Just to whet your appetite, here’s what we’ve got coming up in this very busy and exciting fall at The Commonwealth Club of California:
- North Beach Walking Tour
- Dr. Ben Carson, Republican Presidential Candidate Book Discussion: The Pope & Mussolini
- Let’s Do the Numbers: 10 Years with Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal
- Analyzing Police Encounters with the Public: Some Methods for Reducing the Use of Force
- Pope Francis: Climate Changer?
- Elizabeth Holmes, CEO of Theranos, in Conversation with Sal Khan
- Fall Volunteer Orientation
- Crime and Punishment
- Longevity Explorers Discussion Group: Better Aging. You. Your parents.
- Jeh Johnson: Security Challenges Confronting the Homeland
- Science and Practice of Mindfulness Meditation in Sports, Work and Life
- Novelist Erica Jong : From Fear of Flying to Fear of Dying
- Week to Week Political Roundtable and Member Social Silicon Valley 9/15/15
- Living Fully: Reimagining End-of-Life
- Dream On: The Power of Sleep
- Waterfront Walk
- The Stress Shield: 3 Ways to Upgrade Your Brain, DNA, and Hormones as You Age
- Explore the World from The Commonwealth Club
- Nob Hill Walking Tour
- SOCAP Preview 2015: Funding What Matters in Our Local Economies
- Arctic Melting & Rising
- The Wilder Side of Life
- The Revolution in Small Satellites
- Competition for Power
- Dialogos: Perspectives on Cuba and the U.S. through the lens of Ballet and the Arts
- Bread from Stones
- Humanities West Book Discussion: Dante's Divine Comedy (Books 1 and 2)
- Middle East Discussion Group
- Gun Violence and Public Health
- Socrates Café
- Dale Russakoff: Who's in Charge of America's Schools?
- Sep 29, 2015
- The Future of Digital Competition in Asia
- Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Megan Smith
- Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and William Clay Ford: Growing the U.S. Economy
- Mature Job Seeker? Seven Keys to Your Success!
- Voices of the Wild
- Where's the Beef? Our Changing Ideas About Meat
- Women in Tech: Can Silicon Valley Women Have It All?
- Richard Dawkins: My Life in Science
- China Today: Environmental Progress and Challenges
- 21st Century Solutions to Critical Western United States Water Woes
- Tim Draper: A “Shark Tank” for Good Government
- Resilient Cities
- Can We Stop Alzheimer’s Disease?
- Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature
- Week to Week Political Roundtable and Member Social 10/6/15
- Celebrating the San Jose Sharks 25th Anniversary Season
- Ruth Reichl
- The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
- The Way of Wanderlust with Travel Writer Don George
- Anne Marie Slaughter
- San Francisco Architecture Walking Tour
- Scott Shane: National Security Reporter for The New York Times
- Living in the Material World: The Future of the Humanities
- Inside Political Campaigns: Money, Ethics and the Future
- Drilling in the Amazon and Arctic
- Taking Ownership of Your Clinical Laboratory Test Results
- Ben Bernanke: Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve
- Charging Ahead: PG&E CEO Tony Marley
- Adam Galinsky and Maurice Schweitzer: When to Cooperate, When to Compete
- Chinese Medicine and Managing Diabetes
- Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
- Longevity Explorers Discussion Group: Better Aging. You. Your Parents.
- Seth Siegel: Let There Be Water
- The U.S. Imperative for Wellness: The Cleveland Clinic Experience – How to Make Yourself Younger
- The Redwoods League and 21st-century Land Conservation
- David Talbot: The Rise of America's Secret Government
- Civil Saints and Civic Pride in the Renaissance City-State
- The Food Lab: Cooking With Science
- China and The U.S.: Can Conflict Be Avoided?
- Humanities West Book Discussion - Dante's Divine Comedy (Book 3)
- Middle East Discussion Group
- Socrates Café
- Flame Out
- Andrew Fraknoi: The Revenge of the Dwarf Planet
- The Most Famous Grizzly Bear: How Will She and Grizzlies Survive U.S. Trophy Shootings
- Diana Nyad: Never Give Up
- Understanding Digital Video & the Future of Social Media
- Joe Klein: Time Columnist
- Who Runs the World? Women with Power and Purpose
- Baseball Legend Dusty Baker: Reflections on Rock Music, Baseball, and Life
- The 49ers Champion Levi’s® Stadium: The First LEED Gold New Stadium and Venue
- Simon Winchester: The Pacific
- Ted Koppel
- Travels in France with Terrance
- Week to Week Political Roundtable and Member Social 11/4/15
- Your Health, Your Wealth: Seven Steps to Planning Ahead For Long Term Care
- Marion Nestle: Soda Politics
- Challenges in Covering International News
- America's Future Role in Global Security
- Activist/Philanthropist Jacob Lief: How to Help Society’s Most Vulnerable
- 12 Mind-Blowing Success Secrets for Small Business
- Patient Safety: Get the Diagnosis Right
- Atmosphere of Hope
- A Holiday Toast to the 2015 Wine Harvest: Sustainable Practices and Pairings
- The Orbital Perspective
- Socrates Café
- Why Higher Education Should Embrace Wikipedia
- Longevity Explorers Discussion Group: Better Aging. You. Your parents.
- What Are Our Brains For? Cognitive Enhancement, Artificial Intelligence and Human Nature
- Stephen F. Cohen: The Ukrainian Crisis - It's Not All Putin's Fault
- Happening: The Story of a Clean Energy Revolution that is Patriotic, Democratic and Well Underway
- An Evening with Chef Tyler Florence
- Andrea Ponsi: San Francisco Through the Eyes of An Italian Architect
- Eight Elements to Transform Your Personal Brand, Career and Life
- Explore the World from The Commonwealth Club
- Middle East Discussion Group
- Week to Week Political Roundtable and Member Social 11/30/15
- Pope Francis: Climate Change and the Poor
- What You Need to Know Before You're 65: A Medicare Primer
- Chef Joanne Weir in Conversation with Chef Gary Danko
- Women’s Identity and Rethinking the Hadith
- Dr. Chris Field: The Stephen Schneider Award
- Socrates Café (MLF)
And more will be added every week. Get more information on these and all of our upcoming programs at http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events