Trust Valley Meets Silicon Valley - LivestreamWe live in complex times where exploring the most pressing questions at the crossroads of technology and humanity is imperative for the future of our society. At the heart of this process, we find trust. Trust emerges as the backbone of a digital transformation that is needed to address the ...
A century ago, food was industrialized. Since then, new styles of agriculture and food production have written a new chapter of human history, one that’s driving both climate change and global health crises. Best-selling food authority Mark Bittman will offer a panoramic view of the story and explain how we ...
Where: Cost: $5 General
Overcoming Political Polarization - LivestreamIn this webinar, we’ll examine political polarization and how to overcome it. We recognize that the “us vs. them†posture in American political life is making it hard to achieve the cooperation needed to address our most pressing social and environmental problems. We are hoping to explore two drivers of ...
Chris will be presenting his plans to solo wing-foil 2,750 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean, from Half Moon Bay, California, to Oahu, Hawaii, in June and July of 2021. It will require him to complete two marathons per day, non-stop for fifty days, unsupported and completely unassisted, with only ...
In February 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic changed life as we know it in the United States, journalists Alexis Madrigal and Erin Kissane of The Atlantic started the COVID Tracking Project. The project was an effort to provide comprehensive data and to pressure public health agencies to publish better metrics ...
Where: Cost: $10 General, Free for Members
SETI Talks: The search for Life on Mars with Perseverance - LivestreamNASA, together with its partners, has landed a new robotic rover on Mars. Perseverance’s safe landing is just the beginning of an ambitious effort to find past or even existing life on the Red Planet.Perseverance carries scientific instruments such as cameras and lasers. Some instruments can analyze the chemical makeup ...
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Mining Opal in Koroit, Australia - LivestreamGene McDevitt, has been mining boulder opal in Koroit, Queensland, Australia for twenty years. His presentation covers topics including the nature of Koroit opal, underground mining, open cut mining, and the challenges of living and mining in the outback. Many photos show his mining process in Koriot, local wildlife, types ...
Wonderfest Science Envoys are early-career researchers with special communication skills and aspirations. Following short talks on provocative modern science topics, these two Science Envoys will answer questions with insight and enthusiasm:UC Berkeley physicist Jeske Dioquino on "Laser Micro-imaging" - With the help of the electron microscope, researchers are taking pictures of some ...
