technology was used on embryos, has raised concerns globally on ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
Oh buoy! San Francisco has an undeniable connection to the ocean. Our local ocean makes for fascinating ecosystems and special maritime economies. Come down to our historic pier and learn what it means to be in, on, and around the beautiful Pacific.  Plankton Demo With the Explainers6:30, 7:30, 8:30, and 9:30 p.m. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 17.95 advance, 19.95 door, AD members free
Analog NightlifeTune into NightLife and drop out of the digital world: Join us in transforming the museum into a phone-free zone with an experimental night dedicated to life in the analog.Our one-night, slow-down-and-watch-the-fishes experiment only works if we’re all in it together, so we’ve asked Yondr to help everybody place their ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
CNET | Engage: MarsWe're going to Mars! Discover how NASA is planning for interplanetary travel in our generation and the long-term effects of this journey on human health.Meet one of the brilliant minds helping to plan this initiative, and learn how NASA is preparing for this historic tipping point. Hosted by b8ta's President ...
Midway Atoll is the site of the world’s largest albatross nesting colony as well as other globally important species such as the endangered Hawaiian monk seal and Laysan Duck. Midway Atoll is also the home of Wisdom, the oldest known wild bird in the Bird Banding Lab’s database. The work conducted ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5 donation for non members.
The Curious World of Seaweed: Stories from the Pacific Coast by Josie Iselin (Heyday Books) intertwines art with science to tell the natural and cultural history of 16 iconic kelps and seaweeds from our coast. Her contemporary scans of marine algae are combined with historical lithographs and herbarium pressings to ...
Have you ever wondered what’s inside a scientific ocean buoy? Take a close look at the critters and seaweed that colonize the bottom of the buoy when we pull our NOAA CO2 buoy out of the water for its yearly servicing.On Buoy Exploration Day, we’ll provide microscopes, hand lenses, and ...
400 Years of the Telescope - A Journey of Science, Technology and Thought.For the evening of 16 August, 2019 we will be showing a documentary video "400 Years of the Telescope - A Journey of Science, Technology and Thought". In 1609 Galileo turned his spyglass to the heavens and was ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Chabot Observatory's Role in the Rescue of Apollo 13In April, 1970 an explosion occurred aboard the Apollo 13 spacecraft as it neared the Moon. All around the world various people from many walks of life leapt into action in many different roles to help save the astronauts' lives. One of the most unusual examples of this occurred at ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Saturday, 08/17/19
Free science gear for educators and researchersBioLink Depot, a 12 year old charitable institution, is holding its fall open house on where you can pick up free scientifi equipment and supplies for your school or lab.Teachers, educators, researchers from accredited institutions and community labs can register for the open house by visiting the biolink depot web ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
BubblefestJoin us for an entire day of hands on bubble fun, live music, face painting and more at our first ever BubbleFest! Learn all about the science behind bubbles, and see how bubbles can change form as professional bubble artists expose the wonders of these remarkable spheres. Join the artist, ...
Have you ever wondered how San Francisco looked like before it became a sprawling city and urban center? Take a walk with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy at Fort Funston and experience the natural splendor of the “Great Dune Waste†that used to cover most of the peninsula of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
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
Silicon Valley Volunteer FairDo you want to invest your time and passion to help the environment and your community? Volunteering is a rewarding way to make friends, learn new skills, and have fun while making a difference.There are many organizations working to provide Parks, Nature and Environmental Education in Silicon Valley and finding ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Black Holes, Big and Small- A laser-guided adaptive optics viewBlack holes come in at least two varieties. Supermassive black holes lay at the centers of galaxies and, while not theoretically predicted, have been definitively proven to exist using observations of stars’ orbits at the heart of the Milky Way. Stellar mass black holes are predicted to exist in large ...
Have you ever wondered what’s inside a scientific buoy? Find out as we pull our NOAA CO2 buoy out of the water and host activities about carbon dioxide in the air and water. You’ll have a chance to learn about how we measure carbon with the buoy instruments and the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Admission to the Exploratorium
Reclaiming the Future: A Long Conversation + ExhibitionStochastic Labs is presenting a one-day event on Reclaiming The Future and would love for you to attend!What is at stake for the human animal in this critical moment in our evolution? Will we survive this “technological adolescence� How can we reclaim optimism in the face of future technology?A group ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20
Family HikesBring the whole family along as we take a gentle 2-3-mile round trip walk among the majestic redwoods. We’ll stop and tell stories about Oakland history, identify native plants and trees, and discuss wildlife and indicators of climate change. Due to heavy roots, routes are not accessible by strollers and/or ...
Where: OaklandCost: $14 General, $11 Members
Exploring Planetary Surfaces with NASA’s Solar System TreksNASA’s Solar System Treks project produces a suite of online, interactive visualization and analysis portals. These tools enable mission planners, planetary scientists, and engineers to access data products from a wide range of instruments aboard a variety of past and current missions, for a growing number of planetary bodies. Originally ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Northern Lights ExciteIn California, the Northern Lights can appear as a deep red glow here in the night sky. In Alaska, they appears as a bright green bands or dynamic colorful shows when the sky is dark enough. Known as auroras, scientists are still uncovering the mysteries of these displays here and ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Sunday, 08/18/19
A New Age of Dinoflagellates: Using AI and Robots to Study Harmful Algal BloomsMonterey Bay is subject to intense blooms of dinoflagellates, a type of algae that can sometimes produce harmful toxins. Between 2004 and 2007, these blooms were so dominant that it was known as the “age of dinoflagellates.†Throughout 2018 and 2019, after a decade of absence, an abundance of dinoflagellates ...
