Celebrate Earth Day on AlcatrazJoin us for a special Earth Day experience on Alcatraz Island, where history meets nature. Explore the island’s stunning gardens, discover sustainable gardening practices, and participate in a hands-on marine science activity that connects us to the health of San Francisco Bay.Alcatraz Historic Gardens Open Hours: 10 AM - 3:30 ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: From $47.95 for ferry and Alcatraz admission
Climate One x SF Climate WeekClimate One will be celebrating SF Climate Week with a series of programs featuring California's leading voices in state and local policy, climate justice, arts and culture. The week will feature interviews, Q&As and performances that acknowledge today’s challenging political reality, while showcasing what’s doable and sparks joy in the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members
Clear Lake Volcanic Field (CLVF) is the northernmost and youngest (~8 ka - 2.8 Ma) of six slab window-related volcanic centers distributed along the San Andreas transform fault in the California Coast Ranges. Ongoing geothermal and seismic activity as well as recent geophysical imaging indicate potential for future eruptions, thus the USGS California Volcano Observatory ...
Dexterous movement is a hallmark of human motor ability, enabling us to interact skillfully with our environment. The loss of this capability due to movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease or stroke, strips individuals of independence and quality of life. This talk explores the neural underpinnings of dexterity, focusing on ...
Where: Cost: Free
Catalyzing Regeneration to Combat Climate Change and Biodiversity LossCelebrate Earth Day with an inspiring panel discussion about regeneration and individual actions, climate change, and biodiversity loss featuring top scientists from the California Academy of Sciences - the only place in the world with a rainforest, aquarium, natural history museum, and planetarium all under one living roof.Sustainability is not ...
This talk will review recent progress in optical lattice emulators of correlated electron systems. These experiments feature high tunability of the microscopic Hamiltonians and come with novel snapshots of many-body states with single particle resolution. We’ll delve into experiments that use mixed-dimensional systems to demonstrate magnetically mediated pairing. We will ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
UC Berkeley AI Policy Research Symposium 2025Please join the UC Berkeley AI Policy Hub for the UC Berkeley AI Policy Research Symposium taking place Tuesday, April 22 3:30 - 5 pm, Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall.The event will feature a keynote presentation from Gideon Lichfield, former Editor-in-Chief of Wired and UC Berkeley Tech Policy Fellow.The Fall ...
Rechargeable Li-ion batteries form the main source of indispensable mobile power in our daily lives, from cell phones to electric mowers. More pressing is that the widespread integration of renewable, intermittent energy sources such as wind or solar is dependent upon the development of efficient large-scale energy storage systems for ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Planning for a Just Transition led by Fossil Fuel Workers and CommunitiesCelebrate Earth Day 2025 and get engaged in local community climate work!In this student-facilitated event, we will explore a groundbreaking transition planning effort happening right here in the Bay Area - the Contra Costa Refinery Transition Partnership.The event will feature speakers from the partnership, including the BlueGreen Alliance, the California ...
Does wildfire smoke affect birds? What does climate change have to do with bird molt? How long do Bushtit friendships last? In this Birdy Hour talk, Landbird Program Science Director Katie LaBarbera, PhD, will explain recent scientific findings coming from SFBBO's bird banding program at Coyote Creek Field Station. They will describe ...
Kim Carson will explore the profound question of how to rediscover and define human purpose in the age of AI. With influences ranging from Brene Brown’s courage-centered leadership to Paulo Coelho’s exploration of personal destiny, Kim’s work weaves together practical strategies and philosophical insights, guiding audiences in understanding how AI ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General
Wednesday, 04/23/25
Diverse Voices in Fisheries SeminarUCSC's Fisheries Collaborative Program and the Santa Cruz-Monterey Bay Area Subunit of the American Fisheries Society invite you to the fifth annual, Diverse Voices in Fisheries Science Seminar. This will be a five-part series. We are excited to present Jonas Banta, UC Santa Cruz and Norris Center for Art + Science Fellow.
Environmental variation across temporal and spatial scales shapes individual differences in traits and causes resource acquisition and allocation to fluctuate dramatically. Technological advancements including animal-borne sensors have ushered in a research renaissance showing that differences across individual animals are much more common than previously recognized. Despite this progress, critical knowledge ...
The pursuit of understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying human longevity has emerged as a central focus in biomedical research, driven by the challenges posed by an aging global population. In this presentation, I will explore recent advancements in the identification and characterization of human longevity genes, shedding light on the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Climate Conversations: Rising Seas, Resilient CommunitiesJoin Save The Bay for an evening of conversation and community at Manny’s! This engaging panel discussion on sea level rise brings together experts from across the Bay to explore solutions to growing climate risks. Hear from local leaders in policy, government, and environmental advocacy as they share innovative, nature-based ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10
Thursday, 04/24/25
Coastal Walk at Pillar Point BluffJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful walk at Pillar Point Bluff just north of Half Moon Bay! You will be guided by POST ambassadors who will share details about the area’s interesting natural history, from the coastal scrub habitat to the Fitzgerald Marine Preserve which hosts tide pools ...
Where: Moss BeachCost: Free
SETI Live: Is Intelligent Life Easy? - LivestreamHuman-Like Life Probably Evolves "Right on Time" ?A recent study proposes a new model for the evolution of intelligent life, which challenges the long-standing "hard steps" theory that the emergence of intelligent life is an exceedingly rare event due to a series of improbable evolutionary milestones. A team led by ...
Where: Cost: Free
Climate One x SFCW: Alexis Madrigal, Margaret Gordon and Abby ReyesClimate One will be celebrating SF Climate Week with a series of programs featuring California and the San Francisco Bay Area’s leading voices in state and local policy, climate justice, arts and culture. The week will feature interviews, Q&As and performances that acknowledge today’s challenging political reality, while showcasing what’s ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members
The creation, recycling, and maintenance of continental lithosphere and its mainly stable cratonic cores have long been debated. I discuss our recent imaging work for North America and strive to put this in context of the Tibet/East Asia setting, contrasting the Farallon and Tethyan driven tectonic systems, as well as ...
SFCW at Climate One with San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, Rep. Jared HuffmanClimate One will be celebrating SF Climate Week with a series of programs featuring California and the San Francisco Bay Area’s leading voices in state and local policy, climate justice, arts and culture. The week will feature interviews, Q&As and performances that acknowledge today’s challenging political reality, while showcasing what’s ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members
Acterra Teacher Training Workshop - LivestreamActerra’s youth Education Program offers free teacher training workshops. This year, we will be focusing on renewable energy education and the benefits of using a Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV). These workshops will help educators learn about climate change basics, and how to encourage younger generations to choose a ZEV as ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: Climate FuturesCelebrate the art and science of creating a hopeful climate future! Choose your own adventure with our illuminating programs, from artworks that embody changes in the natural world, to demos of transformative climate technology. Part of this year’s SF Climate Week, this After Dark promises an optimistic and inspiring look ...
Speaker: Ryan Reed, UC BerkeleyAttend in person or via Zoom (see weblink)
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Saturday, 04/26/25
Hike at Windy HillJoin POST on a guided hike on one of the first open spaces we protected as an organization! A POST Representative will share a few words about POST’s decades of conservation success before hiking groups leave to explore a strenuous but rewarding 7 mile hike with 1,500 feet of elevation ...
Where: Portola ValleyCost: Free
From Oakland to the Stars: A weekend celebration of our new exhibit, Universe UnveiledJoin us for a weekend full of hands-on discovery and community connection as we unveil our newest outdoor exhibit, Universe Unveiled, on the Observation Deck. From stunning space images to student-engineered rovers and hikes through the redwoods-there’s something for everyone!Opening April 26: Universe Unveiled A new outdoor exhibit exploring how ...
Where: OaklandCost: $24 General, $19 Youth/Senior/Student
Science Saturday: Earth and SustainabilityThis engaging event invites educators, families, and all ages to explore the vital connections between our planet's health and sustainable practices. Through interactive games, activities, and learning, participants will discover innovative solutions for environmental challenges and learn how to take meaningful action in their own lives.Experience the beauty of the ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
PelicanFest: Earth Day Celebration in PacificaJoin us at PelicanFest, an Earth Day celebration, an that event invites the Bay Area to discover and celebrate pelicansBooths will line the North Parking Lot with engaging activities for adults and children, to learn about pelicans and other local nature! Join environmental and community groups, and inspirational speakers as ...
Where: PacificaCost: Free
Beginner BirdingCome join a Ranger Guided Hike and Birding Program with a Marin Headlands Interpretation Ranger! Learn all about the many different types of birds that call the Marin Headlands home while hiking along the scenic Rodeo Lagoon Loop Trail beginning at Rodeo Beach.The program will consist of a 1.5-mile hike ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost:
Love our Earth FestivalJoin us for a day of environmental education, family-friendly activities, and community celebration. This cherished annual event brings together local organizations, environmental experts, and community members to promote sustainability and environmental stewardship.Free activities will include:Interactive environmental education exhibitsLocal vendorsChildren’s activities and craftsLive entertainmentFood trucks featuring local plant based cuisineTree plantingT-shirt ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: F
ART 101: Rotoscoping AnimationStep into the world of Kambui Olujimi: North Star, where body and movement take center stage, capturing these of weightlessness and freedom. In this hands-on, introductory workshop, you'll learn the technique of rotoscope animation, the process of creating animated sequences by tracing over live-action footage frame by frame. Drawing inspiration from Olujimi's Death ...
Where: San JoseCost: $30.00
CuriOdyssey Weekend Workshop: Water WondersExplore the incredible world of water by examining its unique physical and chemical properties through fun experiments and interactive activities. Discover how water changes forms, reacts with other substances, and why it’s essential for all living things on Earth.Ages 5 to 10 years old
Where: San MateoCost: $45-$55
Sunday, 04/27/25
From Oakland to the Stars: A weekend celebration of our new exhibit, Universe UnveiledJoin us for a weekend full of hands-on discovery and community connection as we unveil our newest outdoor exhibit, Universe Unveiled, on the Observation Deck. From stunning space images to student-engineered rovers and hikes through the redwoods-there’s something for everyone!Universe Unveiled A new outdoor exhibit exploring how we capture and ...
Where: OaklandCost: $24 General, $19 Youth/Senior/Student
Earth Day CelebrationCelebrate Earth Day with us at The Lawrence! Join community partners and UC Berkeley student organizations for our second annual celebration of the Earth and the nature that surrounds us. Learn about the traditional Ohlone method of acorn processing from Cafe Ohlone’s Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino, explore insect biology ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Event is free with admission to the science center
At the Foothills of an AI Era in ScienceAdvances in artificial intelligence are rapidly transforming the scientific enterprise, offering powerful new methods for generating hypotheses, designing experiments, and interpreting data. I will discuss the promise of AI to accelerate scientific discovery, sharing examples that illustrate emerging patterns of innovation driven by the rapid scaling of cycles of generation ...
Rapid advances in computational modeling, such as deep neural networks, applied to brain data and imaging technologies, like functional, quantitative, and diffusion MRI, are revolutionizing our understanding of how the human brain sees.Dr. Kalanit Grill-Spector, a neuroscientist at Stanford University and expert in how the brain ‘sees’ will give a ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Vaccination and its Historical Discontents - LivestreamHesitancy and resistance to vaccination is more common than not in U.S. history. This talk will explain how and why public attitudes toward vaccination have changed over time, with an emphasis on the twentieth and twenty-first-century trends reflected in today’s vaccination debates and controversies.Speaker: Professor Elena Conis is a writer ...
The harnessing and manipulation of electronic states in quantum materials has the potential to revolutionize computation, sensing, storage, and communications, thus impacting multiple facets of our everyday lives. In this talk I will discuss my group’s recent experiments with graphene, a highly versatile carbon-based quantum material that hosts ultra-relativistic charges. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Status of Circular Electron Positron Collider in China After the discovery of Higgs, Higgs factory is now recognized by the community as the highest priority for the future of particle physics. We proposed Circular Electron-Positron Collider in 2012, which is now almost ready for construction. I will describe its design, R&D and the construction planning.Speaker: Yifang Wang, Chinese ...
Symmetries and topology are central to our understanding of physical systems. Topology, for instance, explains the precise quantization of the Hall effect and the protection of surface states in topological insulators against scattering from disorder or bumps. However discrete symmetries and topology have not, until recently, contributed much to our ...
You are interested in a career in sustainability. You want to make a difference. Save the planet. Save humankind. How do you figure out what career to pursue, in the vast world of sustainability? Would it be better to work in a climate startup or a Fortune 500 company with ...
