Running out of Water: The Looming Crisis and Solutions to Conserve Our Most Precious Resource The world is well on its way to running out of fresh water, says Leal, but there are ways to fix this problem. Since leaving her position at San Francisco's Public Utilities Commission, Leal has focused on water issues, co-authoring a new book with Harvard professor Peter Rogers that weaves ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members
Mapping and transforming a City's Forgotten Public SpaceUsing the latest digital mapping technologies, "Local Code" documents the location and character of 1,500 City-owned "remnant parcels" in San Francisco. Conceived of by UC Berkeley professor Nicholas de Monchaux, the project uses geospatial analysis and parametric modeling to provide tools for citizens to transform these derelict pockets of public ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
NASA's Flexible Path Architecture Study for Human Missions NASA supported the "Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans" (HSF) Committee during the Summer of 2009 by performing a study and analysis of a novel Flexible Path concept. The Flexible Path architecture for human spaceflight calls for incrementally more aggressive human missions out into the inner solar system. Exploration of ...
Permaculture in Today's Home - Self Sufficiency and Closed Loop Systems Permaculture is an approach to creating holistic systems that feed, house, and otherwise sustain people while integrating life supporting systems into the larger ecosystem and society in a healthy and empowering way. Fundamentally permaculture looks at the whole system and integrates all home site systems together in a way that ...
Where: San RafaelCost: $20 General, $10 Members in advance, $20 at door
Salt, Oil and CarbonHow well is the U.S. government managing the BP oil debacle? Will stricter review of offshore oil drilling hurt the economy? Where did all the oil go? Oil sloshing around the Gulf of Mexico is just one disaster unfolding in the world's oceans. Trash heaps, acidification, and declining fish stocks ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
How to Make a TelescopeLocal amateur astronomer Douglas Smith will explain basic optics, discuss the different types of telescopes and their components, and demonstrate the process of making those components. He has recently completed FirstLight - a 16.5' primary mirror Dobsonian truss-tube telescope which will be exhibited at this year's Maker Faire. Stargazing with FirstLight ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Managing Mood, Maximizing Opportunities: An Introduction to the Power and Possibilities of Moods Mary Ann Ireland, Director of The Stratam Group, will be speaking on the topic of how moods can impact our careers and lives, and how to manage them for success.Moods can be pervasive and subtle, and they can significantly impact our identity and how we interact with others. Exceptional leaders ...
Where: South San FranciscoCost: Advance: $17 General, $8.50 Members, $25 at door
