Thursday, Jan. 30, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (595 Market St.) As city leaders debate banning certain bottled waters, come learn about how plastics impact the environment and wha... Read More
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 6 p.m. JCCSF (3200 California St.) You don’t get to be called a cosmologist if you don’t think big, and cosmologist Max Tegmark presents his “ul... Read More
Daily, Jan. 15–Mar. 31, 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. (Jan.) S.F. Botanical Garden View over 100 rare and historic magnolias at this floral spectacle as dazzling pink and white flowers burs... Read More
Friday, Nov 22, 8 a.m.–7:30 p.m. Hotel Kabuki (1625 Post St.) The new-business funder known as 500 Startups is hosting this one-day website design conference featuring more than ... Read More
Friday, Nov 15, 7 a.m.–7 p.m. Mission Bay Conference Center (1675 Owens St.) If you’re part of the Bay Area’s large synthetic biology community, come and network, lea... Read More
Friday, Nov 15, noon The Commonwealth Club (595 Market St.) Frank Almeda, the senior curator at Cal Academy, will explain the challenges of creating and operating the five-acre roo... Read More
Friday, Oct 18, 12:30 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (595 Market St.) Former Secretary of State George Shultz and former CIA Director Jim Woolsey team up to discuss the lessons learned... Read More
Mon–Thu, Oct 14–17 Palace Hotel (2 New Montgomery St.) VERGE gathers innovators, entrepreneurs and public officials to find ways for tech to create advancements in ener... Read More
Saturday, Oct 12, 9–10:30 a.m. California Academy of Sciences A panel discussion of extraterrestrial explorers moderated by Jill Tarter of the SETI Institute (she’s th... Read More
Monday, Aug 5, 7:30 p.m. California Academy of Sciences Planetarium UCSC Physics professor Anthony Aquirre will trace the development of the grand ideas we have for understanding ... Read More
Sat–Sun, July 27–28 S.F. Concourse (635 Eighth St.) This festival features leading experts from around the world showcasing water-wise gardening products, natural pest control,... Read More
Tuesday, July 23, 7 p.m. SoMa StrEat Food Park (428 11th St.) The latest Ask a Scientist program featuring UC Berkeley’s Dr. Vernard Lewis will fascinate and possibly make yo... Read More
Thursday, July 18 Exploratorium Follow Portland-based artist Harrell Fletcher as he leads a four-day trek around the Bay Area, from Pier 15 to Mount Diablo, with many activities a... Read More
Sunday, July 14 & 28, 9 a.m. Lighthouse, St. Francis Jetty (near 1 Yacht Rd.) Join Kirk Lombard on his low-tide fishing class on the S.F. shoreline and learn the tricks of the ... Read More
Sunday, June 23, 2 p.m. Presidio Branch Library (3150 Sacramento St.) Arthur Feinstein, chair of the Bay Area chapter of the Sierra Club, examines the largest wetland restoration e... Read More