June 2012

More Will Durst, speaking to our audience: "This is my target demographic – peop...

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2012-06-21 10:21

More Will Durst, speaking to our audience: "This is my target demographic – people who read, or know someone who does."

Will Durst last night at the Club: "Thank you for coming on this propitious sols...

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2012-06-21 10:20

Will Durst last night at the Club: "Thank you for coming on this propitious solstice day, the longest day of the year, and by speaking I imagine I'll make it even longer."

Dr. Ossama Hassanein: Tech Wadi

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Mon, Jun 25 2012 - 12:00pm

Tech Wadi
Dr. Ossama Hassanein, Chair, Tech Wadi, BDNA Corp in Silicon Valley and Echovox in GenevaDina Ibrahim, Ph.D.,  Associate Professor of Broadcast Communication Arts, SFSU - Moderator
Dr. Hassanein is an international entrepreneur and venture capitalist, in addition to serving as a mentor and lecturer. He will discuss Tech Wadi, a nonprofit organization building bridges between the U.S. and the Middle East and North Africa to promote entrepreneurship, innovation and economic development. Dr. Read more »

Skeptical Climate Science

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Thu, Jun 21 2012 - 6:00pm

Richard Muller, Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley
Physicist Richard Muller generated headlines last fall when he said evidence for climate change “is clear and incontrovertible.” Until then he had questioned temperature measurements gathered around the world, which he now says are valid and without bias.  Yet his views on specific figures and funding from industrialists David and Charles Koch still make him a controversial figure among the climate intelligentsia. Read more »

The Real Problem Solvers

The Real Problem SolversSocial Entrepreneurs in America Read more »

Road to Valor

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Wed, Jun 20 2012 - 6:00pm

Road to Valor
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Andres McConnon, Historical Researcher; Co-author, Road to ValorAili McConnon, Journalist; Co-Author, Road to Valor
Gino Bartali was a chain-smoking, Chianti-loving, Tuscan cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1938 and 1948, and set the Tour record, unbroken to this day, for the longest time span between victories. Read more »