Afternoon Hike at Mindego HillJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful 5-mile hike from the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve to the top of the POST-protected Mindego Hill. You will be guided by POST ambassadors who will share details about how we protected this beautiful property featuring panoramic views of redwood ridges and ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Monday, 11/07/22
Stellar streams in the deforming dark matter haloes of the Milky Way and the LMCThe ongoing merger of the Milky Way and the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is deforming the dark matter haloes of both galaxies, effectively making these galaxies a local dark matter collider. With stellar streams being sensitive to the gravitational potential, the Orphan-Chenab (OC) stream is particularly insightful as it spans ...
Autonomous Vehicles and the City 2022What are the issues and opportunities for cities as autonomous vehicles hit the road? How can we plan for and accommodate new forms of transport and smart city infrastructure that serves the public good?Join us on November 7 as a part of the 6th international Autonomous Vehicles and the City ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $15 Members in person, $5/Free web
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping the sky with a 5000-fiber robotic focal plane and 10 optical spectrographs. I will describe the challenges in construction, installation, commissioning, operations, and data reduction. The 13 million galaxies mapped in the first year already promises to improve our understanding of cosmic ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Interdisciplinary approaches to reveal parasite vulnerabilitiesWithin the liver a single Plasmodium parasite transforms into tens of thousands of blood infective forms to cause malaria. The Derbyshire lab combines chemical biology, biochemistry and genomics to uncover molecular events that drive this transient developmental stage within the liver. Through an integrative approach, we utilize small molecule probes, ...
Physics Education Research or PER (pronounced P-E-R) was one of the first education research specialties. Physicists have long led the way for high-quality STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education. Where did this history come from? And more importantly, why should we care? Spoiler alert, but the one of the ...
Michael Lenox is the Tayloe Murphy Professor in Business Administration at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. He helped found and served as the inaugural president of the multiple-university Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability. Prior to joining Darden in 2008, Professor Lenox was a professor at Duke ...
Where: Cost: Free
14 billion years on, what can we learn about original imperfection?The conventional wisdom is that if you want to learn more about the early universe, you build a bigger telescope, and that if you want to learn more about subatomic particles, you build a bigger accelerator. I will talk about a third and complementary way to get at both sorts ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
For a Good Night's SleepResearch indicates that all animals sleep. For humans, sleep is essential for physical and mental health - as necessary as food, water, and oxygen. Yet many of us get insufficient and/or low-quality sleep. UCSF's Dr. Aric Prather has just written The Sleep Prescription: Seven Days to Unlocking Your Best Rest. During this online presentation, Dr. Prather will share ...
Where: Cost: Free with discount code
Theoretically Speaking: PACE Tech: Physics and Algorithms Coupled to Enhance TechnologyThe digital revolution affects every aspect of human society and infrastructure - communications channels, medical imaging, and radar systems, to name just a few. This revolution is based on sensing the physical signals around us and representing the acquired signals as digital bits that can be processed by a computer. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Compress Deep Learning models 10,000x with Probabilistic Hash Functions - LivestreamNeural Scaling Law informally states that an increase in model size and data automatically improves AI. However, we have reached a point where the growth has reached a tipping end where the cost and energy associated with AI are becoming prohibitive.This talk will demonstrate the algorithmic progress that can exponentially ...
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the most complex and powerful astronomical space observatory ever built. It launched on Christmas Day in 2021 and has recently been commissioned in its final orbit in the Sun - Earth system. The large 6.5-m diameter JWST primary mirror and its science instruments ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
Total Lunar EclipseJoin Chabot’s astronomers for a live watch party of one of the two great eclipses of 2022. The moon will pass the earth’s shadow. Once covered, the moon will appear red in color, often referred to as a Blood Moon. Arrive by 11:30pm to learn from our astronomers. Our expert ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15 General, $7 Youth, Free for members
Tuesday, 11/08/22
Total Lunar EclipseThere will be a total Lunar Eclipse, visible from all of North America, starting early in the morning November 8. The moon will be high in the sky throughout, so the eclipse should be easy to see, weather permitting.The eclipse starts at 1:09 PST, with totallity running from 2:16 AM ...
Non-covalent interactions between biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids coordinate all cellular processes through changes in proximity. Tools that perturb, control, or reprogram these interactions have and will continue to be highly valuable for basic and translational scientific endeavors. Evolution, nature’s design philosophy, is not only a powerful method ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Quantum Matter Out of Equilibrium - CANCELEDA central goal of condensed matter physics is to study the universal emergent properties of macroscopic quantum systems with large numbers of interacting particles. Due to a variety of conceptual and experimentally motivated reasons, the traditional approach of many-body physics is largely built around the study of low-temperature and near-equilibrium ...
We are living through a transformative time in mental health research. There is overwhelming demand for new and safe ways of addressing various states of depression. Dr. Nolan Williams and Stanford University are leaders in cutting-edge research that is generating worldwide attention.Attend this fascinating program to learn what is currently ...
Providing nutritious, safe and affordable food in the face of the Earth’s changing climate is an urgent global challenge. How can we produce enough food for everyone at the same time as improving our relationship with our environment? And can what we eat contribute to a more sustainable future for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General live, $20 General online
Wednesday, 11/09/22
The Critical Role of Cybersecurity in M&A: A Framework for Mitigating and Managing Risk - LivestreamWith the ever-increasing threat landscape impacting businesses globally, understanding cybersecurity risk has become an essential component of the mergers and acquisitions process. M&A decision-makers need to understand the potential cybersecurity risks of the company they are acquiring, which, left unchecked, could result in a series of negative consequences, including delayed ...
Julia Baum holds the Faculty of Science President’s Chair at the University of Victoria where she is also Professor of Ocean Ecology and Global Change and a Provost’s Engaged Scholar. An expert in coral reef ecology, marine fisheries and climate change, Dr. Baum’s research group works to advance understanding of ...
Coastal Walk at Cowell-Purisima TrailJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful walk along the Cowell-Purisima trail that POST helped create by protecting adjacent farmland. While it may be foggy, we hope to catch gorgeous views of the ocean, nearby farmland, and glimpses of harbor seals, pelicans, hawks, rabbits, and whales during the winter ...
Where: Half Moon BayCost: Free
Elves, Dwarfs, and (mini) MonstersOur Local Group has been a rich testing ground for small-scale predictions of the Lambda Cold Dark Matter model, along with the impact of reionization and stellar feedback on the evolution of dwarf galaxies. However, we urgently need other samples of satellite systems around MW-mass hosts. I will present results ...
Protecting coastal environments and communities from sea level rise and storms requires engineering solutions that acknowledge the uncertainty of our climate change predictions on coastal scales. Nature-based solutions (NBS) are engineered to adapt to the environment while reducing shoreline flooding and promoting healthy coastal ecosystems. NBS implementation combines engineering, ecological, ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Is That a Meteor? - LivestreamWhen the Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance project originally started in 2009, there were three locations at Fremont Peak Observatory and Lick Observatory, in California. Each platform included 24 black-and-white surveillance video cameras that were programmed to watch the sky from dusk until dawn. Thousands of potential meteor detections were ...
Where: Cost: Free
What it Will Take to Prevent the Next Big One: Pandemics, Planetary Health and Our Global Future Please join us for an evening with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and UC Santa Cruz alumna Laurie Garrett (Merrill 75). Named by the New York Times “Cassandra†for predicting the COVID-19 pandemic and other outbreaks, Garrett will discuss what it will take to prevent the next pandemic, and protect both ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
After Dark: See for YourselfThe Exploratorium is your playground after dark! Wander the galleries, sip a cocktail, and let a DJ from Hip Hop for Change set the vibe. We think you’re phenomenal, so why not head over to our Human Phenomena Gallery (Osher Gallery 1)? Experiment with thoughts, feelings, and social behavior. Here, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Spice up your Thursday night by taking your tastebuds for a ride at our hottest NightLife yet. We’re bringing the heat with a crew of local culinary experts who specialize in fiery flavors from around the world. Learn about the cultural significance of spices and sample a range of gourmet ...
Seeing wild Macaws fly across the sky is a sight that leaves few people untouched. Travel with us to Costa Rica with Dr. Sam Williams from the Macaw Recovery Network to learn about these flying rainbows and how besides being stunning, their incredible intelligence and charisma have been the downfall ...
How can science education improve young people’s ability to evaluate science-related claims? Online, young people are confronted with information of wildly varying quality made by those who would claim to have expertise. The complexity of science has made the key issue one of evaluating the credibility of the so-called “expert†...
Where: Cost: Free
2022 Bay Area Chemistry Symposium This symposium, unique in the Bay, will provide an ideal forum for students, postdocs, and industrial chemists to meet and exchange ideas covering themes in chemical biology, synthesis, and computational chemistry. The 2022 symposium will feature keynote seminars from leading local academics & industrial chemists, as well as short talks ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Saturday, 11/12/22
Community Day at Cypress GroveMeet Audubon Canyon Ranch’s science staff - Join a guided bird walk - Explore the preserveNo reservation needed - light snacks and beverages will be provided, but feel free to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy with your neighbors beside Tomales Bay!This is an outdoor event so dress accordingly - ...
Lucinda Jackson worked for decades in the male-dominated science world and faced sexism, harassment, and discouragement. But along the way Jackson learned how to empower herself by recognizing and utilizing her past, identifying her vision and core values for decision-making in the present, and intentionally planning for her future Next ...
Where: Cost: Free
What if the Moon Didn’t Exist? - LivestreamAssuming that the Moon formed as the result of a collision between Earth and a Mars-sized asteroid, Neil will explore how the Earth would be different today if that event had never occurred. As you will see, the consequences extend from geology to meteorology to oceanography to ecology to botany ...
Where: Cost: Free
Sunday, 11/13/22
Family Friendly Tour - California Native People and PlantsPlease join us at the East Bay Regional Parks Botanic Garden for a Special Family Friendly Tour, California Native People and Plants. On this tour, you’ll play the traditional Miwok game of staves, grind acorns, and even wash your hands with soap plant root. You will see California Native artifacts ...
Quantum computing is a rapidly advancing field that is poised to take on complex problems that elude even the most powerful supercomputers. In this talk, I will discuss the following:    •   What is quantum computing and how can it be applied?    •   My journey from Symbolic Systems into ...
The James Webb Space Telescope was launched on Dec. 25, 2021, and commissioning was completed in early July 2022. With its 6.5 m golden eye, and cameras and spectrometers covering 0.6 to 28 µm, Webb is already producing magnificent images of galaxies, active galactic nuclei, star-forming regions, and planets. Scientists ...
Globular clusters are beautiful and ancient structures that have been providing insight into the structure of our galaxy and the evolution of stars for more than 100 years. I will describe the role that binary stars play in their fascinating internal dynamics and examples of how binaries are revealed in ...
Jeffrey Gordon received his A.B. from Oberlin College and his M.D. from the University of Chicago. He completed his clinical training in internal medicine and gastroenterology at Washington University and was a post-doctoral fellow in the Laboratory of Biochemistry at NIH’s National Cancer Institute. He has spent his entire career ...
Overturning the Paradigm: What systems approaches tell us about glycosylation and non-coding RNA - CANCELEDGlycans offer cells a rich coding space, integrating information from the genome, transcriptome and proteome that reflects both cell status and the function of cells within an organism. Their position at the outer edge of cellular space makes them ideal partners for immune cell recognition and targets for pathogens including ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Narrowing the search for axion dark matterThe quantum chromodynamics axion and axion-like particles are some of the most sought-after beyond the Standard Model particles at present because of their possible connections with the strong-CP problem, dark matter, and ultraviolet physics such as Grand Unification and String Theory. Laboratory searches are underway around the world to search ...
Jay Apt is a Professor at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business and in the CMU Department of Engineering and Public Policy. He is the Co-Director (with Granger Morgan) of the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center and Director of the RenewElec (renewable electricity) project. He has authored over 80 ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 11/15/22
Lessons from scale for large language models and quantitative reasoningLarge language models trained on diverse training data have shown impressive results on many tasks involving natural language -- in many cases matching or exceeding human performance. Some measures of progress exhibit remarkably robust power-law improvement over many orders of magnitude in dataset, model and compute scale, while other capabilities remain difficult to extrapolate. ...
With funding from the National Science Foundation the IceCube project at the South Pole melted eighty-six holes over 1.5 miles deep in the Antarctic icecap to construct an enormous astronomical observatory. The experiment discovered a flux of neutrinos reaching us from the cosmos, with energies more than a million times ...
Dimitar Bojantchev will share his path from amateur to informed collector, and onward to professional contributor to science. He is a leading taxonomist of macrofungi in California and the Western United States with an emphasis on the largest genera of Cortinarius and Russula.Dimitar has regularly served as a lead identifier ...
Where: Cost: Free
ACS San Francisco Bay Chapter 2021 Grant Recipients Present their Cetacean Research - LivestreamIn December 2021, through the generous support of individual donors like you, the American Cetacean Society San Francisco Bay Chapter was thrilled to award cetacean research grants to three emerging marine biologists doing critical research in support of our mission: to protect whales, dolphins, porpoises, and their habitats through public ...
Morning Hike at La Honda Open Space PreserveJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful hike at Lower La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve where you’ll experience the area’s sweeping views and gorgeous rolling grasslands! The preserve is over 6,100 acres, of which POST has contributed 5,200 acres. You will be guided by a POST Ambassador on ...
An uneducated seamstress with boundless curiosity. A mother octopus with a baffling shell. When the lady and the octopus met, they reshaped marine biology, proving that females of both species were far more capable than they’d been given credit for. Nineteenth-century inventor and explorer Jeanne Villepreux-Power charted her own course ...
Where: Cost: Free
Dive Into The Marine Mammal Center - LivestreamAre you new to The Marine Mammal Center? Do you want to learn more about how we care for seals, sea lions and otters? Are you intrigued by our work on climate change, ocean trash and whale conservation? If you want to know more about The Marine Mammal Center and ...
Where: Cost: Free
Silicon Valley Talks: Technology and JournalismWhen Samuel Morse sent the first official telegram from the Supreme Court Chamber, he demonstrated this new media technology with the message, "What hath God wrought?" Journalists today, nearly 180 years later, might well ask the same question about technology's impact on their profession, and on the news business generally. ...
Light at Night: A Glowing Hazard - LivestreamThe Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter, and the Sierra Club Bay Alive Campaign invite you to our symposium on dark sky and bird-friendly building and lighting design.The use of LED lighting technology is causing an unintended, yet pervasive and harmful effect: the over-lighting of ...
Where: Cost: Free
Corporations and Climate Risk in the Real World: The Case of PG&E - LivestreamEvery year, much of the western United States is ravaged by ever more severe wildfires, caused in part by local decisions and in part by the local impacts of global climate change. Many of the most destructive wildfires in recent years have been caused by electric utilities, showing the urgency ...
All multicellular life hosts diverse microbial communities that are integral to biological function; these microorganisms drive metabolism, stress resistance, and acclimatization at organismal and ecosystem scales. For modern reef-building corals, their success hinges upon interactions with associated photosynthetic endosymbiotic algae. However, increasing sea surface temperatures cause a breakdown in the ...
Where: Cost: Free
Using satellites to monitor environmental change with National Geographic eEvery ten days, a constellation of satellites works together to take a high-resolution picture of each location on earth. Most of this data is and will be used for defense and intelligence purposes, but we can also use this data for environmental purposes.In this talk with Caleb Kruse, he will ...
Kim Anno(California College of the Arts) on "Spectacle of Nature and Iconic Western texts: Oedius Rex and Dante’s Purgatorio"Rearranging iconic Western texts to reconfigure new meaning...Read more Kokichi Sugihara(Meiji University, Japan) on "How to Make Impossible Objects"The “impossible object†initially meant an imaginary 3D structure which occurs in our ...
The guest speaker will be Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian addressing 13 ways that environmentalists can advocate effectively for good policy.“13 Tips†is a lively, interactive presentation that Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian has presented to leadership groups, nonprofits, and community activists for many years. “Having served as an ...
Black holes are undoubtedly some of the most mysterious objects in the known universe. This mystery seems to sit poorly with some, often earning them descriptions in the media such as “gargantuan monstersâ€, “gravitational terrorsâ€, and even “one-way passages to doomâ€! In this talk, I aim to shed some light ...
It is now clear that most normal galaxies have a big black hole, with between a million and ten billion suns in mass, in their nucleus. However, in addition to being the monstrous cosmic maws of popular characterization, these black holes can interact strongly and subtly with their environment. They ...
On which worlds and under what conditions can life begin? The new “urability†framework (places and conditions under which life can originate) is a new addition to Astrobiology, joining the term “habitability†(worlds where life as we know it can survive). Applying urability to exoplanet models will inform a key ...
Our November speaker will be Dr. Klara Scharnagl, Tucker Curator of Lichenology at the UC Berkeley Herbarium. She's going to talk about symbiosis and ecology of these specialized fungi.
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
Machine Learning for Policymakers: Decoding AI Technology Development, Responsibility, and Policy - LivestreamCountries around the world are establishing strategies, initiatives, and policies to guide the development and use of machine learning, which is the foundation for modern artificial intelligence (AI). What is essential to understand about machine learning technology and how can it be developed and used responsibly?  CHM and Google AI ...
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Searching for Earth-like exoplanets among stellar noise: advancing EPRV instrument capabilitiesThe study and characterization of nearby terrestrial worlds continues to be a key research area within astronomy. Extremely precise radial velocity (EPRV) measurements are critical for this work providing mass, density, and orbital information that are crucial to characterize rocky worlds. However, the path to reaching the radial velocity precision ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
2022 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize Ceremony - LivestreamGladstone Institutes will honor the 2022 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize winner, Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte.He will be presented with the award and will give a scientific lecture based on his recent work. Izpisua Belmonte is a celebrated scientist known for his regenerative medicine and aging research, as well as his work ...
Where: Cost: Free
Science at Cal - The Road to Vehicle Electrification - LivestreamThis August, California announced groundbreaking plans to phase out the production of traditional gas-powered cars by 2035. Reports show that, with the right policies, it is technically and economically feasible. But state and local leaders have just over a decade to transition how Californians drive and fuel their vehicles. At ...
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Two talks at Hopkins Marine StationEconomic Impacts of Environmental Shocks in Small-Scale FisheriesDr. Villaseñor-Derbez studies coupled human-ocean systems. He draws from his training in oceanography, ecology, and environmental economics and combines geo-spatial, econometric, and machine learning methods to study how humans and the marine environment respond to policy and environmental change.Innovative, Interdisciplinary Tools to Study ...
The ocean accounts for only 0.02 percent of the Earth's total mass. It has long been speculated that the Earth's interior may host a significant amount of water. Previous experimental and theoretical estimates of the water content in the Earth’s mantle span a wide range, from 1 ocean mass to ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
FACILITATING SECURITY AND TRUST AMONG MULTIPLE PARTIES THROUGH BLOCKCHAIN TECHNIQUES - LivestreamA blockchain consists of a list of blocks that are linked based on cryptography hash and maintained by distributed network nodes, so that the information recorded in these blocks is non-repudiated. After its first conceptualization by Nakamoto in 2008, blockchain has attracted broad attention and been considered as a promising ...
In electronic devices like field-effect transistors, applied electric fields, up to hundreds of gigahertz in frequency, control electron motion. Recently, it has been demonstrated that the electric fields of ultra-intense laser pulses, i.e. electric fields in the tera- to petahertz (THz to PHz) regime, can similarly control electric currents around ...
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Two talks: chinese American Chemical Society - POSTPONEDPlease register and join us for the inaugural program of the new Northern California Chapter of the Chinese American Chemical Society (CACS) • CACS overview and awards • Talks from awardees Profs. Zhenan Bao and Peidong Yang • Great networking & light refreshmentsSkin-inspired Organic ElectronicsSpeaker: Zhenan BaoArtificial PhotosynthesisPeidong YangRegister at ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Lincoln Family Science Night Family Science Night is back - put on your N95 mask and join us for an evening of chemistry fun at Lincoln Elementary School in Richmond. Bryan Balazs will kick things off with his colorful chemistry show, to be followed by hands-on activities all around the cafeteria. You can help ...
Turn up the radiance this winter! Visible light inspires us across cultures, reveals nature’s beauty, and contains clues about the history of space and time. Tonight, join us for the opening of Glow: Discover the Art of Light, a collection of luminous sculptures big and small that invite you to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Speaker:John Mola, former USGS Research Ecologist, Assistant Professor, Colorado State University  Learn About:The basics of bumble bee biology and the history of species decline and conservation. How forests may be important, but often overlooked, places of conservation and restoration for bumble bees.How genetic data can be used to inform species recovery and ...
Wilson's and Red-necked Phalaropes are tiny but charismatic shorebirds that rely on saline lakes like Mono Lake and Owens Lake as their most critical gas stations on their epic migration to South America. Saline lakes are threatened worldwide by water diversion and climate change, and presumably phalaropes are threatened along ...
Calling 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: $18.75
On the Cosmic Dimension of Human StoriesOne of the 10 most radical discoveries in human history is that of cosmogenesis, the narrative of how the expanding universe is evolving into stars, galaxies, life, and human consciousness. It is certain that over time this discovery will have a major impact on humanity, but it is still too ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 suggested donation
Panel of Remediaiton and Permaculture Experts: Fungi for BioremediationBioremediation refers to cost-effective and environment-friendly method for converting the toxic, recalcitrant pollutants into environmentally benign products through the action of various biological treatments. Fungi play a major role in bioremediation owing to their robust morphology and diverse metabolic capacity.Attend in person or online.
Where: Santa RosaCost: Free
NightSchool: Aquarium Without Walls - LivestreamBeyond caring for our animals and maintaining exhibits, the Steinhart Aquarium’s skilled team of biologists also somehow find the time to conduct impactful conservation work worldwide. Come hang out with Academy biologists, who will share stories about the diverse field work they do outside of the four walls of the ...
Where: Cost: Free
Earthquake Science of the Bay Area and How to Prepare- LivestreamAre you prepared for the next big earthquake? We always hear “the big one’s coming†but what does that really mean? We asked Earthquake Geologist and Science Communicator Bryan Castillo to inform us about earthquake science so we can be prepared and stay calm, cool, and collected in the face ...
Join us for a talk by Hannah Polleck, Staff Engineer at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, who will describe her work with the largest camera ever constructed: the 3 Gigapixel CCD camera designed for the Vera Rubin Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST).Pollek will give an overview of the Vera Rubin Observatory as a whole, with ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Why Birds Flock - LivestreamYou may have heard the old saying that birds of a feather flock together. But have you ever stopped to wonder why? Join Jessica Griffiths for a fascinating look at bird flocks and flocking behavior. Why do some species of birds form flocks, while others do not? Why do geese ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 11/18/22
Berkeley Lab Virtual Public TourIn response to COVID-related social conditions, Berkeley Lab is offering virtual tours of its facilities to the public. These are pre-scheduled, live, interactive, one-hour long presentations by Lab staff and scientists. Participants will learn about the Lab's fascinating history, ground-breaking discoveries, and contributions to COVID-19-related research. Join a Zoom Webinar ...
Speaker:Eric Breard, University of OregonSourav Kumar, UC Berkeley, the speaker originally scheduled for today, has been rescheduled for March 10, 2023.
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
A Path to Detecting Self-Interacting Dark Matter using Astrophysical Sub-StructureDark matter self interactions can leave distinctive signatures on the properties of satellite galaxies around Milky Way-like hosts. By analyzing a number of Milky Way dwarf galaxies, we were able to place new constraints on models of self-interacting dark matter which interact via a Yukawa potential. The results push the theory ...
The celebration will gather and honor this extraordinary scientist who pioneered the modern search for intelligent life in the universe, and his passion for research, education, and helping others. The program will include remarks and remembrances by members of Frank’s family, close friends, and colleagues. Without Frank’s ingenuity and talents, ...
This 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 ...
Pulling Back the Dusty Curtain on Luminous Infrared GalaxiesLuminous Infrared Galaxies are some of the brightest and most active galaxies in the Universe. The enormous amounts of infrared light given off by these systems is driven by huge bouts of star formation and by gas accretion onto supermassive black holes. In the nearby Universe, the process driving the ...
In collaboration with Dr. Gretchen LeBuhn and her lab at San Francisco State University, One Tam is continuing our efforts to monitor and understand more about Mt. Tamalpais’ wild bees and other pollinators. Building on the initial 2017 survey of Mt. Tam’s wild bees, we’ll be expanding monitoring to the Golden Gate ...
Join POST and Santa Clara County Parks for an educational experience like no other: Raptor Fest! This incredible event will highlight very important species of raptors, who play an integral role in the health of our ecosystems!This free educational event will feature presentations and a chance to visit local wildlife ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Fall Friends & Family Day at Bouverie PreserveTake a walk with your friends and family through Bouverie Preserve and stop to explore with our nature enthusiasts who will be at different locations ready to share some of the wonders of nature with you. Staff and volunteers stationed throughout will share what they know about the creek, wildlife, ...
Where: Glen EllenCost: $20 Donation recommended/$15 for members
Investigating Space: Supersonic FlightNASA’s Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) program aims to re-ignite and re-launch supersonic air travel for the 21st Century. Get all the latest news about how NASA is working to transform air travel in this century.
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
FREE Ohlone Nature Walk at Alum Rock ParkFREE Ohlone Nature Walk at Alum Rock ParkJoin YSI for a beautiful walk in the park while learning about the plants and animals that were important for the Ohlone Native Americans' survival! This event is outdoors. Masks are recommended. YSI is following all state and county COVID-19 protocols.Register at weblinkAges ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Fort Point Candlelight TourThe Candlelight Tour of Fort Point is a popular guided program that allows visitors to experience the fort in a new light. This evening tour will maze through the shadows of the historic structure by candlelight and visitors will see the glimmering lights of the Golden Gate Bridge towering up ...
The first planet outside our own solar system was discovered almost thirty years ago in an extremely unlikely place, orbiting a pulsar, and the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star was discovered nearly 26 years ago. In the time since, we’ve detected over 5000 planets and over 75% of these ...
Where: Cost: Free
Starry Nights Star PartyThe San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA) is proud to work with the Open Space Authority (OSA) to co-host a public star party at Rancho Canada del Oro (RCDO). This site is just 30 minutes south of downtown San Jose and features dark skies. It's dark enough to see the band ...
“Managed recharge†is an increasingly popular strategy among water managers to replenish underground aquifers and increase the amount of water stored underground. The stored water may be available for use in dry years when surface water supplies (like rivers and lakes) may be low. If done correctly, it also offers ...
As Moore’s Law is reaching its physical limits, novel types of computing systems are necessary to meet rapidly increasing computing demands. One such approach is compute-in-memory, which utilizes memory-logic hybrid devices called resistive memory that promises orders of magnitude improvements in energy efficiency. These resistive memory devices are made of ...
Addressing HIV/AIDS, PrEP and STI After the PandemicIn what we hope is the waning months of the COVID-19 pandemic, we'll take a look at other long-running issues relating to health care, healthy living, and access to care for the LGBTQ+ community.Our expert panelists for this discussion are leaders in the efforts to reach LGBTQ+ people, informing them ...
Speaker:Emilie Dunham, UC Los AngelesThis event will now be held on January 10, 2023
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Saturday, 11/26/22
Drop-in at Palo Alto BaylandsDrop-in anytime between 9 am and 11 am to bird with us! SCVAS volunteers will be stationed at Palo Alto Baylands on the north side of the duck pond with binoculars and scopes to help you identify the huge variety of shorebirds and ducks that call the Bay Area home. ...
Let’s celebrate the return of Pacific Grove's monarch butterfly population during Science Saturday: Monarch Madness. Join us at the Museum on November 26th and listen to the Monarch-themed musical stylings of the 5M’s Band, get an up-close view of butterflies, follow their migration, and learn about other pollinators. We encourage ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Monday, 11/28/22
Insects of the Night - LivestreamSpeaker:Â Kevin Munroe, The Nature ConservancyClick here to register and receive connection information.
Infant research faces all the same issues that negatively affect replicability and reproducibility in psychology at large. In addition, it deals with a vulnerable population that is challenging to recruit and not terribly compliant once in the lab. These factors potentially increase noise and pose challenges for obtaining adequate sample ...
Clock for quantum and fundamental physicsPrecise control of quantum states of matter and innovative laser technology are revolutionizing the performance of atomic clocks and metrology, providing opportunities to observe emerging phenomena and explore fundamental physics. Recent advances include measurement of the gravitation time dilation over sub-millimeter distances and incorporating spin entanglement in clock operations.Speaker: Jun ...
Commissioner Darcie L. Houck was appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) by Governor Gavin Newsom on Feb. 9, 2021. She formerly served as Chief Counsel for the California Energy Commission since 2019.Commissioner Houck was an Administrative Law Judge at the CPUC from 2016 to 2019, a Partner at ...
Cosmic Explorer - a next-gen gravitational-wave observatoryWith almost 100 gravitational-wave sources detected to-date, and the first-generation facilities now over 20-years old, there is growing momentum towards the next-generation of gravitational-wave observatories. Projects are underway in Europe, Australia, Japan, India and the US to bring new ground-based observatories online. These audio-band observatories will be complemented by a ...
Speaker: Yuxin Zhou, UC Santa BarbaraThis event has been rescheduled for January 24, 2023
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Wonderfest: The Mathematics of LanguageIf your native language (Irish, Igbo, Ilocano, . . .) is threatened by competition from another language (likely English!), and if preserving that language is important, what options do you have? Which approach to language preservation is most likely to be effective? Or... How much time do you have before ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Wednesday, 11/30/22
The Science of Communicating Climate Change - LivestreamAs important as knowing the climate science, social science provides evidence-based practices that allow us to communicate climate science more effectively. In this session, you will be introduced to the work of the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI), a collective of over 500 climate communicators. Learn ...
Where: Cost: Free
Chromatin Club Bay Area - In Person SymposiumThe Chromatin Club Bay Area was founded to foster a scientific community between Stanford, Berkeley, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis, UC Merced and others. We organize monthly online seminars during which three scientists from our institutions present their work, and semi-annual in person meetings each quarter to ...
Response of the Delta and Estuary to a major change in wastewater nutrient loading - LivestreamApril of last year, the largest wastewater treatment plant discharging waste into the Northern Sacramento San Joaquin Delta completed a >$2B upgrade to its treatment processes. This resulted in a large reduction of total nitrogen loading to the Delta and a change in the chemical form of that nitrogen from ...
The early images from the James Webb Space Telescope have been applauded by scientists, the media, and the public. But there is far more to our expectations from this remarkable space instrument than just pretty pictures. In this introductory talk, astronomer and educator Andrew Fraknoi explains what makes the Webb ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 live/$10 online General
Hardcore Natural History: Nature’s Extreme Events!Join us for a panel discussion on the science behind nature’s most extreme moments. Climate change, tectonic movement, weather events and more will be discussed. Be sure to come with lots of questions and enjoy a spread of small bites and drinks beforehand.
Where: Pacific GroveCost: $15 General, $10 Members, $5 Students
Our Lonely Sun: How Multiple Star Systems Form (or don’t)Most stars are born with one or more stellar companions. Observational advances over the last decade have enabled high-resolution, interferometric studies of forming multiple systems and statistical surveys of multiplicity in star-forming regions. These have yielded new insights into how such systems form and how multiplicity affects disk evolution and ...
Phytoplankton are key primary producers performing half of Earth’s carbon fixation, forming the base of aquatic food webs, and driving major biogeochemical cycles. The global analysis of phytoplankton thermal traits shows that warming may change phytoplankton biodiversity, with tropical regions being especially vulnerable, and that the interactions of temperature with ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
POP Movement: Spearheading Youth-Led Innovation and Action to Protect Our PlanetThe session will provide an overview of the work, vision, and values of the POP (Protect Our Planet) Movement and will showcase projects led by youth spearheading action to tackle climate change through unique, innovative, and technology-based solutions. These projects have been nurtured by the POP Movement under its mentorship program to ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
After Dark: Light ScienceLight is all around us, bringing energy and color to our world in a whole spectrum of ways. Tonight, learn about the science of what makes things glow, and experience demos from artists and makers who harness light to transformative effect. Wander our galleries and discover a collection of luminous ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, everyone’s invited to shop the halls at our annual eclectic holiday market curated by SF Bazaar. Looking for original artwork? We got you. Handmade jewelry or gourmet chocolate? Yep, got that too. With nearly 40 local makers and merchants in attendance, there’s ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $18.75
NightSchool: World's Most Endangered - LivestreamCycads are older than dinosaurs and more endangered than any other group of organisms on Earth, but for something with those impressive superlatives, their plight is woefully obscure. If you’ve ever looked at dinosaur art, you know what cycads look like: They’re the flora in the background, palm-like but with ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 12/02/22
Coastal Walk at Cowell-Purisima TrailJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful walk along the Cowell-Purisima trail that POST helped create by protecting adjacent farmland. While it may be foggy, we hope to catch gorgeous views of the ocean, nearby farmland, and glimpses of harbor seals, pelicans, hawks, rabbits, and whales during the winter ...
Dr. Watson-Zink is driven to understand the ecological, evolutionary, and physiological contexts under which ancestrally marine animals colonized land across the history of life on Earth beginning over 300 millions years ago, and how these transitions produced the biodiversity patterns we currently observe in terrestrial environments. Her research focuses on ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Autonomous Big Data Collection and Analysis in Electron MicroscopyThe promise of incorporating "big data" into the advancement of science is that it will accelerate our ability to discover new materials and phenomena; however, significant hurdles to this exciting future still exist. Electron microscopy (EM) is known for its ability to study materials at the sub-nanometer scale down to ...
Statistical data tells the sordid story of Black women’s reproductive experiences in the United States: they are 51% more likely to give birth prematurely than other women, are 3 to 4 times more likely t0 die from a pregnancy-related cause, and 31 percent more likely to experience Cesarean-sections. The grip ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
First Friday - Moving to MarsThis year, in early December, it will be the best time to view Mars and it is a great time to look forward to NASA’s Mission to Mars. Join NASA and SETI scientist Pascal Lee as they explore the beauty of the Martian landscape and discuss how art has influenced ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15 General, $10 Youth/Seniors, $5 Members
Introduction to AstrophotographyHave you ever wondered how astronomers take a picture of another galaxy or celestial object? In this presentation, you will hear how amateur astronomers produce these images. This includes the required equipment, what an imaging session looks like, and finally, an overview of processing data into a final image. Whether ...
The area of quantum machine learning (QML) is a young one and is expanding quickly. QML builds artificial intelligence that utilises quantum technology to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of learning algorithms. In order to overcome the difficulties of merging quantum computation and machine learning and to advance our understanding ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 12/03/22
North Coyote Valley December BioBlitzExplore the North Coyote Valley Conservation Area with SCVAS! Join us for a BioBlitz to explore the plants and animals that call this part of the Coyote Valley home! Gates will be open to the public from 9AM to 12PM.We will be using iNaturalist to catalog organisms big and small ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Glow FestWatch science come to light at Glow Fest! Dig into the art and science of light at this all-ages celebration. Enjoy hands-on activities that illuminate the how of light. Catch a glimpse of bioluminescent creatures and learn why they glow. Experience demos from artists and makers who harness light to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Fort Point Candlelight TourThe Candlelight Tour of Fort Point is a popular guided program that allows visitors to experience the fort in a new light. This evening tour will maze through the shadows of the historic structure by candlelight and visitors will see the glimmering lights of the Golden Gate Bridge towering up ...
Each Air Rocket Blastoff features an introduction to rocketry and Newton’s Third Law of Motion, including an exploration of a real JPL rocket on display at the Hiller Aviation Museum. Following a demonstration, participants construct a high-performance straw rocket, then launch it across the museum with a calibrated burst of ...
Wonderfest joins St. Helena's Cameo Cinema to present a heavenly double feature: first, the remarkable true story of NASA's Opportunity rover (which ventured to Mars for a 90-day mission, but survived - and explored - for 15 years!), followed by Q&A with legendary astrophysicist Dr. Alex Filippenko (discussing both the ...
Where: St. HelenaCost: $10
Afternoon Hike at Mindego HillJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful 5-mile hike from the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve to the top of the POST-protected Mindego Hill. You will be guided by POST ambassadors who will share details about how we protected this beautiful property featuring panoramic views of redwood ridges and ...
