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Jessica Riskin: The Power of Life
Rarely does a historian of science have the opportunity, in the midst of changing trends in a science, to point backwards in time and explain how dis…
3 months ago
Dr. Maya Kornberg: Stuck—How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress
Congress has long been a punching bag for American dissatisfaction with their government or with the direction of the country. But its unpopularity k…
3 months ago
The Political Giant Who Led the Fight to End Colonial Rule in Africa
Acclaimed historian Howard W. French’s new book, The Second Emancipation, recasts the liberation of 20th century Africa through the lens of revolutio…
3 months ago
Private Tour of the Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien
Join us at the North End of Pier 35 for a private tour of the SS Jeremiah O’Brien. See what Rosie the Riveter and Wendy the Welder helped create, and…
3 months, 1 week ago
Nancy Pelosi Reflects on 40 Years on Congress
When House of Representatives Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced her retirement last year, USA Today called her “the most powerful woman in the h…
3 months, 1 week ago
Mix, Mingle & Be Moved: An Evening with San Francisco Poet Laureate Genny Lim, Musicians Chris Trinidad and Pianist Unpil Baek
The star of the evening is Genny Lim, San Francisco’s current poet laureate—an acclaimed poet, playwright and performer whose work reflects the rhyth…
3 months, 1 week ago
Two Stories That Prove Change Is Possible
We are living through a time where big positive change seems unachievable, but there are two instances from the recent past that prove change is poss…
3 months, 1 week ago
Press Start: Video Games and the Climate Crisis
About half the global population spends some amount of their leisure time playing games, whether it’s a board game after dinner with friends or onlin…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Dr. Ibram X Kendi: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age
What is “great replacement theory” and how did it come to be a powerful fuel for right-wing nationalist groups in the United States and around the wo…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Gov. Josh Shapiro: Where We Keep the Light
Join us in-person or online to hear a grounded and intimate portrait of life by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.
His new book, Where We Keep the …
3 months, 2 weeks ago