Dr. Nathan Rank is a professor in the Biology Department at Sonoma State University, known for his famous BIOL 323 Entomology course. Today he presents aspects of his extensive research on beetles in the Sierra Nevada.Speaker: Nathan Rank, Sonoma State University
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
California Spotlight: Tech AuthoritarianismAs a hub of technological innovation, California is increasingly grappling with complex questions surrounding the influence of technology on society and governance. The rise of powerful tech entities and the rapid advancement of digital technologies are giving way to new forms of control, raising concerns about tech authoritarianism and its ...
Life-Saving Laws: Acts and Actions for Sea Otters - LivestreamAs a threatened species, southern sea otters are federally protected under the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act. Just how important are these laws for the recovery of sea otters and other wildlife? Join experts from The Marine Mammal Center and Sea Otter Savvy for a special?We Were ...
Where: Cost: Free
The State Water Project’s California Aqueduct: Coping With SubsidenceJesse will talk about his work at the California Aqueduct Subsidence Program (CASP), a State Water Project (SWP) initiative focused on addressing the impacts of land subsidence on the California Aqueduct. Under his leadership, CASP has expanded significantly since its launch in 2019 with a current annual budget of more than ...
Speakers: Sally Benson, Stanford University; Adrian Yao, Stanford University
Where: StanfordCost: Free
From the Innovator's WorkbenchInterventional cardiologist Paul Yock has had a transformational impact on patient care around the world. Beyond his direct contributions as an inventor of paradigm-changing health technologies (including the Rapid Exchange angioplasty and stenting system), he catalyzed a sea change in health technology innovation education with the formation of the Medical ...
My group develops catalysts that merge the benefits of enzymes and abiotic chemistry. In one research area, we are using DNA as a nanoscaffold to accelerate the discovery and enhance the activity of abiotic catalyst systems. I will describe a platform to rapidly evaluate up to a million DNA nano-catalysts ...
In 2008, a groundbreaking milestone was achieved when scientists captured the first mass spectra of intact membrane protein complexes, detached from their native detergent micelles, directly in the gas phase. This achievement opened a new frontier in nanoscience, allowing detailed investigation of the molecular architecture and dynamics of these elusive, ...
California’s nature is world famous, and our state’s environmental policies lead the world combatting challenges like climate change. Today, the Trump Administration is attacking California’s environmental policies while threatening to sell public lands and roll back decades of conservation progress across the country. Join us to hear how California is ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $18 + fees
Wednesday, 09/24/25
Homeschool Days at The Tech InteractiveHomeschoolers, this is your day to play!The Tech Interactive is rolling out NEW Homeschool Days just for you!Shake up your schedule and enjoy a day of hands-on science, engineering, and creativity that complements your curriculum and keeps your learners engaged from start to finish.Each Homeschool Day Includes:Full access to all ...
Where: San JoseCost: $30.00
Progress and Future Challenges in AI, Wearables, and Smartphones for Understanding and Healing DepressionIn this talk, Dr. Picard will share new results from MIT studies that link continuous physiological signals, speech, sleep - activity rhythms, and in-the-moment mood/stress reports with behaviors and AI-generated forecasts of health change. She will discuss what these patterns reveal about autonomic and neurological activity, the promise of personalized, ...
Harpreet Sareen (New School) on "Post-Human Desigh/ The Great Decentering" Alexander Sorenson (Binghamton University) on "Hidden Hearts: On Selfhood and the (Un)sayable in Rilke's Poetry"See weblink to register
Climate change impacts to California’s iconic coastline include higher sea levels, changes in storm frequency and intensity, warmer air and ocean temperatures, and changes in precipitation patterns. The rates of change over the next century are expected to be significantly higher than what has been observed in the past. Sea-level ...
Anthropologist and UC Berkeley alum Anand Pandian (Sociocultural Anthropology, 2004) will speak from a new book about the United States called Something Between Us. The book is based on fieldwork in more than a dozen states, with everyone from homebuilders and truck drivers to activists for gender and environmental justice. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Seeing and Engineering Biomolecular Condensates with Atomic PrecisionPhase separation of RNA-binding proteins via multivalent interactions between aromatic/polar-rich disordered domains contributes to the formation of functional cytoplasmic granules and nuclear puncta. These domains have also been identified as players in cancer-causing fusion proteins as well as the nucleators of neuronal inclusions in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia, ...
Understanding human behaviors is crucial for high-stakes societal decisions: for example, effective pandemic response relies on understanding how infectious diseases spread through contact between individuals and how individuals change their behaviors in response to policies and disease. However, fine-grained behaviors are often difficult to observe (e.g., for cost or privacy ...
The Threat to US AstrophysicsSpeaker 1: Dr. Eric BurnsWhen stars go boom: supernovae and the elements in your beer”Speaker 2: David KekejianClick here to watch on YouTube. Click on the thumbnail for the September talk
Step aside chatbots - AI agents are here. According to a new McKinsey & Company report, the "potentially revolutionary" arrival of AI agents promises to transform the way we work. In July, OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, unveiled its latest product, ChatGPT Agent, which it claims can "handle complex tasks ...
Takako Fujioka (Stanford) on "Joint coordination and improvisation in music" Jared Moore (Stanford) on "The Realities and Illusions of AI" Jason Kelly Johnson and Nataly Gattegno (Futureforms) on “Futureforms: Digital Craft”
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Virtual Skeptics in the PubThis is a casual night of socializing with fellow science-forward skeptics and with others inhabiting our oblate spheroidal planet.Please join us! This is a free event brought to you by Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.Click here to join in. Passcode 1023
Where: Cost: Free
The Biology of ConsciousnessAn anesthesiologist explores the circuits behind our mental states.Speaker: Art Wallace, UC San Francisco
Between 2000 and 2021, Michigan ranked second nationwide for large, frequent weather-related outages, underscoring the urgent need to better understand the lived experience of vulnerable populations during such events. In this context, researchers interviewed 48 households in the Bryant neighborhood (out of 280 households), a community where three-quarters of residents ...
Where: Cost: Free
SETI Live: 2024 YR4: Lunar Impact?Join host Dr. Franck Marchis and guest Dr. Andy Rivkin (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory) for a discussion on asteroid 2024 YR4 and its potential impact on the Moon.Thanks to new observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists have refined the asteroid’s orbit and determined there is ...
After Dark: PatternsAwaken your senses to the intricate designs of the universe and dive into the mesmerizing world of patterns. Listen for recurring motifs in music performed by the Bay Area Persian Music Ensemble. Get hands-on with fractals and flowers, produce your own banger beat, and uncover the secrets of clouds. Join ...
On April 19, 2021, Ingenuity became the first helicopter to fly on Mars at Jezero Crater, completing a total of 72 flights by the end of its mission. The success of Ingenuity resulted in various research efforts to further explore Mars via vertical flight, including two optimized Ingenuity-sized helicopters proposed ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free (charge for pizza)
Understanding Addiction Night 4 - The Power of Radical InclusionGLIDE staff regularly reverse overdoses and GLIDE has also tragically lost clients and community members to overdose. And GLIDE has the solution: a radically inclusive approach to health access pioneered by the Reverend Cecil Williams and influenced by the historic work of the AIDS activists in the 80’s.The key to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $18 in person, $9 online
Friday, 09/26/25
Sea Otter ViewingJoin us for Sea Otter Awareness Week at Berwick Park along Ocean View Blvd in Pacific Grove! Our naturalists will having spotting scopes to look for otters, plus special marine specimens.
With the rise in global data demands, energy efficiency in electronics has become a defining challenge for sustainable progress in AI, healthcare, IoT, and beyond. Today’s electronics, constrained by materials and architectures that separate computing and memory, are nearing their energy and latency limits for data-intensive applications. Emerging approaches, such ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Rewriting the Periodic Properties of the f-ElementsThe advent of the nuclear age transformed our society. However, fundamental chemical control of the bonding, reactivity, and electronic properties of the f-elements (the lanthanides and actinides) - the elements that drove this initial technological revolution - is still developing. As a result, fulfilling the promise of the nuclear age ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Saturday, 09/27/25
Birding at Cypress Grove PreserveJoin ecologist David Lumpkin for a morning search for migratory birds at Cypress Grove Preserve.This event offers a unique opportunity to connect with nature and learn more about the diverse bird species found in the area.We’ll be checking Tomales Bay for the odd jaeger, combing through flocks of returning sparrows, ...
Where: MarshallCost: Free
Science Saturday: Biodiversity BlastJoin us for a Biodiversity-themed Science Saturday where you can explore the rich diversity of life found along the Central Coast. Engaging activities and interactive displays will highlight the importance of biodiversity in our ecosystems, emphasizing the roles different species play in maintaining environmental balance. Visitors will have the opportunity ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free with admission
Green@Home Tour: MarinExplore homes throughout Marin County, ranging from new construction to those transitioning from gas.Gain valuable insights from tour hosts on appliance selection, contractor decisions, installation processes, tax credits and incentives, making your transition to electric living informed and cost-effective.Attendees will have the opportunity to see firsthand a wide variety of ...
Where: Cost: Free
Jazz Under the StarsJazz Under the Stars is a FREE monthly public stargazing event! Join us for a night of smooth jazz, bright stars, and a lot of fun! We play our jazz from CSM's own KCSM 91.1. Founded in 1964, KCSM has grown to become one of the top 35 most listened to non-commercial ...
Abbey Dias is an alum of the Biology Department's Graduate Program at SSU, and former member of the Hughes Lab. She is currently the Assistant Diving and Boating Safety Officer for the UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab. Abbey is also a talented underwater photographer, "...combining science with film to promote ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Canaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts about the Recent Employment Effects of Artificial IntelligenceThis paper examines changes in the labor market for occupations exposed to generative artificial intelligence using high-frequency administrative data from the largest payroll software provider in the United States. We present six facts that characterize these shifts. We find that since the widespread adoption of generative AI, early-career workers (ages ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Compartmentalizing and connecting the mitochondrial collective through pearling and bridgingMitochondria form dynamic networks, transitioning between a highly interconnected reticulum and a collection of dissociated rod-shaped individuals. How these dynamics serve the mitochondrial life cycle of proliferation and quality control remains poorly understood. Moreover, mitochondria can form homotypic membrane contact sites which bridge neighboring organelles - yet their function, protein ...
California has pioneered energy efficiency for more than six decades, transforming it into a professionalized practice and global model. After 20+ years of flat electricity demand, load growth is returning - driven by electrification, digitalization, and new industries - making efficiency more essential than ever.Today’s efficiency goes beyond traditional savings. ...
Stanford Energy welcomes Andrey Shuvalov, Vice President, Energy Transition at Shell USA, for a conversation with Will Chueh, Director of Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy. In this session, Shuvalov will discuss how Shell balances delivering a secure supply of energy sources giving customers more choice and less emissions, all within a dynamic and evolving energy ...
Precise control of structural parameters through nanoscale engineering to improve optical and electronic properties of functional nanomaterials continuously remains an outstanding challenge. Previous work on nanoparticle synthesis and assembly has been conducted largely through solution chemistry at ambient pressure and relies on specific chemical or physical interactions such as van ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Our Humpback Whales: Locals… but not locals only - LivestreamCalifornia humpback whales are seasonal migrants between here and mostly Mexico and Central America, a simple general pattern, but when we look deeper the patterns are complex and persistent across huge population changes. Join us for an exploration of new technology enabling a deep dive into the lives of leviathans, ...
AI tools are everywhere now, promising to help us write, solve, understand, and create faster and more easily than ever. But there is a growing concern: Are these tools actually helping us learn, or just making it look or feel like we know something? Can we develop AI systems to ...
A Dash of Climate Hope: Impactful Climate Actions - LivestreamLet's inspire people to take action on climate through a focus on solutions and hope, rather than a sole focus on climate impacts and fear. Get a dose of optimism as we share climate solutions happening around the world that provide the sense of empowerment and agency we need to ...
Sea-level rise adaptation in San Francisco Bay requires cooperation among policy actors at multiple scales. This talk will investigate the major barriers to sea-level rise adaptation and current steps being taken to address those barriers. There is a central focus on governance issues from the perspective of polycentric structures and ...
Woods Senior Fellow Rob Jackson is the author of Into the Clear Blue Sky: The Path to Restoring Our Atmosphere (Simon & Schuster). Jackson, a professor of earth science with the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, is chair of the Global Carbon Project and one of the top five most-cited ...
Where: Cost: Free
Bodega Marine Lab Seminar Series - CanceledJoin us for the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory Seminar Series, featuring speakers from within the marine sciences community and beyond.Speaker: Halley Froehlich, UC Santa Barbara
Delta Futures explores the competing visions of the future that are crowding into the Bengal Delta’s imperiled present and vying for control of its ecologically vulnerable terrain. In Bangladesh’s southwest, development programs that imagine the delta as a security threat unfold on the same ground as initiatives that frame the ...
We face a “silver tsunami”: the number of older adults is increasing at an unprecedented rate, while shortages of both professional and family caregivers are growing. Can technology help? What if AI could analyze the wireless signals that bounce around a home and measure people’s physiological signals, diagnose new diseases, ...
Characterizing Massive Planets with Direct Imaging and Precision AstrometrySpeaker: Danielle Bovie, University of Texas, San AntonioObserving the Moon: From Backyard to SpacecraftSpeaker: Partice Smith, University of Texas, San AntonioClick here to watch on YouTube
Where: Cost: Free
On the Air: Learn How to Fight Air Pollution In Your NeighborhoodTo celebrate California Clean Air Day on October 1, learn how to affordably transition to cleaner energy - and cleaner air - in your home and neighborhood.Many people think of cars and factories as the main sources of air pollution. But in the Bay Area, gas-powered appliances actually produce more ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with registration, donations encouraged
The EARNEST Consortium, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is dedicated to identifying and advancing solutions for the future of the U.S. electricity system. As part of its public engagement efforts, EARNEST is hosting its first webinar series focused on “U.S. Grid Reliability and Resilience.” This upcoming session ...
Campi Flegrei are one of the most dangerous active volcanoes on Earth with approximately 2 million people leaving within its caldera. Since the 1950’s the centre of the caldera has uplifted more than 5 m, with 4 main unrest episodes, the last of which is currently ongoing. I will first ...
Speaker: Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute, retiredAttend in person or online (See weblink)
Where: StanfordCost: Free
SETI Live: Hidden Habitability on Ceres - LivestreamJoin host Beth Johnson and guest Dr. Sam Courville, lead author of a new study on Ceres, as they dive into the possibility that the dwarf planet may have had the energy needed to support habitability for much longer than once believed. Using data from NASA’s Dawn mission, researchers uncovered ...
Expedition in pursuit of protection, exposed humans to a mysterious phenomenon in nature, electricity. His strong sense of curiosity enabled him to develop an understanding along with technology that became an essential part of his life support.In this talk we pursue the discovery, progress in understanding, and engineering of electricity ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Deepfakes, Dirty Tricks, and the Future of Trust - LivestreamFrom ghost photos to UFO sightings, people have always been drawn to illusions. Deepfakes are the modern version - sharper, faster, and designed to exploit trust at scale. They’re already fueling disinformation campaigns, powering scams, and giving cybercriminals a powerful new playbook. Join us for a Skeptical Inquirer Presents livestream with cybersecurity ...
In recent years, we have seen a large body of research using hierarchical matrix algebra to construct low complexity linear solvers and preconditioners. Not only can these fast solvers significantly accelerate the speed of large scale PDE based simulations, but also they can speed up many AI and machine learning ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22 General, member discounts
NightLife: BigPictureStep inside the frame and catch some of nature’s most striking images during the sneak peek event of this year’s BigPicture: Natural World Photography exhibition.Ages 21+
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
After Dark: Plug and PlayExplore the world of acoustics, rhythm, and vibrations through playful exhibits and surprising sonic experiences. Treat your ears to an inspiring performance by Awesöme Orchestra, play a round of Science Trivia, and dive into the phenomena of sound with an exhibit scavenger hunt. Whether you’re looking for a group hang ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95
Reinventing the way we break down plastic wasteFrom our kitchens to our clothes to the delivery of medicines, plastics play an indispensable role in our daily lives. But, the end-life of these plastics is not always taken into account. Few types of plastics can be readily recycled, and durable plastics take centuries to break down in landfills ...
First Friday Nights at CuriOdysseySwing into the weekend with science, animals, music, food trucks, and fun! On the first Friday of every month, parents and kids celebrate together at CuriOdyssey.Dance to some of your favorite hits, while enjoying animal presentations and science activities. Activities and programs are different each time, so make it a ...
Join us on First Friday for a special opportunity to meet science illustrator and artist Kirsten Carlson! Explore her stunning work that blends art, science, and storytelling, and hear firsthand about her creative process and passion for the natural world.Come get inspired, ask questions, and connect with the artist!
Where: Pacific GroveCost:
First Friday: Spooky AstronomyGet in the Halloween spirit with a night of cosmic chills and family thrills. Join us for a frightfully fun evening featuring live music, ooey gooey science demos, creepy crafting, and a spook-tacular Halloween-themed laser show! Perfect for all ages, this is one event your family won’t want to miss!
Where: OaklandCost: $10 Ganeral, $5 kids/seniors, Free members
Question: How can we learn about matter that we can’t see? Answer: By looking at how the invisible matter’s gravity affects the matter we can see. This is gravitational lensing, an exciting and active field of cosmology research through which we hope to answer fundamental questions about the universe like the nature of ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Saturday, 10/04/25
First Saturday: Free Tour of the Santa Cruz ArboretumAround the World in 60-90 Minutes!On the first Saturday of each month, the Arboretum offers a docent or staff-led tour of the Arboretum.Sometimes you will see New Zealand, South Africa, California, and Australia. Sometimes you might see combinations of several gardens or the developing World Conifer Collection or Rare Fruit ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission, and for members
2025 International Observe the Moon Night - LivestreamJoin the NASA Night Sky Network for live views of the Moon on International Observe the Moon Night!The goal of International Observe the Moon Night is to unite people around the world in a celebration of lunar observation, science, exploration, arts, and culture. You can join International Observe the Moon ...
Where: Cost: Free
City Public Star PartyCome join the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers for free public stargazing of the Moon, planets, globular clusters and more!The event will take place in Tunnel Tops National Park, parking is located adjacent to Picnic Place (210 Lincoln Blvd for GPS) with the telescopes setup in the East Meadow.Dress warmly as conditions ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Observe the Moon nightJoin Foothill College Astronomy and the Peninsula Astronomical Society at NASA's Observe the Moon night!Observe the moon and other astronomical objects at Observe the Moon night. The Foothill College observatory will be open, along with portable telescopes alongside the observatory. Come for the detailed view of the moon, stay for ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free
Monday, 10/06/25
Beyond the Myth: How Regulation Fuels Smarter Innovation in an AI WorldIn July, the European Union unveiled new rules to regulate artificial intelligence as part of its landmark 2024 AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive AI law. The rules are aimed at promoting safety and transparency and protecting copyright holders, among other things. The Trump administration released its own AI Action Plan ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $15 Members in person, $10 online
Speaker: Dr Lindsay Dawson, Texas A & M University
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Energy Science and Engineering Seminar - Two TalksViscous-Dominated Flow Experiments for Hydrogen Storage in Saline AquifersUnderground hydrogen storage (UHS) is a potential long-term solution for net-zero energy storage. There have been numerous simulations studies on the feasibility of UHS in porous media such as saline aquifers, but very few experimental studies to complement them. This seminar will ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Keeping Track of California Water and PoliticsWith two planned reservoirs (Los Vaqueros and Pacheco) no longer going forward, two major projects (Sites Reservoir, Delta Conveyance) in water right hearings, streamlining bills in the Legislature that would block lawsuits, and a third draft of a long-delayed Water Quality Control Plan in review, California appears to be on ...
Children around the world grow up in radically different language-learning environments, and yet most acquire speech and language successfully. This talk uses real-world data to examine how children adapt to diverse linguistic conditions and what this reveals about the speech development process.Speaker: Meg Cychosz, Stanford University
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Single-Molecule Imaging Reveals the Mechanism of Bidirectional Replication Initiation in Higher EukaryotesChromosomes are copied from thousands of origins. At each origin, two replicative DNA helicases are first assembled, then activated to begin unwinding DNA. Several replication proteins are subsequently recruited to the active helicase, forming a replisome. The helicase must undergo dramatic conformational changes during its activation and this process is ...
Humanity today faces the unprecedented challenge of staying within the nine planetary boundaries that define a safe operating space for our planet: from greenhouse gases and land use change to freshwater disruption, ocean acidification, and the spread of novel entities. The building sector - responsible for nearly 40% of global ...
With 2025 marking the 10-year anniversary of the "Wall of Birds" at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, at this special Birdy Hour artist Jane Kim will take the audience on a spectacular 375-million year artistic journey celebrating the evolution and diversity of birds. Jane will reflect on how the mural ...
Humans have wondered whether we are alone in the universe for millennia. Finally, a future NASA observatory may bring us the answers. NASA’s upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory will follow in the tradition of other great observatories like Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope. It will be the most powerful ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Seniors, members, students
The loss of seafloor sediment mixing by burrowing animals across mass extinctions is often seen as a symptom of environmental crisis, but rarely a driver. In this talk I will explore how bioturbating animals may have acted as “chemical engineers” of the oceans across mass extinctions, via their effect on ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Happiness MattersFrom the research frontlines to your daily routine: happiness, at the molecular level.CEO of Matter Neuroscience, Dr. Axel Bouchon, will give an introduction to the science of happiness including latest findings from several fMRI studies which provide the first evidence of a biomarker for happiness in the human brain. This ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
SETI Live: Space Weather AlertThe Sun is restless again! A massive coronal hole has opened up, sending streams of solar wind racing toward Earth. These high-speed particles not only light up our skies with dazzling auroras but can also affect satellites, power grids, and communications.In this special SETI Live, heliophysicist Dr. Becca Robinson (SETI ...
Stacking van der Waals layers provides new opportunities to design electronic band structure. The weak bonding between layers enables the addition of a relative twist and allows for relaxation into distinct local stacking configurations. Together, these effects generate spatially modulated electronic structure over a variety of length scales. Recent measurements ...
Adapting to Climate Change: What if We Get it Right?Join Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, celebrated marine biologist and author, in a frank conversation with Point Blue Conservation Science's Chief Science Officer, Dr. Grant Ballard. They will navigate the space between the daunting reality of our climate situation and the tangible, science-based opportunities for action.The discussion will explore the powerful ...
John Franklin Crenshaw, PhD (Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Stanford) - Warning: objects in mirror are farther than they appear! Dark Energy and the expansion of the universe. andFelipe González, PhD (UC Berkeley) - The Alien Interiors of Planets and Exoplanets: Using quantum mechanics to explore the hidden insides ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
This Time It's Different: AI Startups Across Three GenerationsThere's no denying we're living through an AI boom. But, despite the hype, AI is far from an overnight success. The story of AI is a rollercoaster of both booms and busts stretching back many decades. What You'll Experience:Veteran tech author and journalist John Markoff will lead a conversation with three pioneers who have ...
At depths >200m there is little ambient sunlight, but bioluminescent organisms provide another light source that can reveal animals. Pigmentation, however, allows an animal to absorb emitted light. We present evidence that suggests selective pressure to reduce reflected bioluminescence has led to the evolution of ultrablack skin (reflectance <0.5%) in ...
Long-term energy transitions require large investments in emerging technologies whose costs are uncertain and evolve with deployment. Investment decisions that fail to account for this uncertainty risk locking in expensive or inefficient pathways if actual technology costs diverge from projections. Existing approaches often rely on expert elicitation of future cost ...
Butterfly Walk in the Garden - FULLJoin our butterfly docent specialist Sally Levinson and Andy Liu for a guided walk through the Garden in search of butterflies, as you learn about their plant relationships and amazing life cycle.Bring binoculars if you have them.Registered children welcome. Pre-registration is required, space is limited.Fee includes admission to the Garden
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a unique ground-based astronomy facility, with the largest digital camera in the world, designed to provide a time-lapse “movie” of the entire sky from the Earth’s southern hemisphere. Over its planned ten years of operation, the Rubin Observatory will obtain nearly 1,000 images of ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free
Difficult Conversations - AI and the WorkplaceArtificial Intelligence proponents say it automates mundane tasks, freeing people up for more creative and productive pursuits, making their lives easier. Opponents say it eliminates jobs, widening the wealth gap, making people's lives harder.We'll explore the divisive issue of AI in the workplace.Speakers: Jane Gong, Director of Emerging Technologies for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General in person, $9 online
Spatial Phylogenetic DiversityBiodiversity is more than counting species, it’s about evolution. Incorporating spatial phylogenetics in fungal biodiversity assessment. Our first meeting this Fall will kick off (potential) new mycological research in California.The meeting will start with a presentation by Veerle van Winden, a Dutch PhD student, whose project focuses on the spatial ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Thursday, 10/09/25
SETI Live: Birth of Planets: Caught!How do planets start? Host Simon Steel (SETI Institute) speaks with Melissa McClure (Leiden University), lead author of a new study that caught the earliest spark of planet formation.Using JWST and ALMA, the team detected silicon monoxide (SiO) - both gaseous and likely crystalline - and pinpointed where hot, rock-forming minerals are condensing inside the protoplanetary disk of HOPS-315, ~1300 light-years ...
Solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) are increasingly being deployed on underutilized land, including retired landfill areas. This talk introduces a newly developed PV and BESS design tool that optimizes system configuration by maximizing PV size while minimizing BESS requirements, all within the local distribution system’s current ...
Government healthcare payors in Asia and globally may face financial incentives to restrict use of high-cost medications. Yet, restrictions on access to high-value medications may have deleterious effects on population health. Advance purchase commitments (APCs), wherein a payor commits to purchase a certain quantity of medications at lower prices, offer ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Power of Community in Climate Education: NNOCCI Then & Now - LivestreamSince the early 2010s, the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) has trained more than 850 climate communicators from 530+ organizations across 46 states. Through a train-the-trainer approach, NNOCCI helps educators build confidence and skills to talk about climate change in hopeful, solutions-focused ways. Together, these communicators ...
Join Mozilla co-founder Mitchell Baker and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace President Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar for a conversation on AI governance, trust, and the future of open technology.Mozilla co-founder Mitchell Baker brings decades of experience building collaborative, open-source ecosystems and advocating for internet freedom, while Tino Cuéllar of the Carnegie ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
The Impact of Sleep on Blood Glucose Regulation - LivestreamJoin us for an engaging discussion on the crucial relationship between sleep and blood glucose regulation. Discover how improving your sleep habits can lead to better diabetes management and enhanced overall health.Speaker: Carl Ching, Stanford Health CareSee weblink for stream information
Where: Cost: Free
Mushrooms of Sonoma CountyWelcome to the “official” beginning of mushroom season in Sonoma County! If you didn’t know, mushrooms can be picked year-round in California if you are willing to travel, but this presentation will focus on when and where to find local mushrooms during this time of year (and the upcoming months), ...
Where: SebastopolCost: Free
After Dark: Dancing in the SkyBuckle in for an evening of mystery, adventure, and airborne entertainment! Prepare to be dazzled by a performance from Earth Circus, where jaw-dropping moves from acrobatic dancers will have you questioning gravity. Uncover the secrets behind aerobatics with the Snowbird squadron, Canada’s iconic flight demonstration crew. And don’t miss a ...
The human body is invincible - at least from the perspective of modern medicinal innovation. Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Stiff and Fuzz, follows the astonishing evolution of body part replacement, from sculpting noses from brass to crafting body parts from scratch using stem cells and 3-D ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22 in person, $10 online, member discounts
NightLife: AvenuesNightLife is dedicated to showcasing the unique community, culture, and entertainment of San Francisco, and 'Avenues' is our effort to amplify all that the city's west side has to offer. Think block party in a museum. Shop and connect with local businesses and organizations curated by The Faight, Fleetwood SF, ...
Although black holes have become part of our movies and our everyday language, few people really understand the exciting science ideas behind the science fiction. You will learn why falling into a black hole is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience, how black holes make a serious kind of time machine possible, ...
For over a century, Aves Argentinas has been at the forefront of bird and nature conservation in Argentina. As the country’s leading ornithological and conservation NGO and the national partner of BirdLife International, its mission is to protect birds and biodiversity through science, education, advocacy, and collaboration.Hernan Casanas and Tamara ...
Every day the average person draws in 2,000 gallons of air - and with it, thousands of living things. The bacteria, fungi, algae, and other organisms that inhabit the air constitute one of the last great frontiers of science. This invisible ecosystem known as the aerobiome remains so mysterious that ...
Where: Cost: Free
Building and Preserving the Web: A Conversation with Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Brewster KahleSir Tim Berners-Lee and Brewster Kahle will be in conversation about the rise of the internet, its continuing and explosive impact on society, the importance of the Internet Archive and other developing issues in the growth and use of the internet.Tim Berners-Lee is the inventor of the World Wide Web, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 General, $10 online, students free
Expanding the Toolbox for a Safe, Equitable Climate FutureClimate change endangers life on our planet - and even under the most ambitious mitigation timelines, we face devastating consequences to humans and ecosystems around the globe. Low-lying nations could face catastrophic flooding, equatorial regions may suffer lethal heat stress, vulnerable communities could see crop and water systems collapse, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $18 General in person, $9 online
Geoengineering, Global Warming & Sunlight Reflection MethodsIn addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and removing CO2 from the atmosphere, sunlight reflection may be necessary to avoid the worst impacts of global warming. The topic of geoengineering is rife with misinformation and conspiracy theories. Yet the research to understand shading options is critical for good policy making. Join ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $18 in person, $9 online
Friday, 10/10/25
BoardGPT - Using AI in the Boardroom - LivestreamThe Rock Center for Corporate Governance hosts BoardGPT: Using AI in the Boardroom, a timely webinar exploring how directors are engaging with artificial intelligence. The session will examine practical applications where AI adds value to board work, cautionary tales of where it should not be used, and governance considerations for ...
As Moore’s law has continually marched forward, shrinking chip designs in an exponential manner, there has been a corresponding progression on the chip manufacturing side. This progression has led to increasingly strong and complex diffraction effects during imaging which must be overcome to print chip designs accurately. In this talk, ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Generative Frictions: A Conversation on AIThis conversation brings together Lucy Suchman, Professor Emerita of the Anthropology of Science and Technology at Lancaster University, and Terry Winograd, Professor Emeritus in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University. Considering their influential body of work??"individually, in dialogue, and in collaboration with one another??"we will examine the relevance of ...
The chemistry that enables protein function remains to be fully elucidated. To better understand how proteins developed their chemistry, we examine the hypothesized ancestors of proteins: peptide assemblies. Our long-term goal is to answer the question “can peptide assemblies behave and evolve like proteins?” If simple peptides recapitulate the basic ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Saturday, 10/11/25
Forest bathing and walkJoin Megan Carson, a certified forest bathing guide as she gently leads you through a series of mindful, sensory-based invitations designed to deepen your connection with nature.Participants can expect:Slow, intentional walks under the park’s majestic oaks and among vibrant fall foliageGentle breathing exercises and mindful pauses to heighten awareness of ...
Where: Glen EllenCost: Free
Family Nature Adventures: Spidey Spectacular - Adventures with Arachnids!Spin your way into the fascinating world of spiders and arachnids! This month’s adventure is packed with discovery and excitement: Learn all about native spiders, their incredible adaptations, and even how they behave in space. Grab a magnifying glass and set off into the redwood forest to find hidden spiders, marvel at ...
Where: OaklandCost: $25 General, $35 ages 3 - 8, $10 off members
Foothills Family Nature WalkJoin us at Foothills Nature Preserve for a family-friendly nature walk, guided by EV docents. Good for ages 6 and up; all children must be accompanied by an adult.Please click the link to register via EventBrite.
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Spooky Solar Critters WorkshopCreepy Crawlies, Haunted Bugs, and Solar-Powered Scares - summoning spooky science at The Tech Interactive! Join us if you dare for a frightfully fun outdoor experience where science meets the supernatural! Get hands-on with eerie electronics as you design and build your own solar-powered spooky critter - a creepy, crawly ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10 General + admission, $7 Members
Cosmic Treasure Hunt: Finding Stardust in MeteoritesHave you ever wondered where the stuff that makes up planets, asteroids, and even our bodies comes from? When stars reach the end of their lives, they create most of the elements found around us, like the carbon which makes up life on Earth and the oxygen we breathe. These ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Starry Nights Star PartyJoin the San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA) and Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (OSA) for an unforgettable night of exploring the night sky. Our knowledgeable docents, members of SJAA, will be your guides to providing valuable insights into the wonders of our universe. The viewing site, Rancho Canada del ...
Where: Morgan HillCost: Free
Sunday, 10/12/25
Marine Science Sunday - Creatures of the DeepVisit our hospital and visitor center in Sausalito, California, to learn more about what The Marine Mammal Center is doing to help save marine mammals found along the California coast and beyond, and learn more about how you can help.These interactive presentations hosted by our award-winning educators feature multimedia, pictures, ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free with admission
Spooky Solar Critters WorkshopCreepy Crawlies, Haunted Bugs, and Solar-Powered Scares - summoning spooky science at The Tech Interactive! Join us if you dare for a frightfully fun outdoor experience where science meets the supernatural! Get hands-on with eerie electronics as you design and build your own solar-powered spooky critter - a creepy, crawly ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10 General + admission, $7 Members
A key challenge in solving the climate problem is the difficulty of estimating and verifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rates from energy systems around the world. In recent years, satellites have increasingly been used to detect methane emitted from oil and gas infrastructure, coal mines, landfills, and other sources. Some ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Environmental Defense Fund and the Quest for a Sustainable Water Future for AllAnn Hayden will talk about the work of the Climate Resilient Water Systems team at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and their quest for a sustainable water future for all. Under her leadership, the Water team is focused on rebalancing water systems across the arid U.S., India and China, so that ...
The screened Coulomb interaction is a central quantity in condensed matter, which determines critical properties of materials. The formation of bound excitons, Cooper pairs, and exotic states of matter, all depend on the strength of the interaction between electrons and holes, which is screened by the surrounding medium. The vast ...
Synergistic Enhancer Networks Revealed by Live-Cell 3D Chromatin Imaging and PerturbationThe 3D genome plays a critical role in regulating transcription, cellular functions, and diseases. We explore innovative technologies for perturbing the 3D genome organization and imaging interaction between regulatory elements in real-time. We systematically perturb enhancers and reveal a synergistic enhancer network that regulate oncogene expression. Genome profiling confirms that ...
Cosmological and astrophysical measurements provide clear evidence for the existence of dark matter, and in recent years they have started to map dark matter over large volumes of the cosmos - but we still do not know the mass or interaction properties of the dark matter particle(s?). I will describe ...
California electricity rates are among the highest in the nation. Over the last decade, ratepayers have funded significant, new wildfire mitigation activities and recovery costs. For the average PG&E residential customer, these costs represent about a quarter of their bill today. New costs, including to support rapid electrification and modernizing ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Reimagining the Exploration of Fundamental Interactions with AIParticle, nuclear, and astrophysics experiments are producing massive amounts of data to answer fundamental questions about the basic constituents of our universe. While researchers in these areas have been using advanced data science tools for decades, modern machine learning has introduced a paradigm shift whereby data can be directly analyzed ...
As the data center industry increasingly focuses on sustainability, understanding the environmental trade-offs of siting, design, and operational decisions is more important than ever. In this session, we will explore the Cloud LCA Tool, an open-source life cycle assessment platform published by Microsoft and WSP in Nature. This tool enables ...
The ability to study proteins in a cellular context is crucial to our understanding of biology. In this presentation, I will discuss our recent technology development projects to empower the biomedical research community. First, I will describe a new technology for “intracellular protein editing”, drawing from intein-mediated protein splicing, genetic ...
During former President Barack Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address, he remarked on the potential for additive manufacturing - or colloquially, “three-dimensional (3D) printing” - “to revolutionize the way we make almost everything.” Despite this potential, progress has been impeded by broad challenges associated with 3D printing technologies at ...
Earth is unique among the rocky planets of the solar system in having compositionally evolved continental crust - the reason for life as we know it. Many differentiation processes have been proposed to explain its existence. Starting with mafic, mantle-derived basalt, differentiation produces a diverse range of more evolved compositions ...
For centuries, formulas for mathematical constants such as pi and e appeared sporadically, discovered by figures like Newton, Euler, Gauss, and Ramanujan. Inspired by experimental physics, the Ramanujan Machine collaboration was established - a program of experimental mathematics that discovers formulas at scale, including new identities for pi and for ...
Over the past decade, atmospheric chemistry has been experiencing a “Molecular Revolution,” thanks to advances in mass spectrometry and chromatography. In this talk, I provide three broadly relevant examples from my group’s work advancing and deploying chemical ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (CI-ToF-MS) for studying atmospheric chemistry. I will ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Greta and Grandpa: An Intergenerational Dialogue on Climate SolutionsA few years ago, when a group of youth climate activists urged Senator Dianne Feinstein to sign the Green New Deal, the octogenarian responded, “You come in here and say, 'It has to be my way or the highway' and I don't respond to that … I’ve been doing this ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $15 Members
Nature’s Hardware Store: Building the Future with BiologyWhat if the solutions to humanity’s greatest challenges - on Earth and beyond - have already been invented by nature? In this forward-looking talk, evolutionary biologist and astrobiologist Dr. Lynn Rothschild explores how life’s patterns, materials, and mechanisms, refined over billions of years, can serve as a blueprint for building ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General (+ fees)
Skeptics in a PubEnjoy an evening of socializing and feasting with fellow Bay Area science-forward folk in an Irish Pub on the Peninsula with great food. < Menu >Please join us. This event is brought to you by Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.
Where: MillbraeCost: Free
Astronomy on Tap East BayThis month, we have two very exciting and wildly different talks lined up: Eliza Diggins (UCB) will tell us all about the mysteries of dark matter. Then stick around for a talk by Prof. Courtney Dressing (UCB), who will talk about nearby planetary systems!Two Pitchers is all ages and pet ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Wild Farm AllianceRecognizing that our food system is tightly linked to landscape health and habitats, the Wild Farm Alliance (WFA) has a vision to support farmers to deliver a diverse food supply while simultaneously enhancing ecosystem health and complexity. It can be done! Established in 2001 in Watsonville, CA, the WFA is ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Wednesday, 10/15/25
Winter Bird WalkJoin 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.This walk follows uneven terrain, with areas of paved and unpaved trail. For ...
As the scientific community faces increasing volatility and uncertainty, questions abound. How can we get folks outside of academia to support research? Which projects should we promote? What messages will resonate with people? Clearly communicating the value of ocean science has never been more critical. As a professional science communicator with over ...
Where: Cost: Free
LASER October Event - LivestreamSarah Cole (Columbia University) on "Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway"John Wehrle (Muralist and Phtographer) on "Visual Stories, Public Works, and Private Thoughts"
Quantum computing holds the promise of generating novel data efficiently that classical systems cannot - data that fuels AI models, drives scientific discovery, and unlocks new ways of understanding our world. But to realize this potential, quantum computers must become dramatically more reliable, capable of producing high-accuracy outputs at scale. ...
The San Francisco Estuary is a valuable “field laboratory” for studying how aquatic food webs respond to stressors. Drawing on recent work from my group, I will show how biological diversity, phenological synchrony, and energy-pathway recovery influence estuarine ecosystem resilience. Time-series analysis on long-term biomonitoring data reveals that diverse fish ...
Where: TiburonCost: Free
RoboBusiness: Advancing Human-Robot Collaboration Through Natural Language AIExplore SRI’s Shared Understanding for Wide-Area human-robot Collaboration (SUWAC) project that uses large language models (LLMs) to transform how humans communicate with diverse robot teams - terrestrial, aerial, and underwater. SRI’s AI-based platform enables natural language interaction with mobile robots across dynamic 3D environments, supporting complex, multi-robot operations from remote ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost:
Unraveling Flavor Chemistry Sensory Experience and Food Innovation - LivestreamFlavor is far more than taste - it's a multisensory experience shaped by complex chemical interactions and human perception. This talk will explore the research activities at the Flavor Research and Education Center, where we investigate the molecular drivers of flavor and their role in food choice, preference, and health. ...
From the reintroduction of beavers for natural flood management to the managed grazing of cattle for biodiversity gain, the inclusion - or use - of nonhumans in/as environmental interventions is gaining traction as ‘win-win’ governance techniques for the Anthropocene, associated with a policy turn towards ‘Nature-based Solutions’ (NbS) to climate ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Vitamins and Minerals Unpacked: Your Guide to Nutrient Powerhouses - LivestreamExplore essential information about vitamins and minerals, focusing on commonly supplemented nutrients for the average adult. Learn about micronutrient-rich foods to incorporate into your daily diet and promote optimal health.This webinar will be presented by Shirley Siu, RD, CSOWM, who is a registered dietitian and certified specialist in obesity and ...
Judy Dater (Photographer) on "Tell me who you are: My Life in Photography" Daiane Lopes da Silva (Kinetech Arts) on "DanceHack - The Intersection of Dance and Technology" Danika Cooper (UC Berkeley) on "Dry Matters: How desert landscapes are essential to our collective futures"Please note change in start time ...
ViridisChem: AI-Driven Tools Enabling Green Chemistry Adoption - LivestreamViridisChem was started by founders Neelam Vaidya and Rahul Vaidya, to address the needs of scientists involved in product development within the Pharmaceutical, Agrochemical, Petrochemical, Cosmetics, Textile, Paint and House-hold products.As the foundation of its AI-powered solutions, ViridisChem has built one of the largest and most curated toxicity databases with ...
It has been more than 30 years since Simon Peacock proposed that the forearc mantle of the Cascadia subduction system is partially serpentinized. Geophysical evidence published since then strongly supports his hypothesis. Similar observations in southwest Japan also point to the Nankaido subduction system as another warm-slab subduction system having ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
SETI Live: Do Aliens Speak Physics?Do Aliens Speak Physics?: And Other Questions about Science and the Nature of Reality (Whiteson & Warner, 2025) is a mind-bending exploration into what it would mean, scientifically and philosophically, for humans to communicate with an extraterrestrial intelligence through the language of physics. Daniel Whiteson, a particle physicist, and Andy ...
Electron transfer is the basis of most cellular processes, ranging from photosynthesis to cellular respiration. These processes have evolved over billions of years to be highly efficient, far surpassing engineered systems. Our research harnesses this natural efficiency by integrating electrochemistry with synthetic biology to develop versatile, low-cost, and user-friendly sensing ...
Mijin Cha (UC Santa Cruz) researches and writes about climate and environmental justice, just transition??"how to transition to a carbon-free economy in a way that protects workers and communities, labor/climate coalitions, and the relationship between inequality and the climate crisis.See weblink to watch the lecture or attend in person
This presentation explores the rise of “God-like AI” - ultra-intelligent systems with capabilities that could surpass human cognition and decision-making. It highlights how rapid advances in artificial general intelligence (AGI), machine learning, and neural networks may lead to the creation of autonomous entities that can influence economies, governments, and societal ...
Since its debut in 2016, Stranger Things now entering its final season - has been a pop culture phenomenon. The show follows a group of friends in the 1980s in Indiana as they face epic threats against the very fabric of reality as we know it. Along the way, they ...
Where: Cost: Free
NightLife Presents: NASAYA & FriendsNASAYA’s bringing his signature sound - glitchy, global, and built for late-night movement. He’s headlining a night of lush, layered sound with openers edapollo and Seb Wildblood. Plus, dance it up in the Piazza with Ghost Dragon & J-Blenz. If your perfect vibe lives somewhere between hypnotic and high-energy, this one’s ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
'FOLLOW THE RAIN' - a journey into the exquisite world of fungiWe are thrilled to be able to share a screening of the new Australian documentary FOLLOW THE RAIN - a journey into the weird and exquisite world of fungi.Filmed over several years across some of the wildest landscapes in Australia, Follow the Rain is about fungi and the living, breathing ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12.51
After Dark: CMYKShow off your true colors at After Dark! Put on a selection of eye-catching accessories (or bring your own) and strut down a runway in front of our iconic Colored Shadows exhibit. Uncover the secrets of primary colors, play with optical illusions, and learn about the hidden hues beyond the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95 General, Free for Members
Bats consume large quantities of insects each night. Learn about these fascinating flying mammals and meet live native ambassador bats.Speaker: Mary Jean (Corky) Quirk, NorCal BatsClick here to watch
The United States operates the world's largest nuclear power fleet: ninety-three commercial reactors at fifty-four nuclear plants across twenty-eight states. But the vast majority of those were constructed in the 1970s and 1980s. Just three reactors have been constructed since the turn of the century. With electricity demand growing on ...
Superconducting and photonic circuits are among the most advanced platforms for quantum information processing. However, superconductivity and optics are incompatible in many aspects as superconductors could absorb photons, and optical excitations are known to lead to excess microwave noises. I will present an ongoing effort at Yale that brings superconductivity ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Transitionmetal Catalysts for the Use of Less-Utilized Carbon ResourcesIn the last century, chemical industry made progress utilizing fossil resources for the synthesis of carbon-based chemicals now widely used in our daily life. Historically, coal and then oil played the major role as resources and in the recent years, natural gas has expanded its use as a cleaner hydrocarbon ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
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 ...
Fall Baylands BioblitzJoin the Environmental Volunteers, in partnership with Nuestra Casa, for a Fall BioBlitz in the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve and Byxbee Park. Fall is a wonderful time for migrating birds, and our waterways will be full of interesting critters. Join us to learn about some of our native and ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Green@Home Tour: Peninsula & South BayExplore homes throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, ranging from new construction to those transitioning from gas.Gain valuable insights from tour hosts on appliance selection, contractor decisions, installation processes, tax credits and incentives, making your transition to electric living informed and cost-effective.Attendees will have the opportunity to see firsthand ...
Where: Cost: Free
Starry Nights Star PartyJoin the San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA) and Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (OSA) for an unforgettable night of exploring the night sky. Our knowledgeable docents, members of SJAA, will be your guides to providing valuable insights into the wonders of our universe. The viewing site, Rancho Canada del ...
Where: Morgan HillCost: Free
Sunday, 10/19/25
Bair Island Walking TourJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a walking tour at the Bair Island Unit of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge! You’ll be guided by POST ambassadors who will share the history of this beautiful protected space, information about the species that live there, and what you ...
Theories of social interaction posit that in order to coordinate with other people effectively, separate minds must mutually adapt to each other and converge on overlapping mental representations. Through this, one can anticipate the behavior of other people, form joint goals, and operate as cohesive social units. However, the dynamics ...
In the absence of massive government subsidies, the economic viability of large-scale thermochemical conversions of biomass to biofuels is tenuous at best. While hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is an efficient way to upcycle wet biomass wastes, the resulting biocrudes require significant upgrading, and up to 50% of the feedstocks’ carbon partitions ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Macroalgae on a macro scale: Overcoming the scaling challenges of seaweed cultivation for climate mitigationThere is growing interest in seaweed cultivation as an environmentally regenerative form of aquaculture, a source of biofuels, low-carbon food and animal feed, and a potential strategy for carbon sequestration. To help address questions about the expansion of seaweed cultivation we have developed a dynamical model, the MacroAlgae Cultivation MODeling ...
Better, Bigger Ambitions for AIThe event will explore how AI can help us deliver positive impacts on people’s lives in areas such as developing better drugs faster, closing educational gaps, creating better weather forecasts, and others. The conversation between UC Berkeley Executive Fellow in Applied Technology Policy Dr. Arati Prabhakar (former Science and Technology ...
When an intense laser interacts with a gas of atoms, high-order harmonics are generated. In the time domain, this radiation forms a train of extremely short light pulses, of the order of 100 attoseconds. Attosecond pulses enable the study of electron dynamics in atoms and molecules using pump-probe techniques. This ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Just what is the Connection Between Physics and Music?What we are nowadays hearing of the language of spectra is a true "music of the spheres" within the atom, chords of integral relationships, an order and Harmony that becomes ever more perfect in spite of the manifold variety." - Sommerfeld (1919).From the Neanderthals to Pythagoras, through the Enlightenment, to ...
This session with the leaders of Stanford's Sustainability Accelerator will showcase the amazing work being undertaken by the Accelerator. The Sustainability Accelerator speeds the translation of Stanford research into scalable technology and policy solutions to address urgent global sustainability challenges. It also serves as a launchpad for catalyzing innovative ideas ...
CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics based in Geneva, is the world’s leading research center for high-energy particle physics. Over its 70-year history, the Organization has been adorned with groundbreaking discoveries - not least the Higgs boson in 2012 - which have significantly advanced humankind’s understanding of the fundamental ...
This talk highlights recent advances in piezoelectric acoustic devices for applications in millimeter-wave (mmWave) signal processing, ultrasound transducers, power resonators, sensors, and emerging technologies. We begin by introducing transferred thin-film lithium niobate (LN) and sputtered scandium aluminum nitride (ScAlN) as platforms for mmWave acoustic resonators and filters, demonstrating record-high electromechanical ...
Pre-eruptive magmatic H2O content influences whether eruptions are effusive or explosive, and therefore the hazard posed to nearby populations. Many arc volcanoes proximal to population centers (e.g., Pinatubo, Mt St Helens) have been active during historic times, elucidating the possible style of future eruptions. Others have been dormant, and knowledge ...
Extreme Ultraviolet light sources based on high-order harmonic generation in gases consist of extremely short light bursts, in the 100-attosecond range, allowing for outstanding temporal resolution. Attosecond pulses enable the study of atoms in an entirely new way. It is now possible to measure tiny time delays in photoionization and ...
Speaker: David Liu, Harvard UniversityG. N. Lewis Memorial Lecture
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Inside Data Science: Hackers and the Making of a New ProfessionData scientists dominated conversations in the big-data era, as industries, disciplines, and public agencies that had previously done without coding and math sought new specialists. But the new hires had no clear tasks and felt uneasy under the spotlight.How did some scattered nerds and hackers turn mostly familiar and partly ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Popping the Science Bubble - Two TalksSolving Cold Cases is Star-Forming RegionsSpeaker: Eleanor Greenspoon, UC BerkeleyOur greatest telescopes are billions of light years awaySpeaker: Riley Owens, UC BerkeleyAttend in person or click here to watch online
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
SHARKTOBER with the Monterey Bay White Sharks TeamThe Monterey Bay White Shark Project is an interdisciplinary research program involving scientists from Stanford University, UC Santa Cruz, the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and the University of Washington. Together the team is using cutting-edge technologies including electronic tags, genomics, environmental DNA, drones, and ecological and oceanographic models to ...
Let's dive deep into the magical world of fungi and fermentation spotlighting koji - an ancient fungi whose role has affected human civilization for over 2,500 years. In this talk, we will learn what koji is, and its historical significance in food preservation. Learn how a fungus is able to ferment simple ingredients into extraordinary ...
