Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium: Eric Law from Swinerton - CANCELEDSince Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.Eric ...
Discussion of his new book “Digital Transformation: Survive and Thrive in an Era of Mass Extinction” with Professor Shankar Sastry. Reception and book signing in the Kvamme Atrium to follow.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
A New Era of Transients and Cosmic Structure on the Radio SkyTechnology advances have opened a new era of radio observations. We are now monitoring the sky at millisecond cadence and discovering a vast catalog of new fast radio transients while simultaneously making deep maps of structure in the universe using hydrogen intensity mapping as a tracer. While these fields are ...
Quantum Computing - Introduction and ApplicationsThough early in its development, real quantum computers are now available from IBM on the cloud. This radically new kind of computing offers the possibility of solving some of the world's hardest problems, ones that have always been intractable for "classical" computers.This talk is a gentle introduction to the who, ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
A Conversation with California's First Surgeon General Nadine Burke HarrisDr. Nadine Burke Harris has seen firsthand the health effects of childhood stress. As a pediatrician and medical director of the Bayview Child Health Center in San Francisco, she began studying how childhood adversity translates to poor health in adulthood. In 2013, she founded the Center for Youth Wellness in ...
How has transportation evolved over time, and how does this evolution move toward generating a sustainable transportation ecology? Join us to learn more about how transit technology has advanced to respond to both current and anticipated future needs. From insight into the mechanics of self-driving cars to visions from the past of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 17.95 advance, 19.95 door, AD members free
In 2018, health care became the United States’ largest industry, but some would say that its success came at the expense of the American people. Coverage is unaffordable for many, 20 percent of Americans have faced debt collection for medical bills, and care increasingly feels rushed and impersonal. How did ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
'90s NightlifeGrab your high-waisted mom jeans and your flannel and get yourself to ‘90s NightLife for a celebration of iconic pop culture.Step into the garden for an epic medley of ‘90s movie soundtracks (think The Lion King, Titanic, The Fifth Element) by the Awesöme Orchestra Collective.Chat with Bay Area experts as ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
Probability Management - A Cure for the Flaw of AveragesEditor's Note: This event was originally scheduled for Sept 18 at a different location.Dr. Sam L. Savage, Executive Director of ProbabilityManagement.org, Author of The Flaw of Averages: Why we Underestimate Risk in the Face of Uncertainty, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University. The discipline of probability management ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Hardcore Natural History: Sudden Oak DeathWe will look at the theme of disease through the lens of plants, diving into what is commonly referred to as “Sudden Oak Death”. Phytophthora ramorum, the pathogen known to cause sudden oak death, will be explored by our expert guest Chris Lee, of the California Department of Forestry and ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: $10 General, $5 Members, $15 at door
Hooked on the Fishing Cat: An Evening with Fishing Cat ConservancyDeep in the mangroves of Asia is a cat that loves water, and gets most of his meals from fishing! The long-term survival of The Fishing Cat depends upon the people who live in the surrounding areas. The Oakland Zoo Impact Speaker Series welcomes Ashwin Naidu, co-founder and director of ...
The San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project is led by the CA State Coastal Conservancy and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with more than 150 landowners and resource agencies in all nine counties of the SF Bay Area. The overarching goal is to eradicate invasive Spartina in order to ...
