Note: This is part of a two day taste of science event. Check out the program for Nov 9.

Honeybees play a critical role in pollination and the decline in their population is a very troubling. Here we take a whistle-stop tour of recent, current, and future work looking at the intersection of diseases and bees.

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Arachnids are the oldest group of predators on land. They captivate our fear and imagination, yet we know surprisingly little about these creatures. Let's dive into their secret world!

Tickets: $7 Online, $10 at the Door
Wednesday, Nov 8, 7:30pm
Food and Drinks available for purchase

PianoFight, 144 Taylor St, San Francisco

Beekeepers Battling Disease

Lewis Bartlett

PhD Candidate, Univ. of Exeter

Fantastic steps have been taken to understand the role that pests and pathogens have in accounting for the troubles of modern beekeeping, and consequently the declines of native bees.

While only part of the story, the avenues of impact on beekeeping that diseases can take is surprising, as are the prognoses for the future.

In this talk, we'll take a whistle-stop tour of recent, current, and future work looking at the intersection of diseases and bees.

The Secret World of Arachnids

Lauren Esposito

Curatorof Arachnology, Cal Academy of Sciences

Enter the secret world of spiders, scorpions and their kin, where pharmaceuticals are manufactured in-house and there are no rules when it comes to courtship.

Arachnids are the oldest group of predators on land, and their 450 million year reign on earth has lead to some remarkable adaptations. They captivate our fear and imagination, yet we know surprisingly little about these creatures.

We will explore some of the current research on arachnid behavior, biochemistry, and potential therapeutics.