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
What's That Flower? - CANCELEDWhat are those blooming beauties in the park? It’s springtime, and it’s time to find out!Join the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy’s Park Stewardship team on a leisurely walk to learn about the folklore, medicinal uses, and biology of wildflowers. Spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and an appreciation for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Pacific Flyway - CANCELEDOur 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
Clear Destination and Raw Imagination - Artist Reception - CANCELEDCome and view environmental impressionist oil painter George Sumner paintings, celebrating his 80th orbit around the Sun! Sumner uses his art to promote and educate environmental causes worldwide! He was born and raised in San Francisco with art studios in Marin for over 50 years. His work is displayed at ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Webinar: Earth's Climate -- What we learn from the pastGeologic and biologic evidence preserved in sediments, rocks, tree rings, corals, ice sheets and more let us piece together the story of past climate and climate variation on our planet. We use that information and evidence to better understand the natural processes that impact climate and the resulting consequences, such ...
Where: Cost: Free
Twilight Marsh Walk - CANCELEDExperience the salt marsh at twilight on an easy stroll along Tidelands (1.3 miles) Trail. At the setting of the sun we will observe the beginning of nature’s night shift. Come discover the sights, sounds, and smells of the refuge as night descends. Not suitable for young children. Call 510-792-0222 ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Jazz under the Stars - CANCELEDJazz 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, 05/03/20
Sundays in the Gardens with the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour! - LivestreamDon’t miss the chance to hear inspiring speaker and author Douglas Tallamy, who will kick off this event on April 26 at 10:00 am! Following that talk will be a series of live streamed visits to 25 Alameda and Contra Costa county gardens.Hosted on Zoom, and livestreamed on YouTube.Join us ...
Where: Cost: Free
City Star Party - Lands End - CANCELEDCome 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
Self-Guided Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour - CANCELEDThe Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour will take place on the first Sunday in May. 35 beautiful native plant gardens and nurseries will be open.See weblink for details.See 10:00 AM listing for alternate format and dates.
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Monday, 05/04/20
Health Care in the Coronavirus Era - Online EventAmerican health care has seen dramatic changes over the past decade. Obamacare reduced the number of uninsured citizens, but rising prices and deductibles have made care unaffordable for many. Medicaid has become the nation’s largest payer and now pays for half of all long-term care. Now the coronavirus pandemic is ...
Where: Cost: Free
The lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our healthcare delivery system - LivestreamIn a continuation of the Berkeley School of Public Health's live town hall series, faculty and healthcare leaders on the frontline will explore the challenges and opportunities that the global COVID-19 pandemic is creating for hospitals, integrated delivery systems and clinics, especially those serving rural Americans and diverse populations.The panel will ...
What is culture and how can we measure it? This has been one of the most vexing problems in the social sciences. The advent of Natural Language Processing enables us to study culture at scale, over time, like never before. I will provide a few examples, based on research conducted ...
Collider events at the Large Hadron Collider, when imbued with a metric which characterizes the 'distance' between two events, can be thought of as populating a data manifold in a metric space. The geometric properties of this manifold reflect the physics encoded in the distance metric. I will show how ...
Transforming the Amazon into a Diesel-Free Environment - LivestreamBrazil has 176 GW of installed capacity, and its power matrix is predominantly renewable. The country is highly interconnected, but a significant part of the North region is not connected. The Amazon Region of Brazil has isolated generation systems that add up to approximately 1 GW in diesel-based generation and ...
Where: Cost: Free
SQL Workshop - LivestreamIn this 2-hour workshop, we will learn about relational databases using one of the most in-demand versions of SQL PostgreSQL (open-source). The workshop will focus on how to read and write SQL queries.In this workshop, we will work through a large dataset running several queries to select and analyze different ...
Where: Cost: Free
Asteroid Mining: Stepping Stones to Solar System Exploration - CANCELEDSince its inception, NASA has promoted a vision of space exploration that involves missions and outposts within the inner solar system with supplies delivered from Earth's surface, the Moon, or Mars. Recent research suggests an additional scenario in which humans live in space supported by resources extracted from asteroids, beginning ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
The Alchemy of Us: Ainissa Ramirez with Kishore Hari - CANCELEDNamed one of the top 100 young innovators to watch by MIT’s Technology Review, Dr. Ainissa Ramirez of Newton’s Football says she enjoys “science evangelism,†lighting up the world by sharing scientific knowledge.Don’t miss this mesmerizing material sciences expert as she evangelizes with The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and ...
Surviving an Earthquake & Saving the Planet by #BolsteringBuildings - LivestreamBuildings use 40% of our energy and 70% of our electricity. Join us to learn from experts about why buildings urgently need to be upgraded and how these improvements could help us live healthier lives, save the planet, and survive the next San Francisco earthquake.Speakers:Panama Bartholomy, Director @ Building Decarbonization ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: $5
Science at the Library: Butterflies and MothsThere are 4 activities at each presentation after a show presentation. Parents work with their children to learn about science. Recommended  for elementary age children.
Where: FremontCost: Free
Wednesday, 05/06/20
COVID-19 and the media: the role of journalism in a global pandemic - LivestreamBerkeley Global presents this discussion with two global thought-leaders in Public Health and Journalism. It will explore the challenges reporters and researchers face in providing accurate information about a new virus and a pandemic of historic proportions. This look behind-the-scenes will focus on the collaborative efforts of scientists and journalists in support of ...
Einstein’s Big Mistake and Voltaire’s Brilliant Mistress - LivestreamJoin us virtually for a conversation with David Bodanis, Zooming in from London, to discuss his ideas about how the COVID-19 pandemic will influence the future of the world economy, how Einstein grappled with having made a major mistake in trying to solve a physics problem, how Madame du Chatelet, ...
COVID-19 and Climate: The Future of Energy - LivestreamAfter decades spent trying to reach 100 million barrels of daily production, the oil industry is devastated from the sudden evaporation of demand. Renewables are also taking a big hit with projections that half of America’s solar workers will lose their jobs. Federal relief packages are bailing out airlines and ...
Where: Cost: Free
Computational 3D microscopy - CANCELEDWe describe a computational microscope that encodes 3D information into a single 2D sensor measurement, then exploits sparsity or low-rank priors to reconstruct the volume with diffraction-limited resolution across a large volume. Our system uses simple hardware and scalable software for easy reproducibility and adoption. The inverse algorithm is based ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Racial Disparities During COVID-19 - LivestreamAs COVID-19 cases top 1 million in America, the emerging data is clear: African Americans are being disproportionately affected by the crisis. Infection rates, hospitalizations and even number of deaths have revealed distinct gaps across lines of race and class. Why do these glaring disparities exist, and how can we ...
Where: Cost: Free
Two Chemistry and Biomolecular Engineering Colquium talks - LivestreamDirecting Selectivity of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction at Plasmonic CathodesSpeaker: Elizabeth Corson, UC BerkeleyChemical Tags for the Study and Discovery of Bioactive Small Molecule Natural ProductsSpeaker: Jeremy Seidel, UC BerkeleySee weblink for Zoom information.
In 2017, former United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy embarked on a listening tour to determine what was ailing Americans. As he traveled the country, he found “people in pain across America†- not just physical pain, but deep emotional pain that is a manifestation of chronic stress. Poverty, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 General, $27 Members
Thursday, 05/07/20
COVID-19: The end or revival of international higher education? - LivestreamRecent years have witnessed a rise in the level of nationalism in many countries with tightened immigration policies and stronger governmental oversight of multinational research collaborations. At the same time, competition among countries and universities for international students has increased significantly, while the demographics of young populations in many countries ...
Where: Cost: Free
15 Strategies for Communicating Science and Data to Non-Scientists - LivestreamJoin presentation coach and trainer, Cathy Angell, for a fast-paced and entertaining class that will show you how to:• Present visuals that have impact; • Deliver data in a way that sticks in people’s brains; and • Transform the way you do PowerPoint.Learning Outcome: Participants will be able to identify ...
Learn about bat research being conducted in Point Reyes and across Marin County. We will hear how we can eavesdrop on bats to learn where they forage, and the technology we use to track bats to where they roost. Find out what species occurs in Point Reyes, and what role ...
Where: Cost: Free
Symmetry and topology of quasiparticles and their bound states in correlated insulators - LivestreamIn this talk, I explore two examples of how the symmetry of a microscopic lattice or topoogy of an underlying non-interacting band structure can be imprinted in the excitations of strongly-correlated insulators. First, I show that previously-unnoticed crystal symmetry constraints drastically alter the understanding of Ising quantum criticality in the ...
Now more than ever, loneliness is a growing public health concern as communities continue to require social distancing and self-isolation to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Because humans are social creatures, at the center of our loneliness is our innate desire to connect, forge lasting bonds, help one another, and ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightSchool: The Birds & The Bees - LivestreamIt’s time for a talk about the birds, the bees, and what brings them together: flowers. The Academy’s Associate Curator and McAllister Chair of Botany, Nathalie Nagalingum, will conduct a seasonally appropriate virtual botany lesson while dissecting a flower and discussing its reproductive structures. Afterward, San Francisco Botanical Garden curator ...
Where: Cost: Free
What's Biodiversity and How Can We Conserve It? - LivestreamRecent advances in understanding and measuring biodiversity have important implications for science and conservation. Biodiversity has previously been defined as the number of species in an area. But we now know that biodiversity is not only about species -- biodiversity is the giant genealogical tree of life that connects all ...
Where: Cost: Free
BioFutures: Cells from Another Self - CANCELEDIn a mother’s womb, the developing fetus infuses cells into its mother’s body, and they stay there long after the baby is born. Recently, scientists have learned that these cellular remnants - known as microchimerism - have dramatic effects on the mother’s body and health. UC Santa Barbara researcher Amy Boddy ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, $14.95 Daytime Members
How COVID-19 will shape the 2020 election - LivestreamThe COVID-19 pandemic has already had a deep impact on the 2020 presidential election, from a battle over when to hold the Wisconsin primary to the postponement of other primaries and even the Democratic convention. In the months ahead, it will shape every facet of the contest: the issues, the ...
Where: Cost: Free
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - LivestreamTake a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, get carried away on the words and pictures of California marine explorer and conservationist Marc Shargel on Friday, May 8. Join him for underwater adventures along the California Coast, from Oregon to Mexico, from Humboldt and Mendocino Counties to the Channel ...
Where: Cost: Free
May Green Friday via Zoom: Climate Reality ProjectOn May 8th, join us as Bill DeVincenzi of the Climate Reality Project discusses the need for urgent action in politics, business and every aspect of our lives. The Climate Reality Project, led by former US Vice President Al Gore and CEO and President Ken Berlin, empowers everyday people to ...
Join astronomer Gerald McKeegan for a tour of Chabot’s newest and most powerful telescope, the 36-inch reflector named Nellie. Learn how Chabot astronomers use Nellie to search for and track near-Earth asteroids that might someday threaten our planet.See weblink for connection information
