Autonomous electric vehicles (AEVs) are at the forefront of modern transportation, merging automation with sustainability to enhance efficiency and safety while reducing environmental impact. However, these vehicles face significant challenges in balancing the energy demands of autonomous compute systems with propulsion efficiency and vehicle range. The sensors, LiDAR, cameras, and ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Sea Otter ViewingJoin us for Sea Otter Awareness Week! Our naturalists will have spotting scopes to look for otters, special marine specimens, and otter-related interactives.
Smaller, faster-charging batteries are the answer for affordable and sustainable electric vehicles for everyone, everywhere. It can cut EV costs, lower demand for critical minerals, and deliver a gas station-type experience. However, 10-minute charging of today’s batteries requires lengthy pre-warming in cold conditions and faces safety challenges in hot environments. ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Taming the Halogens using Metal-Organic FrameworksFluorinated molecules represent a double-edged sword: they are present in >30% of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, but are also persistent organic pollutants of growing concern due to their long environmental lifetimes and high global warming potentials. Herein, we will discuss how porous materials such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) present a unique ...
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
Saturday, 09/26/26
Corn and Bean Mosaic ArtJoin us at Emma Prusch and learn how to create colorful mosaics using colorful corn kernels and beans. Participants will learn about corn and beans, two of the Three Sisters crops, and its importance to indigenous peoples of North America and later American agriculture while creating a colorful corn and ...
Where: San JoseCost: $16 SJ Residents, $20 non-residents
Science Saturday: MicroworldJoin us for Science Saturday as we zoom into the world of microscopic plants, animals, and more! With crafts, games, special collections, community guests, and microscopes galore, this family-friendly event includes free admission to the Museum.
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Engineering DayFrom storybook read-alouds to inspiring panels with STEM professionals, our annual Engineering Day is a chance for you to explore career paths in science, technology, engineering, and math. Connect with engineers, biologists, and educators through bilingual (Spanish/English) programs. Explore scientific phenomena with hundreds of interactive exhibits, and get hands on ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Salt Marsh Walk for National Public Lands DayJoin 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
Secrets of Alum Rock: A Geology & Nature HikeJoin YSI for a guided community hike through Alum Rock Park as we uncover the secrets hidden within its canyon! Along the way, we’ll explore rocks, Penitencia Creek, historic mineral springs, and other clues that reveal how water, erosion, geology, and time have shaped the landscape around us.Discover how the ...
Where: San JoseCost: 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
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 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 ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Sunday, 09/27/26
Emma's Little FarmersEver wondered what it would be like to be a farmer at Emma Prusch? Join us for Emma's Little Farmers! Participants will experience the joys of rural life as they engage in hands-on activities and immersive experiences at Emma Farm Park. Kids will explore various aspects of farming, from planting ...
Where: San JoseCost: $49 San Jose Residents, $53 non-residents
Golden Gate Park Nature Festival Volunteers will participate in either a Bioblitz in Golden Gate Park or join a weeding project in the native wildflower meadow in preparation for re-planting. Golden Gate Park Nature Festival is a free public event celebrating California biodiversity and the state’s 30x30 movement to conserve 30% of California’s lands and ...
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 ...
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are a primary engine of socioeconomic growth in the modern world. Electronic information processing and transmission are being further accelerated by the rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The adoption of AI continues to expand at an unprecedented pace, driven by the exponential growth of ...
My research program applies established terrestrial approaches to marine conservation challenges, using an interdisciplinary approach to investigate and manipulate plant microbiomes for enhanced resilience against environmental stressors. Working primarily with Zostera marina (eelgrass) as a model, I extend these principles across seagrass meadows, mangroves, and saltwater marshes.Speaker: Gina Chaput, Sonoma ...
Bad metals exhibit approximately T-linear dc resistivity beyond the Ioffe - Regel limit. That this behavior occurs in systems with radically different ground states suggests it is a generic manifestation of strong local correlations. We test this hypothesis in the infinite-U Hubbard model with small hole densities using exact diagonalization ...
Axions are one of the most compelling answers to the question of what makes up the majority of the matter in the universe: the dark matter. Detecting axion dark matter is a challenge, due to the particle’s theorized tiny coupling to visible matter and its very low, unknown mass. To ...
GRAIL - the Green Artificial Intelligence Learning network - is a global collaboration platform, founded by the Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, built to close the gap between two communities that rarely work together: the people building frontier AI and the people running the climate systems that need to decarbonise. ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
AI Transition Week: How has AI affected your life so far?Since AI debuted to the public in 2022, it has permeated many different parts of our lives, from plaguing social media to replacing entry level jobs.For some, it has become a research tool; for others, a nuisance in deep fakes and misinformation.For creatives, it may be freely stealing your years ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10
Navigating AI, Climate and the Future of Democracy Political divisions feel deeper than ever. And yet, communities across the country are finding common ground around one issue: data centers. Neighbors from across the political spectrum are raising urgent questions about energy use, water consumption, emissions, and who bears the costs of this rapidly expanding technology. How do we ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $27.50 General, discount for members
This talk covers what it takes to move ML/AI systems from promising prototypes to production systems that are reliable, observable, scalable, and maintainable. I will discuss common architecture patterns, rollout strategies, evaluation and monitoring loops, operational failure modes, and engineering tradeoffs that show up at large scale. The talk is ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Confronting AI: How Do Humans Stay Creative in the Age of AI?Join lifelong artist, filmmaker, dancer, and all-around creative Marco Palou in exploring this very question.In this age of AI, Marco Palou has been exploring how humans will retain the parts of themselves that are most innately and creatively human. He has created a manifesto, memoir, and guide for how humans ...
Axions are some of the best-motivated beyond the Standard Model particle candidates at present. These ultralight particles may account for the cosmological dark matter and explain other outstanding problems in nature, such as the strong-CP problem; they also are now known to emerge generically in string theory. Axions are expected ...
This presentation will have two parts on using single-molecule approaches to study foundamental catalytic processes. In part 1, I will describe our efforts in developing and applying single-molecule super-resolution imaging approaches to study catalysis on nano/micro-scale catalyst particles, focusing on our recent work of imaging nonfluorescent surface processes. In part ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
AI Transition Week: AI in the Context of Technological RevolutionsWhat do the technological revolutions of the past teach us about this AI transition?What can we learn from the Industrial Revolution or the Digital Revolution?How do they help us predict the outcomes of the AI transition?And what questions remain unanswered?Two professors of history and experts in technological revolutions will set ...
In her new book Valley of Death, former Wall Street Journal national security editor Sharon Weinberger draws on deep, exclusive reporting to reveal how a new military-industrial complex is arising from the cradle of Silicon Valley, with vast implications for American democracy and the global balance of power.Elon Musk, Peter ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 in person, $10 online, discount for members
AI-Driven Discovery: Vowels and Diphthongs in Cetacean Communications - LivestreamPlease join us as we delve into cetacean communications and recent developments aided by AI. We are excited to be joined by Dr. Gaspar Begus to share his work using AI to help us uncover patterns previously unobserved by human researchers. He presents a case where AI facilitated the discovery ...
Where: Cost: Free
Elders of Time: Art & Science at the Nevada Bristlecone PreserveFor the first time in over a decade of research, Long Now Research Fellow Anne Heggli will present her synthesis of high-resolution climate data collected using paradigm-shifting long science principles at Long Now's Nevada Bristlecone Preserve in the Great Basin.The Preserve is located in the Snake Range, one of the ...
Artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping who and how we love. AI companions, humanoid robots, and immersive sex tech are no longer science fiction premises, they are products people are using right now to seek connection, comfort, and desire.Kaamna Bhojwani, a certified sexologist and researcher whose work spans psychology, sexuality, technology, ...
From the mangrove bays of the Galapagos to the submarine canyons of California, marine biodiversity remains a challenge to observe. The Galapagos has more than 600 known endemic species. In the Gulf of California 39% of the world’s marine mammal species, including an endemic porpoise, live with over 90 endemic ...
Planetary atmospheres - and their potential habitability - evolve under external energy inputs, including stellar irradiation, cosmic rays, and meteoroid accretion. Meteoroid entry is ubiquitous across planetary systems but its role as a driver of atmospheric chemical evolution remains relatively underexplored. Meteorites readily acquire high entry velocities through planetary gravitational ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
California Agriculture and the Seeding of Silicon ValleyIn the years immediately following World War II, California’s Santa Clara Valley was an agricultural breadbasket to the world. A mere 30 years later, the Santa Clara Valley would be known as ‘Silicon Valley’, and would be the most technologically productive region on the planet. This transition from an agricultural ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
City Creatures: Pest Art Pop-UpCity Creatures is a one-day exhibition at Terra Gallery exploring urban ecology through art, science, and the perspective of people who work closely with the hidden systems of cities.Presented by Pestec, the event looks at pests, wildlife, waste, buildings, infrastructure, and the ways those systems overlap.The free daytime open house ...
AI Transition Week: Will AI Change the World for the Better? (Debate Night)An AI Optimist, Pessimist, and Optimist-turned-Pessimist debate on the biggest concerns and opportunities of AI coming in our future.As professionals and experts in this field, what is giving them hope right now? What areas are cause for concern?From technological breakthroughs to policy choices, we will explore what is contributing to ...
Astronomy on Tap is is a free public lecture series where astronomers give short, laid-back talks over drinks at local bars. No background in science required - our scientists share cool stuff about space while the audience sits back and relaxes, with plenty of time to indulge their curiosity and ...
Chases, clusters, and surfin’ birds: Effects of group flight on locomotor biomechanics and energeticsContext matters in locomotion biomechanics, through direct effects such as differences in terrain or the environment altering the physics of locomotion, and indirectly when different contexts alter the underlying trade-offs between different approaches to movement. Group or collective movement represents one such context and here I use field recordings and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Black holes, disks and jets: understanding the multi wavelength world of tidal disruption eventsWhen unfortunate stars are scattered sufficiently close to a massive black hole they can be ripped apart, in their entirety, by tidal forces. These so-called tidal disruption events (TDEs) power multi wavelength flares which promise to offer insight into a wide range of questions in contemporary astrophysics, including the evolution, ...
Speaker: Ian Furniss is a Senior Payload Systems Engineer at Astranis, a San Francisco based company that designs, builds, and operates communications satellites in geostationary orbit (GEO). In this presentation, he'll introduce the fundamentals of GEO and explain what a Payload Systems Engineer does, covering topics such as orbital mechanics, ...
Where: Rohnert ParkCost: Free
Beyond LLMs - How AI is reshaping scientific discoveryFor decades, scientific progress has been shaped by a fundamental process: hypothesis, experiment, iteration. AI is changing that, compressing the space between insight and discovery. The World Economic Forum’s 2026 Top 10 Emerging Technologies report finds this shift already reshaping fields as distinct as cancer treatments, energy storage, and environmental ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
After Dark: EchoesDo you hear that? Uncover surprising acoustic phenomena and immerse yourself in experimental music by saxophonist Cole Pulice and the TANK Center for Sonic Arts.Ages 18 +
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95 General, Free for members
AI Transition Week: Is it Too Late to Stop the AI Revolution?How far reaching is AI’s grip on humanity?Is pausing the frontier of AI development necessary, and indeed possible?What are governments doing “right” and “wrong” for safeguarding AI as a tool and not an enemy to humanity?This conversation will center on the policy choices that could shape a safe and effective ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $9
Fall Burning Seasonal Outlook WebinarJoin burn planners of the Good Fire Alliance as we look ahead at community burning in Sonoma and Marin Counties this fall.Local burn planners and land stewards will speak to the weather forecast, seasonality for our local ecology, and share the burns being planned for the coming months. We will ...
Where: Cost: Free
Water and AIThe Water and AI panel brings together four speakers with different answers to a simple question: What is water?For Tiah Ross-Butner, a UC Berkeley student and enrolled member of the Yurok Tribe, water is family. For Sheena Conforti, a Stanford researcher who studies wastewater and public health, water carries information ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
A Different Way to Learn Bird SongThe GGBA Travel Program is excited to announce our next Travel Program Speaker Series talk featuring Sue Riffe, owner and lead guide of Colorado-based “She Flew Birding Tours”. GGBA participants in Sue’s previous tours for the GGBA Travel Program have uniformly marveled at her birding-by-ear skills. Sue launched her bird tour business after more than 20 years ...
