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Humanities West presents the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
It has been 250 years since upstart young leaders of the American colonies declared independence from King George III and imagined founding a republi…
3 months ago
San Francisco Culture: Lost, Found or Reimagined?
San Francisco has long been a city of dreamers, artists, innovators and cultural pioneers—a global epicenter of creativity, innovation and social cha…
3 months, 1 week ago
How Do I Say This…
It’s becoming increasingly clear that how we talk about climate change matters as much as the science or policy itself. The words we use carry weight…
3 months, 1 week ago
Melissa Murray: Understanding the US Constitution
The U.S. Constitution is often at the center of debates about rights and wrongs and public policies in this country, but how many people have actuall…
3 months, 1 week ago
Dusty Baker: A Memoir in Baseball and Life
Join us in-person or online as legendary baseball player and manager Dusty Baker explores his extraordinary career, one filled with invaluable lesson…
3 months, 1 week ago
Joanna Stern: I Am Not a Robot
We keep being told that artificial intelligence is going to help us do just about everything. Make us healthy. Personally tutor each student. Run our…
3 months, 1 week ago
Manoush Zomorodi and Melissa Painter: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age (EXPLICIT)
Screens—all the time, everywhere, it seems. We sit at our desks facing screens, hold meetings over screens, answer email after email on them. You’ve …
3 months, 1 week ago
Safe Passage: The Untold Story of Diplomatic Intrigue, Betrayal, and the Exchange of American and Japanese Civilians by Sea During World War II
In her new book Safe Passage, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Evelyn Iritani reveals one of World War II’s little-known diplomatic triumphs—the rescue …
3 months, 1 week ago
Dr. Jennifer Grandis: Why Women Can't Get Ahead in Science and Health Care
Women continue to face systemic barriers in medicine and science, despite decades of progress. What is happening?
In Harsh Medicine, Dr. Jennifer R. …
3 months, 1 week ago
AI for Good: In Climate, Health and Investing
When should artificial intelligence supplant human intelligence? And when should human intelligence lead? For climate action, for impacts on health, …
3 months, 1 week ago