Exploratorium After Dark: Radioactivity | Pier 15 What’s going on inside the nucleus of an atom, and why does it spit out radiation? Did you know that you’re exposed to radioactivity every day? Get the facts about this somewhat controversial topic with scientific raconteur Ron Hipschman.

San Francisco Critical Mass

Critical Mass is a mass bicycle ride that takes place on the last Friday of each month in San Francisco starting at 5:30 pm at Justin Herman Plaza (foot of Market Street) and in cities around the world. Everyone is invited. No one is in charge. Bring your ...Monthly

Exploratorium After Dark: Science of Light | Pier 15 Watch science come to light at After Dark. Light brings energy and color to our world, and photonics is the study of how it’s generated and the varied ways it can be modulated, amplified, and detected. Learn about industrial applications through LASER and fiber optics ...

Exploratorium After Dark: Sexplorations | Pier 15 Sex involves the transfer of genetic information that has resulted in evolution and specialization—and one of the hottest evenings in town, scientifically speaking. Discover some surprising ways that sperm and eggs come together. And, on this eve of Valentine’s Day, taste the classic aphrodisiac—oysters—at Pairings.

Valentine’s Day Pillow Fight 2020? | San Francisco Feathers fly at this fun, flash-mob type event which takes place annually on Valentine’s Day. It’s Pillow Fight. In the past, nearly 1,000 San Franciscans descended on Justin Herman Plaza with feather-stuffed pillows to run Braveheart-like at full speed at one another to lovingly beat the ...

Valentine’s Day “Jericho” Urban Nerf Spy Game | SF If you love someone set them free. If they come back to you, attack the defense from two directions at the drop-off. You are cordially invited to join us for our 8th annual Valentines day game! Come alone! Come with a partner! Come! We’ll devote the ...

Exploratorium After Dark: It’s Elemental! | Pier 15 Come be in your elements with Exploratorium host and scientific raconteur Ron Hipschman. Follow tales of intrigue and invention, join in dynamic demonstrations, and uncover fascinating connections between individual elements and our collective human experience. This week, learn about Earth’s rarest nonradioactive metal, rhodium, which ...

Exploratorium After Dark: Wired World | Pier 15 In a world that’s wired, how much data is being collected, and how much of that data is useful? In light of California’s recently enacted, groundbreaking law around data and privacy, pause to consider the implications of both the law and all the data we ...

San Francisco Critical Mass

Critical Mass is a mass bicycle ride that takes place on the last Friday of each month in San Francisco starting at 5:30 pm at Justin Herman Plaza (foot of Market Street) and in cities around the world. Everyone is invited. No one is in charge. Bring your ...Monthly

Exploratorium After Dark: Imprints | Pier 15 What stories do our imprints—both physical and digital—tell? Through scientific and technological leaps, the trails we leave behind have the power to reveal unexpected details about us. Hear from archivists using traces of DNA to reconstruct characteristics of lost societies, and the evidence digital footprints ...

Exploratorium After Dark: Fungi | Pier 15 There’s a fungus among us; in fact; they’re everywhere. Discover how the kingdom of (non-plant, but plant-like) fungi—which includes mushrooms, yeasts, and molds—plays a vital role not only in our ecosystem, but as a source of food and of the promising therapeutic benefits of psilocybin. ...

Exploratorium After Dark: Synthetic Biology | Pier 15 Transformations in DNA synthesis are changing agriculture, medicine, and scientific research—but how, and what long-term effects will synthetic biology have on society and the environment? Find out more about this relatively new discipline and how it’s pushing the boundaries of science. And don’t miss the ...

Exploratorium After Dark: The Universe | Pier 15 We tend to think of “home” as the building in which we live, or the city where we reside. But what is home in the context of…everything? Voyage to the edge of the known universe and gain some perspective on the tiny planet we call ...

San Francisco Critical Mass

Critical Mass is a mass bicycle ride that takes place on the last Friday of each month in San Francisco starting at 5:30 pm at Justin Herman Plaza (foot of Market Street) and in cities around the world. Everyone is invited. No one is in charge. Bring your ...Monthly

Exploratorium Community Free Day: Mother’s Day 2020 | SF The Exploratorium celebrates Mother’s Day with a special free admission day for all. Happy Mother’s Day from The Exploratorium. To celebrate, they’re hosting Día de las Madres. All mothers—and especially Mamás latinas—and their families are invited to a day of fun at the Exploratorium. To honor ...

Historic Ferry Building NYE Tour | SF

Enjoy an hour-long walk on the rise, tragic fall, and modern rebirth of one of San Francisco’s most renowned historic landmarks. Visit a contemporary swirl of shops and learn the history of ferries, freeways, and quakes. Meet at the foot of the stairs at the ...Every Tuesday