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Science Pub: Building Wildfire Resilience
Monday, December 8
On December 5, 2017, the Thomas Fire ignited in Ventura County. Within days, it became the largest wildfire in California’s history at the time—burning over 1,0...
6:30 PM–8:00 PM
Cosmic Dawn:  When Galaxies Were Young
Friday, January 2
The James Webb Space Telescope detects galaxies so far away that we see them as they were over 13 billion years ago. This opportunity to study galaxies in their youth compl...
7:30 PM–9:00 PM
Ancient Agroecology: Maya Village of Joya de Cerén
Monday, January 5
The Late Classic Maya village of Joya de Cerén’s extraordinary preservation by the Loma Caldera volcanic eruption around 650 CE allows for a unique opportunity...
7:00 PM–8:30 PM
Amazonia Untamed: Birds & Biodiversity
Tuesday, January 6
Presented by the Santa Barbara Audubon Society and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Spanning nine countries and over 2.7 million square miles, the Amazon Basin i...
7:00 PM–8:30 PM
Ancestral Materials & Modernism: Textile Artist Porfirio Gutiérrez
Friday, January 9
Drawing on ancestral knowledge of natural materials and a family legacy of treadle loom weaving, Zapotec-American artist Porfirio Gutiérrez creates works that commun...
6:00 PM–7:30 PM
No Science Pub in January
Monday, January 12
Science Pub is on hiatus in January. Meanwhile, satisfy your hunger for research with other programs for adults and our playlist of 20 great talks on YouTube!
6:30 PM–8:00 PM
Intensive Natural Dye Weekend with Textile Artist Porfirio Gutiérrez
Saturday, January 24
Join us for an unforgettable two-day weekend workshop featuring 11 hours of hands-on instruction in the traditional use of cochineal insect dye. Learn directly from the ren...
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Winter Birding Classes with Rebecca Coulter
Monday, January 26
8-Week Field Class Mondays, January 26–March 16, 8:30–10:30 AM Meet-up locations sent via e-mail
Join expert birder Rebecca Coulter at some of the region’...
8:30 AM–10:30 AM
Winter Birding Classes with Sophie Cameron
Wednesday, January 28
8-Week Field Class Wednesdays, January 28–March 18, 8:30–10:30 AM Meet-up locations sent via e-mail
Join expert birder Sophie Cameron at some of the region&rsqu...
8:30 AM–10:30 AM
Science Pub: California’s Amphibian Waterpark
Monday, February 9
Take a tour of the frogs and salamanders that inhabit California, a wild waterpark for amphibians! Returning popular Science Pub speaker Emily Taylor, Ph.D., will introduce...
6:30 PM–8:00 PM