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CLIMATE ONE: Two Voices on Climate That Will Surprise You
It’s easy to write off people outside our own ideological bubbles, even when we may have many goals in common. But as the effects of the climate cris…
2 years, 11 months ago
Beyond ChatGPT: Stuart Russell on the Risks and Rewards of A.I.
OpenAI’s question-and-answer chatbot ChatGPT has shaken up Silicon Valley and is already disrupting a wide range of fields and industries, including …
2 years, 11 months ago
A New Horizon of Opportunity: Canada in the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is rapidly becoming the global center of economic dynamism and strategic challenge. Encompassing 40 economies, more than 4 billion p…
2 years, 11 months ago
Our Fusion Future—Lawrence Livermore Director Kim Budil
In late 2022, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory made a long-sought breakthrough, achieving self-sustaining “fusion ignition” for t…
2 years, 11 months ago
American Diplomacy in Crisis: How to Fix it?
The United States Foreign Service is confronting one of the most profound crises in its history. At a time of pandemic, recession and mounting global…
2 years, 11 months ago
A Conversation with California Secretary of State Shirley Weber
What drew a career educator, on the verge of retirement, into state politics? Creating Citizens, The Commonwealth Club’s education initiative, has in…
2 years, 11 months ago
CLIMATE ONE: White House Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi on Willow and Biden’s Climate Agenda
Biden’s policy wins have secured vast amounts of funding for the energy transition, and that money is just beginning to flow, with new programs becom…
2 years, 11 months ago
Transforming the Arts: What's New in the Bay Area
Join the conversation with the new San Francisco Ballet leadership duo: Artistic Director Tamara Rojo and Executive Director Danielle St. Germain; fo…
2 years, 11 months ago
An Evening with Rebecca Solnit: An Energizing Case for Hope About the Climate
Called “the voice of the resistance” by The New York Times, writer, historian and activist Rebecca Solnit, the author of 20 books on feminism, wester…
2 years, 11 months ago
From Chief Justice to PPIC President: Tani Cantil-Sakauye's New Challenge
Seeking to improve public policy in California, in 1993 a group led by Hewlett-Packard co-founder Bill Hewlett created the Public Policy Institute of…
2 years, 11 months ago