Nature Journals and Sensory WalkJoin us to learn to make and decorate your own nature journal! Afterwards, use your journal to engage all your senses as you explore the habitats of the Refuge on a self-guided sensory walk! We will have signs set up to help guide your experience!We will provide all the materials ...
Where: FremontCost: free
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
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
The Tech Topple: The Largest Live Domino Build in California at The Tech InteractiveGet ready for the ultimate chain reaction! Tech Topple: The Great Adventure brings its massive, 40,000-domino spectacle back to The Tech Interactive for its 11th year. This year's jaw-dropping build features an intricate "one-ball path" where a single, determined ball will travel all the way from start to finish, triggering ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free with admission
Point Bonita Open House Point Bonita Lighthouse has been a guiding light welcoming people and ships to the San Francisco Bay since 1855. The last 170 years have left the lighthouse with many fascinating stories to tell - about its lighthouse keepers, how it came to be in its current location, and more!Rangers offer a ...
Where: SausalitoCost: 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
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, 07/19/26
A Slow Walk Through WavecrestJoin us for a slow-paced nature walk along the scenic bluffs of Wavecrest Open Space.Unlike a typical hike focused on reaching the destination, this experience invites us to slow down and notice the natural world around us. Together, we’ll explore the landscape through guided observation activities, quiet reflection, and opportunities ...
The flavor of food comes from thousands of chemical compounds interacting with our senses in ways most of us never think about. As scientists work to create more sustainable alternatives to traditional animal products, understanding those flavors has become one of the biggest challenges in building the foods of the ...
I will describe several of our team’s previous and ongoing projects to examine dynamics and submesoscale processes through deep learning analysis of remote sensing datasets and ocean general circulation model (OGCM) outputs. By learning the fundamental patterns of sea surface temperature (SST) at scales of ~1 to 100km, we have ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Popping the Science Bubble: How neurons sparkLearn about cutting-edge research happening at UC Berkeley, directly from the scientists themselves. Join Popping the Science Bubble in the second floor Mystery Room or join us virtually on Zoom: http://bit.ly/PtSBBerkeley (register at the link).This month's presentations will be:How neurons spark: The story of nerve signals - Sirui Ning, Chemical EngineeringSecond ...
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 ...
Science Journal for Kids and Teens aims to make scientific research discoveries more accessible to a general audience and particularly to children. Students can have a hard time conceptualizing what scientific researchers do and how they communicate their findings. And many teachers, especially K-12, do not have adequate research backgrounds ...
Speakers: Jessica Snyder (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science) - Lessons for Deep Space SurvivalandLuca Boccioli (UC Berkeley) - A Tale of Neutrinos and SupernovaeSnyder is a Senior Research Investigator at the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, having previously worked as a scientist at NASA. Boccioli is a Postdoctoral Research ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Exploring Strange New Worlds: Rocky Exoplanet Atmospheres with JWSTCan we learn about the history and geology of a rocky planet like Earth by measuring its atmosphere? In just a few decades, astronomers have gone from wondering whether planets exist around other stars to discovering thousands of them. Now the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is taking the next ...
From dating apps and reality TV to advice from friends and family, we're constantly told what makes two people compatible. But relationship scientists have spent decades studying a surprisingly simple question: what actually predicts whether a relationship will last?In this lecture, Dr. Annika From, a relationship researcher at the University ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $27
Virtual Skeptics on 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.
Where: Cost: Free
Thursday, 07/23/26
SETI Live: Mars Rovers at 50: From Viking to the Future of ExplorationFifty years ago, on July 20, 1976, Viking 1 became the first spacecraft to successfully land and operate on Mars, transforming our understanding of the Red Planet and launching a new era of planetary exploration. Today, sophisticated robotic explorers like Curiosity and Perseverance continue that legacy, searching for signs of ...
Where: Cost: Free
After Dark: Out of This WorldLife beyond Earth - is it possible? Find out what it takes to survive in space, and hear from SETI scientists about the search for life off-planet.Ages 18+
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95
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. Plus, you can:Step inside our four-story Osher Rainforest, where you can explore ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $26
The Science Behind Cat Color, Personality Traits and IntelligenceLearn about the science behind cat behavior, including the relationship among cat color, personality traits and intelligence, from Karol Maybury, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the University of Maine at Farmington and co-founder of the Maine Cat Lab.Presented by San Francisco Public Library
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Friday, 07/24/26
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
Sunset Nature WalkDiscover the San Francisco Bay’s evening wildlife on a guided walk at Ravenswood Pond SF2! We’ll explore the shorebirds that gather here at dusk, learn about the vital role of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, and share simple ways you can support the health of this important ecosystem.This ...
