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. The end of the year is a time for reflection and celebration - and that’s certainly true in our Seeing and Reflections gallery. Here, you ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Saturday, 12/31/22
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
Wednesday, 01/04/23
SETI Live: What's Coming in 2023 - LivestreamWe have to admit that 2022 was an impressive year for space science, what with JWST starting to collect science data and even releasing early results, the launch and return of the Artemis 1 mission, the DART mission, a NASA Juno flyby of Europa, and the end of the NASA ...
It’s always fun to capture bird behavior while out photographing our favorite subjects. During this evening’s presentation, we’ll take a photo tour of avian feeding habits - not only their vast menu (from seeds to sparrows to snakes to sirens), but also various feeding behaviors, including courtship feeding, interspecific feeding, ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 01/07/23
Biohackers Pandemic Chat - LivestreamWondering when this Covid thing is ever going to end? Want to know what is going on in China right now? And what about that Monkey Pox? Join members from local community labs Counter Culture Labs and BioCurious, as we discuss the latest news and science on COVID-19, plus guest ...
Where: Cost: Free
Morning Hike at La Honda Open Space Preserve - CANCELEDJoin 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 ...
Where: La HondaCost: 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 ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Youth
Planet Formation from a Dynamical Perspective - RescheduledRecent observational advances have allowed the discovery of thousands of exoplanets and an initial characterization of their orbital and physical parameters. As this population has grown, it is increasingly apparent that existing models of planet formation are incomplete. The Kepler/K2/TESS data have presented counterexamples to prevailing theories, including theories of ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Black Hole Monsters at the Centers of Galaxies - LivestreamIronically, black holes create the most luminous objects in the universe. The speaker studies super-massive black holes at the centers of galaxies, and is a member of a team that has imaged the “black hole shadows†in the center of the galaxy M87 and in our Galaxy. He will discuss ...
Where: Cost: Free
Sunday, 01/08/23
Point Reyes Fungus FairJoin us for the 16th annual Point Reyes National Seashore Fungus Fair! Learn about the fungi of the Point Reyes National Seashore. See a display of remarkable colors and shapes of wild mushrooms that were collected right in the park. The fair will also include a number of displays on ...
Where: Point Reyes StationCost: Free
Low Tech Oyster Mushroom Cultivation WorkshopJoin us to observe an oyster mushroom cultivation workhop and learn how to easily produce fresh oyster mushrooms at home without using sterilization.Video will be streamed on our YouTube channel. There are limited seats for the physical workshop. Register to attend in person. Â
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Monday, 01/09/23
The Future of mRNA TechnologyThe Innovation @ Penn program is honored to welcome Katalin Kariko, PhD, who co-discovered (with Penn Medicine colleague Drew Weissman) that nucleoside modifications suppress the immunogenicity of RNA, which has widened the therapeutic potential of mRNA in treating diseases. This led to the development of the two most effective vaccines ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Cephalopod Eye Development and the Evolution of Visual System ComplexityKristen Koenig went to undergrad at UC Berkeley where she majored in History and Molecular and Cell Biology. At Berkeley she studied butterfly wing patterning with Dr. Nipam Patel and after undergrad Kristen worked at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute where she studied sea urchin speciation with Dr. Harilaos Lessios. ...
This talk aims to outline salient features of renewable energy integration and coming electrification. Electric energy systems (EES) are an infrastructure that is the focus of a slowly evolving energy landscape. Reliability and resilience encapsulate the key performance criteria, while new technologies such as sensing, storage, and power electronics reshape ...
The stars beckon. Alas, interstellar distances are fantastically challenging. (A lightbeam needs 1/7th of a second to go around the world, but over 4 years to reach our Sun's nearest-neighbor star, Proxima Centauri.) Determined explorers at Breakthrough Starshot are developing miniature robot space probes - to be accelerated by laser light ...
 The hard problem of consciousness really is hard, and what makes it so hard is accounting for the contents of experience: qualia. This talk will consider several theories of mind, and briefly discuss their shortcomings when explaining qualia. It will be proposed that these theories have been looking in the ...
Dr. Nicole Arcilla has been conducting research in bird ecology and conservation for over 20 years. Her talk will explore the world of bird migration along and across the Pacific coast and ocean, including Peregrine Falcons’ annual journeys from the Arctic tundra to South American coastal deserts, Pacific Golden Plovers’ ...
After nearly three years of increased "sheltering at home," you may have noticed more six-legged critters sharing your shelter. Scientists, too, have been taking a closer look at these more numerous (and more brazen?) insect invaders. What surprising findings have the researchers uncovered?Speaker: Vernard Lewis, UC Berkeley, emeritusSee weblink for ...
Where: Cost: Free
Wednesday, 01/11/23
Cephalopod Eye Development and the Evolution of Visual System ComplexityKristen Koenig went to undergrad at UC Berkeley where she majored in History and Molecular and Cell Biology. At Berkeley she studied butterfly wing patterning with Dr. Nipam Patel and after undergrad Kristen worked at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute where she studied sea urchin speciation with Dr. Harilaos Lessios. ...
Biotech for the Future - Intersection of Food and Health TechJoin us for a Panel Discussion covering topics of Food and Health Care technology. The panel will be followed by networking.Drinks and light snacks will be provided.The future of food is changing. Understand topics of future food technology, including cell-cultured meat, and the impacts on the global health care industry.Tentative ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Entra-Verified ID: A cheaper, faster & more trustworthy ID for remote employees - RescheduledFor the past few years, Microsoft has been working with Decentralized Identity Foundation and World Wide Web Consortium communities on building systems with decentralized identifiers and verifiable Credentials. Entra Verified ID is our standard based decentralized identity system implementation. In this session, you will learn how Verifiable Credentials can support ...
Recent headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. To create landscapes that enhance local ecosystems rather than degrade them, we must ...
Where: CupertinoCost: Free
Thursday, 01/12/23
Sea Level and Ice Sheet Stability During Past (and Future) WarmingPast warm periods are testing grounds for major ice sheets’ response to global warming. Stratigraphic evidence from the Bahamas from the most recent warm period, the Last Interglacial at ~125 ka, constrains glacial isostatic adjustment and shows sea level very likely did not exceed ~5m, below current IPCC estimates. This ...
The International System of Units (the SI), the modern metric system, has recently undergone its most revolutionary change since its origins during the French Revolution. The nature of this revolution is that all of the base units of the SI are now defined by fixing values of natural constants. Our ...
Meaningful places help us write our histories, frame our identities, and feel a sense of belonging. Tonight, explore the relationship between place, self, and community. Consider the ways that objects hold cultural meaning, and the role of art in cultivating shared places. Immerse yourself in beautiful sculptural installations inspired by ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Internet for the PeopleJoin Internet Archive's senior policy counsel LILA BAILEY in conversation with author BEN TARNOFF about his book, INTERNET FOR THE PEOPLE.Why is the internet so broken, and what could ever possibly fix it? The internet is broken, Tarnoff argues, because it is owned by private firms and run for profit. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Longevity Business and ScienceJoin scientists and entrepreneurs in learning about and discussing the future of biotechnology & longevity-inspired medicine.Feast your mind while fueling your body: come enjoy two short talks by Elad and Dan, and engage with investors/scientists/builders over food & refreshments. Elad has succeeded by calling the future, and Dan is creating ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
NightLive: MoveGet your move on at an evening all about our devotion to motion. From scientific talks to breakdancing performances and boxing sessions, learn about and experience the magic of how animals and humans maneuver through the world!Featured programming:Let’s get ready to Rumble! Join our friends from Rumble Boxing for a ...
In this talk, you’ll learn an artist’s perspective on the “beauty of science†- how artists can collaborate with scientists and birders to create compelling imagery that not only helps to inform and educate but also forges emotional connections that can motivate protection and conservation.Speaker: Tara Kate, illustratorRegister at weblink ...
Racism created race. The socially defined racial groups we currently experience did not result from an objective examination of human biological variation. This talk recounts the study of biological variation and its connection to race concepts within the Western world from its roots in Christian special creationism to modern evolutionary ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 01/13/23
Imaging Mantle Viscosity and Why it Matters for Ice Age ClimateI will present work that aims to constrain Earth’s viscosity based on sea level records and the glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) process. I will show a local inference for the western US followed by laying out a framework that allows imaging global 3D varying viscosity in Earth’s interior. This framework draws on approaches from seismic tomography and ...
Family Nature Walks - Foothills Nature PreserveEnvironmental Volunteers’ Family Nature Walks program is designed to help students and their families get to know our local open space areas. Small family groups will be guided by a knowledgeable environmental educator during an exploration of a local open space. These small groups will be introduced to fun nature-based ...
Where: Los AltosCost: 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 ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Youth
Sunday, 01/15/23
Sycamore Grove Mushroom Madness - CANCELEDWe're taking an opportunity to reinvent the Mushroom Madness mushroom event at Sycamore Grove Park in Livermore. Join Debbie Veiss for the annual mushroom hunt at 1:00 pm. Meet at Sycamore Grove/Veterans Park 5035 Arroyo Rd, Livermore, CA 94550. We always find lots of interesting mushrooms at Sycamore Grove. After ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Tuesday, 01/17/23
Can a solid-state quantum simulator help us understand materials?When Feynman suggested quantum-based computers in the '80s, he wasn't primarily thinking of the general-purpose quantum computers intensely pursued by companies and academic researchers today. Rather he imagined using quantum mechanical objects to simulate aspects of our quantum world. Effective model Hamiltonians are central to condensed matter physics, as they ...
Evolution of mesendoderm patterning in echinoderm embryosVanessa Barone studied molecular biology at the University of Turin, Italy, and then pursued her Ph.D. in the Carl-Philipp Heisenberg group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria in Vienna. There she investigated how cell-cell contacts regulate cell differentiation of mesendodermal progenitors during zebrafish gastrulation, finding a positive feedback ...
Does stress really age us? Everyone experiences different levels of stress from family, friends, work, or just uncertainty in the world. And while we can’t avoid living with stress, we can learn how to embrace it and transform it.Stress scientist Dr. Elissa Epel and Nobel Prize winner Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn ...
Where: Cost: $10 General, $5 Members, Students 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 ...
Kombucha (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombucha) is a fermented tea with a very complex symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts (SCOBY), composed of dozens of different species. It's a health food; it's a tasty fizzy caffeinated beverage; it even makes vegan leather - what's not to like!Join us in-person at Counter Culture Labs to taste ...
Innovative approaches to technology-mediated health care require holistic, patient-centered interventions to address health challenges. Emerging telepresence and social robots have the potential to transform the health experiences of people who are restricted to their homes due to medical conditions or disabilities. Use of these robots may promote social inclusion and ...
Where: Cost: Free
What the Clean Air Act needs to get right about wildfire - LivestreamThis month, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed tightening the national standards for soot pollution (PM2.5). Strengthening controls on PM2.5 has, second to banning lead additives in gasoline, provided the greatest public health benefits of any action taken be EPA over the past 3 decades and the action proposed ...
Where: Cost: Free
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. ...
Where: San CarlosCost: Free with admission
Januray LASER Event - LivestreamTherese Lahaie (Media Artist) on "Analog and Digital Migration" Annie Kritcher (Lawrence Livermore Lab) on "The State of Nuclear Fusion Research" Primavera De Filippi (National Center of Scientific Research, Paris) on "Do blockchains dream of electronic flowers?" Register here
Where: Cost: Free
Meet COSMIC: An Alien Hunter Instrument at the VLA - LivestreamCOSMIC SETI (the Commensal Open-Source Multimode Interferometer Cluster Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is about to survey of 40 million stars for technosignatures using the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA). The VLA is the world’s largest radio telescope array operating at microwave frequencies. It’s also where ...
Where: Cost: Free
SitePassword: A Different Kind of Password Manager - LivestreamDo you use a password manager? You should. How else are you going to have a different strong password for every site you log into. There are plenty to choose from. The problem is that they remember your passwords for you, which means you are dependent on them. What if ...
Where: Cost: Free
Over A Century of Valley FeverSan Joaquin Valley Fever is a human disease caused by the fungus, Coccidioides immitis. This fungus and its sister species, Coccidioides posadasii, are found in hot, dry regions from the San Joaquin Valley of California, through Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, Central America and South America. Coccidioidomycosis was ...
 Wondering when the next big earthquake will rattle the Golden State? According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), there is a 72 percent chance that the San Francisco Bay Area will experience a magnitude 6.7 earthquake or greater within the next 30 years. If we don’t take steps now to ...
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, our alligator with albinism), the night is sure to be wild.Step inside the iconic ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.75
After Dark: Moon and StarsLook up at the night sky and you might be able to track the passage of time or navigate your way home - just as observers from Earth have done throughout history. What do we miss when we pollute our sky with light and crowd it with satellites? What can ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Wildlife need more than a patch of healthy habitat - they need connected landscapes in order to survive and thrive. Connected habitats are critical for animals to move safely across the landscape to find food, water, and shelter. They also need room to roam in order to mate and to ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 01/20/23
King Tide Bair Island Interpretive WalkLearn about this beautiful protected space, and join us for a walking tour of Bair Island during the King Tide! Led by docent Vicki Martell, this hike will take you through ~1.5 miles of paved trails. Bair Island is part of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.King tides ...
Planet Formation from a Dynamical PerspectiveRecent observational advances have allowed the discovery of thousands of exoplanets and an initial characterization of their orbital and physical parameters. As this population has grown, it is increasingly apparent that existing models of planet formation are incomplete. The Kepler/K2/TESS data have presented counterexamples to prevailing theories, including theories of ...
Where: LivermoreCost: Free
Saturday, 01/21/23
A Royal Walk with the King Tide Along the EmbarcaderoJoin Exploratorium and Port of San Francisco staff for a short stroll along the San Francisco waterfront to observe, photograph, and discuss the King Tides. “King Tide†is a popular, non-scientific term people use to describe exceptionally high tides.We’ll gather between Pier 3 and Pier 5 on the Bay side ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Wild In Marin - Third Annual Fungus FestivalThis wonderful event will engage, entertain, and educate the community about the benefits, joys, and culinary values of fungi!We will present a variety of booths showcasing all things fungi from mushroom kits, cookbooks, forage guides, textiles, apparel, mycocentric food, and more! Come learn about what mushrooms you can forage in ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: See weblink
Family Nature Walks - Baylands Nature PreserveEnvironmental Volunteers’ Family Nature Walks program is designed to help students and their families get to know our local open space areas. Small family groups will be guided by a knowledgeable environmental educator during an exploration of a local open space. These small groups will be introduced to fun nature-based ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: 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 ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Youth
An Introduction to Astrophotography - RescheduledHave 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 ...
Where: Cost: Free
Sunday, 01/22/23
King Tides walk on Berkeley waterfrontIn the New Year, enjoy nature and consider the long term during one of winter's highest daytime tides. F5C President Susan Schwartz leads a smallish group (15 tops) along the Berkeley waterfront, starting at 10:30 AM Sun., Jan. 22, at Sea Breeze Deli (warm drinks available). We'll talk about the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
A Royal Walk with the King Tide Along the EmbarcaderoJoin Exploratorium and Port of San Francisco staff for a short stroll along the San Francisco waterfront to observe, photograph, and discuss the King Tides. “King Tide†is a popular, non-scientific term people use to describe exceptionally high tides.We’ll gather between Pier 3 and Pier 5 on the Bay side ...
Physics has always sought to deepen our understanding of reality, particularly our concept of matter. Today, city-size machines crash together particles - at nearly the speed of light - that are a trillion times smaller than a grain of sand. The resulting insights have both theoretical and practical value: a ...
Out-of-equilibrium systems preserve memories of their formation and training history in a variety of ways allowing for an innovative classification of material and dynamics. I will discuss one case where a cyclically sheared suspension of particles or a charge-density-wave solid (or even a walk in the park!) remembers multiple values ...
Where: Cost: Free
First results from the LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter searchUnveiling the true nature of dark matter is one of the most significant challenges in modern particle physics and astrophysics. Determination of the dark matter particle mass and interactions will shed light on a wealth of physics beyond the Standard Model, and will have a fundamental impact on our understanding ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Tuesday, 01/24/23
How Ignition and Target Gain > 1 Was Achieved In Inertial FusionFor many decades the running joke in fusion research has been that `fusion’ is twenty years away and always will be. Yet, this year we find ourselves in a position where we can talk about the milestones of burning plasmas, fusion ignition, and target energy gain greater than unity in ...
A century ago, John Dewey observed that '[s]team and electricity have done more to alter the conditions under which [people] associate together than all the agencies which affected human relationships before our time'. In the last few decades, computing technologies have had a similar effect. Political philosophy's central task is ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Hearing the Stars: New Insights into Stellar Interiors - RescheduledSpace-based observations have provided a remarkable new tool for studying stars within our galaxy, the Milky Way. Simply by measuring how bright a star is over many years, we can now directly measure its mass and radius, as well as the properties of its deep interior, such as the rate of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Astronomy Picture Of The Day: Postcards from the Universe 2022 - LivestreamJoin the Night Sky Network and Robert Nemiroff for a tour of the highlights from the Astronomy Picture of the Day archive for 2022.Along with Jerry Bonnell, Robert Nemiroff has written, coordinated, and edited NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) since 1995. The APOD archive contains the largest collection ...
Gaelin Rosenwaks is a marine scientist, explorer, photographer, filmmaker, and author of the newly published "Sperm Whales: The Gentle Goliaths of the Oceansâ€. Please join us as Rosenwaks takes us on a journey exploring ocean ecosystems around the globe, culminating with and highlighting her latest project on Sperm Whales. She ...
