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 ...
