Sustainability advocates have long had conflicted reactions to technology. On one hand, many individuals going back to 19th century Luddites and 1960s and 70s "appropriate technology" pioneers have questioned whether many forms of technology are desirable or sustainable. On the other hand, other technologies such as those related to renewable ...
Sustainable agricultural intensification in sub-Saharan AfricaSustainable agricultural intensification in sub-Saharan Africa is needed for poverty alleviation, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and in order to meet other growing 21st century pressures. Yet dissemination of agricultural technologies remains a challenge in the region. I report the results of a randomized controlled trial in rural Western Kenya on adoption and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Informing Management of the World's Largest Groundwater Systems with Simply-Structured Model AnalysisDuring the 50 years since its development, groundwater flow modeling has become the tool of choice that, when used wisely, provides deep insight into the functioning of aquifer systems that can become a foundation of effective water-resources management. This presentation reviews typical difficulties in characterizing aquifer systems (due to heterogeneity ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Oracle v. Google: Are Java APIs Copyrightable?For the past 20 years, it has been widely believed that application program interfaces (APIs) were not protectable by copyright law because they were necessary to enable interoperability among programs, a kind of functionality that copyright law does not protect. In the Oracle v Google case, a trial judge ruled ...
There are important shortcomings in the means available to researchers to define and classify human group difference in past, as well as contemporary populations, along the loose concept of 'ethnicity'. Personal naming conventions usually adhere to unwritten social norms and customs that with time end up producing distinctive cultural, ethnic, ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Tending Your Inner Ecosystem: Nutrition for your Digestive SystemLearn how our invisible residents shape our lives from birth to old age. In this 1-hour class, we will discuss the importance of our "inner ecosystem" to our health and longevity. We will explore how modern lifestyle and dietary habits (such as readily available, highly processed foods) have altered our ...
Where: StanfordCost: $30
Lessons from the rim Fire: What it MeansWith California drought conditions building, 2013 and 2014 saw some of the worst fires in Yosemite and Sierra history. The Rim Fire and subsequent fires affected incredible amounts of acreage and economies in both the U.S. national forests and California's forests and parks. The recovery efforts and lessons learned involve ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: TBA
Current Advances in the Treatment of Common Shoulder DisordersThe scope of this talk will cover rotator cuff injuries, impingement, frozen shoulder, instability, and arthritis.Speaker: John G. Costouros, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center
Is it possible to restore tropical forests?Dr. Karen Holl will draw on her two decades of experience studying tropical forest restoration in Latin America to discuss what we know about the ability of tropical forests to recover from human disturbance. She will summarize the results of her long-term research in Costa Rica and offer examples of ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Science and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub, West BayIf ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the flim-flam man, join us, your friends. Skeptics in the Pub is a group of like-minded people informally discussing the latest in science or pseudoscience over good eats & ale.Skeptics in the Pub is a monthly meeting for discussion of topics ...
