Show-stopping musicians Melanie DeMore—who is a three-time Grammy Award nominee—and renowned theater, musical, and television performerAmy Meyers brought music and singing to The Academy’s garden on Tuesday, December 14, when…
By Elisa Quinzi– Infused with ideals and values born from experience and understanding, we are encouraged to initiate conversations that matter. Bringing together a genuine curiosity about people and the…
Still Life (fiction) by Sarah Winman Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in the wine cellar…
By Julie Peri– Are you tired of dropping screws? We have a trick for you! Stop losing screws by magnetizing your screwdriver. To do this you just need a screwdriver…
(This series of profiles from the California Academy of Sciences New Science exhibit tells first-person stories of LGBTQ+ women and gender minorities of color working in STEMM—science, technology, engineering, math,…
By Joanie Juster– The holidays are here, and events and social gatherings are back in a big way. From tree lightings to the Santa Skivvies Run to concerts, plays, and…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– For many Americans, Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday. It precedes the frenzy of the consumerism, busyness, and attendant stress of the December holiday season,…
Rene Collins, the Artistic Director of California Revels, has a long history with the organization, having originated The Fool character in the first CA Christmas Revels and performing in numerous…
The winter solstice—the shortest day and longest night of the year—has long captivated humanity. Several Neolithic monuments from the Stone Age, such as Newgrange in Ireland, were built in alignment…
By Brandon Miller, CFP– Every Waymo that passes makes me wonder when self-driving cars will become a reality. And what will they look like? If we won’t have accidents, will…
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