Wonderfest and the Bay Area Science Festival

Dear Wonderfest friend,
For over a decade, November’s approach has gotten Bay Area science lovers all hot and bothered: Wonderfest was near!
Now that Wonderfest is the Bay Area Beacon (not Festival) of Science, and its events are spread throughout the year, perhaps we are all feeling the effects of November nostalgia and Wonderfest withdrawal.
BASF to the rescue!  The Bay Area Science Festival (BASF) includes several Wonderfest-like presentations.  In fact, one BASF event is actually co-produced by Wonderfest, and several other events involve long-time Wonderfest friends.

On Nov. 5, Wonderfest joins the Mt. Tamalpais Astronomy Program in presenting a lecture on one of the great mysteries of science: dark matter.  This weird stuff constitutes more than 80% of the material universe, Read more [...]

Ask A Scientist: Science Trivia Contest

Join Wonderfest’s team at the Ask a Scientist “Science Trivia Contest,”
Wednesday, Nov. 2 <http://www.askascientistsf.com>.
Just show up by 7pm; no Ph.D. necessary!
Ready to put your science smarts to the test? Tonight we will be celebrating the Bay Area Science Festival the best way we know how — with a boisterous science trivia contest hosted by Robin Marks of Discovery Street Tours. (It’s just like a pub trivia night, but without all those other boring categories.) Even if you don’t know your cortex from a coprolite, come enjoy a night of fascinating science trivia and general revelry. You can bring your own team of ringers with you, assemble a team with others on the spot, or just come to cheer, hang out, and learn stuff. The winning team will receive an awesome prize and a Read more [...]