Open InnovationSpeaker: Frank Piller, Chair & Director of Technology & Innovation, RWTH Aachen UniversityRoom 250
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
James Van Allen: The First 8 Billion MilesAstrophysicist James Van Allen barely had time to savor the launch of America's first satellite, Explorer I, in 1958 when colleagues at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory told him his cosmic ray detector onboard wasn't working. The instrument kept blanking out. Van Allen discovered in the blanks evidence for the earth's ...
In America's Heartland, where many if not most are skeptical about climate change, a tiny nonprofit has successfully promoted energy solutions. While we certainly wish to change policy, we know that policy alone is not sufficient – the will to implement must be steadfast as well. So we have worked ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
REACH FOR THE STARSFuture rocket scientists aren't the only ones that need a good foundation in science and math. In today's world, all students do -- but our education system is failing them. Nearly two-thirds of 18 year-olds are showing up for college or career unprepared. Fully 80% of the jobs in the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Book Club: The Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Periodic Table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in "The Disappearing Spoon" follow carbon, neon, silicon, and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, ...
