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
Near-Earth Asteroids: Impact Hazard and Space Missions - OnlineNear-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are small solar system bodies in orbits that come near - or cross - the orbit of Earth. This illustrated talk will explore NEAs as unique physical worlds, as impact hazards to Earth, and as accessible destinations for spacecraft.Speaker: Michael Busch, SETI InstituteSee weblink for YouTube information.
Stephen Ramsden is a wildlife photographer, solar astronomer, and the founder and director of the highest volume “hands-on†astronomy outreach nonprofit in the world, The Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project, named in memoriam for a fellow military veteran. He is a noted motivational science lecturer in the United States with lectures and outreach ...
Where: Cost: Free
Free Telescope Viewing - LivestreamJoin our resident astronomers on Facebook Live every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck! Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will ...
Where: Cost: Free
Sunday, 05/17/20
Sea Level Rise, Extreme Water Levels, and Coastal Erosion How Bad Could It Be? - LivestreamSea 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: Cost: Free
Monday, 05/18/20
Digital and Telehealth Implications of COVID-19 and Social Distancing - LivestreamDr. Adrian Aguilera of UC Berkeley and UCSF will lead a discussion of the role of digital technology and telehealth amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Each panelist will briefly present how technology and telehealth are impacting their work from the perspective of public health, medicine, and mental health. They will discuss ...
Where: Cost: Free
Girl Decoded: Disrupting Industries and Humanizing Technology with Emotion AI - Livestream“When it comes to the digital world, our computers have trained us to behave as if we lived in a world ... where none of us can read one another’s emotional cues,†says Rana el Kaliouby in her new book Girl Decoded: A Scientist’s Quest To Reclaim Our Humanity By Bringing ...
Humans have gradually developed language, mastered complex motor skills, created and utilized sophisticated tools. The act of conceptualization is fundamental to these abilities because it allows humans to mentally represent, summarize and abstract diverse knowledge and skills. By means of abstraction, concepts that we learn from a limited number of ...
This talk will review the challenges and opportunities for Brazil's journey towards a zero net CO2 emissions. It will discuss the largest emission sources and the comparative advantages enjoyed by the country in renewable energy. The talk will highlight the interplay of electrification and use of biofuels. It will also ...
Where: Cost: Free
Ethical Dilemmas in Artificial Intelligence and Privacy - LivestreamArtificial Intelligence has tremendous potential to improve efficiency in a variety of domains through tools for automated decision-making. However, AI also has the potential to lead to outcomes that reinforce human biases, disproportionately impact particular populations, and violate notions of privacy. We will explore some of the promise and perils ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 05/19/20
The Connection Between Industrial Agriculture and Pandemics - LivestreamIn this presentation, evolutionary biologist Rob Wallace, Agroecology and Rural Economics Research Corps, will present findings from his research on the evolution and spread of influenzas and other pathogens, and the strong connection between global industrial agriculture and global outbreaks.See weblink for Zoom information.
Where: Cost: Free
How and Why We Control Invasives in the Park - Talk and Field Workshop! - CANCELEDJoin Chrissy Sullivan (Natural Resource Specialist, Tennessee Valley) for this informative and interesting class on something we should all be aware of: the threats posed to the parks by invasive plants. Learn results of research within the park showing negative effects to habitat value when non-native invasive plants are introduced, ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Donations encouraged
On the Frontline: Care Workers and the Pandemic - LivestreamThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, care workers, particularly those who work in homes and long-term care residential facilities, have faced some of the biggest challenges among frontline workers during the 2-month crisis. One the one hand, many of the care workers who work in homes have lost their jobs or had ...
Jasmine Hain is currently engaged in the graduate MS program in biological sciences at California State University East Bay, and has been involved in the lab of Dr. Brian Perry for the past four years. Her current area of research explores the endophytic fungal populations of California native coastal plants. ...
Where: Cost: Free
Open Problems for Robots in Surgery and Healthcare - LivestreamThe COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the global demand for robots that can assist in surgery and healthcare. This 4-hour symposium focuses on recent advances and open problems in robot-assisted telesurgery and telemedicine and the needs for new research and development. The zoom format will encourage active dialogue among faculty, students, ...
Reopening the Economy: How Fast Is Too Fast? - LivestreamEveryone wants the economy to reopen as quickly as possible, but how can we do it while minimizing the risk to our health? The government and independent experts have developed detailed proposals. Many states and localities have eased restrictions without meeting the criteria in these plans. Some see the issue ...
Science Speed Dating: Mirco Science TalksA grab bag of science. Five quick-fire talks with experts from a variety of scientific fields.Listen to five quick-fire talks by experts whose work spans a range of scientific fields. Hear about research taking place on the cutting edge of science, peer into the possibilities of our technological future, and ...
Where: Cost: Free
COVID Conversations: Preventing a Second Wave of Infection and Understanding Immunity - LivestreamIn the San Francisco Bay Area we’ve “flattened the curve†of COVID-19 infections, saving thousands of lives. But as we slowly go back to work, school, and other aspects of “normal†life, how do we prevent a second wave of infection?  And is there a chance some of us are already ...
Where: Cost: Free
Democratization of Data & AIThe talk will start with how EY has been infusing AI to create business transformation for clients. Apart from how it helps transform business, it also focuses on few key areas including risk, quality, compliance etc. The key focus of the talk will be on EY’s path into AI Democratization ...
Where: Cost: Free
Quantifying Quality of Life of SmartphoneCentric via HumanCentric Methods - Online EventPatterns 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: Cost: Free
Finding Life on Europa: Do we have the chemistry? - LivestreamDecades ago, science fiction offered a hypothetical scenario: What if alien life were thriving in an ocean beneath the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa? Recent observations of Europa from Earth-based telescopes, and reanalysis of spacecraft data, have increased the confidence for Europa’s ocean.NASA, together with other space agencies, is looking ...
Where: Cost: Free
Computer Security: The Mess We're In, How We Got Here, and What to Do About It - LivestreamThere are dozens of companies selling products to solve your Identity and Access Management (IAM) problems. Why so many? Because IAM is really hard. But why is IAM so hard? I hope to convince you in this talk the reason is that our approach to IAM is fundamentally flawed. The ...
CHIME - the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment - Livestream> The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) is an ambitious project to study Dark Energy by tracing out 4 billion years of cosmic history, using a purpose-built radio telescope at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO) in B.C.’s Okanagan Valley. Subsequent extensions simultaneously probe the high-cadence time-domain radio sky, ...
Mammoth Biosciences, a CRISPR startup spun out of UC Berkeley, took a unique approach, initially focusing only on diagnostics, and employing the DNA and RNA-cutting proteins Cas12 and Cas13 instead of the better-known Cas9. With a recent $45 million Series B round, Mammoth is doubling down on diagnostics while also ...
In her virtual presentation, Dr. Forsberg will provide insights into the current status on stem cell-based therapies to treat human disease. What types of stem cells are approved for use in the clinic, what stem cells are under investigation in clinical trials, and which disorders do we know how to ...
Where: Cost: Free
The Future of Public Transit after COVID-19 - LivestreamThe Bay Area's public transit systems have been gutted by the COVID-19 pandemic, both in terms of numbers of riders and the funding that is dependent on that ridership. Where does the region's transit network stand today, and what measures are being taken to prioritize the safety of riders and operators? ...
Where: Cost: Free
What Developers need to know about building skills for Amazon AlexaIn this session you will learn 3 secrets to building highly engaged skills for Amazon Alexa. We will cover design, implementation and marketing.5:00 pm - 5:10 pm Opening5:10 pm - 6:50 pm Noelle Silver, "What Developers need to know about building skills for Amazon Alexa"6:50 pm - 7:00 pm Q&ASpeaker: ...
Fungi receive little attention in mainstream media, but these organisms have an enormous impact on ecosystems and on the production of food and pharmaceuticals. As decomposers, fungi recycle nutrients and are key contributors to the global carbon cycle. David Hibbett will examine the diversity of fungal decay mechanisms and how ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightSchool: A Virtual Tour of the UniverseEnjoy an update on the universe as we bring the planetarium dome into your home with Ryan Wyatt, Senior Director of the Morrison Planetarium.
Since 1997 Golden Gate Audubon has partnered with the Port of San Francisco to enhance shoreline wildlife habitat at Pier 94, located along the south eastern bay shoreline, on property owned and operated by the Port of San Francisco. After completing successful wetland and beach enhancement projects, in 2013 Golden ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Friday, 05/22/20
COVID-19: the scientific basis for what we know and the exit strategy it provides - LivestreamMarm Kilpatrick will give a broad overview of the vast scientific literature on COVID-19 including mechanisms of transmission; high and low risk activities; fatality, including impacts on different ages and people with pre-existing conditions; challenges in understanding current levels of transmission & what this means for relaxing lockdowns; and how ...
Astronomy 101: Sights of the Cosmos, Intro to Astronomy - LivestreamThis event provides a different introduction to astronomy than our Intro to the Night Sky talks. During this hour, you'll gain an appreciation for the size and scale of the cosmos and our place within it. You'll see many examples of the beautiful objects visible in the night sky, learn ...
Where: Cost: Free
The Sky this Month - LivestreamJoin Chabot’s astronomers, with Gerald McKeegan & Don Saito on Facebook Live for a short tour of May’s nighttime sky. Learn to recognize many of this month’s constellations and bright stars, and even learn a little about celestial navigation!See weblink for connection information.
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 05/23/20
Armchair Star Party (Online)Join San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA) astronomers in our first Armchair (virtual) Star Party. We will take you on a guided tour of the night sky and Introduce you to astronomy gear. We plan to have our members share live views (weather permitting) of heavenly objects from their homes as ...
Where: Cost: Free
Free Telescope Viewing - LivestreamJoin our resident astronomers on Facebook Live every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck! Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will ...
Where: Cost: Free
Sunday, 05/24/20
Solar Observing - OnlineIt’s there for us year round, lighting our days and providing energy for our lives, so maybe it’s time to give it a closer look. Join SJAA for amazing and detailed views of the Sun, and be assured that we’ll be using special telescopes that will keep your eyeballs perfectly ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 05/26/20
Lessons Learned: Ramping Up Telehealth Services During COVID-19 - LivestreamServing patients remotely is no longer a matter of convenience, it is imperative for patients and providers alike to provide just in time care in a safe and secure manner.The evolving challenges of providing remote point of care support for vulnerable populations through telehealth and telemedicine is a global challenge, ...
Native Bees of the Bay Area - LivestreamDid you know that there are 150 species of native bees in the Bay Area? Join Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) for a fun chat with artist and writer Obi Kaufmann, as we share about some of our favorites! He'll be joined by POST's Director of Conservation of Science Peter ...
Where: Cost: Free
Hard Earth Series: Seeing the light: Harnessing rural electrification to boost development - LivestreamHuman development depends on electricity. But, around the world, rural areas often lack power. How to best bring them electricity in ways that both spur economic development and help curb global warming? It’s a knotty question. Electricity to pump groundwater can facilitate more productive agriculture. But it also wastes groundwater, ...
Where: Cost: Free
Odd Salon Online: RESILIENTWe’re taking the salon online! Join speakers from both the San Francisco and New York City chapters for an evening of stories of strength, silver linings, and kicking ass during some of history’s darkest chapters.Unfettered from our usual theaters on opposite coasts, we are excited to bring a first ever ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wednesday, 05/27/20
NASA and SpaceX Launch Watch Party - LivestreamWatch along with Chabot’s astronomers as we witness NASA and Space X’s historic launch. At 1:33 p.m. PST, watch the launch of the first astronauts from American soil since 2011. NASA astronauts will fly to the International Space Station on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.Astronomers from Chabot Space and Science Center ...
Where: Cost: Free
COVID Conversations: What We Know About the Coronavirus from Genetics and Population Testing - LivestreamJoin Exploratorium Senior Scientist Jennifer Frazier in conversation with Dr. Joseph DeRisi, Professor of Biochemisty and Biophysics at UCSF and Co-President of the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub. Dr. DeRisi is an infectious disease specialist who uses new technologies to identify and understand viruses, and played a role in identifying SARS in 2003. Derisi ...
Where: Cost: Free
Art Meets Science: Transforming Data into Information, Information into Insight - LivestreamEver wonder how people seem to have those “light bulb†moments? It is not luck, a cosmic coincidence, or obvious from crunching the numbers. These moments are really built upon the “Ah Ha†lifecycle: transforming data to information to insight to action. This goes beyond the traditional deep analytics and ...
Where: Cost: Free
Science on Safari: tourist photographs as a tool for wildlife monitoring - LivestreamAnimal populations have declined on average by 60% since 1970, and it is predicted that around a million species are at risk of extinction. In the face of this, protected and wildlife areas are critical to conservation efforts. Unfortunately, many are underfunded and lack the resources for even basic wildlife ...
Where: Cost: Free
Skeptics in the Pub: Millbrae - CANCELEDScience 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 ...
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
Thursday, 05/28/20
What It Will Take to Reopen Cities - LivestreamThough most California cities are still operating under a state-led shelter-in-place mandate, cities across the country are beginning to test the waters by reopening the portions of their economies that had previously been shuttered to limit the spread of COVID-19. But with several Asian cities, including Hong Kong and Singapore, ...
Where: Cost: $20 General, Free for members
Resolving black holes with infrared interferometry - LivestreamPhase-referenced infrared interferometry with the new instrument GRAVITY at the VLT is sufficiently sensitive to study black hole systems with sub-milliarcsecond angular resolution. I will discuss the first results on spatially resolved kinematics of the quasar broad emission line region. In the Galactic center, GRAVITY has allowed the detection of ...
Where: Cost: Free
COVID-19: Can Homemade Masks Help? - LivestreamNovel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) spreads through droplets containing virus particles when infected individuals sneeze, cough, or speak. A healthy individual can get infected by inhaling droplets. Face masks can offer a physical barrier against virus transmission. This is particularly true for SARS-CoV-2 virus that are shed by symptomatic, pre-symptomatic, and asymptomatic ...
Where: Cost: Free
Rails to Tidal Wetland Restoration - LivestreamJoin us online as Jules Evens, Principal, Avocet Research Associates and author of Natural History of the Point Reyes Peninsula, talks about California black rail ecology and his research into their use of restored tidal wetlands, including the Giacomini Wetlands. Jules Evens conducts wetland monitoring, biological assessments, and survey populations ...
Where: Cost: Free
Virtual NightLife #5 - LivestreamGet a taste of the outdoors while we’re all mostly indoors. We’ve asked some of the most interesting adventurers we know - ncluding entomologist and ant expert Dr. Brian Fisher and special guests from REI - to bring some wilderness directly to your home.Log-on for this experimental showcase, streaming live ...
Cosmic Conversation - LivestreamEvery week, we’re featuring astronomy researchers and experts chatting it up with the Morrison Planetarium team. Brian Day from NASA Ames will be in conversation with M. Josh Roberts and they'll be sharing the latest on landing sites for our return to the Lunar Surface.Stream this program here on the ...
Mountain Lions are a critical part of Bay Area ecosystems. But how much do we understand about the lives of these mysterious cats, and the health of local populations? We’ll seek to answer these questions with the help of Chris Wilmers, founder of the Santa Cruz Puma Project and faculty ...
Where: Cost: Free
Star Stories: Learn the mythology behind the constellations! - LivestreamJoin us on Facebook Live and listen to Doug Olsen, expert stargazer and storyteller, explain the mythology behind the constellations. He will tell ancient stories from the night sky as seen throughout history and look for planets and other clues to help orient you to the night’s sky.See weblink for ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 05/30/20
Science Saturday: Water WildDive in for a refreshing look at rivers, creeks, and streams. We'll focus on freshwater wildlife, watershed science, and the Museum's role in studying the health of these important places. View projects from local students and make a craft to take home during this fun, family event!
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
NASA and SpaceX Launch Watch Party - LivestreamWatch along with Chabot’s astronomers virtually as we witness this historic launch. At 12:22 p.m. PST, watch the launch of the first astronauts from American soil since 2011. NASA astronauts will fly to the International Space Station on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.Astronomers from Chabot Space and Science Center will be ...
Where: Cost: Free
Fox Stories: 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 and learn how to distinguish and identify the markings of a gray fox. Gain some insights into the fox’s nature and ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Free Telescope Viewing - LivestreamJoin our resident astronomers on Facebook Live every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck! Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will ...
According to Dr. Vivian Lee, health care is killing our economy and, in many cases, killing us.Beyond the outrageous expense, the quality of care varies wildly, and millions of Americans can’t get care when they need it. This is bad for patients, bad for doctors, and bad for business.Dr. Lee ...
Where: Cost: Free
Identifying topological order through unsupervised machine learning - LivestreamThe traditional description of phase transitions, originally developed by Landau, relies on the identification of a local order parameter that indicates the onset of a symmetry-breaking phase. However, many physical systems evade this paradigm and exhibit topological phase transitions where states are distinguished by their global topological properties rather than ...
Beginning more than a decade ago, many large energy customers began to want to use more renewable energy than was available on their local power grids. A new wave of voluntary, direct, renewable energy procurement driven by non-residential customers has added more than 20GW of new renewable energy to the ...
Neutron stars are the remnants of supernova explosions. These stars have the mass of our Sun packed into a package the size of a city. When two of these tiny stars spiral in and crash into each other, the first evidence that humans can detect are gravitational waves and a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
Tuesday, 06/02/20
Arepo-MCRT: Monte Carlo radiation hydrodynamics on a moving mesh - LivestreamI will discuss Arepo-MCRT, a Monte Carlo radiative transfer (MCRT) radiation hydrodynamics (RHD) solver for the unstructured moving-mesh code Arepo. The method is designed for general multiple scattering problems in both optically-thin and -thick conditions. It incorporates numerous efficiency improvements and noise reduction schemes to help overcome efficiency barriers that ...
Where: Cost: Free
Free Biotechnology Webinar Mark Snyder is a Process Manager at Bio-Rad Laboratories for their Chromatography Division. Snyder has been generous enough to host a free webinar about biotechnology as well as answer any questions. No RSVP required just join this link at 4 pm! https://bio-rad.zoom.us/j/94709955446
Where: Cost: Free
Pictures of Distant Worlds - LivestreamIn the past two and a half decades, more than 4000 planets have been discovered orbiting other stars beyond our own Solar System. This has sparked a revolution in astronomy as we realize our Solar System is not alone. However, we still don’t know if our Solar System is rare ...
We will explore the most intriguing future “tourist destinations†among the planets and moons in our cosmic neighborhood. Our stops will include the 4,000-mile lava channel on Venus, the towering Mount Olympus volcano on Mars (three times the height of Mount Everest), the awesome Verona Cliffs on the moon Miranda ...
Until recently, the colors of ancient life forms existed only in our imaginations. In museums and on the big screen, we have seen fossil creatures portrayed in striking colors, but those reconstructions were based on very little scientific evidence. However, over the past decade or so, new fossil discoveries and ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wednesday, 06/03/20
Long-term Thinking in a Pandemic-Changed World - LivestreamCovid-19 is disrupting every human system on Earth, and the return to “normal†is highly unlikely after the virus subsides. The decline of the old system paradigm built on mechanisms of bureaucracy and control is accelerating, while a new paradigm built on biologic adaptability and telepathic technologies begins to take ...
Recipe for Action: Building Food Security in Insecure Times - LivestreamThe coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic, energy, and socio-political shocks have left tens of millions of American families food insecure, frayed or broken global food supply chains, and made it abundantly clear the need to build more localized, sustainable, and resilient food systems.In this 75 minute webinar we’ll speak with ...
Where: Cost: Free
COVID Conversations: COVID-19 Demographics and Public Health Updates - LivestreamJoin Exploratorium Senior Scientist Jennifer Frazier in conversation with Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco and Co-Founder of the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. It’s well documented that African Americans, Latinos, ...
Where: Cost: Free
Invisible Women in the Workplace - LivestreamThe world has a major design flaw. It wasn’t built for half its users: women. Even in our minds, we are often conditioned to set men as the default. When environments - physical, political, and social - are not designed with women in mind, they prevent 50% of the population ...
Where: Cost: Free
Thursday, 06/04/20
Fast Radio Bursts - LivestreamFast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are short (few millisecond) bursts of radio waves observed from cosmological distances. Their origin is presently unknown, yet their rate is many hundreds per sky per day, indicating a not-uncommon phenomenon in the Universe. In this talk, I will review the FRB field and present new ...
A Healthy Society Series: Healthier Rural America - Toward a Better Future - LivestreamMoving America forward will take more than a vaccine. As we are finding today, many parts of our nation have been left behind and are not able to share in the great American dream. Rural America is at the focus of attention now because it is our food production center, ...
How do you create a digital coral reef so large and complex it will fill a 75-ft. planetarium dome screen? Get a behind-the-scenes look into the creation of the Academy’s latest show, Expedition Reef, with production designer Mike Schmitt and animator Ken Ackermann - members of the Academy’s award-winning Visualization ...
Where: Cost: Free
BioFutures: Mandatory Genetic Fingerprinting - CANCELEDIf someone is arrested for a federal crime, law enforcement officials are allowed to take a sample of their DNA. And last fall, the Justice Department approved the collection of DNA from the tens of thousands of people detained in immigration detention centers. UC Berkeley Law professor Andrea Roth will ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with After Dark Admission
City Star Party - PresidioCome 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
Friday, 06/05/20
Highlighting Results from the HAWC Observatory - RescheduledLocated on Sierra Negra in Puebla Mexico, the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory is one of the world's premier facilities for exploring the universe at γ-ray energies exceeding 100 TeV. Large field-of-view and high duty cycle observatories like HAWC enable deep, unbiased surveys of the TeV sky. Sensitivity to ...
Where: Cost: Free
The Soul of Design: Exploring the Neuroscience of Beauty - LivestreamOur living and work spaces can have a profound effect on us in both subtle and very direct ways. The experience of beauty promotes healthy brain chemistry, which in turn can make us feel better and inspired in our daily lives. In this online event, Lisa Staprans discusses how to ...
Where: Cost: Free
Stanford Astronomical Society Virtual Stargazing Event - LivestreamWe will have members from our core group share interesting facts about astronomy for a general audience and take questions along the way. We will answer questions you may always wondered about including: - What's a black hole? - What constellations can I find tonight in the night sky and ...
Where: Cost: Free
First Friday: Robots - CANCELEDFrom the Jetsons to Star Wars to Wall-E, Robots have intrigued kids and adults for generations. As reality catches up with science fiction, bots are as exciting as ever! Join us for this droid-tastic First Friday and cheer for your favorite fighter in Roomba Battle, play Heads Up with Alexa, ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
Saturday, 06/06/20
Illuminating Dark Matter - LivestreamDark matter is the cosmic parent of all vast structures in the night sky, including our own Milky Way galaxy. Yet we know so very little about this mysterious stuff that constitutes 85%(!) of the material universe. We don’t know what it’s made of, we don’t know where it came ...
Where: Cost: Free
Fantasy Flights to the Moon - LivestreamThis 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 ...
Join our resident astronomers on Facebook Live every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck! Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will ...
SkeptiCal 2020 will be back in 2021! SkeptiCal is the annual Northern California conference focusing on science and skepticism.We are part of a national skeptical movement begun in the 1970s and 1980s by Carl Sagan and other scientists who were concerned about the public embrace of various pseudosciences.We seek to improve ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: TBA
Monday, 06/08/20
World Oceans Day Celebration - LivestreamWorld Oceans Day is a global movement to celebrate, protect, and preserve Earth’s life support system. Join us for discussions and films that explore the sights and sounds of the sea, from the lapping shoreline of San Francisco Bay to the call of a deep-diving whale off of the Pacific ...
'Surviving in the Lagoon' - Q&A by marine scientists - LivestreamIn the heart of the a vast ocean, the atolls of the Pacific are like oasis in a sprawling desert. Each one contains a unique and breathtaking environment. Where the reef breaks, the ecosystem of the lagoon flourishes.Filmed in UHD and extreme slow motion, this film captures exclusive wildlife behavior ...
Catherine Blish is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine and an Assistant Director of the Stanford Medical Scientist Training Program. Her clinical focus is on infectious diseases. She received her PhD in Immunology from the University of Washington School of Medicine, where she ...
Where: Cost: Free
International Ocean Film Festival - Surviving in the Lagoon - CANCELEDThis stunning film takes us on an adventure to the most remote atolls of French Polynesia in the middle of the immense Pacific Ocean. The lagoons are like passageways between two worlds, breaches in the coral that allow communication with the ocean. Follow the convict surgeonfish from larval growth to ...
Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz will explore the role of energy innovation in the post-pandemic economic recovery, and the dual challenge of increasing access to energy while reducing the sector's environmental impact. Moniz will be interviewed by Arun Majumdar and Sally Benson, co-directors of Stanford's Precourt Institute for ...
Where: Cost: Free
Climate Action in the Covid Era: Data, Reporting, and AccountabilityThe Covid crisis has laid bare the need for real-time, comprehensive, and publicly accessible data - the climate crisis demands no less. Join Ken Alex, Alicia Seiger and Michael Schmitz as they discuss how to fill the existing climate data gaps and why it’s time to move beyond an approach ...
The ocean provides critical services to life on the planet, absorbing 93 percent of the heat from anthropogenic warming and a quarter of human carbon dioxide emissions each year. However, rising ocean temperatures and carbon dioxide levels also change the marine environment - pH and oxygen levels fall, ocean currents ...
Global warming, air pollution, and energy insecurity are three of the most significant problems facing the world today. This talk discusses the development of technical and economic roadmaps to convert the energy infrastructures of homes, cities, countries, and the world to those powered by 100% wind, water, and sunlight (WWS) ...
Gene editing is revolutionizing agriculture by changing how we design, produce, and consume food. But how is this technology being used, and what does this mean for farmers, consumers, and society at large? We'll take a holistic journey through the history of plant breeding to understand how this cutting-edge technology ...
Where: Cost: Free
Thursday, 06/11/20
Handshake: Robotics and the Human Touch - LivestreamHandshake: A Interactive Robotic Installation, was initiated by swissnex Boston and AATB, in close collaboration with the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, and swissnex San Francisco. This project and its global reach were made possible by the generous support of the global ...
Where: Cost: Free
Real Talk: Racism and Climate - LivestreamThe national uprising ignited by the murder of George Floyd has cast a spotlight on the country’s embedded, institutional racism, including the fraught relationship between environmentalism and communities of color. Air pollution, severe weather and the economic upheaval brought on by climate change impacts black and minority communities first and ...
Where: Cost: Free
Don't Unplug: How Technology Saved My Life and Can Save Yours Too - CANCELEDIn 2002, Chris Dancy was overweight, unemployed and addicted to technology. He chain-smoked cigarettes, popped pills, and was angry and depressed. But when he discovered that his mother kept a record of almost every detail of his childhood, an idea began to form. Could knowing the status of every aspect ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
Virtual NightLife #6 - LivestreamVirtual NightLife is going to space! Join us for Vol. 6, when we’ll be mixing cosmos with the cosmos. The countdown begins now. Streaming live on YouTube and Facebook.
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Friday, 06/12/20
AI Talks in Healthcare - 1We are starting a new talk series where we will host top AI experts in different fields of data science, biotech, and medicine. You will have a chance to learn the most recent trends in the field which may inspire you to transition to take an initiative as a data ...
Where: Cost: Free
137 Years of Chabot Space & Science Center in 60 Minutes - LivestreamChabot Space & Science Center has very old roots in Oakland and the East Bay, and no fewer than three incarnations as a student and public observatory and science education center. Now celebrating the 20th anniversary at its present location on the skyline of the Oakland Hills, the institution as ...
Where: Cost: Free
Evenings with the Stars - CANCELEDOur 'Evenings with the Stars' programs are held annually as part of our Summer Series. Each year we bring world-renowned astronomers to the summit of Mount Hamilton for a night with the "stars" you won't forget!
Join our resident astronomers on Facebook Live every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck! Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will ...
Where: Cost: Free
Sunday, 06/14/20
Solar Observing - OnlineIt’s there for us year round, lighting our days and providing energy for our lives, so maybe it’s time to give it a closer look. Join SJAA for amazing and detailed views of the Sun, and be assured that we’ll be using special telescopes that will keep your eyeballs perfectly ...
