Elizabeth Goodman is a design researcher at 18F. She studies how people live to design and develop tools that support them. Over the course of a project, she might translate relevant scholarly work into action; break down large, complicated questions into smaller projects to prioritize them; map the cultural and ...
For 30 years, John Thackara has traveled the world in his search of stories about the practical steps taken by communities to realize a sustainable future. He writes about these stories online, and in books; he uses them in talks for cities and business; he also organizes festivals and events ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free, with regstration encouraged
The Fight for WaterThis historical documentary, set during the 2009 California Water Crisis, follows the stories of two Central Valley farmers. They discuss how water restrictions and environmental regulations have threatened their way of life, their American dream and their community. The crisis point was an environmental ruling to protect an endangered fish ...
Where: San JoseCost:
Life Beyond Our Solar SystemIn 1584, the Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno speculated that there are "innumerable globes like this one on which we live and grow." It would be more than four centuries before the discovery of the first planets beyond our solar system lent support to Bruno's idea, but thousands of such exoplanets ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
The United Nations Global Conference on Climate Change: A Final Opportunity?In December, nearly all the countries in the world gathered in Paris for the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to forge a legally binding, global agreement to effectively confront climate change. What will be the measure of success and what are the consequences of failure? Christopher Field of Carnegie ...
