The "Internet of Things" (IoT) has become a buzzword for new technology platforms designed to monitor infrastructure and measure performance across complicated systems. Rapid global urbanization, along with mounting concerns over use of natural resources, make the application of IoT for cities and sustainability a promising nexus for innovation.The Center for Information Technology Research ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Creating Quality of Life in a Sustainable Global EconomyFollowing the successful Paris climate talks, nations are crafting policies to mitigate global warming. Building sustainable economics that provide a high quality of life for everyone is a challenge that must be accomplished in a few decades. Join our distinguished panel from the University of California Berkeley in a discussion ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
Whether you're a NightLife regular or rookie, Wonderfest's ORIGINS NightLife is not to be missed. It features three great speakers who will offer insights into fundamental beginnings: the origin of the cosmos, the origin of life, and the origin of civilization. Here's the schedule and line-up:7:00pm – Eliot Quataert (Director, UC Berkeley Theoretical ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Sea Heroes: Extreme EditionPeter Willcox was captain of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior on the night in 1985 when it was bombed by French secret agents and sank off New Zealand. One shipmate was killed. Last year, a French agent who attached the mines to the hull of the Rainbow Warrior apologized for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
Black Oystercatchers are among the most charismatic and easily identifiable residents of our rocky intertidal coastline. But with less than 20,000 individuals left worldwide, their future is uncertain. Audubon chapter members from Mendocino to Monterey (including Golden Gate Audubon! see our blog about this) are taking part in population surveys ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Free Screening of Award Winning Film 'Catching the Sun' You're invited to a free screening of the film Catching the Sun followed by a panel discussion on green jobs. Catching the Sun has won the 2016 San Francisco Green Festival award for Best Feature, and was recently named a New York Times Critics' Pick! Grist, the environmental newsline, called it "A solar documentary ...
