Continental-scale changes in Earth’s ice sheets are predominantly monitored with spaceborne instruments which are best-suited to measure surface processes. Conversely, a thorough understanding of the subsurface requires intensive ground-based campaigns which are inherently limited to the local scale. Here, I discuss work from two of our studies in West Antarctica ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
SETI Live: Earth's Deep Ocean as a Model for Alien Worlds - Livestream The INVADER project researches ways to improve life detection in ocean worlds by studying alien worlds in Earth’s deep ocean. We seek to understand how we can detect life in the deep ocean here on Earth with flight-ready instruments (e.g., can go on a space flight mission). The deep ...
Where: Cost: Free
Climate Conversations: Affordable Housing and the Environment - LivestreamThe Bay Area is severely behind on producing affordable housing. Nearly half of Bay Area renters are rent burdened and 38,000 people are experiencing homelessness. This is not only unjust and unsafe, but deeply connected to our ability to address climate change and protect our natural environment.This fall, Californians have ...
Where: Cost: Free
AI: From the Lab to the MarketFrench Tech SF and Swissnex are organizing an event featuring renowned AI authorities. The field of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving, with new applications and innovations emerging all the time. This event will bring together leading experts in the field to discuss the latest trends and share their insights ...
Many people in today’s world seek to reclaim the soul-deepening wildness that grounds them and energizes them when so much of the modern world seems designed to tame them. In his thrilling memoir of a life spent exploring the most incredible places on Earth - from the Great African Seaforest ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $15 Members in person, $10/Free web
Get ready for an egg-cellent evening at the Exploratorium! Join our Explainers to create the best vessel for your eggs at the egg drop challenge. Take a look at chicken embryos at different stages of development under a microscope. And don’t miss out on Pairings: Eggs, a tasting event exclusive ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
An Evening with the Stars 2024: Exploring the Fourth Dimension: TimeTime-domain astrophysics pertains to the most violent phenomena in our Universe, including stellar eruprions, disruptions, explosions, and mergers. Combining multiple messengers of information (including light, particles, and gravitational waves, it constitutes a new frontier of discovery in Astrophysics. In this event we will explore some of the most recent advances ...
Many people in today’s world seek to reclaim the soul-deepening wildness that grounds them and energizes them when so much of the modern world seems designed to tame them. In his thrilling memoir of a life spent exploring the most incredible places on Earth - from the Great African Seaforest ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $15 Members in person, $10/Free web
From towering redwood forests to vast deserts, breathtaking coasts to bustling cities, California has it all. Get an exclusive first look at our new exhibit California: State of Nature at a special NightLife celebrating the Native people, communities, and creatures that make our state so special.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
Tech Talk: PsycheThe Psyche spacecraft, built by Maxar in partnership with NASA JPL, is flying to 16-Psyche, an all-metal asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. Humanity has never before explored a world like it. But terrestrial planets like Earth are presumed to have metallic cores beneath their crusts. Psyche will hopefully help ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Mercury Rising: The Toxicology of a Global PollutantEvery day, we come in contact with many different chemicals that have the potential to impact our lives. Toxicology is a field of science that helps us understand the interactions between us, our environment, and these chemicals, which are sometimes toxic. Heavy metals, such as mercury, are particularly interesting due ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Bering Sea Saga - A Tale of Two Birders - LivestreamJonah Benningfield and Mark Rauzon both did seabird field work in Alaska’s Bering Sea. Jonah was situated on the famed Pribilof Islands, especially St. George and Mark cruised by there in the fog, surveying at sea from Victoria BC to Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow. On-island and at-sea perspectives will show ...
For the seventh installment of the Oceans' Spring Seminar Series our guest speaker is coming from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. Dr. Clement Kinney has been working in the Polar and Global Modelling Group at NPS since 2002. She completed both a Master's degree and PhD in Physical Oceanography at the ...
Stewardship Saturday: Watching for WhalesJoin CA Ocean Alliance, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, and The Marine Mammal Center as we head into the ocean to look for cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) as well as other marine mammals! Through this event you will get to learn about the different cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) present along ...
Where: MontereyCost: Free
3D Theater Opening Day: Wings Over WaterWings Over Water 3D PremiereShowtimes at 12, 2, & 4 3D Theater Opening Day: Wings Over Water 3DCelebrate the reopening of our 3D Theater with a screen that doubles the surface area and a new state-of-the-art projector, and watch the premiere of  Wings Over Water! The film tells the story of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $5 + $20 admission to the science center
Postcards from the MoonRobert Reeves’ presentation, “Postcards from the Moonâ€, summarizes his 60-year passion for observing the Moon by helping the others appreciate the beauty as well as the science of the Moon. Illustrated with images taken by Robert, a noted lunar astrophotographer, his presentation shows that a look at the Moon through ...
The talk will cover the combination of recent observational work analyzing the eruption plume dynamics with satellite imagery, followed by new work on the plume dynamics side and analyzing the joint radiative effect of stratospheric water vapor, aerosols, and ozone (it turns out that the eruption would likely cool the ...
We live in a quantum world, yet we are classical beings, and sometimes our classical nature impedes our ability to interact with, learn from, and understand the underlying quantum reality. I'll describe recently developed methods for improving our ability to learn about the quantum world using both classical machines and ...
The Future of Health Care Is Unfolding - and Nursing and Public Health Are Leading the WayEvidence indicates that while health-care spending in the United States is the highest in the world, people in the United States experience the worst health outcomes of any high-income nation overall. Americans are more likely to die younger, and from avoidable causes, than residents of peer countries. The U.S health-care ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General $10 Members
Is Flying Safe?Chaos on airplanes and airports across the world has taken over some news cycles this year. Something that often went without question or fear has been thrust to the center of debate leaving many asking, "Is flying safe?"Joining us for a conversation at Manny's are Henry Harteveldt, airline industry analyst ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General
Brief History of Everything - LivestreamFourteen billion years ago, the universe was little more than a cloud of hot hydrogen gas. Dr. Patrick Breysse will tell the story of how that cloud of gas evolved into all of the galaxies, stars, and planets we see around us today. In the process, Dr. Breysse will explain ...
Where: Cost: Free
Elephant Seals - Making a Living in the Open Ocean - LivestreamPlease join us for an illuminating evening with Dr. Patrick Robinson as he shares some of the research findings from the UC Santa Cruz elephant seal research program. He will discuss the research methods used to study these animals on their epic migrations and share what he and other researchers ...
 Wonderfest Science Envoys are early-career researchers with special communication skills and aspirations. Following short talks on provocative modern science topics, these two Science Envoys will answer questions with insight and enthusiasm:UC Berkeley plant biologist Enrico Calvanese on The Interpreters of Life's Code - Proteins are molecular machines that enable all ...
Where: NovatoCost: Free
Wednesday, 05/29/24
Reimagining Care: Adapting to Shifts in Behavioral Health PolicyAs Mental Health Awareness month ends, join us for a discussion about the changing landscape of behavioral health and substance use treatment in San Francisco and California.Join changemakers from local service provider, PRC, and the California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies, to delve into the fundamentals of behavioral health and ...
The quantum laws governing atoms and other tiny objects seem to defy common sense, and information encoded in quantum systems has weird properties that baffle our feeble human minds. John Preskill will explain why he loves quantum entanglement, the elusive feature making quantum information fundamentally different from information in the ...
