Climate Change Through an Artist’s Eyes with Alonzo King

Thursday, Aug. 6, 4–6 p.m. Livestream Join a conversation hosted by Climate One about art, beauty, and humanity in the age of climate disruption with Alonzo King (Lines Ballet), ... Read More

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33rd Annual Pi Day

Saturday, March 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Exploratorium Enjoy pi-themed activities to honor the never-ending number 3.14159 … including a procession (1:59 p.m.) with live music to... Read More

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How Many People Can Earth Support?

Tuesday, March 24, 6 p.m. Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) What if the Earth’s carrying capacity is limited to three billion humans and humanity’s century-long binge has... Read More

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From Dust Motes to Icy Mountains: Asteroids and Comets

Monday, Feb. 10, 7:30 Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences How might impacts by asteroids and comets affect life on Earth? Hear what astronomers have discovered about our co... Read More

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Advancing the Science: The Latest in Alzheimer’s Research

Tuesday, Feb. 11, 5:15 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) Learn about the progress that has been made in the understanding of the science and basic biology underlying... Read More

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68th Pacific Orchid Exposition

Fri.–Sun., Feb. 20–23, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. S.F. County Fair Bldg. (1199 Ninth Ave.) The largest orchid show on the West Coast features thousands of blooms, and offers a diverse va... Read More

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Science of Cocktails

Friday, Feb. 7, 9 p.m.–midnight Exploratorium (Pier 15) Play all evening in our wonderland of more than 650 hands-on exhibits while you enjoy experimental cocktails from 20-plus ... Read More

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Baby Planets and Their Nurseries

Monday, Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m. Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences Planets are born in the protoplanetary disks that surround stars; how these disks evolve into planetary syste... Read More

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A Royal Walk with the King Tide

Friday, Jan. 10, 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 10:45 a.m. The Exploratorium (Pier 15) Learn about what causes the tides, why we have King Tides this time of year, and the Port’s Wa... Read More

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Bina Venkataraman: Long-term Thinking in a Distracted World

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 7:30 p.m. S.F. Jazz Center (201 Franklin St.) Bina Venkataraman is the director of global policy initiatives at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and a le... Read More

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Celebrating 20 Years with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory

Monday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. California Academy of Sciences Planetarium Observatory director Dr. Belinda Wilkes will review some of the major discoveries and highlights, including whe... Read More

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After Dark: From the Farm

Thursday, Nov. 14, 6–10 p.m. The Exploratorium From livestock to grapes, come learn some of the science involved in growing the world’s food. Ages 18 and up, $20, 415-528-4444,... Read More

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California Wildfires: Community and Water Supply Protection

Tuesday, Nov. 26, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) Learn what a large Bay Area water utility is doing to protect the green and to build a water delivery infrastru... Read More

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S.F. City Star Party

Sunday, Oct. 6, 7:30–10:30 p.m. Pier 17 (adjacent to the Exploratorium) Join the monthly San Francisco Amateur Astronomers viewing party — SFAA members provide telescopes for y... Read More

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Protecting Wild Salmon Runs of the Pacific Northwest

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) Learn about the salmon’s fate and campaign to save critical stronghold rivers, from Japan to the wilds of the ... Read More

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