Understanding the structure of the Earth’s subsurface is fundamentally an inverse problem with sparse direct observations and abundant indirect measurements. Drillholes provide precise but extremely limited information, while geophysical signals such as gravity, magnetics, and seismic data provide broader but indirect constraints on the underlying geology.In this talk, I introduce ...
Pyridines and diazines are ubiquitous in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, yet there are limits in the synthetic methods that can directly transform these structures. We will present three distinct strategies for manipulating these heterocycles into more valuable derivatives. First, we will show that they can be converted into phosphonium salts with ...
Atmospheric CO2 concentrations continue to rise, yet uncertainty in equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) remains large, with implications for future warming projections. In this talk, I use simulations of past climate states to assess Earth system model performance and to diagnose sources of model bias. By comparing multiple generations of the Community Earth ...
Spatial light modulators (SLMs) enable dynamic optical patterning through pixel-level control of coherent light, facilitating emerging applications such as optical neural interfaces, deep tissue optical imaging, and near-eye displays for augmented and virtual reality. However, the advancement of many of these applications is constrained by the limitations of commercial SLMs, ...
The solvated electron (es-) is one of nature’s most powerful transient reactants, with thousands of reactions identified in water. What happens when these electrons are born near the surface of water instead of deep in the bulk? We create near-surface electrons by exposing a water microjet in vacuum to sodium ...
Productivity Gains And Labor Pains: What Will AI Do To Jobs?AI will transform the nature of work - but how quickly, which sectors first, and with what consequences? This event brings together leading technologists, economists and policymakers to assess what’s happening and what needs to be done. Join us for a timely and thought-provoking discussion about how AI is reshaping the workplace and what leaders need ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Popping the Science Bubble - Two TalksSneaking into cells: How plants are helping rewrite their own DNASpeaker: Kylee Hillman, UC BerkeleyThe 3-billion year war: How bacteria-virus conflict shapes our worldSpeaker: Emily Kibby, UC BerkeleyAttend in person or via zoom
Olga Tzogas of Smugtown Mushrooms, based in Rochester, NY returns to her ancestral home to interact, learn and connect deeper to the mycelial communities, and the people still practicing traditional ways of life or those creating a new. Greece is typically pictured by blue bird skies and matching crystalline seascapes, ...
This conversation with environmental humanities scholar and author Solvejg Nitzke will explore intriguing questions that are raised in her recent book Making Kin with Trees. A Cultural Poetics of Interspecies Care such as: Is it ok for scientists to be, or to admit to be, tree huggers? What does referring ...
The ocean plays an important role in the global carbon and oxygen cycles, but monitoring these processes using traditional ship-based methods is often challenging due to the vast size and dynamic nature of our oceans. Thankfully, autonomous assets, like Biogeochemical (BGC) Argo and autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs), have revolutionized ocean ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
UC Santa Cruz Whole Earth SeminarSpeaker:Andrew Fisher, UC Santa CruzEditor's Note: Matt Savoca, Hopkins Marine Station was originally scheduled to talk today.
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
'Time's Second Arrow' - LivestreamJoin Carnegie Science researchers Robert M. Hazen and Michael L. Wong for a lively discussion about their proposed "second arrow of time" - a heretofore missing law of nature that explains how the marvelously complex constituents of our universe came to be. They will explain how the natural process of ...
Where: Cost: Free
GTC 2026 After Hours: From Models to Agents to InfraThe AI stack is shifting fast - frontier models, agentic architectures, and the infrastructure underneath are all evolving in real time. But what's actually working in production vs. what's still hype?Novita AI, together with FounderCoho, is hosting a high-energy after-hours event during NVIDIA GTC 2026, featuring speakers from NVIDIA, Google DeepMind, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence ...
Where: SunnyvaleCost: Free
The Future of K-12 is Here: How AI is Shaping the Future of EducationJoin leading experts Sunanna Chand, Alex Kotran, and Dr. Victor Lee in discussion on how K-12 schooling needs to adapt and meld with AI now.Education has long been rooted in producing workers that fit the needs of the workforce in that day and age. But as AI takes root in ...
Melody Jue is Professor of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research and writings center the ocean humanities, science fiction, media studies, science & technology studies, and the environmental humanities.Professor Jue is the author of Wild Blue Media: Thinking Through Seawater, which won the Speculative Fictions and ...
Join Julie Amato and Carolyn Knight for an evening discussing the 6 species of owls most common to Santa Clara County. We're digging into the who's who of our nocturnal raptors, where you can encounter them, and all of the amazing adaptations that make them best at what they do.We're ...
On tap this month, we have Planetary Sciences graduate student Searra Foote searching for life on other planets and LPL Postdoc Peter Stephenson showing us aurora across the solar system!Click here to watch.
Daniel Andrews is the Director of Engineering at NASA’s Ames Research Center. He was also most recently the Project Manager of the VIPER lunar rover mission, following on the heels of his leadership of the groundbreaking LCROSS lunar impactor mission, which confirmed the presence of billions of gallons of water-ice ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Marsh Hike at Coyote PointStep into the baylands and explore the vibrant marsh ecosystem right outside our doors. Join CuriOdyssey educators for a guided hike through Coyote Point’s wetlands, where we’ll look for native plants, local wildlife, and signs of seasonal change.
Radiation detectors form the critical interface between physical phenomena and measurable data, yet their performance is fundamentally shaped by complex interactions between materials, electronics, and device physics. In this seminar, I will present a broad overview of the principles that guide modern detector development, with an emphasis on how signals ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
'Return to the Sky: The Reintroduction of the Bald Eagle' - LivestreamIn 1976, as the bald eagle faced extinction in the continental U.S., Tina Morris began her graduate work at Cornell University. By chance, she was chosen to reintroduce the species to New York State, hoping to repopulate eastern North America. Young, female, and inexperienced, she navigated the challenges of saving ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: LightscapesCome closer, look deeper, and refresh your senses with activities and artworks on light and shadow.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95 General, Free for members
NightLifeThursdays hit different at NightLife. The museum comes alive after hours - wilder, more curious, and full of exciting creatures. Grab your friends, grab a hand-crafted drink, and let yourself wander into whatever weird or wonderful corner calls you. You never know what you’ll stumble into next, and that’s the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
Retro Tech Night: cntrl+art+delightDisrupt your evening programming with Retro Tech Night: Ctrl+Art+Delight at SJMA. Join us for an evening to reset and refresh, featuring hands-on artmaking activities, live music by Character Select, vintage video games, partner demonstrations, and art & technology-themed tours of the Museum's collection galleries.See weblink for collaborators and additional information.
Mycota Lab's “MycoMap California Network” is an engaged network of volunteer fungi collectors who are documenting biodiversity across California. This community-driven effort, fueled by collective expertise and grassroots engagement, has uncovered numerous unique and important species. This presentation will highlight some of the most interesting, rare, and remarkable fungi discovered ...
Drought has reduced food and water security and caused migration and conflict internationally. How can we change this trajectory by improving water resilience in a changing climate? With variable rain and only two years of storage capacity, Marin's vulnerable water supply offers a case study for understanding infrastructure choices locally, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, member discounts, free for Students
Tales of Animal Sex, Murder and MayhemJoin naturalist and conservationist Jeff Miller for a talk about his book Bay Area Wildlife: An Irreverent Guide, to learn about the ecology and antics of the Bay Area’s most charismatic wildlife species. Learn about conservation and recovery of iconic Bay Area critters such as tule elk, elephant seals, river ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Starfront Observatories - All About Remote ObservingThis talk will cover everything you need to know to feel comfortable with remote imaging, whether it is from your bedroom to your back yard, or all the way at Starfront Observatories!Located in Rockwood, Texas, in a Class 1 Bortle-scale dark site, the Starfront facility offers 11 climate-controlled buildings with ...
You’ve heard of sewage as an environmental health problem, but have you ever thought of it as a health solution? This seminar will explore the world of wastewater-based surveillance and how we can harness it for public health. I will start by describing work performed at UC Berkeley during the ...
Art without an Artist: Can AI be Considered an ArtistArtificial intelligence has become part of almost everything we do, especially in creating art. The speed of making art has increased tremendously. In this talk, I want to explore: can we think of artificial intelligence as an artist? I’m not talking about artists using AI as a tool to create ...
Where: San MateoCost: 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 ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Saturday, 03/21/26
Open Community Hike Day at Martin Griffin PreserveCome out to the Martin Griffin Preserve along the Bolinas Lagoon, where we invite you to an open recreational day!Join us for the rare opportunity to explore the 1,000-acre preserve of mixed evergreen forests and open hillsides overlooking the Bolinas Lagoon. The preserve is home to more than twenty-five species ...
Where: Stinson BeachCost: Free
Light Play SaturdayDiscover the playful side of color, light, and shadow! Remix colors in a hands-workshop about the CMYK spectrum, enjoy a shadow puppet show with music, and delight in short films that capture the wonder of tinkering. Don’t forget to step inside Light Play Studio, our limited-time spring experience, and get ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Family Bird WalkJoin us on a fun, family, feathered Family Bird Walk! This program is especially recommended for families with children ages 5-10.Let family walks become a shared time of nature learning! We’ll begin by helping kids create their personal bird watching field guides, and then head out onto the trails to ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Twilight Marsh Walk for the First Day of SpringTake a relaxing walk in an area that often has striking sunsets while learning about the Don Edwards SF Bay Refuge.Experience the salt marsh at twilight on an easy stroll along refuge trails (about .6 miles). You will learn about the habitats at the refuge, the wildlife it protects, why ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Jazz Under the StarsJazz Under the Stars is a FREE monthly public stargazing event! Usually 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 ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Sunday, 03/22/26
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
Marine Science Sunday: Amazing MigrationsWe're celebrating the animals that love to travel! Marine mammals like gray whales and northern elephant seals are famous for their epic migrations along the California coast. During this Marine Science Sunday, you'll learn about some of the ocean's best swimmers.Talks at 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM, and 2:00 PMSpace is ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free with advance registration
Amazing Animal JourneysLearn about animal migration and what animals pass through the San Francisco Bay area!Join us to learn about the amazing feat of migration! Learn about animals large and small, from whales to butterflies, and what kind of wildlife pass through the Bay Area.This program is led by USFWS volunteer Judi ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Monday, 03/23/26
Neanderthals: Our Misunderstood CousinsOur species, Homo sapiens, is the last human standing, but it wasn’t always so. A couple hundred thousand years ago, we shared the planet ??" and possibly even the same caves ??" as several other species and subspecies of humans. This includes our close evolutionary cousins, the Neanderthals. After more ...
Where: SebastapolCost: $7 Advance, $10 at door
Giving LLMs a Map: Building Smarter GenAI with GraphRAGGenerative AI is powerful, but without the right data and retrieval strategies, results can quickly break down. This session will explore how GraphRAG combines knowledge graphs with retrieval-augmented generation to deliver more accurate, context-rich AI applications. Through live demos and code, we will walk through building a GenAI solution end ...
Russ Bartlett is a Senior Environmental Scientist with the California Department of Public Health, where he leads the state’s Toxicological Outbreak Program. With extensive expertise in environmental health, risk assessment, and community outreach, Russ oversees investigations that protect vulnerable communities from exposure to environmental toxins and guides the state’s response ...
