In his talk, Dr. Jacob will take you on a guided tour of what your life could be in the short and long-term future. We are increasingly living in a physical world augmented by the arrival of many digital worlds. When you watch a movie, you don't know when the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Lakes on Mars: Their Past, Present, and Future Exploration Lakes are time capsules. On Earth, they are considered sentinels of climate change and may have played the same role on early Mars. Their basins capture the record of geological and environmental fluctuations over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. Terrestrial lakes host a diversity of habitats where ...
The Secret Life of the Grown-Up BrainBarbara Strauch, New York Times health/medical science editor and author of The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain and The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries About the Teenage Brain Tell Us About Our Kids, will be the second speaker in the Stanford Center on Longevity Distinguished Lecture Series.Strauch has ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The Energy Innovation EcosystemAndrew Revkin, editor of Dot Earth, will moderate a discussion with leaders from industry about the opportunities for businesses and countries to participate in the energy economy and the "energy innovation ecosystem" that will be needed to stimulate, support, and sustain innovation in the energy sector. This panel takes place ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Green Perspectives in Europe: Implications for the Americas?As Daniel Cohn-Bendit led student uprisings in 1968 Paris, newspapers called him Danny the Red. Today, as leader in the European Parliament's green coalition Europe Écologie, he is better known as Danny the Green. His campaigns have effectively channeled public concern for the environment and garnered unexpected support in the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Scalable Synthetic Biology for Engineering Beyond the BioreactorOur current ability to engineer biological circuits is hindered by design cycles that are costly in terms of time and money, with constructs failing to operate as desired, or evolving away from the desired function once deployed. Synthetic biologists seek to understand biological design principles and use them to create ...
Personal Genomics and Public AngstDirect-to-consumer marketing of genetic tests has brought fresh attention to old debates: Who owns our personal information? What obligations are placed on us to seek out and use this information? What limits are imposed on those who would use our information for their own purposes? And perhaps most important of ...
