Join us for our Second Annual East Bay Fungal Gathering! The purpose of this event is fungus education through mushroom focused activities, lectures, displays and mushroom taxonomy. Additionally, there will be local fungus vendors covering everything from culinary fungi to mushroom themed apparel, and organizations showcasing mycological centered projects such ...
Join us for the 120th National Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Have a fun day out while participating in Citizen Science. Last year we found 177 bird species!The count area is very rich in avian diversity from the salt marsh habitats of the Hayward hills, Fremont's wetlands to the south, and ...
Where: Hayward Fremont AreaCost: Free
Monday, 12/16/19
Free Nerd Nite Party: Nerdy Trivia, Prizes and FunWe're taking December off from our regular show format, and will return in 2020. But Nerd Nite had a good 2019, with great crowds and excellent speakers. And we want to say thank you!On Monday, Dec 16th, Nerd Nite is hosting a FREE special event at Club 21 to say ...
Over the past six months, numerous articles have reported weird anomalies in the atmosphere of Mars, from an outburst of methane in June 2019 to patterns in oxygen concentrations that cannot be explained by any known atmospheric or surface processes on the Red Planet. Perhaps more intriguing is the Viking ...
Fungi Fix (Mycoremediation)During this presentation Sean, Jill, and Mini will provide introductory information about Mycoremediation where fungi break down or absorb toxins. Contaminants where mycoremediation is applicable include oil, heavy metals, endocrine disrupting chemicals, dye effluent, cigarette butts, radiation and bacteria.Speakers: Sean Parnell, Jill Easterday, and Mino de Angelis, Bay Area Applied ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #115: Immersive Media, and Electric SharksIt’s December once more, which means it’s a great time to learn a whole bunch of strange, interesting, and funny things so you have a quiverful of “well actually’sâ€Â to spring on bewildered family members over holiday dinners.Scripting Outside the Lines with Michael EpsteinHow do you write a script for a story ...
Discover a once-missing element at Everything Matters: Technetium; excite your atoms at Glow, our annual festival of ebullient lights; experience a landscape of astonishing visual effects at Kaleidoscope; and bring flying, sailing, and cycling automata to life at Curious Contraptions.8:00 PM: Everything MattersThe element technetium was known to science long ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
San Francisco chess players, let’s play and learn together! Unwind after work, have dinner, meet new friends, and talk tactics. All levels and ages are welcome. Bring a chess set if you have one. There’s no charge to participate, but a purchase of food or drinks helps support our generous venue. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free, a libation purchase helps support the cafe
Retired General Ellen M. Pawlikowski is an independent consultant providing expertise on strategic planning, program management, logistics, and research and development. She is the Judge Widney Professor at the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California. She serves on the Boards of Directors for the Raytheon Company, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Saturday, 12/21/19
Habitat Restoration: Love Lake LagunitasStewardship is an ethic that embodies planning and management of the land to support healthy habitat. Become a steward of Mt Tamalpais by joining us in a morning of habitat restoration.Our grassy meadows are home to sun-loving plants and animals and are hunting grounds for birds of prey. The fruits ...
Humans rely on the sensations of itch, touch and pain for a broad range of essential behaviors. For example, acute pain acts as a warning signal that alerts us to noxious mechanical, chemical and thermal stimuli, which are potentially tissue damaging. Likewise, itch sensations trigger reflexes that may protect us ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: 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.
