September 2012

The Great Debate - Are We Alone?

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Wed, Sep 19 2012 - 6:00pm

The Great Debate: Are We Alone?

Geoff Marcy, Professor of Astronomy, UC Berkeley
Dan Werthimer, SETI Program Director, UC Berkeley Read more »

Video: Author Charles Yu discusses technology and science fiction – appropriatel...

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2012-09-05 08:21

Video: Author Charles Yu discusses technology and science fiction – appropriately, because he is after all the author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe. Read more »

Inspired – or depressed – by the political conventions? Listen to what the Bay A...

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2012-09-04 16:37

Inspired – or depressed – by the political conventions? Listen to what the Bay Area commentators have to say about the election. Free audio from the July 30 Week to Week program featuring Dr. Larry Gerston, Carla Marinucci, and Debra J. Saunders. http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archive/podcast/week-week-73012 Read more »

This week at The Commonwealth Club of California: TUESDAY: • Book Discussion: T...

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2012-09-04 13:43

This week at The Commonwealth Club of California: TUESDAY: • Book Discussion: The Warmth of Other Sunds, by Isabel Wilkerson (this event is sold out) • Climate One Happy Hour WEDNESDAY: • Tony Haymet: Understanding the Deep Sea – Oceanography Meets Business • Seyed Mousavian, Former Foreign Policy Advisor, Iran Supreme National Security Council: Iran's Nuclear Dossier - Threat or Opportunity for U.S. Relations? THURSDAY: • The Great Turbulence: Economics and the New Global Order (Paul Saffo) FRIDAY: • Green Buildings Read more »

Climate One Happy Hour

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Tue, Sep 4 2012 - 5:30pm

Climate One Happy Hour
Stop by for drinks, networking and engaging conversation during Climate One and SF Green Drink's social networking event for several hundred green professionals just south of Market Street. A broad range of community partners, businesses and nonprofits contribute to the event, enriching our community with their knowledge, opportunities and ongoing services. Location: John Colins, 138 Minna St., San FranciscoTime: 5:30-8:30 p.m. happy hour

Wired magazine announces that it, too, is ending its relationship with science w...

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2012-09-01 11:40

Wired magazine announces that it, too, is ending its relationship with science writer Jonah Lehrer. The final paragraph of Huffington Post's article is worth highlighting, because it points out the importance of the often-underappreciated work of editing and review. Newsweek magazine was publicly shamed when its recent cover story on the election was found to be rife with errors and it admitted that it does not fact check its articles. Read more »