What is soil? Well, it's certainly not dirt! Join the very knowledgeable Stephen Andrews (UC Berkeley Professor, specializing in soils) in discovering the beauty and complexity of this essential natural resource by examining the physical properties that characterize what soil is. This class will also delve into the question of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Sufficient Statistics for Imperfect Externality-Correcting PoliciesPigouvian taxes can fully correct for market failures due to externalities, but actual policies are commonly forced to deviate from the Pigouvian ideal due to administrative or political constraints. This paper derives sufficient statistics, which require a minimum of market information, that quantify the efficiency costs of such constraints on ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Future MobilitySpeaker: Stephen Zoeff,Center for Automotive Research (CARS), Stanford University
Where: StanfordCost: Free
'Human Footprint on Planet Earth'This DVD graphically illustrates the average American consumer's ecological footprint on the resources of the planet. Afterward we will discuss our own personal footprints and ways we can begin to minimize our impacts. From birth to death we consume enormous quantities of natural resources and produce equally enormous quantities of waste. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $3 donation requested
Powering a Moon Base Through the Lunar NightHow can we economically supply power to a Moon Base for humans, robots and equipment when there is no available sunlight during the 2-week lunar night? Join experts Michael Abramson, Roger Arnold and Joseph Bland for the updated results of their detailed analysis. Learn about new power technologies that can ...
oin naturalists from the California Center for Natural History and the Rotary Nature Center for a Friday the 13th night hike at Joaquin Miller Park in the Oakland hills! We'll find spiders, moths, and night-dwelling creatures that glow under UV light. Bring your headlamp, drinking water, warm layers, and hiking ...
