68th Annual Pacific Orchid ExpositionThe San Francisco Orchid Society presents this year's Pacific Orchid Exposition: "2020 - Orchids in Focus."Friday February 21 - Sunday February 23, 2020, is the main event - a show and sale with thousands of orchids on display, award judging by the American Orchid Society, educational hands-on demonstrations and information ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
The History & Mystery of the Refuge and the BayDon Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1972, but the reason the refuge was established dates back 200 years prior to when Europeans first arrived at the San Francisco Bay and changed the Bay forever. Join our volunteer, Larry, to learn about the history, and the answers ...
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
The Bay Model: An USACE Engineer TributeIn commemoration of Engineer Week, this program is dedicated to the USACE San Francisco District's construction of the Bay Model. This former one-of-kind scientific, hydrodynamic, engineering testing facility has accurately produced water related predictions for almost a half century. The first 30 years it was all hand operated. How did ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Pacific FlywayOur wetlands are an important stop on the Pacific Flyway, a major bird migration route. Stroll with docent Laurel Stell to learn why birds migrate, why they stop along the San Francisco Bay, and to spot the birds in action. Trail is easy and level. All ages and abilities welcome. ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Sunday, 02/23/20
68th Annual Pacific Orchid ExpositionThe San Francisco Orchid Society presents this year's Pacific Orchid Exposition: "2020 - Orchids in Focus."Friday February 21 - Sunday February 23, 2020, is the main event - a show and sale with thousands of orchids on display, award judging by the American Orchid Society, educational hands-on demonstrations and information ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
Marine Science Sunday: Marine Mammal Parents and PupsIn preparation for Valentine's Day, this month we celebrate love under the sea with Marine Mammal Parents and Pups in a fun, educational way for both kids and adults. We recommend teaming our free classroom program with a Guided tour at 11am, 1pm or 3pm for a truly immersive marine mammal experience.FREE Classroom ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Monday, 02/24/20
Uncovering the nature of dark matter with stellar streams in the Milky WayStars orbiting in the halo of our galaxy, the Milky Way, are a window into the distribution of dark matter. Tidally disrupting star clusters are especially valuable tracers, because in pristine conditions they produce thin stellar streams of nearly uniform density. I will present maps of stellar streams based on ...
For nuclear waste repository assessments, there has been a challenge of integrating two models at disparate scales: (1) complex thermal-hydrological-geochemical processes in engineered barrier systems (EBS) around each canister at the scale of meters and (2) overall performance assessment (PA) models at the scale of kilometers, including more than ten ...
Neural network and machine learning artificial intelligences (AIs) need comprehensive data sets to train on. Those data sets will often be composed of images, videos, audio, or text. All those things are copyrighted. Copyright law thus stands as an enormous potential obstacle to training AIs. Not only might the aggregate ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Fundamental particle physics with trapped molecular ions Precision spectroscopy of molecules is complementary to studies with high-energy colliders in the pursuit of physics beyond the Standard Model. Our search for an electric dipole moment in an electron (eEDM) constitutes a background free measurement of T-symmetry violation, attempting to explain the matter/antimatter asymmetry in the Universe. We choose ...
This talk presents a socio-historical anthropology of power in the high-stakes environmental justice struggle of a Black Caribbean autonomous society. Jamaican Maroon contemporary political transformations and sovereignty aspirations stand in opposition to bauxite mining that threatens their highland forest traditional territory. Although Maroon political systems were founded in the context ...
Nanomaterials and Light for Sustainability and Societal ImpactMetallic nanoparticles, used since antiquity to impart intense, vibrant color into materials, then brought to scientific attention in the 19th century as “Faraday’s colloidâ€, have more recently become a central tool in the nanoscale manipulation of light. When excited by light, metallic nanoparticles undergo a coherent oscillation of their conduction ...
Mark Coalmer is a 27-year veteran of project management and leadership. As CCUS Projects Director, he and his team at the $1B+ Climate Investments fund identify and advance promising projects and technologies to reduce atmospheric CO2. Mark has designed and led projects as an engineer and project manager and also ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
What the 2030 Climate Deadline Really MeansFor years, scientists and politicians have been saying that the climate battle will be won or lost in the next decade. That narrative was boosted by the IPCC, which contends global emissions must be halved by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050 to avoid climate catastrophe. Politicians moved quickly ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Wonderfest: Black Hole PortraitBlack holes are among the most remarkable predictions of Einstein's theory of gravity. So much material is compressed into such a small volume that nothing, not even light, can escape. In Spring 2019, the multinational Event Horizon Telescope released the first real picture of gas around a massive black hole ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Stanley Black and Decker: Edge Streaming Deep Learning for Scrap ReductionStanley Black & Decker is the world’s largest tools and storage company and the world’s second-largest commercial electronic security company. Stanley Black & Decker intends to be not just a leader, but to embrace technological change to become a disruptive force among global diversified industrials. They are pursuing this goal ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Nerd Nite East Bay: Animal Toxin Evolution, Brain Fonts, and More!Their Chemical Romance: How Animals Create, Escape and Steal the Most Potent Poisons on EarthWhy don't poisonous animals poison themselves? Learn how poisonous frogs evolved genetic resistance to their own toxins, and why you should never, ever touch a Phyllobates terribilis. See the clever ways that insects deal with man ...
Where: OaklandCost: $8 - $10
Tuesday, 02/25/20
Two KIPAC Tea TalksDESI - the largest galaxy spectroscopic surveySpeaker: Albert Chuang, KIPACUsing field solvers to simulate astrophysical plasmasSpeaker: Andrew Eberhardt, KIPAC
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Limitations to the 'basic' HOD model and beyondWe make use of the IllustrisTNG cosmological, hydrodynamical simulations to test fundamental assumptions of the mass-based Halo Occupation Distribution (HOD) approach to modelling the galaxy-halo connection. By comparing the clustering of galaxies measured in the 300 Mpc TNG box (TNG300) with that predicted by the standard (``basic'') HOD model, we ...
Energy storage is at the center of transformative technologies including electric transportation, wind and solar electricity, energy management for utilities and customers, replacement of gas peaker plants, and electric flight for air taxis, package delivery and short-haul passenger service. These emerging uses require next generation batteries custom designed for the ...
Molecular understanding of biological recognition processes is surely a major prerequisite for future drug design. Protein-ligand binding is favorable when the change in free energy ï„G=ï„H-Tï„S is negative. Therefore, calorimetry is a very powerful biochemical tool. Up to now, calorimetric measurements are all based on heat transfer and are thus ...
Until recently, it was widely believed that the brain was hardwired from childhood and resistant to any remodeling in adults. Breakthrough research and clinical practice has recently shown that our brains are remarkably plastic across the human life span. Neuroplasticity accounts for functional self-improvement at any age, often remarkable recoveries from ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
Natalie Batalha made Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people on Earth. She has discovered approximately 4,000 new planets - some of which may turn out to be capable of supporting life. She was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Nerd Nite Silicon Valley #11- Nerd Nite Meets NASADestination Station: Sharing the wonders of YOUR International Space StationWant to hear from an astronaut about his experience on the International Space Station? Nerd Nite is excited to host NASA Astronaut Nick Hague and team members from the ISS National Lab. Be there and be square!
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga Angustirostris) of Point Reyes National SeashoreJoin us for a captivating evening exploring the world of Northern elephant seals with Professor Doreen Gurrola of Dominican University of California, and five of her students.Northern elephant seals, once a highly endangered species along our coast, are now found in many rookeries from Northern California to Baja California, Mexico. ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
The Autonomous Revolution - SOLD OUTFor the third time in the history of humanity, civilization is undergoing epic cultural transformation - a cultural phase change.Artificial intelligence and virtual environments are creating a world of abundance in which our institutions are changing form, obey different rules, use different methods, and behave contrary to our intuition.We are ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
How to build a personal planetariumPlease join the Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for our general meeting featuring award-winning educator and MDAS member Jeff Adkins, who will conduct a workshop on how to build a simple pinhole-based planetarium projector. Adkins, who teaches astronomy and physics at Deer Valley High School in Antioch, and at Los Medanos ...
There is an increasing interest in applying methods based on Machine Learning Techniques (MLT) to problems in aviation operations. The current interest is based on developments in Cloud Computing, the availability of open software and the success of MLT in automation, consumer behavior and finance involving large database. Historically aviation ...
The internet has been hailed as a leveling force that is reshaping activism. From the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, digital activism seemed cheap, fast, and open to all. Now this celebratory narrative finds itself competing with an increasingly sinister story as platforms ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Alma Project: Cultivating cultural capitals in STEM through reflective journalingReflective journaling has been shown to promote positive, meaningful learning experiences.At San Francisco State University, the AlmaProject was created to support connections to the life experiences of STEM students through reflective journaling. Pulling from frameworks in Ethnic Studies and social psychology, the Alma Project aims to make learning STEM inclusive ...
Me vs. We: What Matters Most for Climate Action?Where does change begin? Addressing the climate challenge requires incremental and transformational change on both personal and systemic levels. That means altering our personal habits as citizens, consumers, employees and parents.At the same time, society needs to fundamentally modernize the food, transportation, building and energy systems. That mind-blowing amount of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Tectonic Setting and Structural Analysis of Mt. Diablo and VicinityIt has long been recognized that many of the geologic features exposed in the eastern Coast Ranges of the San Francisco Bay Area are due to a component of Pacific-plate-boundary contraction. This study uses regional cross sections, constrained by surface geology, petroleum wells, and map analysis, to infer the geometry ...
Where: OrindaCost: $5 General, $1 Students & Teachers
Mind, Matter, and the Search for MeaningWorld-renowned physicist Brian Greene offers a captivating exploration of the cosmos and our ongoing quest to understand it.Greene takes us on a journey across time - from our most refined understanding of the universe’s beginning to the closest science can take us to the very end. He also explains the ...
The Renaissance of Astrophysics: a landscape of opportunities in the era of Time Domain Multi-Messenger investigationsAstronomical transients are signposts of catastrophic events in space, including the most extreme stellar deaths, stellar tidal disruptions by supermassive black holes, and mergers of compact objects. Thanks to new and improved observational facilities we can now sample the night sky with unprecedented temporal cadence and sensitivity across the electromagnetic ...
Since Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.Speaker: ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Nursery Series: Seed Treatment and GerminationGrowing native plants often involves getting dormant seeds to germinate. Based on habitat and adaptation, seeds may require a variety of physical or chemical conditions to begin germination. In this class, we will discuss seed biology, seed dormancy, and the physiology of seed germination. There will be plenty of hands-on ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Donations encouraged
Goat NightlifeNightLife goes to the goats with a tribute to these jumping, climbing farm-favorite animals.We’ll have very special bovid guests from Little Explorers and Goatlandia, a farm animal sanctuary and rescue that focuses on sustainable landscaping practices and eco-farming.Meet Goatlandia’s founder, Deborah Blum, and learn about the story behind her sanctuary, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
Dinner meeting and panel discussion with ISS US National LaboratoriumThe American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory invite you to a unique event on February 27, 2020 to discover how YOU can help improve life on Earth through research onboard the ISS. In an engaging panel discussion, learn how the ISS ...
The idea of the ‘human’ dates back to the founding of modernity, now hurtling towards collapse. As this process intensifies it may bring about a fundamental reconsideration of modern ideas regarding which entities possess such attributes as agency, speech, and reason. If so what kinds of narratives and knowledge traditions ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
From California to Cambodia - Surface Water Mapping Using Cloud-Based Remote SensingWith cloud based remote sensing we can now access, process, and analyze terabytes of satellite imagery remotely via the internet. Satellite images and streamgages are the two most common measurement tools used to assemble a record of historical surface water changes. Weekly to monthly snapshots of surface water from satellite images can ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: 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 ...
Speaker: Camilla Sattania, StanfordThis talk was originally scheduled for Feb 14
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Unique Aspects of Chirality in Inorganic NanocrystalsThe geometric property of chirality relates to objects that cannot be superimposed onto their mirror images. It is fundamental across all hierarchies of nature, from interactions of elementary particles to macroscopic living systems. It is related in biology to recognition between biomolecules and structure-function relations. Most biological molecules ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
What Can Electron Microscopy Tell Us Beyond Structure and Composition? - CANCELEDSpherical aberration correction marks a milestone in the development of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) which allows the quantitative determination of 3D structure and composition of nanostructures with atomic resolution. In combination with in-situ techniques, one can follow the phase transformations, chemical reactions, and dynamic behaviors of materials in ...
Molecular, and more recently, macromolecular synthesis has evolved to an advanced state allowing the creation of remarkably complex organic molecules and well-defined polymers with typical dimensions from 0.5 nm - 10 nm. In contrast, the ability to prepare materials in the 10 nm - 100 micron size regime with controlled ...
2020 San Francisco Middle School Science Fair Awards Ceremony and ExhibitionFor nearly 40 years San Francisco student scientists have been wowing Randall Museum visitors with their inventive, thoughtful, and quizzical projects exploring an outrageous array of scientific inquiries. The entries in the Annual SF Middle School Science Fair will be on display at the Randall Museum February 25 through March 6, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Hayward Fault tourThis family tour is great for elementary age children and their families. It shows the power of an earthquake without fear. In Earthquake Country knowledge of earthquakes is important. Classes include a tour of the features in Central Park. Learn how Stivers Lagoon and Lake Elizabeth were created. Other faults ...
Where: FremontCost: $15
Monarchs: How We Can HelpLearn about monarchs, causes for their decline and how our local efforts can support their populations to flourish again on the West coast. Special guests, Mia Monroe, volunteer with The Xerces Society, Oakland’s Pollinator Posse, and Bob Pacelli, who is featured in a short film, “Butterfly Town USA,†about his ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Science Saturday: Animal AthletesThis highest jumping, fastest flying, strongest biting Science Saturday of the year focuses on the Olympians in the animal kingdom. From falcons to mountain lions, and beetles to beavers, every athlete has a story to tell. Join us for crafts, activities, and science as we sprint, jump, and dive into ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Shoreside Bay CreaturesJoin your kids in a morning of scientific fun! Participants will work as a team to pull in a large seine (net) to catch local fishes, set a mud grab to gather bottom samples and invertebrates, and learn the difference between the two groups of animals. This event is perfect ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: From $20
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
Indicators that Fox are in Your AreaDo you sometimes see paw prints in mud or scat (poop) on the trails and assume that a dog left it? It could be from something else. Come along with me and I will show you how to distinguish and identify the markings of a gray fox. Gain some insights ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Exoplanets and How To Find ThemWe're currently in the midst of a golden age of astronomy. The confirmation of planets around other stars has given way to finding countless strange and fascinating worlds and stellar systems very unlike our own. What are some of these planets and how were they discovered? What techniques do astronomers ...
Where: San BrunoCost: Free
Jazz under the StarsJazz Under the Stars is a FREE monthly public stargazing event! Occurring on the Saturday after the 1st quarter moon (check our Events Page), join us on the 4th floor planetarium for a night of smooth jazz, bright stars, and a lot of fun! We play our jazz from CSM's own ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Sunday, 03/01/20
Science Safari: Salamander Search!A favorite annual event: Â Unravel the secrets of our unique salamander population among the redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains! Meet and touch some of our native animal ambassadors. Venture into the newt's ecosystem to locate these and other animals in their native habitat. Due to the popularity of this ...
Where: SaratogaCost: $15
Monday, 03/02/20
Gravitational wave astrophysics and cosmology with large galaxy surveysIn the occasion of the exciting discovery of the electromagnetic counterpart of the GW170817 gravitational wave event, the Dark Energy Survey (DES) collaboration produced a series of studies covering different aspects of the event. In particular, these studies showed that observations of the GW170817 host galaxy can provide information about ...
Neutrinos are among the most mysterious and elusive particles known to particle physicists. The neutrino was first theorized in 1930 to be a neutral and massless particle needed to preserve conservation of energy in the radioactive process of beta decay. Since its discovery in 1956, physicists have actively sought to ...
The Coming of Age of de novo Protein DesignProteins mediate the critical processes of life and beautifully solve the challenges faced during the evolution of modern organisms. Our goal is to design a new generation of proteins that address current day problems not faced during evolution. In contrast to traditional protein engineering efforts, which have focused on modifying ...
Lightning in a canteen: The promise of plasma-treated refreshment for survivalAn emerging health problem is water contamination of our freshwater supplies, from waste derived from pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and industry. Health impacts to the public and aquatic life range from endochrine disruption to cancer. Advanced waterpurification treatment of both domestic drinking water and treated waste water is needed because ...
Global demand for lithium-ion based applications such as electric vehicles and grid-scale energy storage is expected to grow tremendously over the upcoming decade. This surge in demand has resulted in the announcement of 100+ lithium-ion battery “megafactories†with >2TWh of planned capacity. However, the lack of investment and technology development ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Where Does Our Water Come From?Do you ever wonder where the water in your tap comes from? Or where it goes after you flush? Join us for a night of exploring the human-made water cycle. We will explore some of the complexities of California’s water systems, including water infrastructure and water rights.Register at weblink.Speaker: Nina Gordon-Kirsch
Extrasolar planets now number in the thousands, spanning a wide range of orbital and physical properties. Unlocking the atmospheric properties of these exotic worlds using facilities such as the Spitzer Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope have enabled us to probe chemistry, radiation and weather regimes beyond our own solar ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
Wonderfest: Ask a Science Envoy: Kids & AI, Parasites, Dark Matter`Wonderfest Science Envoys are early-career researchers with special communication skills and aspirations. Following short talks on provocative modern science topics, these three Science Envoys will answer questions with insight and enthusiasm:UC Berkeley psychologist Eliza Kosoy on "How Children Are Smarter Than AI"Stanford microbiologist Alma Mendoza on "The Most Successful Parasite"Stanford ...
Einstein’s Microscope: Uncovering Small-Scale Dark Matter Structures with Novel Gravitational Lensing Probes The physical nature of the astrophysical dark matter (DM) is a fundamental question in cosmology. The clustering structure of DM on sub-galactic scales is key to distinguishing between various viable DM models which all make successful predictions about the large-scale structure and galaxy formation, but empirical tests have been fundamentally ...
California has set the aggressive and vital goal to become carbon neutral by 2045. This means that California must continue on its path to decarbonizing its economy by transitioning to renewable sources of energy and fuel. However, current models predict that these measures alone will not be sufficient to completely ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Odd Salon: MonumentalKelly Jensen ~ James Lick’s Great Pyramid Scheme  Long before the TransAmerica Pyramid caused an uproar in Architectural circles, there were plans to erect a pyramid tomb larger than Great Pyramid of Giza in downtown San Francisco, dedicated to disagreeable millionaire James Lick. The story of why there’s a dead rich guy ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12/15 General, $25 Reserved
Catastrophe and Storytelling: Climate Change and Sacred GrovesIn his most recent book, Climate Change and the Art of Devotion, Ray shows how a site-specific and ecologically grounded theology emerged in northern India in the wake of the Little Ice Age (ca. 1550 - 1850), an epoch marked by climatic catastrophes across the globe. His interests dovetail in unexpected ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: $20 General, $15 Member
you are variations: Ecologies of Translationyou are variations is a public lecture addressing a vital, urgent and intricate matter of concern: Can we learn to listen to a tree? And if so, how?Christina Della Giustina presents research studying the water cycle of trees. It processes environmental data on sap flow from scientific research on climate ...
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) can only be achieved at scale when emerging eVTOL operations are safe despite reduced pilot training requirements. Increased autonomy and access to new data pipelines are viewed as foundations to enable safe UAM operations. Traditional sensor data can be augmented with new cloud resources such as ...
Granular materials are common in everyday life but are historically difficult to model. This has direct real-world ramifications owing to the prominent role granular media play in multiple industries and especially in terrain dynamics. One can attempt to track every grain with discrete particle methods, but realistic systems are often ...
 Dr. Ravi Bellamkonda’s research explores the interplay of biomaterials and the nervous system for the development of peripheral nerve regeneration, brain electrode interfacing, and brain tumor therapies.
Current governance theory has not adequately addressed how power asymmetries and inequality affect decision-making processes and the distribution of its outcomes. This talk presents a transdisciplinary effort to bridge diverse power scholarship traditions into an integrated framework for policy analysis. A case study on collaborative environmental governance is analyzed, illustrating ...
Portable Sensors based on Integrated PhotonicsInnovation in technology routinely leads the way for discovery in chemistry and biology. To explore the inherent complexity present in biological systems, existing technologies are being pushed to their limits, and once again, scientists are looking to engineers to create innovative solutions to enable their exploration and discovery.Speaker: Andrea Armani, ...
In 2017, Google became the first company of its size to match 100% of its global annual electricity consumption with purchases of renewable energy. However, despite the company’s large-scale procurement of wind and solar power, Google’s offices and data centers must still plug into regional electric grids that carry a ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Facebook: The Inside StoryFacebook has changed the world and it’s changed us. In barely fifteen years, the simple campus website grew into the largest social media platform and one of the biggest companies in the world. With a valuation of more than $576 billion and almost 3 billion users, including those on its ...
The Vera Rubin Observatory, on a mountaintop in Chile, will house a survey telescope that will image the night sky faster and deeper than ever before. Its camera, at 3.6 Gigapixels, will be the biggest digital camera ever built. The Rubin Observatory will be able to image the entire visible ...
21cm Intensity MappingSpeaker: Anže Slosar (Brookhaven National Laboratory)Editor's Note: Stanford is listing this same talk tomorrow, 3/6, in the same room, but at a slightly different time. If you plan to attend, you might want to contact the sponsor first.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Power Electronics: State-of-the-Art, Careers, and Helpful Hints for Your ProjectsTechnology headlines are dominated by terms like artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of Things, “big data†and other trendy elements of the “digital revolutionâ€. But under the surface, the hardware that enables these technologies places ever increasing demands on power circuitry: Your cell phone is expected to charge in an ...
What stories do our imprints - both physical and digital - tell? Through scientific and technological leaps, the trails we leave behind have the power to reveal unexpected details about us. Hear from archivists using traces of DNA to reconstruct characteristics of lost societies, and the evidence digital footprints can ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Women in Science NightlifeNightLife is celebrating International Women’s Day by handing over the mic and giving the spotlight to women in science.EVENT HIGHLIGHTSJoin this special event alongside local scientists from the Academy, Stanford, UCSF, the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, and more - with expertise ranging from viruses to ecological systems, and from genetic ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
you are variations: Ecologies of Translationyou are variations is a public lecture addressing a vital, urgent and intricate matter of concern: Can we learn to listen to a tree? And if so, how?Christina Della Giustina presents research studying the water cycle of trees. It processes environmental data on sap flow from scientific research on climate ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Tickets at the door
BioFutures: Exploring Human Microbes Through Big DataThe majority of cells in your body are not human; they belong to the trillions of microbes living in your stomach, intestines, on your skin, and in dozens of other organs. How do these microbes and their DNA help keep you alive and healthy, and what's their role in disease? ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: See After Dark
Friday, 03/06/20
Women in Tech: Reimagining Cybersecurity for AllData breaches, identity theft, ransomware, deep fakes, doxxing. As digital platforms and tools have become pervasive in our public, professional, and private lives, concern has intensified about the security of our information, institutions, and online identities. The need for innovation in cybersecurity strategies - from the technical hardware, software and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
21cm Intensity Mapping - planning for the futureSpeaker: Anže Slosar (Brookhaven National Laboratory)Editor's Note: Stanford is listed this same talk yesterday, 3/5, in the same room, but at a slightly different time. If you plan to attend, you might want to contact the sponsor first.
This class will introduce participants to planning for collection and growing of native plants. Covered subjects will include: communicating with restoration managers about their plant requests; calculating amounts of seed to collect; scheduling of collection, pre-germination treatments, propagation, facility maintenance; after care issues, monitoring, managers responsibilities for safety, resources available ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Nanoscale Structures Modulate Protein Signaling at the Cell MembraneThe interaction between the cell membrane and the contacting material is crucial for many biological applications, such as medical implants. We are interested in exploring nanotechnology and novel materials to improve the membrane-surface interactions. Recently, we and other groups have shown that vertical nanopillars protruding from a flat ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Data Assimilation and Optimal Control in the Context of UAV-based Flash Flood MonitoringFlash floods are one of the most common natural disasters worldwide, causing thousands of casualties every year. The emergence of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) gives the possibility to monitor these events over large geographical areas. In this talk, we focus on the problem of trajectory planning for a swarm of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
CuriOdyssey’s March 6 First Friday Family Night Celebrate March Member Madness on Friday, March 6, 5-8pm! Relax with live music and bar while the kids meet animals and play with science. CuriOdyssey Members, bring a friend for free to this event (one free admission per membership) and if that friend joins during the evening, both member and ...
Where: San MateoCost: 12.95-15.95, Free for members
First Friday: Food FascinationThrow your table manners out the window and join us as we play with our food! Learn all about the science of the food we eat through hands on activities and demonstrations by local community partners. Dig into every aspect of the production and consumption of your daily meals, with ...
Developed 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 are on ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
Woodside First Friday: WHY THE ARCTIC MATTERS - Ice911Please join Dr. Leslie Field as she describes the work at Ice911 that she started in 2006 to turn her climate despair into action, and working to help ensure a habitable planet for her kids. This Arctic restoration work provides well-founded hope, meant to give time for the world to ...
Where: WoodsideCost: Free
Neutrinos: The Ghosts of the Standard Model of Particle PhysicsNeutrinos are the lightest massive particles ever observed. For many decades it was unclear whether neutrinos were completely massless or instead just had a very small mass, but the results of several large experiments at the end of the 20th century convincingly proved that they do have a very small ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Saturday, 03/07/20
Trail Crew: Alpine Lakeshore AdventureJoin the Marin Municipal Water District in helping to repair trails along the alluring Alpine Lake. Our trail volunteers will assist in maintaining and improving Mt. Tam's extensive trail network and enhancing natural habitat. We will be focused at Kent Trail to perform trail realignment and drainage work plus brushing! ...
Where: FairfaxCost: Free
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 ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Pacific FlywayOur wetlands are an important stop on the Pacific Flyway, a major bird migration route. Stroll with docent Laurel Stell to learn why birds migrate, why they stop along the San Francisco Bay, and to spot the birds in action. Trail is easy and level. All ages and abilities welcome. ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
City Star Party - Lands EndCome 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!
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Fantasy Flights to the MoonThis talk is in part based on the same section in my new major lunar observers handbook, Luna Cognita. The 3-volume set is scheduled to be published by Springer before the end of this year. Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17 wrote the Introduction. The book is available on Amazon right ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Sunday, 03/08/20
Marine Science Sunday: The Big, The Small, and The WeirdThe theme this month is Celebrating Our Oceans: The Big, The Small, and The Weird. Come learn about the amazing diversity of life that lives out in the Ocean, from the big to the small and everything in between. Guided tours will take you around the hospital showcasing some of the patients ...
We are truly in the era of Big Data. Over the last decade, the field of Data Science has become indispensable for any organization that wants to discover the patterns, trends, and associations within the quantitative information it gathers. Jeffrey Silverman, data scientist and astrophysicist(!), will discuss how one new ...
Where: AlamedaCost: Free
Monday, 03/09/20
Higher signal from lower densities - CANCELEDThe standard way to extract cosmological information from the large-scale structure is to measure two point functions. This statistic is mostly sensitive to the high density regions, which are highly nonlinear objects. Thus, their clustering properties are highly correlated on small scales and the cosmological information in them is limited. ...
The new abundance of natural gas resources (from both conventional and unconventional sources) and ever-expanding LNG capabilities provide opportunities for fuel switching from coal to natural gas around the world. As demonstrated by the dramatic decrease in CO2 emissions associated with electrical power generation in the United States, fuel switching ...
In the last twenty-five years there has been extraordinary progress in our ability to measure and model the tissue properties and activity in the living human brain using magnetic resonance imaging. Reliable measurements can be made at the millimeter scale in individual subjects, significantly enhancing the value of these techniques ...
Where: Cost: Free
Controlling interfacial reactivity with 2D atomic heterostructures: Electrointercalation of Li ionsTailoring the interconversion of electrical energy and chemical energy at the interface of solids and electrolytes stands as one of the preeminent challenges for next-generation energy technologies. Efficient electrochemical processes would enable electrical energy derived from renewable sources to be stored in chemical bonds for use in periods of low ...
X-ray crystallography has tremendous impact on biology, having yielded the structures of thousands of proteins and given detailed insight into their working mechanisms. The requirement for macroscopic crystals, which can be difficult to obtain, as well as the often severe radiation damage caused by the ionizing X-rays during data acquisition ...
Molecular mechanisms underlying phase separation in functional compartmentalization and diseaseBiomolecular condensates coordinate a variety of important functions in cells including stress responses, RNA metabolism and membrane receptor clustering. Here, I will focus on discussing our work on two systems: the RNA-binding protein hnRNPA1, which associates with stress granules and mutations in which drive familial forms of neurodegenerative diseases; and ...
The Quantum Origins of Gravity - CANCELEDIt was once thought that gravity and quantum mechanics were inconsistent with one another. Instead, we are discovering that they are so closely connected that one can almost say they are the same thing. In this lecture, Professor Susskind will explain how this view came into being over the last ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
March Prof & A Pint: Death on the Nile: A 3D Visit to Egypt's Most Enduring Cemetery The ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara was the burial place of kings, queens, priests, and elite officials for 2500 years (3000-332 BCE), and boasts some of the most spectacular architecture and art from the Pharoanic Period. In this talk, we'll make a virtual visit to the site, using a 3D ...
Our research is focused on harnessing the untapped reactivity of abundant chemical feedstocks to enable late-stage functionalization of medicinally relevant molecules. We have recently developed new approaches for selective C-H and C-O functionalization of alcohols, amines, and carbonyls, using a combination of radical (1e-) and closed shell (2e-) processes that ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Climate Smart TransportationAs the world continues to be pressed by climate issues, what transportation solutions exist for the future? How can we change commuter behavior to reduce carbon emissions? How can we electrify in a smart and sustainable way? Our panel of experts will discuss innovative projects such as smart-charging electric bus ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Higher signal from lower densities - Online onlyThe standard way to extract cosmological information from the large-scale structure is to measure two point functions. This statistic is mostly sensitive to the high density regions, which are highly nonlinear objects. Thus, their clustering properties are highly correlated on small scales and the cosmological information in them is limited. ...
Molecular vibrational polaritons are hybrid half-light, half-matter quasiparticle. This hybrid quasiparticles not only inherit properties of both photons and matters, but also processes unique new photonic and molecular phenomena, including tilting chemical potential landscapes of reactions, adding new energy transfer pathways and strong photonic interactions. Many of these developments hinge ...
State of Flames: How Wildfire is remaking California EnergyRecent wildfires have felled California's major utilities - the companies that have fueled a world-leading clean-energy transition. A Stanford academic who served on a pivotal committee that recommended deep changes to state policy in the wake of the fires explores how the crisis started, where we are now, and how ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Leveraging Bay Area Technology to Solve National Scientific Challenges How can remote DNA detection, drones, real-time sensing, artificial intelligence, and other new      technology help meet environmental challenges?  Dr. Jonathan Stock, Director of the US Geological Survey’s Innovation Center, tells how the USGS is partnering with Bay Area scientific and technological powerhouses to deal with risks from earthquakes and floods to ...
7:00-7:25: Suyash Joshi(Author and Magician) on "S.T.E.M. Magic"Abstract forthcoming...Read more7:25-7:50: Bruno Olshausen(Director of the Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at UC Berkeley) on "Perception as Inference"Our subjective experience is a mostly correct hallucination about the external world...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone in the audience ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Science at the Library: Exploding Volcanoes and Magma ChambersForces created by Plate Tectonics helps to explain volcanoes and the rocks they form from inside and outside of the Earth. Learn the different rocks and what they mean.There are 4 activities at each presentation after a show presentation. Parents work with their children to learn about science. Recommended ...
Flying robots, such as multi-copters, are increasingly becoming part of our everyday lives, with current and future applications including personal transportation, delivery services, entertainment, and aerial sensing. These systems are expected to be safe and to have a high degree of autonomy. This talk will discuss the dynamics and control ...
Over the past few decades the Garden's commitment to plant conservation has grown significantly. This program continues to develop in concert with meeting the goals of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC). Collaborations and partnerships have been central to the program’s development and include work with government agencies and ...
The challenges of sustainability to the chemical industry are becoming ever more evident, especially for a Company as BASF with such a wide portfolio of products and technologies. From the perspective of BASF, the current starting point of nearly all our value chains is steam cracking of natural gas as ...
When addressing bycatch, the proverbial wisdom is that projects must involve fishers from the beginning of the process. How is this best done? Using comparative case study analysis it is possible to identify empirically-derived principles for engaging fishers that are associated with positive outcomes. These case studies are the efforts ...
Conservation technologies are increasingly being used to address marine issues, such as bycatch (i.e. the incidental catch of non-target organisms). How can these technologies be invented more effectively and how is adoption best galvanized? This study uses a comparative case study analysis of the efforts to reduce sea turtle bycatch ...
Where: TiburonCost: Free
Thursday, 03/12/20
Hearing the Stars: New Insights into Stellar Interiors from Asteroseismology - CANCELEDLong-term and sensitive space-based photometry from the CoRoT, Kepler and now TESS satellites has allowed us to finally 'hear' the stars. These remarkable data have yielded accurate measurements of masses, radii and distances for more than 30,000 stars across the Milky Way that have been largely confirmed by the GAIA ...
After Dark: Fungi  CANCELEDMuseum will be open but presentations have been cancelledThursday, March 12, 2020 • 6:00-10:00 p.m.The Exploratorium has canceled all public events through the end of March. Our galleries remain open to the public during our regular hours, Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and for adults 18+ on Thursday nights ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
SpiceLife - CANCELEDSpice up your NightLife with an evening dedicated to the cool science behind mild, medium, and flaming hot peppers.Live Talks: Fireside Chats Science TodayAt 6:30 PM, hear the stories behind the local hot sauces you'll be tasting all night featuring Papalote Salsa and Tia Lupita.At 7:30 PM, get a deeper understanding ...
Birds need native plants and the insects that feed on them, but how to provide native habitat in our urban backyards and public open spaces? Nature in the City’s Backyard Natives Nursery enlists volunteers to grow native plants in their own yards. Learn how these volunteers engage with each other to harvest ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
'Rewire Your Mind' Lecture and Book Signing - CANCELEDDr. Shapiro is a world-renowned author, professor, scientist, and mother. She has published three critically acclaimed books and her TEDx talk on the Power of Mindfulness has been viewed over 1.5 million times. Dr. Shapiro will appear as our guest in partnership with Congregation Kol Shofur. Come join us ...
Developed 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 are ...
Many think that storytelling is only for fiction and frivolity. But storytelling is essential to all forms of communication. This is especially true when communicating science. Storytelling primes the brain to absorb and recall information. Without the story, the science does not stick. In this talk, I will explore the ...
Materials Science Applications of Four Dimensional - Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (4D-STEM)Traditional scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) detectors are large single-pixels that integrate a subset of the electron beam signal scattered from each electron probe position. These STEM imaging experiments record only 1-5 values per probe position, throwing away most of the diffracted signal information. With the introduction of ...
In this talk, Daniel Westcott will address the reasons why GMOs are so hated, what the current landscape looks like, and what potential solutions we are leaving on the table if we don’t use genetic engineering in plants.
Where: EmeryvilleCost: Free
Green Friday: Waste, a Globalized Resource - CANCELEDDr. Kate O’Neill, UC Berkeley, with talk about waste as a globalized resource, though one that comes with magnified risks and governance challenges. Her new book, Waste, was published by Polity Press in Summer 2019, includes cases on China and the global plastic scrap trade, waste work and labor in the ...
>>> We have decided to postpone the Mushrooms Demythified event scheduled for this Friday due to the anticipated size of the audience (380 attendees).<<<Join us for this special After Hours mushroom talk where David Arora will explore some of the many contemporary myths about wild mushrooms spawned and reinforced by the Internet.Registration required at weblink.
Webcast: Pi Day LIVE @ The Exploratorium - Why ᴨ?Saturday, March 14, 2020 • NoonOnline onlyBroadcast live online from the Exploratorium on Pi Day, find out what’s so special about the famous mathematical constant. Exploratorium educators and π enthusiasts Lori Lambertson, Ron Hipschman, and Paul Dancstep will share the history ...
Experience the beauty and rich natural history of this 535-acre preserve. Our guided nature walks are on Saturdays throughout fall and spring. Participants are divided into small groups and paired with a trained Bouverie volunteer to explore the mixed evergreen forest and flower-carpeted oak woodland. Guided Nature Walks begin at 10:00am ...
Where: Glen EllenCost: $20 suggested donation
Hayward Fault tourThis family tour is great for elementary age children and their families. It shows the power of an earthquake without fear. In Earthquake Country knowledge of earthquakes is important. Classes include a tour of the features in Central Park. Learn how Stivers Lagoon and Lake Elizabeth were created. Other faults ...
Where: FremontCost: $15
Community Science: Winter Phenology Walks Join us to study the science of the seasons and be a part of a national effort to monitor the effects of climate change. Phenology is nature’s calendar - the timing of life cycle events, for example: when plants first bloom, birds migrate, and insects hatch. Monitoring phenology is ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: $5 General, Free UCSC Students and members
Family Bird WalkLet family walks become a shared time of nature learning. We’ll begin by helping kids create their personal bird watching field guides, and then head out onto the trails to find those birds. A limited number of binoculars are available to borrow. Recommended for children ages 5-10. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
Where: FremontCost: Free
Wonderfest: How To Be More Uncertain - POSTPONEDHuman minds love to discover patterns, to find intuitive explanations, and, most of all, to be certain. Yet our world is complicated and filled with randomness. Statistical thinking provides us with practical tools for making sense of an uncertain world. It can lead us to make surprising conclusions from the data of everyday life. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Sunday, 03/15/20
Color Colloquium: BrazilCome join us for this wonderful opportunity to learn all about the native dye plants of Brazil and the conservation concerns surrounding their use and harvest. The Garden is thrilled to invite master dyers from Brazil, Eber Lopes- Ferreira and Alexandra Oliviera to present this colloquium in partnership with Slow ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $40 General, $35 Member
Sea Level Rise, Extreme Water Levels, and Coastal Erosion How Bad Could It Be? - CANCELEDSea level rise will radically redefine the coastline of the 21st century. For many regions, projections of the global rise of up to 2 meters by the year 2100, are comparable to the short-lived extremes we experience now due to storms. The 21st century will see significant changes to coastal ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with Admission
Cancelled: Observing the Sky: (Some) Astronomical Innovation From Then to Now, and Annual DinnerTo: Our Dear Members,From: The Entire EAS Board of DirectorsYour EAS Board of Directors has met to assess the risk that the coronavirus poses to the attendees of our Annual Awards dinner, their families, and to the greater community but much is unknown.Official advisories are strongly recommending the cancellation of ...
OneAPI on Heterogenous Computing & HumanCentric vs. Smartphone Centric Methods Patterns of diseases are changing; they relate less and less to sudden infections or crippling accidents, and on a growing scale they develop as slow and debilitating afflictions caused by repetitive harmful behaviors (e.g., poor nutrition). These behaviors relate to different domains - the physical, psychological, social and environmental - ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Extreme spin-triplet superconductivity in uranium ditelluride - CANCELEDWe recently discovered a new superconducting state in UTe2 below 1.6 K. This state emerges from a heavy fermion normal state, coexists with strong spin fluctuations, has an extremely high upper critical field of 35 T, and supports an even higher-field reentrant superconducting phase between 40 T and 65 T. ...
A new generation of x-ray free-electron laser sources is opening a new chapter in the investigation of matter. After the early experience with the first free-electron laser powered by a superconducting linear accelerator, the FLASH facility at DESY, the experimental activity at the European XFEL started in late 2017 and the completion of the ...
Physics for maggots - CANCELEDWhen a fruit fly lays an egg, in twenty four hours that single cell transforms into a fully functioning maggot;  within just three hours, a blueprint for the body plan can be read from the spatially varying concentrations of just a few different molecules. These molecules are at very low ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
RESCHEDULED to 5.20.20 Quantifying Quality of Life of SmartphoneCentric via HumanCentric Methods rescheduled to 5.20.20Patterns of diseases are changing; they relate less and less to sudden infections or crippling accidents, and on a growing scale they develop as slow and debilitating afflictions caused by repetitive harmful behaviors (e.g., poor nutrition). These behaviors relate to different domains - the physical, psychological, social and ...
I will present two recent technologies our group has developed that harness RNA regulation - one for basic science purposes and one for therapeutic development. First, I will describe new methods that use our RNA polymerase-based biosensors to harness evolution in order to probe the emergence of “selectivity†between biomolecular ...
This lecture draws heavily on Dr. Holdren’s career-long engagement with environmental policy and science policy, culminating in his roles in the White House under Presidents Clinton (as a member of his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology) and Obama (as the longest-serving Science Advisor to the President since the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Coronavirus / COVID-19 - CANCELEDHow and why does coronavirus jump species? What are the mechanisms of infection, and what kinds of vaccines and therapeutic measures are being developed? Join us for an informative talk with Drs. Brooke Harmon & Oscar Negrete, virologists who study emerging infectious disease at Sandia National Laboratories.Editor's Note: This event ...
A search is underway to find intelligent life in the universe. Can SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) researchers detect radio, infrared, or optical signals from other civilizations? Current and future SETI projects, including the new $100-million Breakthrough Prize Foundation "Listen" project, may provide an answer.Speaker: Dan Werthimer, UC Berkeley and ...
Photovoltaic solar electricity has grown much faster than was expected. Continuation of the historical growth rate would enable solar to generate as much electricity as the entire world uses by ~ 2030. California, in particular, has taken a leading role; 19% of electricity generated in 2018 in the state of ...
In "Let Them Drown," the 2016 London Edward W. Said lecture, Naomi Klein called attention, as Rob Nixon's "Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor" had done, to the nexus of climate change, (colonial) racism and poverty. But she shifted the spotlight onto the oft-overlooked low-lying island nations. Their ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Combatting Coronavirus in Our Community: What Works, Why Now -LIVESTREAM ONLYCombatting the coronavirus pandemic has quickly become a global health priority. Communities across the United States, including here in the Bay Area, are using a range of strategies to mitigate the spread of coronavirus spread. In its first program on the coronavirus crisis, The Commonwealth Club will feature two experts who ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with registration
Rivers on Fire: Working in Environmental Regulation - Livestream OnlyIn 1969, the Cuyahoga River caught on fire for the thirteenth time. This event catalyzed a decade of environmental legislation in the U.S. including the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act. How do water-quality and natural resource agency staff balance development and the ...
Where: TiburonCost: Free
Department of Chemistry ColloquiumImposing and Exploiting Diffusional Constraints to Control Access to Active SitesSpeaker: Samuel Leung, UC BerkeleySecondary Metabolism in ABE-Fermenting ClostridiaBacteria of the genus Clostridium are obligate anaerobic organisms historically valued for bioprocessing of sugars into acetone, butanol, and ethanol (ABE). Recent genomic analyses have revealed both the diversity of ABE producers ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Diverse Perspectives on Conservation Action in CaliforniaFeaturing: Dan Gluesenkamp, Executive Director, California Native Plant SocietyHeath Bartosh, Co-Founder and Senior Botanist, Nomad EcologyBart O'Brien, Director, Regional Parks Botanic GardenHolly Forbes, Curator, UC Botanical GardenFollowing these four presentations a panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Vanessa Handley, Director of Collections and Research at the UC Botanical Garden.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free to $100
Tech & the City Series - Artificial You: AI and the Future of your Mind - POSTPONEDFrom driverless cars to neural netting, AI is infiltrating our lives at every level, raising questions of consciousness and selfhood that have resounding implications for the future of humanity. Susan Schneider examines these and other pressing philosophical questions. Interspersing provocative thought experiments - like shopping for an AI mind in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Free for members
In general relativity, the presence of matter can curve spacetime, and the path of a light ray will be deflected as a result. This process is called gravitational lensing, analogous to the deflection of light by (e.g. glass) lenses in optics.In rare and extreme cases, light can take different paths ...
Since Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.Speaker: ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
After Dark: Synthetic Biology - CANCELEDTransformations in DNA synthesis are changing agriculture, medicine, and scientific research - but how, and what long-term effects will synthetic biology have on society and the environment? Find out more about this relatively new discipline and how it’s pushing the boundaries of science. And don’t miss the latest in our ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
Analog Nightlife - CANCELEDTune into NightLife and drop out of the digital world when NightLife transforms 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 phones ...
CANCELLED: BioFutures: Hacking the Human GenomeHaving your DNA analyzed is now as easy as spitting into a tube, and companies compete to offer genetic revelations about your ancestry and risk of disease. Are there downsides to allowing such easy access to our genetic information? Can our DNA also be translated into new to ways to connect? ...
Electrical Control of Interlayer Exciton Dynamics in Semiconducting Atomically Thin Heterostructures - CANCELEDVan der Waals heterostructures constructed of 2-dimensional (2-D) materials such as single layer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have sparked wide interest because of their large excitonic binding energy, allowing the exploration of novel quantum optical effects in a solid-state system and new opto-electronic devices. In this talk, I ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Is there a Star Party in Your Future? There Should Be! - CANCELEDThe severe light pollution levels in the urban and suburban areas in which we live make it nearly impossible to see the Milky Way and greatly limits everything else that we are able to see from our backyards or even nearby parks. Light pollution filters and narrow band imaging helps ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Saturday, 03/21/20
CANCELLED Science CarnivalThe Center will be closed to the public through Tuesday, March 31. All public gatherings and events at Chabot through March 31 are currently cancelled or postponed in order to keep our community healthy and safe.https://chabotspace.org/visit/keeping-our-community-healthy/March is Women’s History Month and Chabot is partnering with Scientific Adventures for Girls to honor ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free with Admission
Frog Docent Training - CANCELEDDocents monitor habitat conditions for and educate hikers about native foothill yellow-legged frogs. The required training begins at the Sky Oaks Headquarters in Fairfax with a discussion of frog biology and population threats, radio training and methods for engaging the public. At noon we take a 3 mile round-trip hike ...
Saturdays in the Garden - CANCELEDInterested in learning more about the Bay Model waterfront? Stop by the Native Plant Garden on Saturdays to enjoy the garden and learn the latest about natural resources and recreational opportunities on Richardson Bay. Be sure to visit us on these Saturday afternoons for special activities.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Trekking the Model - CANCELEDJoin 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.
