The Anthropocene is a new geological epoch that began in the 1950s when humans started altering the planet with various forms of industrial and radioactive material. The International Geological Congress will meet in Korea in 2024 to consider the Anthropocene designation.
In her new book, Chelsea Follett, Managing Editor of Human Progress.org recounts 40 cities from antiquity to modern day where epoch making innovations were created that changed the path of human development for the better. It seems that once our hunter gatherer ancestors settled in communities, they unleashed unparalleled creativity, innovation and productivity.
Our guest today specializes in marine engineering and is the head of the Australian Center for Field Robotics. He was a frequent commentator for international media during the search for the Titan submersible during the four days of late June.
Shadow of a Doubt was reportedly Alfred Hitchcock's favorite film of the many he made. Set in Santa Rosa, California, it tells the tale of an errant uncle with a big secret to hide who comes to stay with his sister's family. But his cover is blown when his niece suspects he is a serial killer and then she herself is threatened by her uncle.
Without a doubt, AI has become an important investment theme in 2023. How can investors participate in this latest wave of technological innovation ? Simon brings his experience and insights in the field of AI to the conversation.
How AI is changing the manner in which cardiovascular illness is diagnosed. And the future is unfolding before us with new predictive analytics, remote monitoring and precision medicine. Dr. Stultz is both a Ph.D. in Computer Science as well as a Cardiologist and brings both fields of practice together in a unique fashion.
Artificial Intelligence is being integrated into curriculums and the upcoming academic year will be the first full school year since Chat GPT, the generative AI chatbot burst on the scene in early 2023. All educators from Universities, to high schools and elementary schools are working to fit the new technology into teaching practices.
Are America and its' allies stepping back from engagement with the Chinese juggernaut ? Derisking or Decoupling from the world's second largest economy.
Fentalife is an ad campaign that uses sarcasm and parody to spotlight the squalor of SF's open air drug markets. Together SF is working to bring about change.
The US Supreme Court released two decisions on June 29, 2023 which will have a profound effect on Affirmative Action. Luke Boso, a constitutional specialist, analyses the rulings.
Marion Davies was a Hollywood star of the 1920s and 1930s. She was also the life partner of press baron William Randolph Hearst. Author Lara Gabrielle has written a fascinating life story based on meticulous first hand research.
Prime Minister Modi's three day state visit to Washington was a whirlwind of meetings with President Biden. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan described it as a "Hinge moment in Geopolitics." Was it ?
Over the last 40 years, different political groups have sought to politically appropriate the mantle of legitimacy of the Civil Rights Movement. What effect does that have on our collective memory ?
By every measure, equality and prosperity are transforming countries like India, China, Indonesia, Brazil and Nigeria. Yet The New York Times and other influential opinion influencers seem frozen in time, ignoring the rise of global equality by constantly showcasing inequality. The Cato Institute has developed a new global equality index using eight criteria that demonstrates how equality is spreading throughout the world to better inform the public and policymakers.
Alfred Hitchcock's horror film classic, "The Birds" was released in March 1963. Filmed on location in San Francisco and Sonoma County - Bodega Bay, Bodega and Valley Ford - it launched the movie career of Tippi Hedren. It is as scary today as it was 60 years ago. But there are also some strong performances by stars Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette and Jessice Tandy.
When Russia privatized the 45,000 state owned companies after the fall of Communism, every man, woman and child in Russia was given a Privatization Voucher. The Siberia Job is a fictionalized account of the efforts of a young American fund manager who participated in the introduction of free market enterprise in the former USSR as an investor.
Chris' recent article in Scientific American highlights the role that the Principle of Entanglement , the research of which earned Physicists Aspect, Clauser and Zeillinger the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2022, in the development of Quantum computers.
Finland has ranked #1 in the World's Happiest Country listing for the sixth year in a row. How did this small Nordic country of 5 million, which 100 years ago was the poorest country in Europe and bullied by Russia for much of the 20th Century, become the happiest place in the world ? Oxford University Professor Danny Dorling breaks down the statistics and the reasons may surprise you.
In this sweeping amalgam of history, politics, philosophy and culture, Professor Hoodbhoy gives us a detailed profile of Pakistan. Perceptive insights about this strategic nation that straddles the Middle East and Central Asia.
Ursula Parrott was a very successful author from 1929 to the late 1940s. A member of the Lost Generation, her body of work consists of 130 novels, short stories and magazine articles that recounted the lives of young women navigating the post WWI world of women's equality. Largely forgotten since the 1950s, Marsha Gordon is re-introducing Parrott's work to the reading public.
What do we celebrate on Memorial Day ?
Del Seymour, the founder of Code Tenderloin, shares his personal journey from addiction to recovery on the streets of the Tenderloin.
San Francisco in the 1970s was dominated by larger than life characters like Jim Jones of the Peoples' Temple, Patty Hearst the heiress turned terrorist, the Zodiac killer, Harvey Milk, George Moscone and Dan White. Author George Albert Brown evokes those heady times with equally colorful characters in "Who killed Jerusalem", in this whodunit with a literary homage to 18th Century English poet William Blake set against the backdrop of San Francisco.
Arthur Hailey's 1968 novel Airport was turned into the successful 1970 film Airport. And through the 1970s a series of other Airport films were produced inspired by the popular Disaster genre. Shaun Chang discusses the genre, the cast and the backstory of Airport 1975.
Prevention, Intervention and Harm Reduction in the face of a Fentanyl crisis in San Francisco.
Turkey is headed for an historic presidential runoff election on Sunday May 28, 2023 with incumbent Erdogan facing challenger Kilicdaroglu. Alp Sevimlisoy outlines what is at stake for the Turkish Republic and its people.
ESG investment considerations for the last ten years have had a growing influence on the asset management industry. But of late, they have generated controversy and some states have even enacted anti ESG legislation. What is at play in this debate that impacts every investor and publicly traded company, why is it important and how will your investments and 401K be impacted ?
What goes through the minds of non-combatant civilians when war comes to their doorstep as in Ukraine ? Greta Uehling looks at war from the inside perspective of non-combatants and how they rise to heights of bravery in what she terms the dialectic between violent conflict and the ethics of care.
Professor Madry recounts the rapid integration of AI and Machine Learning into the US Economy and the fundamental impact it will have on our way of life. Every aspect of life - Business, Healthcare, Academia and Government will be profoundly transformed and adoption is already under way.
Dexter Roberts worked as a journalist for Bloomberg Businessweek in their Beijing bureau for over 20 years. He brings a unique perspective and is able to draw back the curtain on the Chinese economy, in particular the growing wealth gap between wealthy urban middle classes and impoverished rural dwellers. The 300 million migrant workers who were drawn to factory jobs in coastal cities are often left in a no man's land of uncertainty because of Hukou registration tying them to their poor, native ...
