Magnificent Magnolia Tour

Saturday, Feb. 13, 3–5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, & 27, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, 6 p.m. S.F. Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park Meander through the garden’s paths... Read More

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Everything Matters: Sodium

Thursday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m. The Exploratorium Ron Hipshman leads demonstrations exploring sodium and its role in our lives. Also available is the Tactile Dome, where you navigate tot... Read More

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The San Francisco Foundation: Building Climate Equity and Community Resilience

Wednesday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (555 Post St.) Learn about the work of The San Francisco Foundation, which invests in communities and the environment to build clim... Read More

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Lesbians Who Tech Summit San Francisco 2016

Thu.–Sun., Feb. 25–28 Castro Theatre More than 1,500 LGBTQ women and allies from across the technology industry will gather to network and learn, with a focus on space, science... Read More

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64th Pacific Orchid Exhibition: A Legacy of Orchids

Thu–Sun, Feb. 26–28 Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center The largest orchid show in the U.S. features more than 150,000 blooms and promises to be a showstopper. Events include ... Read More

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The Universe in a Box

Monday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. California Academy of Sciences Tom Abel is the director of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford University, and he̵... Read More

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Pairings

Thursday, Nov. 12, 6–10 p.m. The Exploratorium (Pier 15) Unearth fascinating tidbits about the world’s ubiquitous crops of potatoes, sample vodkas, and taste delicious ... Read More

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The Orbital Perspective

Friday, Nov. 13, 12 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (555 Post St.) Former NASA astronaut Ron Garan applies three-dimensional thinking, what he calls “the orbital perspective,̶... Read More

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Science Hack Day San Francisco

Sat.–Sun., Oct. 24–25 GitHub HQ (88 Colin P. Kelley Jr. Street) In this 48-hour-all-night event, people make silly or serious things with science, seeing what they can prototyp... Read More

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21st Century Solutions to Critical Western United States Water Woes

Monday, Oct. 5, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (555 Post St.) A distinguished panel of water experts will discuss strategies and innovations to help people survive during drought in ... Read More

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Full Moon Walk

6:30–8:30 p.m. S.F. Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park Admire the giant golden globe as it rises above the trees and stroll the garden with docent naturalists. Tour ends with... Read More

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Fifth Annual Bay Area Science Festival

Daily, Oct. 22–Nov. 7 (except Oct. 28 & Nov. 5) Various Bay Area venues This fifth iteration of a celebration of the Bay Area’s scientific wonders, resources, and o... Read More

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The NASA K2 Mission: Extending Kepler’s Legacy

Monday, Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m. Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences Once only theoretical, the existence of extra-solar planets has been proven resoundingly thanks to the groun... Read More

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California Coastal Cleanup Day

Saturday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m.–noon Various coastal locations Pitch in and lend a hand throughout the Golden Gate National Parks and help keep our shorelines clean, safe, and beauti... Read More

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Character Day

Friday, Sept. 18, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. The Exploratorium (Pier 15) In this event co-presented with Let It Ripple: Mobile Films for Global Change, three films will be shown exploring ... Read More

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