Clearing the Air on Heat Pump Adoption: Benefits to Bay Area Homes, Health, and ClimateThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District is advancing a Zero NOx rule that would phase out new gas-fired water heaters and furnaces in favor of electric heat pump heating and cooling appliances. The rule is framed around climate goals, but its most immediate impact is on indoor air quality ...
Navigating the Seasons: Unraveling the Genomic Basis of Hibernation in Brown BearsHibernation in bears involves a suite of seasonally reversible metabolic and physiological changes. Revealing the mechanisms underlying the reversible physiology of hibernation could have applications to both human and animal health as hibernation is often associated with disease-like states. Changes in hibernation are driven in part by sweeping changes in ...
Take Me To Your Leader: A Conversation with Neil deGrasse Tyson - LivestreamSince his childhood, Neil deGrasse Tyson has wanted to be abducted by aliens. He’s spent a lifetime thinking about it, and his new bestseller, Take Me To Your Leader, is the culmination of decades of fascination, speculation, and studying scientific data about the possibility of aliens visiting Earth.Join us for a ...
What do you see when you look at a rock? A mountain? A sandy beach? For some, these are merely a blank stage for the more interesting goings on of nature. For geologists, though, they are surprisingly active figures in a long and tumultuous earthly history that is still unfolding. This difference is thanks to what geologist Marcia ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: InfrastructureExamine the vital systems that keep our city running, and discover what it takes to keep them resilient.Ages 18+
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95
NightLife: For the BirdsWe’re transforming the museum into a full-on aviary of art, science, and wing-worthy fun. Whether you’re a seasoned birder or just bird-curious, this is your chance to deepen your curiosity - no binoculars required.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $26
Bringing Birds to the Garden: California Native Plants for the Win - LivestreamCalifornia is home to more than 5,000 native plant species and over 700 recorded bird species, yet habitat loss, development, and invasive plants threaten this biodiversity.This presentation will explore the relationship between native plants and birds??"and how home gardens can help restore habitat. Participants will learn how native plants provide ...
Scientists often divide the natural world into neat categories: ocean and seafloor, land and water, surface and subsurface. But nature rarely follows those boundaries, and the categories we create can shape what we notice, what we miss, and what we choose to protect.Geological oceanographer Ivano Aiello explores this idea through ...
Where: San JoseCost: $27
Time in Ancient Egypt: Astronomy, Astrology, and Religion among the Stars - LivestreamHow did the ancient Egyptians understand time, and how did they measure it? This lecture explores Egyptian timekeeping as both a science of observation and a religious way of organizing the cosmos. Drawing on objects from the collection of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum, including a ...
Sulfur and selenium occupy a unique position at the interface of inorganic chemistry, redox chemistry, and biology, where changes in oxidation state, speciation, and metal coordination can profoundly alter reactivity. Understanding the fundamental chemistry of reactive S and Se species therefore provides a framework for connecting molecular structure and bonding ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Lick Observatory After Hours - SOLD OUTTake a walk through the Eastside of the Lick Observatory, culminating in a visit to the iconic Shane Telescope. After a journey through time with a history lecture, we’ll transition to a night of star gazing. Experience the cosmos firsthand through our expert-led portable telescope stations.Our behind-the-scenes After Hours Tour ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $81.88
The Temporary Lakes of Oakland (& Piedmont) - LivestreamIs Oakland CA a land of lakes? Join geologist Andrew Alden's free online interactive program to learn and discuss.According to Andrew, " A lake is defined as a body of freshwater -- natural or not -- and by that definition Oakland (and Piedmont) has a good dozen lakes." Spend quality ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 09/12/26
Hopkins Marine Station Open House Explore ocean science through hands-on activities, live demonstrations, and talks from Stanford researchers!
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Kits Cubed 6th Annual STEM FairThe 6th Annual Kits Cubed STEM Fair is coming. Partnering with various organizations such as California Life Sciences, the Golden State Warriors, and many more, we are excited to once again cultivate young minds in the Bay Area!For our sixth-year anniversary, we invite you to celebrate with us as we ...
The Physics Show is a fun science show for kids and their families.This year's topics are light, sound, and temperature and are completely different from last year's topics.Shows at 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 3:00 PMPurchase tickets at the weblink
Family Nature Adventures: OwlsThis Months Theme: Discover the Secrets of Local Owls!Step into the magical world of owls during this month’s adventure! Interactive Workshop: Dive into the habits, calls, and diets of local owls. Experience hands-on science as you dissect owl pellets to uncover the mysteries of their meals.Guided Owl Walk: Bring your own ...
Where: OaklandCost: $25 Adults, $35 Youth 3 - 8, $15 off for 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.Register at weblink
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Lick Observatory After Hours - SOLD OUTTake a walk through the Eastside of the Lick Observatory, culminating in a visit to the iconic Shane Telescope. After a journey through time with a history lecture, we’ll transition to a night of star gazing. Experience the cosmos firsthand through our expert-led portable telescope stations.Our behind-the-scenes After Hours Tour ...
The Physics Show is a fun science show for kids and their families.This year's topics are light, sound, and temperature and are completely different from last year's topics.Shows at 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 3:00 PMPurchase tickets at the weblink
Otters are an amazing keystone species that help to keep our ocean healthy. Let's celebrate how far this marine mammal has come, from being hunted extensively for their luxurious fur, to the work The Marine Mammal Center does to bring sea otters back from the brink of extinction. Adorable otter content guaranteed.30 minute presentations at 10:30 ...
Our lab uses biophysical methods, with particular emphasis on micromanipulation of single DNA molecules and single chromosomes, to study the internal structure of chromosomes in vivo, and to study chromosome-organizing proteins and DNA topoisomerases in vitro. We also develop mathematical models relevant to these types of experiments.Speaker: John Marko, Northwestern ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
From Quantum State Preparation to Robust Quantum OrderPreparing complex many-body states is a central task for quantum computers, but noise during preparation can fundamentally limit what can be achieved. I will give a broad overview of quantum state preparation, focusing on the role of circuit depth, locality, measurements, and feedback. I will then discuss sequential circuits for ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Learning by Making, Rockets, Satellites, and More!Join us for this special edition of the What Physicists Do series, where we will hear from Sonoma State physicists and astronomers. In these talks, we will hear about their individual journeys through physics and astronomy. Additionally, they will teach us about some of the exciting phenomena in their subfields ...
UC Berkeley Physics ColloquiumSpeaker: Victoria Xu, UC BerkeleyEditor's Note: The speaker originally scheduled today was to give his talk on August 31, 2026 instead.
Over the past three years, a collaborative partnership between community scientists and academic mycologists, organized through the Fungal Diversity Survey (FunDiS) and funded by the California Institute for Biodiversity, has transformed our understanding of California’s macrofungal diversity. Together, we have documented, DNA barcoded, and accessioned more than 11,000 fungal collections ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Wednesday, 09/16/26
Human-Machine Teaming Through Spatial IntelligenceThe world is shared. Our understanding of it is not. Human-machine teaming depends on narrowing that gap.Humans and machines both perceive the world, form internal representations of it, and act based on those representations. Yet even when operating in the same environment, they do not necessarily share the same understanding. ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Walk with a NaturalistJoin Shelby Hendricks, group tour and family programs manager, for an observation-based exploration of works currently on view through the lenses of art and science.These cross-disciplinary tours invite visitors to engage with artworks in unexpected ways, bringing a more-than-human dimension to scientific ideas while deepening our emotional connection to the ...
Classical hypothesis testing frameworks break down in contemporary settings in which null hypotheses are increasingly abstract, the same data are used to both generate and test hypotheses, and minimal assumptions about the underlying data are made. In this work, we propose a new framework for conducting valid hypothesis tests in ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Astronomy Pictures of the Day - 2025We will be playing a prevously recorded presentation by Dr. Robert Nemiroff, who has been moderating APOD since 1995. Thanks to the Randall museum for special permission to have popcorn in their theater.
Talk description: Augmented Reality is often talked about in terms of its potential, but what does it actually take to build it? This talk offers a candid, high-level look at the engineering challenges that make AR glasses hard, from power and thermals to silicon design, and what it means to ...
Each fall and winter, adult and sub-adult white sharks gather predictably around pinniped colonies along the Central California coast, giving researchers a rare, consistent window into their lives. That reliability has made this one of the longest running white shark study sites anywhere in the world.A team of researchers from ...
