HOW THE ELECTRIC GRID TURNED UPSIDE DOWNThe transition from coal and natural gas sources of electric power to wind and solar has utterly transformed how utilities think about the grid. The plan for how utilities will maintain grid reliability in the face of this transition flips everything upside down. Geof Syphers, CEO Sonoma Clean Power, will discuss ...
Over decades, assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and many others has bolstered understanding of the climate problem: unequivocal warming, pervasive impacts, and serious risks from continued high emissions of heat-trapping gases. Societies are increasingly responding with early actions to decarbonize energy systems and prepare for impacts. In ...
Dr. Zitter entered the field of critical care medicine to be a hero. She wanted to rescue people from the brink of death like a fireman rescues fire victims�"calmly, swiftly and without stopping to ask questions. But one day, as she was aggressively treating a dying patient in the ICU, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, Free for Members, $7 Students
For as long as humans have been exploring the sea, they have been fascinated by the planet's largest inhabitants, whales. Until recently, we have been limited to studying the small fraction of whales' lives spent at or near the ocean's surface. Over the last fifteen years, with the advent of ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: $5 General, Free for members
The Revolution Where You Live: Stories from a 12,000-mile Journey through a New AmericaDuring the past 2016 election year, Sarah spent months on a road trip traveling in a pick-up truck and tiny camper to listen to people's concerns and hopes of a better life. In her book, The Revolution Where You Live, she takes you from inner-city neighborhoods in Detroit, Chicago and Ohio ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
In this talk, Dr. Natarajan discusses how our cosmic view has been transformed by two radical ideas in cosmology - dark matter and black holes. She will present the history of how we discovered these invisible entities, as well as recent leaps in our understanding of them, from mapping dark matter ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members and Seniors
