Marina Gorbis is a futurist and social scientist who serves as executive director to the Institute for the Future (IFTF), a Silicon Valley nonprofit research and consulting organization. In her 14 years with IFTF, Marina has brought a futures perspective to hundreds of organizations in business, education, government, and philanthropy ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
History of MarinshipJoin Ranger Bill as he facilitates an in-depth discussion on the history of the Marinship Shipyard at the Bay Model built by the Bechtel Corporation at the request of President Franklin Roosevelt in March of 1942. Learn about the 93 ships built here during WWII.
Jane Lubchenco: Carbon Curves & Nicholas Stern: The Stephen Schneider Award (two sessions)Carbon CurvesThe droughts and superstorms of 2012 were followed in 2013 by ravenous fires and heat waves. Do those extreme weather events have human fingerprints? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has forwarded further scientific evidence of human-caused climate disruption. This discussion will focus on where the science is firm ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: See Description Above
Lake Tahoe: Conservation in Action Join us for a screening of a short film about the conservation efforts of the past few decades to keep Tahoe blue. The film will feature the story of scientists and citizens alike who have worked tirelessly to understand the ecology and of Tahoe and preserve the beauty and functional ...
6:30-6:55: Marcy Darnovsky(Center for Genetics and Society) on "The Case for a New Biopolitics"New practices in the life sciences are raising profound challenges to social justice, the public interest, and the human future...Read more 6:55-7:20: David Salesin(Adobe) on "How Research Works"How to use the power of the computer to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
New Science Smorgasbord: Viruses, Stars, Brains, & ShapesFour short talks presented by four Wonderfest Science Envoys:"Viruses: Ancestors or Aliens?" Lauren Popov, Stanford Biologists can't agree if viruses are truly "living" entities. So if viruses aren't alive, then how did they evolve and where did they come from? Together we will explore the mainstream hypotheses about the origins ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John P. Holdren, with John MarkoffDr. John P. Holdren is Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Congress established the Office of Science and Technology Policy in 1976 with a ...
