Consumer automobiles powered by hydrogen fuel cells have been on the market for roughly a decade, but in that time they’ve been far surpassed by electric motors as the renewable power source de rigueur. While it’s unlikely that these vehicles will ever supersede EVs, let alone cars powered by internal ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 07/24/21
To Boldly Go… Well, You Know: NASA’s Dawn Mission to the Asteroid Belt - LivestreamThe ambitious and exciting Dawn mission was one of NASA’s most remarkable ventures into the solar system. The spacecraft completed a dramatic exploration of Vesta in 2011-2012 and conducted a spectacular mission at Ceres from 2015 until late 2018. These were among the last uncharted worlds in the inner solar ...
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 be ...
Where: Cost: Free
Monday, 07/26/21
Measuring and Improving Engagement in Online Learning - LivestreamWith a lot of learning shifting online, many students turn their cameras off, making it impossible for teachers to understand whether their students are engaged. Teachers feel that they are teaching a vacant wall of icons while students are unable to show that they are engaged without inviting discomfort. This ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wonderfest: Rovers, Helicopters, & Ancient Martians: Why We Explore Mars - LivestreamIn 2021, three nations are sending missions to the Red Planet - including NASA's Perseverance rover with the first Mars helicopter, Ingenuity. Ancient Mars was much like Earth, with rivers, lakes, and possibly the stirrings of life; but how has it changed? Using beautiful color images from the latest space ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Tuesday, 07/27/21
Circus of Science (Home Edition) - LivestreamA variety of fun, hands-on science (magic?) activities that can be done at home with materials you already have, meant to help you look at the world around you a little bit differently. The suggested list of materials will be sent before the session.Speaker: Alauna Wheeler, UC MercedRegister at weblink ...
As a society, how do we address the "wicked hard problem" of vaccine acceptance? How can public health institutions reach those who are hesitant when even robust fact-based campaigns don't seem to work?Infectious diseases are one of the long-standing challenges for humanity; historical plagues and flare ups of disease have ...
Mathematicians, artists, engineers, and designers use three broad concepts to develop their creations: geometry, symmetry, and topology. We will clarify and explore these three subjects to see how they are applied in the understanding of mathematical knots and in the analysis and design of abstract geometric sculptures: math and art ...
Where: Cost: Free
Thursday, 07/29/21
Build a Model to Understand the Role and Structure of DNA - LivestreamWe will first learn some basics about the hereditary material DNA: its structure, replication, and how it determines the appearance of living things. We will then build a DNA molecular model with straws and tape. The suggested list of materials will be sent before the session. Speaker: Xuecai (Susan) Ge, UC ...
Healthcare is one of the most important area in our life and this will be more cooperated with technology in the near future. In this research presentation, the scope of artificial intelligence and machine learning for healthcare will be presented. Several inspirational approaches to the field of both academic and ...
As we reach the limits of high-speed computation based on silicon, ideas for the next generation of computers have focused on electrically switchable nanoscale devices that operate in ways similar to the neurons and synapses of your brain. We have identified materials that can perform extremely fast switches by rearranging ...
Where: Cost: Free
Animal Adaptation in the Anthropocene - LivestreamThe present has been described as the "Anthropocene" or "human epoch": a time when humans are drastically modifying the world around us. How have animals adapted to this strange, changing world? This talk will explore interesting instances of animal resilience and flexibility, and remind you that evolution doesn't just happen ...
The artistic process - much like the scientific process - is a fundamental method of learning and discovery. Arts offer an open-ended process of investigation, imagination, and experimentation in which every artist has the potential to reinvent art practice anew. Tonight at After Dark, experience work from artists who use ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95, Free for members
NightLife: Science Show & Tell - Sold OutCalling all creatures of the night: explore the nocturnal side of the Academy at NightLife and see what's revealed. With live DJs, outdoor bars, ambiance lighting, and nearly 40,000 live animals (including familiar faces like Claude the albino alligator), the night is sure to be wild.Step inside the iconic Shake ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20.50 - $22
Micromitigation: Fighting Air Pollution with Activated Carbon - LivestreamWe would like to invite new members to join Counter Culture Labs' Micromitigation Meetup alternate Thursdays. We will be discussing ways to deploy existing adsorption technology using commodity granulated activated carbon for the mitigation of air pollution. We welcome those interested in both the environmental justice and technical engineering aspects of ...
