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Upcoming Events Calendar
After Dark Online: Agree to a Degree—Mediated Messaging
Thursday, September 24, 2020 • 7:00 p.m. PDT
“Fake news" has become troublingly well established. But how did we get here? Dig into how the information we interact with through social networks and the broader media can be shaped to influence.
Día de la Ingeniería/Latinx Engineering Day 2020
Sunday, September 27, 2020 • 2:00 p.m. PDT
¡Únase a nosotros para el Día de la ingeniería 2020 en línea! Join us for Latinx Engineering Day 2020 online!
Storytime Science for Kids
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 • 1:00 p.m. PDT
Join us for Storytime Science—a storybook read aloud followed by a simple related activity geared toward very young children.
After Dark Online: Wildfires
Thursday, October 1, 2020 • 7:00 p.m. PDT
Learn about the science behind extreme fire seasons and how climate policy can be used to advocate for environmental restoration and equity.
After Dark Online: OK with Decay—Dust to Dust
Thursday, October 8, 2020 • 7:00 p.m. PDT
From the Big Bang onward, dig into deep time and glimpse the geologic processes that form our planet and its habitable conditions—and clues to its inevitable disintegration.
After Dark Online: OK With Decay—All That Remains
Thursday, October 15, 2020 • 7:00 p.m. PDT
Organic matter can be defined as material in the process of decay. Scale down to the smallest forms of life to discover how organisms break down, and understand the journey they take to reincarnate anew.
After Dark Online: OK With Decay—Under the Bay
Thursday, October 22, 2020 • 7:00 p.m. PDT
Join us as we pull our NOAA research buoy out of the water for its yearly servicing—get a look at the critters that colonize it and learn about some key concerns around ocean health and resilience.
Storytime Science for Kids
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 • 1:00 p.m. PDT
Join us for Storytime Science—a storybook read aloud followed by a simple related activity geared toward very young children.
After Dark Online: OK with Decay—Cemetery of Dead Science
Thursday, October 29, 2020 • 7:00 p.m. PDT
Take a walk in the Cemetery of Dead Science—look at debunked science from pasts both distanced and recent and dig into the scientific process to better understand how questionable concepts can gain legitimacy.
Everything Matters: Tales from the Periodic Table
Come be in your elements with Exploratorium host Ron Hipschman.
