Climate Adaptation Science FairWe want to stay in the Bay Area...but how?! Between the housing crunch and atmospheric rivers it's been a little stressful.KQED, The Lawrence Hall of Science, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the Children's Creativity Museum are teaming up to create an event all about solutions. Discover how we can adapt ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10.
Baking with the Stars: Recipes for getting started in AstrophotographyBaking and astrophotography share many things in common: You need the right equipment, attention to detail, and a creative flair. If it seems intimidating, following a recipe can be a great way to start. SFAA member Jason Griesbach will guide you through four astrophotography recipes, using only modest equipment. The ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #145: Semiconductors, Missing Antimatter and the Mighty American BeaverThis month we're asking the Big Questions:Where's all the stuff that's supposed to make up the universe?Can we solve the climate crisis and keep our smartphones?Could we perhaps solve the climate crisis with help from beavers?Answers to these questions - and more - will be at our August 21st show!"The ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 advance, $15 at door
Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry - LivestreamThe world of mental healthcare is very much caveat emptor: buyer beware. Today, people looking to care for their mental health face a market with at least 600 "brands" of psychotherapy - and counting. Most are ineffective, and many could be harmful. The $5.6 trillion dollar wellness industry includes countless ...
Where: Cost: Free
What’s the (dark) Matter with our Universe? Rubin Observatory is on the Case!Discovering millions of galaxies and unraveling the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy is far out! Join us when SLAC engineer Hannah Pollek will talk about the LSST Camera and how it will help the Vera C. Rubin Observatory catalog the cosmos, creating a decade-long 3D-movie of space. Have ...
What is faster than a speeding bullet? What can fly though turbulence without fastening its seat belt? What can tell us about the origins of our solar system at the same time performing its main mission to understand our closest star? NASA’s Parker Solar Probe! The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: Try for YourselfTinker, touch, notice, play - and prototype! Tonight's After Dark invites you to unplug and play with exhibits in development and share your feedback with us. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how some of your favorite exhibits came to be, play with brand-new ones before anyone else, and connect ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, free for Members
Small Town Universe paints an intimate and captivating portrait of life in Green Bank, West Virginia, home to the world's most sensitive radio telescope and the only U.S. town where Wi-Fi and cell phones are banned. In this uniquely radio-quiet community, scientists use the telescope to search for signs of ...
Speaker: John Brewer started as an Assistant Professor at San Francisco State University in 2019 where his research group is focusing on the detection and characterization of exoplanets. His most recent work demonstrated the power of Extreme Precision Radial Velocities to uncover previously hidden planetary architectures in well studied systems. ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $29 General
Saturday, 08/24/24
Science at Cal - Music and the BrainMusic is everywhere. At a party, on the street, in our bodies - and in our minds. In fact, music is a powerful tool for understanding the brain. What happens when a song gets stuck in your head? Why does certain music make us move? Join us in the ...
Much of what we think we know about space comes from film and television, but Hollywood’s job is to entertain more than to educate. In this presentation, Prof. Thomas Targett of Sonoma State university will sort fact from fiction, taking a tour through the worlds of Star Trek, Star Wars, ...
Dr. Claire Poppett is a researcher in astrophysics at the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory who specializes in Astronomical Instrumentation. She is particularly motivated to research and develop new technical solutions that are necessary to build the next generation of astronomical instruments in order to answer the big questions about ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $29 General
Sunday, 08/25/24
Why Tides MatterDocent Laurel Stell will talk and walk you through all things tides. What are they? How do they affect wildlife? How have humans reshaped the Bay's tidal lands?Depending on conditions, this program will be held either in our open-air pavilion or inside the Environmental Education Center of the Don Edwards ...
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
Sunset Raptor Encounter in Coyote ValleyJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) and Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (OSA) in welcoming master falconer and educator Antonio Balestreri to Laguna Seca in North Coyote Valley! Guests will experience several of our native raptor species, including an American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Barn Owl, Great Horned Owl, and ...
Full-color 3D holographic augmented-reality displays with metasurface waveguidesEmerging spatial computing systems seamlessly superimpose digital information on the physical environment observed by a user, enabling transformative experiences across various domains, such as entertainment, education, communication and training. However, the widespread adoption of augmented-reality (AR) displays has been limited due to the ...
Most people know of Tom Steyer as the billionaire investor and climate organizer who ran for president in the 2020 election on a climate platform. Though he didn't win, his dedication to supporting and advancing climate solutions has remained steadfast.In his new book, Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We'll Win the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General in person, $5 Online, members discount
In 2012 a New York Times reporter Steve Lohr investigated the modern history of the phrase Big Data and attributed it to the speaker, who started using it in the early 1990s at Silicon Graphics (SGI). His article generated requests by Silicon Valley meetup groups, so the speaker generated a ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Moving Cargo, Keeping Whales: Identifying Solutions for Ocean Noise Pollution - LivestreamWhales, as well as all marine organisms, rely on sound for daily life functions, such as communicating, navigating, and foraging. Human activities introduce high levels of noise into the ocean. Commercial shipping, in particular, has increased to the point that ships make a larger contribution to ocean noise than natural ...
Since 1950, when physicist Enrico Fermi casually posed the question, the mystery has only deepened: Why hasn't ET visited us? Current evidence and reasoning suggest that life has been evolving in the cosmos for billions of years. Moreover, low-speed interstellar travel requires relatively modest technology. So why is the UFO ...
