One of the main challenges faced by astronomers today is to understand the existence and behaviors of dark matter, which accounts for about 80% of the entire matter content in the Universe. Despite many theories of this mysterious substance, we have yet to achieve a full understanding of its nature ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
Tuesday, 08/09/22
Weekday Morning Hike at Rancho Cañada del OroJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for an excursion where you’ll explore the Mayfair Ranch - Longwall Canyon trails of Rancho Cañada del Oro! You will be guided by POST Ambassadors who will share with you the history of the preserve, the region, and the importance of conservation in the area. The ...
When I shake my first at the universe, however benignly, I make gravitational waves - vibrations of spacetime that travel throughout the universe at the speed of light. My personal gravitational waves are far too puny to detect. However, the spacetime waves of cataclysmic astronomical events (exploding stars, the merger ...
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Thursday, 08/11/22
Coastal Walk at Pillar Point BluffJoin 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
After Dark: MoveGear up for a night of cogs and contraptions, analog gadgets and Rube Goldberg chain reactions. Immerse yourself in a delightful array of mechanical objects, from cinematic devices to gears of all sorts. Check out an interactive shadow-puppet installation by Emmy Award - winning Manual Cinema, and experience a performative ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
When it comes to evaluating claims, skeptics tend to adopt the well-known Sagan Standard: “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.†But what, exactly, is evidence? After all, conspiracy theorists and pseudoscientists often present a great deal of “evidence†for their claims. In fact, many conspiracy theorists themselves repeat Carl Sagan’s standard as a ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 08/12/22
FDL Live Showcase 2022 - LivestreamIn this moment of planetary emergency, we are witnessing a powerful emergence.Applied AI is becoming a key tool for tackling the crucial challenges of our time, while also enabling exciting new possibilities for future exploration in space.We invite you to join us to review the outcomes of this year’s FDL ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 08/13/22
Science at Cal - Detecting Disinformation and Deep FakesWe are awash in disinformation consisting of lies, conspiracies, and general nonsense, all with real-world implications ranging from human-rights violations to threats to our democracy and global public health. Adding to this disinformation landscape is a new form of manipulated media - so-called “deep fakes.†Although varied in their form ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Dirt: The Bio-Design Work of Mary LempresPlease join us for an exhibition of the work of Designer-In-Residence Mary Lempres on Saturday August 13 from 1-4 pm in the Petrichor Gallery at Marinship Studios in Sausalito.By growing bacteria that already exists in natural clays and sands, Mary's work asks: How can synthetic biology be leveraged in traditional ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s History of Robotic Space Exploration - LivestreamIn this lecture, we’ll trace the history of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory from the time it was started by amateur and academic rocket enthusiasts to becoming a research center for the US Army’s missile development program, to helping launch the United States’ first satellite and becoming NASA’s key center for ...
Where: Cost: Free
Black Hole Formation & How Sagittarius A* Black Hole ImgagedBlack Holes are fascinating objects resulting from the death of larger stars. I will present an outline of black hole structure, behavior and detection. We will also focus recent headlines of how an image of the 4 million solar mass black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, ...
