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 ...
Where: Cost: Free
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 ...
Where: Cost: Free
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 ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Monday, 12/05/22
Low mass galaxies beyond the Milky Way with LSSTThe number densities, structures, internal dynamics, and stellar populations of low mass galaxies can be extremely insightful for studying dark matter and galaxy formation on small scales. Access to these low mass galaxies beyond the Local Group has been limited due to their low surface brightness. I will present recent ...
The Talking College Project is a Black student and Black studies-centered way to learn more about the particular linguistic choices of Black students while empowering them to be proud of their cultural and linguistic heritage. Students examine the role of language in the Black college experience and collect information from ...
Where: Cost: Free
Educator Workshop: Mindful Modeling (K - 1) Are you a K - 1 educator? Register for this free online workshop exploring mindful modeling.What is mindful modeling? And how does classroom discussion support K - 1 students’ engagement in modeling? See how K - 1 students use scientific modeling to communicate and revise their ideas as they make ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Marine Mammal Monday: Seal and Sea Lion Superstars of 2022 - LivestreamThis month we reminisce about our patient superstars! Dozens of marine mammals, ranging from California Sea Lions to endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals, were rescued in 2022. Learn about how our team of dedicated volunteers and veterinarians are able to heal these sick, injured and orphaned patients so that they can ...
Where: Cost: Free
A Tale of Three CitiesOver the last three decades, under the stewardship of Mayor Jim Brainard, the City of Carmel, Indiana and its citizens engaged in an experiment to reverse the trends of urban sprawl that have contributed greatly to a reduction in quality of life in the US.In this talk, Mayor Jim Brainard will give ...
Since its inception, NASA has promoted a vision of space exploration that involves missions and outposts within the inner solar system with supplies delivered from Earth's surface, the Moon, or Mars. Recent research suggests an additional scenario in which humans live in space supported by resources extracted from asteroids, beginning ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
Science of Cocktails @ After DarkCalling all craft cocktail lovers, kitchen chemists, and science fans! Grab your friends or a date, and join us for Science of Cocktails @ After Dark, a tasty fundraiser focused on mixology science. Whether you’re already a Science of Cocktails fan, or you’re ready to level up your After Dark ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $100
Tuesday, 12/06/22
Hot and cold hummingbirds: The ecology, physiology, and genes of cold endothermsAnusha Shankar studies hummingbirds as a Rose Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. She is fascinated by the idea that many endotherms are in fact heterotherms that can allow their body temperature to drop and save energy. For the past decade, she has studied hummingbirds’ various daily energy ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Learning-Augmented Algorithms for Safety-Critical SystemsMaking use of modern black-box AI tools such as deep reinforcement learning is potentially transformational for safety-critical systems such as data centers, the electricity grid, transportation, and beyond. However, such machine-learned algorithms typically do not have formal guarantees on their worst-case performance, stability, or safety. So while their performance may ...
Dr. Mehrdad Ayati has identified eight critical challenges that currently face the aging population. Join Us at the Club for a discussion on healthy aging and Dr. Ayati’s proposed solutions to these critical challenges.Topics will include global aging trends and demographics, overmedications, inappropriate use of vitamins and supplements to stay ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General live, $10 online
Pathways to medicineDr. Mónica Osbelia Ruiz is in her first year as an attending at Brown University as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Critical Care Medicine. She was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley along the South Texas-Mexico border, as a first generation Mexican-American. It is ...
With the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), cosmologists now have a power tool in their hands to look deeper into the mysteries of our Universe than ever before. In this lecture, Dr. Birrer will lay out outstanding questions in cosmology and describe how JWST is uniquely positioned to advance our ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Astronomy Beginner's Forum - LivestreamIf you're new to astronomy and are perhaps considering getting your own telescope but are not sure where to start, maybe we can help!This event is an on-line meeting where you can chat with representatives of SJAA as well as other new astronomy enthusiasts. We'll share general tips and answer ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wednesday, 12/07/22
The Words We Choose As Naturalists - LivestreamWhen we use words like “nativeâ€, “non-nativeâ€, or invasive, what heavy meanings might they have? What does it mean that some species’ names are being changed? Let’s discuss the meanings of loaded terms and how our language might evolve.Learn how to teach Nature Journaling! Join our weekly discussion and idea-sharing ...
Where: Cost: Free
Building Organizational Engagement and Advocacy - LivestreamThe fourth and final lecture in this series will focus on empowering organizations to take action for their employees, stakeholders and communities around environmental engagement. Featuring a panel discussion format, our experts will discuss how companies can advocate for climate policy with employee engagement and corporate campaigns and provide resources ...
Data-driven modeling and deep learning present powerful tools that are opening up new paradigms and opportunities in the understanding, discovery, and design of soft and biological materials.Speaker: Andrew Ferguson, University of Chicago
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
New Variant Discovery in the Era of Complete GenomesGenomic scientist Karen Miga, assistant professor of biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz, was named one of the 100 most influential people of 2022 by TIME Magazine for her work co-leading an international team of scientists known as the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium to complete the first gapless sequence of a human genome.Please ...
On October 27th 2022 NASA captured a now-famous image of the Sun “smiling†on its solar system [see image above]. But the Sun is not always happy! It can unleash violent “space weather†-- storms that can radiate X-rays and even gamma rays into space, send giant clouds of magnetic plasma ...
These last 2 years have been really difficult regarding photography. Travel has been severely curtailed and being at home has not been very conducive to finding interesting subjects for photography. With shelter in place starting in March, 2020, I was getting pretty stir-crazy by the fall. In an attempt to ...
Where: Cost: Free
Thursday, 12/08/22
Dr. Mary Bowerman Science & Research ColloquiumDr. Mary Leolin Bowerman co-founded Save Mount Diablo in 1971. Mary was a botanist and a student of the flora of Mount Diablo for over 70 years. In her honor, Save Mount Diablo established the Mary Bowerman Science and Research Program in 2013.In addition to facilitating research on and around ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
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 ...
Join Cyversity and the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity for this special end-of-year event! We’ll celebrate the cybersecurity research and professional communities of both organizations and highlight what’s to come in 2023. Guests will hear from experts in transformative leadership and cybersecurity on issues related to under-representation in cyber ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
After Dark: Fire of Love, Presented by National Geographic Documentary FilmsJoin us for a night fueled by fire and marked by molten rock. Enjoy a special screening of the National Geographic Documentary Film Fire of Love, which follows two bold explorers as they venture into the volcanic unknown - and hear directly from some of the film’s creators. Learn about ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Learn about your microbiome and how it can be modulated with foods, including fermented foods, to improve your health and treat disease. Presented by Dr. Sean Spencer, a gastroenterologist and physician scientist at Stanford University. This virtual program is coordinated by the San Mateo Public Library's Biotechnology Learning Center.Registation is required. See event ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightLifeCalling 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, our alligator with albinism), the night is sure to be wild.Step inside the iconic ...
Heermann’s Gulls are beautiful seabirds that were thought to breed exclusively on small islands in the Gulf of California and off the Mexican coast, where their numbers are declining due to warming seas and overfishing. In 1999, a few Heermann’s gulls nested on a man-made island on Roberts Lake in ...
Who first imagined robots and Artificial Intelligence? Long before medieval automatons, even before self-moving machines were invented in antiquity, the concepts of replicating life were explored in Greek myths about Talos, Jason, Medea, Daedalus, Prometheus, Hephaestus, and Pandora. Drawing on her book, “Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wonderfest: Understanding Human Populations - LivestreamHow long will the people in a particular population live? How do we know if a cancer treatment works, or whether parents pass their socioeconomic status to their children? How often do formerly incarcerated people return to prison, and how long (on average) will current marriages last? All these questions ...
Climate One is delighted to present the 2022 Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication to climate scientist and ocean expert Dr. Stefan Rahmstorf.In a year of unprecedented oceanic changes, Dr. Rahmstorf exemplifies the rare combination of superb scientist and powerful communicator in his work to communicate the ...
Could it be that changes in the shape of embryos contribute to cell type evolution? How do we try to understand if this is the case? We just look! This talk will showcase how live imaging of marine embryos can help us understand how changes in the physical interactions between ...
Join your TeamSETI friends for a very special virtual movie night! We're showing the documentary A Life's Work, which features our very own Jill Tarter. Seth Shostak will host with special guests Jill Tarter and David Licata, who directed the film.Movie summary:Â What's it like to dedicate your life to work ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 12/10/22
2022 TeenTechSF Global Youth Summit - Innovation: Forging Our Youth-Empowered FutureAll are welcome! Action-packed morning connecting teens with tech leaders here in the Bay Area and around the world for 150 students, mentors, and families from diverse communities to listen to live speakers and panels on global trends, practical advice, and hands-on STEM workshops on machine learning, website design, app ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Mini Fungus FairIt’s mushroom season! Join local fungiphiles at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History for the return of the (Mini) Fungus Fair in partnership with the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz. Explore a display of dozens of species of local mushrooms while enjoying free family-friendly activities and community resources:Free admission to ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Science of LightVisit the wonders of little houses all lite up in the Vallejo Adobe on the grounds of the California Nursery Historical Park.   Then take a closer look at light on how it reflects, refracts and diffracts providing wonderful images to humans. There will be 10 light challenges from the Vallejo ...
Where: FremontCost: $10 advance, $15 in person
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 ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Youth
Sunday, 12/11/22
NASA Artemis 1 Splashdown EventAs NASA’s Artemis 1 mission comes to a thrilling end, you’re invited to watch the uncrewed Orion space capsule splashdown live in Chabot’s theatre. Then, learn more about the landing by exploring NASA Ames Visitor Center, learning more from a NASA expert and practice landing your own capsule in a ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
Glider Discovery DayDiscover the world of flight in a special outdoor family event!Learn the names of the different parts of the airplane, then join in the fun the help build a full-size Penguin airplane! Then, assemble a balsa wood glider and join a fun festival of flight outdoors in the museum’s Courtyard. ...
It’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: San JoseCost: Free
Monday, 12/12/22
Democratizing NLP: considerations from resources to algorithms - LivestreamIn recent times, there is an enormous increase in the use of digital media as a channel for communication. This, combined with the fact that natural language is a ubiquitous mode of communication, has increased the volume of natural language data available for processing. Also, this has resulted in opportunities ...
Where: Cost: Free
Tuesday, 12/13/22
December Bird Walk - FULLJoin Chris Carmichael in search of both resident and migrant birds in the Garden's many bird friendly micro habitats. Chris will be joined by Susan Greef, Garden Member and avid birder. Beginning and experienced bird watchers are welcome. Limited to 15 participants. Register at weblink
Where: BerkeleyCost: $25 General, $20 Members
Realtime Machine Learning and End-to-end ML PlatformTech Talk 1: Seven Reasons Why Realtime ML Is Here to Stay. Abstract: Machine Learning is being adopted and validated by an increasing number of industries, businesses, and projects. However, a significant portion of these use cases are offline and batch in nature. The transition to realtime predictions is a ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Lost Landscapes 02022 Bay and Gateway: Past Glimpses and Possible FuturesThis year's LOST LANDSCAPES pictures the infrastructures, peoples and landscapes of California, centering on San Francisco’s everyday past and the futures we have tried to build. Casting an archival gaze on San Francisco and cities, towns and places throughout California where nature and culture meet, the film recalls moments in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Geminids Meteor ShowerJoin us on our observation decks and be dazzled as we make our annual trip though the Geminids Meteor shower. The Geminids, named for the radiant or location where the shower appears to originate, are one of the best meteor showers to catch this year. The culprit and source of ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15 General, $7 Youth, Free for members
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