Be the first to enjoy the reopening of the Virginia Haldan Tropical House, which opens to the public the weekend of September 7th-8th, 2024.Closed since 2021, this Garden Jewel - the East Bay’s only tropical glass house open to the public - has been a beloved destination for visitors of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $18 General, $12 Senior, $8 Student, Free members
Nike Missile Site Veteran Open HouseVeterans of the Nike program come to the site to share their stories with visitors and give guided tours of SF88 between the hours of 12pm - 3pm.The SF-88 Nike Missile Site is the most fully restored Nike missile site in the country. During the tense years of the Cold ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Documentary Film Screening & Discussion - Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience(2024)Film screening followed by an audience discussion with Director George Csicsery & University of San Francisco Associate Professor Of Mathematics & Statistics, Dr. Emille Davie Lawrence, featured in the film.Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience is part one of two films produced by Zala Films as part of the Journeys ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Seniors and under 12
Jazz Under the StarsJazz Under the Stars is a FREE monthly public stargazing event! Occurring on the Saturday nearest the 1st quarter moon (check our Events Page), join us in building 36 on the 4th floor observatory for a night of smooth jazz, bright stars, and a lot of fun! We play our jazz ...
Be the first to enjoy the reopening of the Virginia Haldan Tropical House, which opens to the public the weekend of September 7th-8th, 2024. Closed since 2021, this Garden Jewel - the East Bay’s only tropical glass house open to the public - has been a beloved destination for visitors of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $18 General, $12 Senior, $8 Student, Free members
NASA is launching a spacecraft to Jupiter's ocean moon Europa in October 2024 to learn more about its potential habitability. Scientists describe Europa as an "ocean world" because decades of evidence from analysis of spacecraft observations strongly suggest that an ocean of liquid water is hidden beneath the moon's icy ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
In the US we are nearing four million road deaths since we began counting them in 1899. The numbers are getting worse in recent years, yet we continue to accept these deaths as part of doing business. There has been no examination of why we engineer roads that are literally ...
A Memorial Lecture on the Engineering Aspects of the World Trade Center Collapse - LivestreamFirst, this Memorial lecture honors the memories of the victims of the tragic and criminal terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, as well as pays tribute to the first responders, the firefighters, EMTs, and police officers, who so heroically sacrificed their lives to save ...
Every second, enormous amounts of sensory information assault us. How does the brain extract the most relevant bits from this information firehose? Attention is one important brain mechanism for selecting certain aspects of the environment for enhanced processing. A better understanding of attention's effect on perception improves a wide variety ...
Conservation genomics has long operated within a colonial framework of resource extraction: biologists collect specimens from habitats and transport them elsewhere for analysis. Sample collection often occurs in resource-poor but biodiverse regions, with analysis restricted to resource-rich urban areas. This process not only removes samples but also opportunities for local ...
Previous research finds that group members often prioritize benefiting their in-group over harming out-groups (“in-group love” hypothesis) and typically focus on maximizing positive outcomes for their group. However, real-world decisions often involve choosing between net-negative options, where group members may avoid supporting opponents even at their own group’s expense. In ...
Coping with Political Stress: Staying Grounded, Engaged and EffectiveIn today's dynamic political landscape, it's easy to feel overwhelmed, anxious, and disconnected. In a 2022 study done by the American Psychological Association, more than three-quarters of adults (76%) said that the future of our nation is a significant source of stress in their lives. The constant barrage of news, ...
Coastal Walk at Cowell-Purisima TrailJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful walk along the Cowell-Purisima trail that POST helped create by protecting adjacent farmland. While it may be foggy, we hope to catch gorgeous views of the ocean, nearby farmland, and glimpses of harbor seals, pelicans, hawks, rabbits, and whales during the winter ...
Join the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity for an exciting webinar featuring Citizen Lab(opens in a new tab) researchers Noura Aljizawi, Gözde Böcü, and Nicola Lawford to present their report, "Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience for Transnational Dissidents."The report examines the cybersecurity challenges faced by grassroots transnational advocacy groups in the United States. that are targeted by ...
Science on Tap: Nuclear Testing Impacts and ResilienceNuclear testing has had long-lasting and serious impacts on our environmental and human communities, shifting, distorting, and creating new and often difficult landscapes, needs, and stories. During our next Science on Tap after a happy half-hour sponsored by our wonderful friends at Peter B’s Brewpub, we will talk with three ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: $20 General, $15 Members advance, $25 at door
After Dark: See For YourselfSummer might be almost over, but the fun is always going strong at After Dark. Come play with 700+ interactive exhibits that explore the wonderful scientific phenomena all around us, and dive deeper with some of our most iconic exhibits. Feel your way through the Tactile Dome guided by your ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95 General, Free for Members
Vagrancy in Birds - LivestreamDo you chase rare birds that accidentally occur in our area outside of their normal migration range? If so, you enjoy finding vagrant birds, a phenomenon many Marin County birders pursue at the Outer Point within Point Reyes National Seashore and other California coastal areas. This presentation will highlight the ...
Where: Cost: Free
Bots vs Ballots: AI and the 2024 ElectionHow worried should we be about AI and the election? As advances in generative artificial intelligence stand to disrupt elections, we ask what the latest developments mean in 2024 and for the future of democracy. AI has been used to doctor photos, create deep fakes, manipulate candidates' voices and seed ...
How do individuals decide whether to get vaccinated, consume genetically modified foods, or vote to support climate change mitigation efforts in their neighborhood? Democracies depend on educated citizens who can make informed decisions about scientific issues. In, Science Denial: Why It Happens and What to Do About It, Sinatra and ...
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have received widespread attention over the past 20 years due to their remarkable physical, mechanical and chemical properties, and our ability to integrate them into devices. In this seminar, I will detail our recent work in the development of the next generation of 2D materials. I will ...
