King Tide Day in San RafaelCome join your neighbors and local scientists to document the highest tides of the year! Teams will use community science kits to explore how low-lying spots along the waterfront are affected by king tides. Measure flooding and take pictures alongside local experts. San Rafael is one of the Bay Area’s most ...
Where: San RafaelCost: Free
Land x Good Fire: Prescribed Burn PlanningJoin fellows from Audubon Canyon Ranch's Fire Forward fellowship program for Sonoma County residents to learn about Good Fire.Join Taj Katuna, fire ecologist and researcher, to learn the process of planning a prescribed burn. Learn what to look for in a site visit, how to identify prescribed burn control lines, ...
Where: MarshallCost: Free
King Tides WalkJoin the Environmental Volunteers in a fun, interactive learning experience which will teach you about what King Tides are and why they are exciting! The event will include a brief hands-on science talk about the tides, and then a gentle walk through the Baylands. Highest of the high tides is ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Family Nature Adventures: Snooze and Snuggle-Hibernating Animals!Explore an exciting adventure in the enchanting world of hibernation where we’ll uncover the secrets of how animals prepare for winter slumber. Children will embark on a captivating exploration of hibernation, a fascinating natural phenomenon. Through hands-on activities, engaging stories, and a guided walk in the breathtaking redwood forest surrounding ...
Where: OaklandCost: See weblinnk
Breathless: Catie and the RobotWould you dance with a robot? What would your human + robot duet look like? Come watch a stunning performance by dancer/choreographer/engineer Catie Cuan and artist/researcher Ken Goldberg, in which Catie dances with an industrial robot arm. This piece is an appreciation of the work performed by humans every day, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
The origin of the Universe & evolution of large scale structure and how it affects your observingThis talk is geared toward astronomy enthusiasts and amateur astronomers. I'll provide an overview of the origin of the Universe, early galaxy & stellar formation, and the evolution of large scale structure. Also, I'll discuss the latest research, including exciting insights from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), and some ...
Join Chris Carmichael in search of both resident and migrant birds in the Garden’s many bird friendly micro habitats. Chris will be joined by Susan Greef, Garden Member and avid birder. Beginning and experienced bird watchers are welcome. Limited to 15 participants.Register at weblink. These bird walks often sell out.
Where: BerkeleyCost: $25 General, $20 Members
King Tides: A Royal Tide Watch Along the EmbarcaderoJoin the Exploratorium and Port of San Francisco staff along the Embarcadero to observe, photograph, and discuss “Royal” Tides. These exceptionally high tides are often described as “King Tides,” and will be “normal” tides of the future due to sea level rise.We’ll gather between Pier 3 and Pier 5 on ...
Changan Chen (Stanford/AI) on 4D Audio-Visual Learning: A Visual Perspective of Sound Propagation and Production" Alberto Salleo (Stanford/ Material Science) on "Soft Polymers for Bioelectronics" Karoline Karlic (UC Santa Cruz/ Photography) on "Unseen California: Photography, Place and Environment "
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Tuesday, 12/17/24
Family-Friendly Winter Fun Agar Art - Painting w/ Microbes!Join Counter Culture Labs for an exciting workshop focused on DIY just-for-fun biotechnology. We will be making colorful agar art with our engineered glowing microorganisms. Agar is the substrate on which microbes grow on.In this workshop, you will draw out a picture on the petri dish using our microbes and ...
Tucson’s local flavor of Astronomy on Tap, Space Drafts, is excited to present its 102nd edition! This month, we’ll be joined by optical sciences graduate student Josh Liberman, who will tell us about hunting for alien worlds with huge telescopes, and Steward Observatory graduate student Jeniveve Pearson who will tell ...
Join the NASA Night Sky Network with Dr. Robert Nemiroff for a tour of highlights from the Astronomy Picture of the Day archive for 2024.Along with Jerry Bonnell, Robert Nemiroff has written, coordinated, and edited NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) since 1995 at apod.nasa.gov. The APOD archive contains ...
Where: Cost: Free
Science Is A Piece of Cake: California ForestsLearn about California's beautiful forests via cake! KQED Check, Please! producer Cecilia Phillips hosts a cake bake-off, where California's rich forests will serve as our visual prompt.Each cake will be inspired by trees and their surrounding ecosystems, depicting a rich canopy of flora and fauna.Enter the competition as a beginner, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $23.
Thursday, 12/19/24
Lunch Break Science - LivestreamLunch Break Science is a dynamic live web series featuring fascinating short talks, engaging interviews, and lively Q&A with Leakey Foundation scientists. Each episode digs deeper into the latest human origins discoveries, with topics like Neanderthals, chimpanzee behavior, and more! Even better, you can interact with researchers during the show ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: Twinkle TwinkleLearn about the celestial bodies that illuminate our sky: the Sun, shooting stars, and near-Earth asteroids.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95, free for members
Neutrino AstronomyIt is possible to get an early warning of a supernova by observing neutrinos. These incredibly light particles travel at nearly the speed of light and come out ahead of the massive explosion. But to catch them requires an incredibly sensitive detector. Fortunately, sensitive detectors were already on-line in 1987 ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Friday, 12/20/24
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. The event duration is 2 hours. SJAA volunteers will share night sky views from their telescopes.Please refrain from bringing your own telescopes (Binoculars are ...
