A chance encounter with an undiscovered coral reef system became Antal Borcsok’s life mission. With perseverance and lots of help this reef system went from unknown in 2010, to being a Marine Protected Area recognized by the Honduran Congress in 2018. Today Antal and his wife Alejandra co-own the first ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Commercial Kitchens in an Electric Era - LivestreamWith California's ambitious climate goals in the balance, scaling up electrification beyond new residential construction is an important priority for many businesses. As businesses are bringing employees back to the office, it’s the right time to consider electrifying break rooms, cafeterias and other dining areas. Hear from pioneers in the ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has focused on a paradigm in which intelligence inheres in a single agent, and in which agents should be autonomous so they can exhibit intelligence independent of human intelligence. Thus, when AI systems are deployed in social contexts, the overall design is often naive. Such a paradigm ...
International Dark Sky Week eventWhat is light polution? How you can help. Why it matters.Featuring Don Jolley: "The Ground Overhead and the Stars Underfoot"
Where: Point Reyes StationCost: Free
SETI Talks - Do ETs Watch Us? What Do They See?Let’s assume that extra-terrestrial civilizations exist in our galaxy. Like us, they are conducting their own SETI research to find us, see us and study us. What would they see? What methods could they use to learn about us? What technologies have they invented to see and listen to us. ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
'Field Guide to North American Flycatchers' - LivestreamMeet the author and illustrator behind the brand new in-depth field guide on the two challenging genera of North American Flycatchers. Lee and Birch will discuss their many projects over the years, why they work so well together. They will give us a tour of their new publication and show ...
Virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) wearable displays strive to provide perceptually realistic user experiences, while constrained by limited compute budgets, hardware, and transmission bandwidths of wearable computing systems. This presentation describes two different ways in which a greater understanding of the human visual system may assist in achieving this goal. ...
The modern “paleo†diet movement makes many assumptions about what our ancient human ancestors ate. But are these assumptions based on actual evidence? Presenting a variety of lines of evidence for prehistoric human diets including early human, animal, and plant fossils, ancient stone tools, DNA, and living human and chimpanzee ...
Peter is a long-time Bay Area mycologist and microscopist, and has studied mycology at University of Washington and SFSU. He has been very active in microscopy outreach and education around the SF Bay Area, and is an emiritus president of the San Francisco Microscopical Society and a former instructor in ...
Cannabis Toxicology: The Good, The Bad, and The Risky by Dr. Echo Rufer(Legal) cannabis is more popular (and available) than ever, but how do you make decisions about healthy use? Is natural safer than synthetic? Does a super high THC concentration actually matter? What was the deal with the “Vapegate†...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 online, $12 at door
Thursday, 04/20/23
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource 50th anniversary celebrationJoin us for a full day of talks and panel discussions looking at the past, present and future of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL). This event is open to the public with required advanced registration if you attend in person. See weblink for link to the stream to attend ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Curbing Climate Change through Carbon Removal - LivestreamStringent climate change targets, including lowering the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, will require both a decline in global emissions of CO2 and an increase in CO2 removal. CO2 removal describes an array of natural and technological strategies that capture and remove CO2 from the air and ...
Where: Cost: Free
Silicon Valley Leaders SymposiumSince Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.Register ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
“Beyond Zero†Documentary Screening & Related Presentation2023 Earth Stewardship SymposiumFilm (82 min.): After a life-changing epiphany, the CEO of a global public company embarks on a high-stakes quest to eliminate all negative environmental impacts by 2020. To succeed, they must overcome deep skepticism, abandon the status quo, and ignite a new industrial revolution. Beyond Zero offers ...
The 6th Generation of Mobile Wireless - LivestreamThe first commercial 5G deployments were in March of 2019 - barely three years ago and the path to 6G is already a few years under way. It is without a doubt that 6G will be evolution and revolution beyond 5G, but some of the differences are already quite clear. ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightLife: StonedIt’s 4/20, you know what that means: let’s get stoned…by celebrating the wonders of geology! Wait, what were you thinking?Featured programming:From mammoths and whales to clams and snails, the Bay Area is home to some pretty cool fossils. Learn about the fascinating relics that live right beneath our feet with ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20.25
Startup Bites - Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and ICT Pitch NightDon't miss your chance to connect, and expand your international network in the field of cyber, data, and ICT. Meet startups from our Innosuisse Bootcamp as well as from the Swiss VentureLeaders program during this pitching and networking event.Register at weblink
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
After Dark: Landscape Is HomelandCelebrate Earth Day as we honor our landscape’s original care keepers and explore the complex bonds that Indigenous communities have with the land that gave birth to them. Oral narratives often explain that these communities are not just from a land, but of a land: their very bodies and existence ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Moving for a Greener Future: The Climate Case for Public Transit Join San Francisco Transit Riders for a panel discussion and Q&A with transit and climate leaders from across the city! In honor of Membership Month and SF Climate Week, SFTR is hosting a panel discussion, on the importance of public transit in addressing San Francisco's climate goals, reducing greenhouse gas ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5
Astronomy on Tap Santa Cruz: How to Build an ExoplanetIn 1995, the first exoplanet-planet orbiting another star- was discovered around a sun-like star. Everything we knew about planet formation and evolution was informed by our solar system until then. Fast forward almost 30 years later, and there are 5000+ exoplanets discovered to date. It turns out, exoplanets are as ...
Climate Change, SF Bay Birds, & Real SolutionsYou’ve probably heard about climate change, but do you know how it will impact Bay Area birds? Do you want to learn real solutions that can actually solve, and avoid, climate catastrophe? Juan Pablo Galván MartÃnez will answer all these questions and more during this important conversation.Speaker: Juan Pablo Galvan ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
NightSchool: Hard Core - LivestreamWe’re digging deep - and coming back with cores. Do the layers in these long cylinders of ice, soil, wood, or diatomaceous deep-sea sediment hold secrets about our planet’s past, present, and future? Of *cores* they do.Ages 21+
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 04/21/23
DNA DayActivities include a poster session highlighting UCSC's cutting edge research, resource fair, photo booth, hands-on strawberry DNA extraction, and other fun activities.
Speaker: Mimi Shiraasu-Hiza, Columbia UniversityAttend in person or online.
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Deep Clouds on JupiterDeep clouds on Jupiter are seen in cyclonic vortices, convective storms, and over a broad high-latitude expanse beyond 45 degrees north. Time-series Hubble imaging, combined with Juno lightning detections, shows that these deep clouds are often associated with convective storms, but they can linger after convection concludes, or appear before ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
In Town Star PartyCome join San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA) for an evening of stargazing.Event details: Events are held at the parking lot of our headquarters, Houge Park San Jose. Event duration is 2hrs. SJAA volunteers will share night sky views from their personal telescopes.Please refrain from bringing your own telescopes (Binoculars are ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Saturday, 04/22/23
Coyote Valley Earth Day Celebration!This Earth Day, celebrate with us at Spreckels Hill for this free special event for the whole community.During this celebration you can enjoy family-friendly crafts, games, and an opportunity to share why you love Coyote Valley. Spreckels Hill was permanently protected as open space in 2019 and is not yet ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Earth Day at the RefugeThis year, the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and partners are celebrating Earth Day and 50 years of Endangered Species Act in a big way - and it will be fun for the whole family! The event will be an open house, with time to explore, learn ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Earth Day Seabird Science Family Workshop - First SessionJoin us at our Pier Classroom over the water near Crissy Field for a feather-filled seabird experience in celebration of Earth Day. Activities include identifying seabirds from the pier using binoculars and learning about seabird life cycles and adaptations. We will have seabird artifacts and a giant chutes and ladders ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
Earth Day: Seeing Earth from SpaceFor Earth Day we invite you to a showcase of science, both on Earth and from space.  The first Earth Day in 1970 successfully channeled the spirit of activism into a global movement towards environmental action and awareness of what we now call climate change. The issue of climate change persists ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
Landscape Is Homeland FestivalThis Earth Day weekend, come together for a day of celebration and programming presented in partnership with the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone and the American Indian Cultural District. Join Indigenous artisans and community members as they share practices, stories, and food that are deeply rooted in the California landscape. Enjoy ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
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 ...
Where: La HondaCost: Free
Berkeley Bay FestivalConnect with the Bay and our local community through live music, performers, food, hands-on educational activities and free boat rides.This free family-focused event celebrates the Bay, its local wildlife, and the people and agencies dedicated to its protection. Over 30 environmental and wildlife conservation organizations from around the Bay will share ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Earth Day Seabird Science Family Workshop - Second SessionJoin us at our Pier Classroom over the water near Crissy Field for a feather-filled seabird experience in celebration of Earth Day. Activities include identifying seabirds from the pier using binoculars and learning about seabird life cycles and adaptations. We will have seabird artifacts and a giant chutes and ladders ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
Home Electrification FairThere are plenty of good reasons to switch from gas to electric: Health. Safety. Longterm savings. And of course, climate. And there are a lot of good questions:Where do I start? Oven? EV charger? Heat pump?Do I need to upgrade my electrical panel?How do I find contractors I can trust?What ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Free National Parks DayAdmission to most US National Parks is free today, the first day of National Park Week
Join Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, Santa Clara Open Space Authority, and Santa Clara County Parks as we co-host the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. The film program will also be available virtually to all who register for the event, available to watch from the ...
Using Research for Regulatory Development: Direct Potable Reuse in CaliforniaIn several places throughout the world, water scarcity is driving communities to pursue new water resources such as the potable reuse of wastewater. The State of California has long been a leader in the field of indirect potable reuse, where purified effluents are routed through environmental buffers (e.g., aquifers or ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
A brain-inspired electronic learning machineContrastive learning algorithms have recently been proposed for training physical networks such as mechanical, flow and electrical networks to perform arbitrarily complex machine learning tasks not by minimizing a global cost function as in artificial neural networks, but in a manner more similar to the brain, using only local information. ...
Molly Schumer is an Assistant Professor in Biology. She is interested in genetics and evolutionary biology. After receiving her PhD at Princeton, she did her postdoctoral work at Columbia and was a Junior Fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows and Hanna H. Gray Fellow at Harvard Medical School. Current ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
What Physicists DoSpeaker: Tomi Akindele, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Nuclear fusion powers the stars, and the goal of the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is to bring this game-changing energy source to Earth in a controlled laboratory setting. After many decades of research by a cast of thousands, for the first time ever, a laser-driven ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Tuesday, 04/25/23
Shaded Fuel Break: Lessons Learned Post Wildfire in the San Vicente Redwoods - LivestreamWhat to learn more about how four land trusts implement land conservation and fire resiliency? Join a variety of practitioners who come together to manage fuels on private conservation land critically located adjacent to high-fire risk communities in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Susie Petrie, Senior Stewardship Project Manager at Peninsula Open ...
Amy Westervelt has made a career out of exploring the underbelly of the oil industry through complex and compelling storytelling. From her investigative series Drilled to her latest project Light Sweet Crude, focused on the new wave of "oil colonialism," Westervelt dives deep into the true crimes of the fossil ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members in person
Groundwater Rise Adaptation: Insights from Miami and San Rafael - LivestreamSea level rise has increased the urgency of adapting to groundwater rise. As the Bay Area experiences higher and higher water tables, it must contend with a greater frequency of flooding, potentially compromised underground infrastructure and structural foundations, increasing liquefaction risk during earthquakes, and movement of soil contaminants. Join us ...
Anomalous hydrodynamics of low dimensional quantum systemsThe field of hydrodynamics of quantum systems has experienced a revival in the past decade, as an effective theory describing how many-body quantum systems evolve from local to global equilibrium. This has been largely driven by the advent of new experimental platforms, from strongly interacting ultracold gases to pristine solid-state ...
Our human lives involve remarkable forms of practical organization: diachronic organization of individual activity; small-scale organization of shared action; and the organization of institutions. A theory of human action should help us understand these multiple forms of human practical organization and their inter-relations. I argue that a key is our ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Swiss Cyber Night at RSA2023 is set to be pivotal for digital technologies, presenting significant opportunities as well as potential risks. On one hand, we are seeing tremendous advances reaching the masses, like ChatGPT and generative AI.On the other hand, the global discussions around the regulations of technology and the volatile global geopolitical environments ...
Katia and Maurice Krafft loved two things â€" each other and volcanoes. For two decades, the daring French volcanologist couple roamed the planet, chasing eruptions and documenting their discoveries. Ultimately, they lost their lives in a 1991 volcanic explosion, leaving a legacy that forever enriched our knowledge of the natural ...
Where: Cost: Free
What Feces Can Tell Us About the Health of the Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales - LivestreamThe Southern Resident killer whales are one of the most studied and well-known endangered species on the planet, yet efforts to save them have been largely unsuccessful. How can research be translated into meaningful policy or action to guide their recovery to reverse the declining trend in the population? In ...
 The geometry of the ancient Greeks took place on an ideal, infinite, flat plane. In the millenia since then, mathematicians have opened our minds to the more general and flexible geometries of curved spaces - from the fabric that makes up our clothing, to the spacetime around a black hole. ...
