Dr. Karl Hausker is a Senior Fellow in World Resource Institute’s Global Climate Program. He leads analysis and modeling of domestic climate mitigation scenarios, and he contributes to work on the New Climate Economy, the social cost of carbon, and energy access. He has worked for 28 years in the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Pop-Up Aquarium - Lake MerrittCome see all of the wonderful critters that call the waters of Lake Merritt home. Â During the summer months Oakland's jewel blooms with all sorts of exciting marine organisms ranging from Bat Rays to Shrimp! The Pop-Up Aquarium is being done at the lunch hour to coincide with a lunch ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Infrastructure Networks and Urban Inequality: The Political Geography of Water Flows in BangaloreInfrastructure services such as water, electricity, and mass transit are central to urban livelihoods. Yet large populations in the developing world receive poor quality services, or lack access entirely. This presentation will illustrate the importance of understanding network structure in analyzing the political geography of urban water supply in Bangalore, ...
He grew up exploring the streams and wooded lots near his childhood home in Atlanta, Georgia. As a teenager, he picked up his dad’s old camera on a whim and found that he could use it to feed his curiosity about the natural world - and to share my adventures ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: $45 - $63
Will the 21st Century be the Time We Discover Life Beyond Earth?Dr. Tarter is one of the great scientific pioneers of our time, leading the effort to search for signals from civilizations among the stars. To celebrate the publication of Sarah Scoles’ recent popular biography of her life and work, Making Contact (Pegasus Books), Jill Tarter will talk about her vision ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking)
San Francisco Star PartyCome join us for our monthly San Francisco City Star Party. SFAA members provide telescopes for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to check the SFAA website for the latest updates…bad weather or overcast skies will cancel!
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Speeding Through the Unseen, from Coding to CommonsEllen Ullman writes in her new book Life in Code “The penetration of technology into the interstices of human existence is nearly complete,†and then demystifes how humans turn their intentions and ideas into the computer codes that are the language of computers. Katja Schwaller puts “Twitterlandia†under the microscope ...
