A number of policies are advocated to accelerate de-carbonization of the electricity sector. Too often the consequences of these policies for the operating characteristic of the electricity sector are not thoroughly examined. This lecture will consider a very simple electricity sector model consisting of three competing generation technologies - natural ...
Women at the Center: Linking Population, Health and Environment for a Healthy WorldWomen are disproportionately affected by poor environment, health conditions and infrastructure. Empowering women and girls is central to improving not only their lives but also for effective and long-lasting community development and conservation.Learn how supporting women’s rights and linking multiple sectors such as conservation and health can better address the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Doubt, Deny or Defend: Republicans on Climate Change - SOLD OUTPresident-elect Donald Trump is giving plum jobs to Republicans who deny or downplay the risks of climate disruption. That's a big shift from the time of President George W. Bush, when U.S. Senators John McCain and Lindsay Graham pursued climate-fixing legislation.Bob Inglis, former Republican congressman and executive director of RepublicEn, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
New immersive and object-based multichannel audio formats for cinema, entertainment and cinematic VRIn recent years, several audio technology companies and standardization organizations (including Dolby, Auro, DTS, MPEG) have developed new formats and tools for the creation, archiving and distribution of immersive audio content in the cinema or broadcast industries. These developments extend legacy multi-channel audio formats to support three-dimensional (with height) sound ...
Where: SunnyvaleCost: Free
Famed Geologist Walter Alvarez: A Most Improbable JourneyOne in a million doesn’t even come close.Not when we’re talking about the odds that you would happen to be alive today, on this particular planet, hurtling through space. Almost 14 billion years of cosmic history, more than 4 billion years of Earth history, and a couple million years of ...
Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies that unraveled our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways in which the human mind erred, systematically, when forced to make judgments in uncertain situations, and created a new field of ...
