The Neuroscience of Music and Creativity

Wednesday, May 21, 7:30 p.m. Nourse Theater Indre Viskontas is both a cognitive neuroscientist at UCSF and a faculty member of the S.F. Conservatory of Music. Find out how those tw... Read More

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The Visualization of Astronomical Information: From Galileo to the Zooniverse

Monday, April 21, 7:30 p.m. Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences Harvard Professor of Astronomy Alyssa Goodman demonstrates how “big data” can be used to visual... Read More

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CHOMP: They Came from the Swamp

Tue–Sun, April 11–Oct. 19, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Conservatory of Flowers This special exhibition of living carnivorous plants will give visitors a bug’s eye view while learning ho... Read More

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The History, Ecology and Future of Eucalyptus Plantations in the Bay Area

Wednesday, April 9, 12 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (595 Market St.) UC Berkeley Professor of Environmental Science Joe R. McBride explains the ecology of the eucalyptus forest in th... Read More

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Extracting DNA: The Power to Restore Life

Tuesday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. Nourse Theater (275 Hayes St.) In conversation with KQED Forum host Michael Krasny, hear Beth Shapiro, a National Geographic explorer, MacArthur Fellow,... Read More

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AltCar Expo

Fri–Sat, March 13–15, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Craneway Pavilion (1414 Harbor Way So., Richmond) Test drive the newest electric, hydrogen, natural gas, propane, and hybrid vehicles; vi... Read More

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26th Annual Pi Day

Thu, March 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Exploratorium To honor the never-ending number 3.14159 (and Einstein’s birthday), the museum will serve up π-themed activities, rituals, antics, ... Read More

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Pandemic! A Plan for the Planet

Tuesday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. Nourse Theater (275 Hayes St.) Grab your surgical face mask and head to this program in which Nathan Wolfe discusses pandemic control and the secrets o... Read More

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Where’s Rosie? The State of Personal Robotics

Monday, March 10, 6 p.m. Commonwealth Club (595 Market St.) Experts from academia and the robotics industry discuss the challenges to bringing general-use, multipurpose robots to y... Read More

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How to Improve the Condition of Your Soil

Saturday, March 8, 3–4 p.m. Presidio Branch Library (3150 Sacramento St.) Learn about the sustainable ways to care for your plants; the beneficial critters in compost and the man... Read More

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Pacific Orchid Exhibition: Orchids & All That Jazz

Thu–Sun, Feb. 20–23 Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center The largest orchid show in the U.S. features more than 150,000 blooms and combines the symphony of orchids with jazz mu... Read More

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Condoms and Climate

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (595 Market St.) Alan Weisman, author of Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth? and Malcolm Potts, a population and ... Read More

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The Neurobiology of Mind & Behavior

Tuesday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m. Nourse Theater (201–299 Hayes St.) USC neuroscience professor Antonio Damasio talks with KQED’s Amy Standen about the latest understanding of how ou... Read More

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TV Hackfest San Francisco 2014

Wednesday, Feb. 5, 9 a.m. Moscone Center West This event brings together designers, developers, product managers, producers and the next generation of talent to get creative and bu... Read More

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Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: The Science of Making Color

Thursday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m. Exploratorium (Pier 15) Learn how color is made and changes, from neon signs to rainbows, and take home materials to build your own spectroscope. Free wit... Read More

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