Turkey and Russia in a Turbulent Middle East and Eurasia: Energy Politics and Regional Security ChallengesThis lecture aims to analyse the complex dynamics of Turkish-Russian relations in a volatile regional context, focusing particularly on economic ties, energy politics and regional security challenges. Turkish-Russian relationship sheds light on some interesting issues concerning broader themes in global political economy. First, significant economic interdependence may be generated amongst ...
Speaker: Prof. Tiffany Knight, Alexander von Humboldt Professorship of Spatial Interaction Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany
Hear that?Surround yourself with the physics of sound and explore how vibrations between 20 and 20,000 hertz become music to your ears or not. Get a feel for resonant frequencies, see how speech is formed, and learn how instrument makers give shape to signature sounds. Listen to live music, play ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
FOGG Trail Mixer @ the Presidio Archaeology LabJoin FOGG as we explore the layered history of the Presidio at the Archaeology Lab and the Presidio Officers' Club! Relax after a hard day with a drink courtesy of Fort Point Beer Co. snack from Whole Foods, and a lounge brought to you by REI!Trail Mixers is a series ...
If you're going to San Francisco...what better way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love than a party in the heart of Golden Gate Park?Just blocks away from the Haight Street epicenter of this historic cultural celebration, NightLife will host a night of psychedelic science!Hear from local ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Trumping the Climate: Coming in HotThe Trump administration’s determination to revive coal mining and domestic oil drilling is causing concern that international efforts to combat climate change will crumble. But how far will the new Trump team be able to shrink rules created under President Obama and as far back as President Nixon? U.S. Senator ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
We are headed toward an unsustainable future for this planet; instead of braking before impact, we are standing on the accelerator. We are unlikely to come to grips with climate change and other resource problems unless we also solve income-inequality issues. Now, we are circling the wagons around the rich ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Astronomy Night: Are Red Dwarf Planets Habitable?Most of the news about exoplanets this past year has revolved around the discovery of “Earth-sized†planets in the “habitable zone†of "red dwarf" stars. This is partly due to the fact that such planets are more easily found, partly because most stars are red dwarfs (cooler and smaller than ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Cleantech Pitchfest (listed in error)This listing was for last year's Pitchfest and was in error. We've left it here in case you look and wonder what happened.
