Building Robots for the Ocean
Will O’Brien on underwater robots, ocean restoration and the infrastructure for a robotic ocean.
Programs
Talks, tours, and experiences in San Francisco that bring you closer to the people building the future.
Upcoming programs
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RSVPSunday, September 20, 2026 · 9–10am PDT
Palace of Fine Arts Tour
In 1915, San Francisco hosted the Panama Pacific International Exposition -- one of the great World's Fairs. Today, only one building remains: the Palace of Fine Arts.
Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
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RSVP
Sunday, September 20, 2026 · 11am–12pm PDT
Palace of Fine Arts Tour
In 1915, San Francisco hosted the Panama Pacific International Exposition -- one of the great World's Fairs. Today, only one building remains: the Palace of Fine Arts.
Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
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RSVPTuesday, October 6, 2026 · 6:30–8:30pm PDT
Saving Lives & Buying Time with Laura Deming
An evening with Laura Deming, co-founder of Until, on saving lives, curing disease, and giving people more time. We’ll explore reversible cryopreservation, starting with donor organs, and the possibility of helping patients reach treatments that don’t exist yet.
San Francisco Design District
Past programs
Conversations and experiences from World’s Fair Co.
How Wildtype grows salmon from cells
Aryé Elfenbein on the science, setbacks and discoveries behind cultivated salmon.
Inside Wildtype’s fishery
A visit to the cultivated salmon facility in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood.
Build the Future podcast
Cameron Wiese hosts Build the Future, a podcast from World’s Fair Co. featuring founders, scientists, and people shaping the world of tomorrow. Explore the archive alongside interviews recorded at World’s Fair Co. events.
YouTube
Spotify
World’s Fair poster series
Positive visions of what we can build together, created to make a better future easier to imagine. In collaboration with Don Clark / Invisible Creature.
