Slow Morning Walk at Lower La Honda CreekAre you looking for a fun, educational activity for the whole family this summer? Do you want a leisurely-paced hike with other community members?Join Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful hike at Lower La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve where you’ll experience the area’s sweeping views and gorgeous rolling ...
Where: La HondaCost: Free
After Dark: Unplug and PlayYour monthly invitation to hang out and try something new - play science trivia, find your community, and connect deeply.Ages 18+
With the release of the Spielberg blockbuster “Disclosure Day,” there has been great public interest in UFO claims and cases. In this illustrated, non-technical talk, astronomer Andrew Fraknoi will discuss the scientific, skeptical understanding of UFO (or UAP) claims. He will show what really happened in several famous cases, including ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 08/14/26
Light Up the NightCelebrate downtown San José's newest public art installations created for SJ2026 with an illuminating evening featuring artists Brooke Einbender and Esteban Garcia Bravo. Presented in partnership with the Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs, the event highlights the power of light, color, and creativity to transform public spaces and ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Saturday, 08/15/26
Salt Marsh WalkJoin us for a leisurely walk along the La Riviere Trail of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Fremont. You'll learn about the ways that salt marshes benefit wetland ecosystems and us!Meet at the Visitor Center. Bring warm layers, sun protection, sturdy walking shoes, and binoculars ...
Where: FremontCost: 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
Twilight Marsh WalkExperience the salt marsh at twilight on an easy stroll along refuge trails (about 0.6 miles). You will learn about the habitats at the refuge, the wildlife it protects, why the refuge was established and why it is just as important for us. This program is led by USFWS volunteer ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Sunday, 08/16/26
Junior Rangers at the Refuge: Wonders of a WatershedLove learning about new habitats? Curious about wildlife? Our Junior Rangers at the Refuge program is perfect for your family! Join us each month as we explore the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge through fun, educational activities.This month, we'll explore how we're connected to the Refuge through our ...
Where: AlvisoCost: 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 ...
Emperor penguins breed through the dark Antarctic winter on sea ice, in one of Earth’s most extreme environments, making them difficult to monitor yet invaluable as indicators of Southern Ocean health. Our program follows penguins across their lives and vast ocean areas by combining long-term field observations with electronic tagging, ...
Gladstone’s Steven Finkbeiner shares how Gladstone’s AI-powered microscope is racing to cure neurodegenerative disease.Imagine a scientist that never sleeps, runs thousands of experiments at once, and learns from every success and failure in real-time. It’s not a person??"it’s a microscope. Scientist Steven Finkbeiner, M.D., Ph.D., of San Francisco’s Gladstone Institutes, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22 General, $5 Online, Students Free
Popping the Science Bubble: Wastewater viruses & plant sunscreenThis month's presentations will be:Tracking viruses in wastewater: Some are more vulnerable to soaps and detergents than others - Allie Nguyen, Environmental Engineering, UC BerkeleyMy research lies at the intersection of environmental water microbiology and public health. I am currently involved in multiple projects. One project focuses on wastewater-based epidemiology, ...
Abortion is a critical health care issue that demands informed discourse and action, yet the conversation is often reduced to slogans rather than substance. This talk explores the complexities of abortion through a social science lens, giving listeners the tools to understand the lived realities of people accessing abortion services.Dr. ...
Where: San JoseCost: $27
Nerd Nite SF #163: Caving 101, Gin & Tonics & Terawatt Wire Explosions Hey. What are YOU up to this summer? Taken any trips lately? You’ve come to the right place for some travel advice. If you’re feeling the heat, why not enjoy the cool cozy confines of a cave? If you’re ready to see the world, why not follow in the surprisingly ...
Like thoroughly scientific alchemists, nuclear chemists work to create elements that don’t exist naturally on Earth. These new super-heavy atoms could be long-lived, residing on proton-packed islands of stability off the far end of the periodic table. What new elements have most recently been added to the periodic table? How ...
Deep-ocean predators depend on patchy prey resources embedded within a poorly understood physical environment, making it difficult to determine how oceanographic variability structures prey fields and shapes predator behavior at bathypelagic depths. Using goose-beaked whales in the Southern California Bight as a case study, I will synthesize recent work combining ...
The Ethics of Making Babies: Genetic Selection and Gene EditingIt may sound like science fiction, but reproduction has entered a complex new reality. It is now possible to select IVF embryos based on genetic predictions for diseases and other traits. And the same gene-editing technology that allows scientists to treat patients with sickle cell disease could one day make ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $9 online
The Mystical & Bountiful Farallon IslandsThe archipelago of small islands known as the Farallon Islands (or, Farallones) sit about 30 miles west of San Francisco. Rugged and remote despite their proximity to The City, the islands have a storied history dating to the early 19th century and beyond that included seal hunters, commercial egg collectors, ...
Local astronomers talking about stars, planets, and the universe at your neighborhood bar. No PhD required.Tickets here.Speakers: Jean Somalwar (Stanford/UC Berkeley) ??" If You Give a Black Hole a CookieandSteve Croft (SETI) ??" Can Artificial Intelligence Discover Extraterrestrial Intelligence?Somalwar is a joint MultiRAPTOR Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley and Kavli ...
As software delivery accelerates, traditional testing approaches struggle to keep pace with Agile and DevOps environments. Modern systems demand more than automated test cases - they require a shift toward quality engineering practices that embed reliability, scalability, and continuous feedback into every stage of development.This talk explores how test automation ...
