Judith Enck: The Problem with Plastic

The Commonwealth Club 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco

Hear Enck's actionable solutions, including a “household waste audit” people can use to track & reduce their own plastic consumption.Once a marvel of modern science, plastic has become so inextricably woven into our lives that imagining a world without it seems impossible. Over the last 75 years, says author and environmentalist Judith Enck, plastic has

Civic Scientist Lecture Series: Becoming Martian With Scott Solomon

Rice University's Baker Institute 6100 Main Street, Houston

Join the author of “Becoming Martian” to examine the potential physical, psychological, & evolutionary consequences of life in space.As commercial space travel accelerates and plans for long-term human settlement beyond Earth move closer to reality, questions once confined to science fiction are becoming matters of scientific and policy relevance. We are on the cusp of

A Public Defender’s Search for Justice, with Emily Galvin Almanza

The Commonwealth Club 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco

Join Emily Galvin Almanza to hear her blueprint for transforming our criminal justice system.As a public defender in California and New York, Emily Galvin Almanza became frustrated by an overburdened justice system focused on locking people up while having, she says, “essentially zero impact on the crime rate.” Time and again, she saw ordinary peoples’

Livestream—Civic Scientist Lecture Series: Becoming Martian – Scott Solomon

Join us virtually with the author of “Becoming Martian” to examine the potential consequences of life in space.As commercial space travel accelerates and plans for long-term human settlement beyond Earth move closer to reality, questions once confined to science fiction are becoming matters of scientific and policy relevance. We are on the cusp of a

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