July 2011

Can Feedback Loops Inspire Idle Humans to Slash Energy Consumption?

Jul 20, 2011 @ 11:22 AM by jzipperer with [0] comments

By Ellen Cohan

As environmentalists paint an ever-foreboding future, many Americans agree that reducing our collective and individual carbon footprints will be better for our planet and our wallets. However, the gap between opinion and action remains wide. A recent article in Wired posited that employing positive feedback loops in our daily lives could change that. Read more »

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Does Margaret Hoover Have the Answer to David Brooks' GOP Complaints?

Jul 19, 2011 @ 9:40 AM by jzipperer with [0] comments

Conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks today once again used strong words to accuse large portions of the Republican Party of not being serious about governing and being more interested in posturing and political purity than in making progress toward conservative goals. Read more »

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Sunil Asnani: Investing in India Today

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Wed, Aug 3 2011 - 6:00pm

Investing in India Today

Sunil Asnani, Portfolio Manager, Matthews International Capital Management
Jennifer Schatz, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Matthews International Capital management Read more »

Navi Radjou: INDOvation - India's Rise as an Innovation Superpower

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Wed, Aug 31 2011 - 6:00pm

INDOvation: India’s Rise as an Innovation Superpower

Navi Radjou, Independent Consultant and Fellow, Cambridge Judge Business School; Former Executive Director, Centre for India & Global Business, University of Cambridge Read more »

Veena Srinivasan: Pipe Dreams - Water for Thirsty Cities in India

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Thu, Aug 18 2011 - 6:00pm

Veena Srinivasan: Pipe Dreams – Water for Thirsty Cities in India

Ph.D., Research Associate, Pacific Institute Read more »

Rajiv Doshi & Anurag Mairal: Medical Technology Innovation for India

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Mon, Aug 29 2011 - 6:00pm

Rajiv Doshi and Anurag Mairal: Medical Technology Innovation for India


Rajiv Doshi, M.D., Executive Director (U.S.), Stanford-India Biodesign; Consulting Assistant Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
Anurag Mairal, Ph.D., Director, Global Biodesign Exchange Programs, Stanford University Read more »

Power Down

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Fri, Jul 22 2011 - 12:00pm

Power Down
The Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham, President, The Regeneration ProjectChris King, Chief Regulatory Officer, eMeterGregory Walton, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Stanford University
We know what we should do to reduce our personal and societal carbon footprint. Why don’t we do more? Many citizens and consumers have made strides big and small in their personal and professional lives but can clean tech make energy efficiency sexy? Read more »

"The White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga

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Mon, Aug 1 2011 - 5:30pm

The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga

We will discuss this biting satirical novel, winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize and set in modern-day India, about an up-from-poverty chauffeur and his wealthy but corrupt employers. As a reminder, this is a book discussion; the author will not be present. Read more »

Swami Beyondananda: Wake Up Laughing, Wise Up Loving

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Mon, Aug 1 2011 - 6:00pm

Wake Up Laughing, Wise Up Loving

Swami Beyondananda, Cosmic Comic

Join Swami Beyondananda for a heart opening presentation and find out why noted author Marianne Williamson has called Swami “The Mark Twain of our generation.”  The Swami will also be taking live questions from the audience, so if you have an answerable question, the Swami will have a questionable answer for you. Read more »

Rafiq Dossani: Muslims of India - Their Politics, Identity and Economy

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Wed, Aug 10 2011 - 6:00pm

Muslims of India: Their Politics, Identity and Economy

Rafiq Dossani, Ph.D.; Author; Senior Research Scholar, Stanford University Read more »