The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) was established to adminis- ter a $500 million research fund committed by BP to understand the fate and effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Led by an independent Research Board GoMRI has implemented five major peer-reviewed, theme-based competitions in- cluding an ...
As one of the fastest-growing parts of the Bay Area, Silicon Valley needs a reliable, safe and drought-proof water supply. What can be done in the near term to provide the region with a sustainable water source at a fair price?Speakers: Remy Goldsmith and Vu-Bang Nguyen, Silicon Valley Community Foundation; ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10 General, Free for members
Near-shore Carbon Dynamics in the Context of Anthropogenic Ocean AcidificationConcerns have been raised on how near-shore marine ecosystems will be affected by ocean acidification resulting from increasing atmospheric CO2, but until recently, the influence of natural variability and processes affecting near-shore carbon chemistry have been largely overlooked. Here, I present results from a number of near-shore environments ranging from ...
'Life is Waiting' - Tiburon International Film FestivalLife Is Waiting chronicles the conflict over self-determination in Western Sahara. Most people think that colonialism in Africa has ended. But in the territory of Western Sahara, the end of European rule only gave way to a new occupation, this time by Morocco. Forty years later, the world continues to ...
The physical description of reality provided by contemporary science is one of stunning beauty and powerful utility. And the biological sciences fit nicely into this model, with life understood in terms of aggregates of molecular components, and consciousness hypothesized to somehow emerge in association with neural complexity. Is this the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Tipping Point for Planet Earth: How Close Are We to the EdgePlanet Earth is headed for a tipping point.Midway through this century, there will be more than nine billion people on the planet. Already we are using most of the arable land that exists and overfishing the oceans. Water, too, is becoming scarce in many places. And the services that humans ...
