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SUMMARY:Judith Enck: The Problem with Plastic
DESCRIPTION:Hear Enck’s actionable solutions\, including a “household waste audit” people can use to track & reduce their own plastic consumption.\n\n\nOnce 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 cradled our planet in a synthetic embrace. \nIn her new book The Problem With Plastic\, Enck critically examines the paradox of this material\, first celebrated for its innovations and now recognized for its devastating environmental and public health impacts. A former regional administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\, Enck reveals how plastic pollution contributes to poisoned oceans\, polluted air\, and overwhelming waste\, particularly affecting marginalized communities. Enck highlights the pervasive presence of microplastics in the environment and the human body\, and she challenges the belief that recycling can solve the crisis. \nEnck emphasizes the urgent need for action against what she calls plastic’s toxic legacy. Join us to hear her practical\, actionable solutions\, including a “household waste audit\,” which people can use to track and reduce their own plastic consumption. \nJudith Enck\, founder and president of Beyond Plastics and professor at Bennington College. Former regional administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and deputy secretary for the environment in the New York Governor’s Office. \nSPEAKERS \nJudith Enck\, Founder and President\, Beyond Plastics; Author\, The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late \nIn Conversation With Lesley McClurg\, Health Correspondent\, KQED \nIntroduction by: Andrew Dudley\, Co-host and Producer\, Earth Live; Chair\, People & Nature Member-led Forum\, The Commonwealth Club of California—Moderator \n5 p.m. doors open & check-in5:30–6:30 p.m. program6:30 p.m. book signing(all times Pacific Time) \nEnck photo by Diana Chipak; courtesy the speaker.
URL:https://politicaljar.com/event/judith-enck-the-problem-with-plastic/
LOCATION:The Commonwealth Club\, 110 The Embarcadero\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94105\, United States
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SUMMARY:Civic Scientist Lecture Series: Becoming Martian With Scott Solomon
DESCRIPTION:Join the author of “Becoming Martian” to examine the potential physical\, psychological\, & evolutionary consequences of life in space.\n\n\nAs 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 golden age of space travel in which\, for the first time\, it will be possible for large numbers of people to venture into space. But what happens to the human body and mind in the extreme conditions of space? What should space travelers expect during journeys to orbiting space stations\, the Moon\, or Mars — and what are the longer-term implications if some choose to stay? These questions extend even further when considering future generations: What would happen to children born on another planet\, and how might life beyond Earth shape human evolution? \nAt this event\, Scott Solomon\, teaching professor at Rice University\, will discuss his new book “Becoming Martian” (MIT Press\, 2026)\, which explores how humanity’s migration into space could reshape human biology and minds. Drawing on research from biology\, genetics\, and space science\, Solomon will examine the potential physical\, psychological\, and evolutionary consequences of sustained life in space. A book signing will conclude the event. \nThis event is part of the Civic Scientist Lecture Series\, sponsored by Dr. Virginia Clark\, with additional support from Benjamin and Winifer Cheng\, Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering\, and Weiss School of Natural Sciences. \nFollow @BakerInstitute on X to join the conversation online with #BakerLive. \nCivic Scientist Lecture Series\nSponsored by the Baker Institute Science and Technology Policy Program\, the Civic Scientist Lecture Series aims to increase the engagement of scientists and engineers with society to expand the public’s knowledge and interest in science.
URL:https://politicaljar.com/event/civic-scientist-lecture-series-becoming-martian-with-scott-solomon/
LOCATION:Rice University’s Baker Institute\, 6100 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77005\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Public Defender’s Search for Justice\, with Emily Galvin Almanza
DESCRIPTION:Join Emily Galvin Almanza to hear her blueprint for transforming our criminal justice system.\n\n\nAs 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’ lives upended by the court system. So she co-founded an organization\, Partners for Justice\, aimed at supporting and empowering public defenders. Now operating in more than 20 states\, the group places advocates in public defenders’ offices to help clients find stable housing\, employment and other services . . . and stay out of jail. \nIn her new book\, The Price of Mercy: Unfair Trials\, a Violent System\, and a Public Defender’s Search for Justice in America\, Galvin Almanza draws on these first-hand experiences and the latest crime data to argue that institutional decisions\, such as prosecutorial incentives\, policing tactics\, or even when a judge has lunch\, can have disastrous impacts on people who find themselves in the judicial process. \nShe looks at how police overtime practices affect justice\, how jail conditions can increase future crime\, and how flawed forensic technology has resulted in the incarceration of innocent individuals. Despite these sobering facts\, she also emphasizes solutions: such as how public defenders enhance community stability and health\, and how small environmental investments\, such as planting trees\, can actually reduce crime rates. \nJoin Emily Galvin Almanza to hear her blueprint for transforming our criminal justice system. \nSPEAKERS \nEmily Galvin Almanza\, Co-founder and Executive Director\, Partners for Justice \nModerator TBA \n5:30 p.m. doors open & check-in6–7 p.m. program(all times Pacific Time) \nPhoto by and copyright Crown 2025; courtesy the speaker.
URL:https://politicaljar.com/event/a-public-defenders-search-for-justice-with-emily-galvin-almanza/
LOCATION:The Commonwealth Club\, 110 The Embarcadero\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94105\, United States
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SUMMARY:Livestream—Civic Scientist Lecture Series: Becoming Martian - Scott Solomon
DESCRIPTION:Join us virtually with the author of “Becoming Martian” to examine the potential consequences of life in space.\n\n\nAs 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 golden age of space travel in which\, for the first time\, it will be possible for large numbers of people to venture into space. But what happens to the human body and mind in the extreme conditions of space? What should space travelers expect during journeys to orbiting space stations\, the Moon\, or Mars — and what are the longer-term implications if some choose to stay? These questions extend even further when considering future generations: What would happen to children born on another planet\, and how might life beyond Earth shape human evolution? \nAt this event\, Scott Solomon\, teaching professor at Rice University\, will discuss his new book “Becoming Martian” (MIT Press\, 2026)\, which explores how humanity’s migration into space could reshape human biology and minds. Drawing on research from biology\, genetics\, and space science\, Solomon will examine the potential physical\, psychological\, and evolutionary consequences of sustained life in space. A book signing will conclude the event. \nThis event is part of the Civic Scientist Lecture Series\, sponsored by Dr. Virginia Clark\, with additional support from Benjamin and Winifer Cheng\, Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering\, and Weiss School of Natural Sciences. \nFollow @BakerInstitute on X to join the conversation online with #BakerLive. \nCivic Scientist Lecture Series\nSponsored by the Baker Institute Science and Technology Policy Program\, the Civic Scientist Lecture Series aims to increase the engagement of scientists and engineers with society to expand the public’s knowledge and interest in science.
URL:https://politicaljar.com/event/livestream-civic-scientist-lecture-series-becoming-martian-scott-solomon/
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