Geeks
Okay, how excited are you about the new Star Wars movie coming out on December 18? We know we are! Get your Jedi kicks all month long this holiday season with geeky lectures and a fantastical art show, test your knowledge with a Star Wars quiz, and top it all off more...
The Leonids is an average shower, producing an average of up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak. In 2015 the expected peak mornings are November 17 and 18. That’s the morning (not the evening) of the 17th and 18th. Fortunately, the waxing moon won’t jeopardize the view of this more...
Three experts judge ten amazing young scientists as they spin tall-but-true tales of climate change, the search for life on other planets, near-Earth asteroids, and much more – in three powerpoint-free minutes each. FameLab: American Idol for Scientists Monday, November 2, 2015 | 6:30-9:30 pm Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. SF FREE when you mention FUNCHEAP at the door. more...
It’s the biggest meteor shower of the year, so you better stay up late and grab your binoculars. The annual Perseids meteor shower is the glittery result of Earth’s passage through a stream of debris left behind by a comet, so you should expect to see meteor rates as high as 100 per hour – as long more...
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to enjoy Yuri’s Night – a global celebration of humanity’s past, present, and future in space. Yuri’s Night parties and events are held around the world every April in commemoration of Yuri Gagarin becoming the first human to venture into space on April 12, 1961, more...
For one night, on February 24, 2015, San Franciscans can attend lectures given by top-notch university professors from Stanford, Cal, Santa Clara, etc. in a casual setting across the city’s best nightlife. “Raising The Bar” 20 Talks in 20 Bars in One Night Tuesday, February 24, 2015 20 bars all across SF Free, but an more...
Dive in and discover the past like never before with amazing history events all week long including battles reenactments at the annual Civil War Days in Presidio’s Fort Point, a 19th century pistol dueling class (don’t forget your black collared overcoat!), local fishing history talks and exhibits in Sausalito at more...
Although The Ursids is a relatively minor meteor shower producing only about 5-10 meteors per hour, 2014 will be one of the best years to observe the Ursids because there will be no moonlight to interfere with the show. Best viewing will be just after midnight from a dark location more...
Think of this as American Idol… for scientists. FameLab is a panel-judged competition to find the new voices of science across the world. Come cheer on these brave souls – vote for your favorite – and journey with them to the cutting edge of exploring Earth and beyond. NASA’s “FameLab: Earth & Beyond” Monday, more...
Stargazers look directly up tonight to see a spectacular meteor light show originating from the Comet 3200 Phaethon in the constellation Gemini (looking south, almost overhead) with peak activity occurring the evening of December 13 until dawn on December 14, 2014. The night before (December 12-13) may offer a decent sprinkling more...
Ready for a day with a bunch of cool indie games for PC, Xbox, and Playstation, along with DJs and some live bands who have all done awesome soundtracks for cool games? At “Day of the Devs” you’ll be treated to an impossibly excellent day of indie games, art and music more...
Like The Blob, the Bay Area Science Festival keeps growing. Play old school video games at Folsom Street Foundry, attend nerd science lectures at Piston & Chain or take a guided field trip to hidden craftsmen and artisan workshops in SoMa. Nerd Nite Block Party Friday, October 24, 2014 – 6:00 pm more...
There is a total eclipse of the full moon on the night of October 7-8, 2014. This is the Northern Hemisphere’s Hunter’s Moon – the name for the full moon after the Harvest Moon. It’s also a Blood Moon, and this eclipse is the second in a series of four more...
Everything is getting taken over by robots these days…. so why not your cocktails, too? Robot builders from all over the Bay Area vie for $2,000 in prices to create the best pulsing, apocalyptic juggernaut of booze and steel. Find out which cocktail robot has a chance at winning the title more...
Thanks to an optical illusion in the sky, the moon will appear bigger and brighter than normal in the San Francisco Bay Area in the night, during what astronomers call a “supermoon.” Because the sun is about 50,000 miles closer to the earth than at its furthest point – and it’s more...
