Science at Cal - Combating Climate Change with CRISPR - LivestreamThis month’s Midday Science Cafe features two scientists putting the gene-editing tool, CRISPR, to work for the good of the Earth, both by tackling the causes of climate change (for example, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels) and by counteracting its effects on major industries, like agriculture. Berkeley Lab’s Dr. ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: Buildonight, meet us at the intersection of possibility and structure. Discover everyday materials transformed into artful oddities, awe-inspiring art, and unorthodox architectural experiments - then see how the tinkerer’s mentality inspires engineering feats in our local Bay Area landscape. Tinker, construct, and invent to your heart’s content!Build is part of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
NightLife: InkedJoin us for NightLife: Inked as we explore the multicultural - and multispecies - uses of ink. From cephalopods to live tattooing, this evening is sure to make its mark. See weblink for additional details.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.50
Birding while Disabled - LivestreamBonnie Lewkowicz and Judith Smith will share their experiences as wheelchair-using birders and will be joined by Tiffany Taylor, a birder who is blind. Hear what they need from the birding community and birding locations to feel welcome and included.See weblink for Zoom information
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 07/22/22
Coastal Walk at Pillar Point Bluffoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for an afternoon walk at Pillar Point Bluff just north of Half Moon Bay! You will be guided by a POST representative who will share details about the area’s interesting natural history, from the coastal scrub habitat to the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve that hosts tide ...
Where: Moss BeachCost: Free
Innovative Computer Art: Past and PresentFrom the earliest days of electronic computers, people used them to make art: from drawings to poems, from screenplays to paintings, and from music to films. Today, the computer has become an indispensable tool and medium for many diverse artists. This event will create a dialog around early computer films ...
STEM Saturday Summer Science SeriesThe mission of the STEM Summer Science Series is to provide a safe atmosphere for scholars (Girls & Boys) to learn and explore the scientific process through fun hands on experiments.All participants will develop foundational skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math using scientific processes through fun, hands-on science activities, ...
Modern machine learning (ML) workloads, such as deep learning and large-scale model training, are compute-intensive and require distributed execution. Ray is an open-source, distributed framework from U.C. Berkeley’s RISELab that easily scales Python applications and ML workloads from a laptop to a cluster, with an emphasis on the unique performance ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 07/26/22
July Butterfly Walk - First Session - FULLJoin Sally Levinson, 'caterpillar lady', and Sarab Seth, 'butterfly guy,' for a guided, family friendly, one hour walk through the Botanical Garden in search of butterflies. Bring binoculars if you have them. This walk follows uneven terrain, with areas of paved and unpaved trail. While masks are ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $18 General, $14 Members
July Butterfly Walk - Second SessionJoin Sally Levinson, 'caterpillar lady', and Sarab Seth, 'butterfly guy,' for a guided, family friendly, one hour walk through the Botanical Garden in search of butterflies. Bring binoculars if you have them. This walk follows uneven terrain, with areas of paved and unpaved trail. While masks are ...
We are delighted to host Preston Brown, Conservation Director of the Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN), a program run by Turtle Island Restoration Network. Mr. Brown will provide an overview of SPAWN's work and approach to restoration (where they work and how). He will discuss coho salmon life history, ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wonderfest: The Hidden World of VibrationsAs humans, our appreciation of the natural world is tied to our senses - the sights, sounds, and smells we experience. Recent scientific research, however, has shown just how limited our viewpoint is. Most creatures on Earth use sights, sounds, and smells that are imperceptible to humans. With the help ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Wednesday, 07/27/22
Lessons From Newborns: Neurohormonal Signals Limiting Mammalian Heart RegenerationHeart failure after ischemic damage remains a leading cause of death in the United States due to the inability of adult humans to regenerate their hearts after injury. In contrast, newborn mammals possess an immense capacity for complete heart regeneration. Cardiac regeneration in neonatal rodents relies on the proliferation of ...
