Join host Jeff Corwin on a conservation adventure, beginning in California's Big Sur to help save the majestic California condor. At the Ventana Wildlife Society, Corwin assists in preparing

Join host Jeff Corwin on a conservation adventure, beginning in California's Big Sur to help save the majestic California condor. At the Ventana Wildlife Society, Corwin assists in preparing juvenile condors for release into the wild. This iconic bird, North America's largest, was rescued from a population of just 22 individuals in 1982 through a dedicated captive breeding program. Today, approximately 500 condors exist worldwide, with about 300 flying free across the American West and Mexico.

Corwin then travels to his home state of Massachusetts to work with the Department of Fish and Wildlife. His mission there is to protect the unique saltmarsh sparrow, a species vital to the delicate salt marsh habitats of the East Coast.

Join INFORUM on October 20 for Bryant Terry, acclaimed chef and author of *Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora*. He will explore the depth and breadth of Black

Join INFORUM on October 20 for Bryant Terry, acclaimed chef and author of *Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora*. He will explore the depth and breadth of Black foodways, celebrating its diverse creations and creators.

Also, mark November 19 at 6 pm for the Commonwealth Club’s Virtual Gala, honoring women's leadership in science and medicine. The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum.

Learn more about these events, explore upcoming programs, become a member, or watch/listen to content at commonwealthclub.org. For the gala, visit commonwealthclub.org/2021gala or text Club2021 to 41444.

The East Bay Sanctuary, founded in 1982, assists refugees, particularly Maya, fleeing violence and persecution from Central America's Northern Triangle. With 5 attorneys, 9 paralegals, and

The East Bay Sanctuary, founded in 1982, assists refugees, particularly Maya, fleeing violence and persecution from Central America's Northern Triangle. With 5 attorneys, 9 paralegals, and volunteers, it has helped thousands, anticipating its 4,000th asylum case win this summer. Michael Smith, Director of the Refugee Rights Program, joined in 1984. An anthropologist, he has received awards from Helen Bamber, the Dalai Lama, and Berkeley Law for his work.

MLF Organizer Patrick O'Reilly presents Michael Smith. The Commonwealth Club of California, founded 1903, is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum, hosting over 400 annual events. For more: Subscribe, Events, Membership, Donate, Watch & Listen.

Established in 1982, the East Bay Sanctuary assists Central American refugees, particularly Maya fleeing violence and racial persecution. Director Michael Smith, an anthropologist who joined in

Established in 1982, the East Bay Sanctuary assists Central American refugees, particularly Maya fleeing violence and racial persecution. Director Michael Smith, an anthropologist who joined in 1984, leads the Refugee Rights Program. With 5 attorneys, 9 paralegals, and volunteers, the sanctuary has aided thousands and expects to win its 4,000th asylum case this summer. Smith has received awards for his work with refugees and law students.

The Commonwealth Club of California, founded in 1903, is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum. Hosting over 400 annual events, it has featured a diverse array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt to Hillary Clinton, Martin Luther King, and Ronald Reagan.

This episode from @The-Well, a publication by the @JohnTempletonFoundation, features neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang. She argues that community can profoundly transform educational

This episode from @The-Well, a publication by the @JohnTempletonFoundation, features neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang. She argues that community can profoundly transform educational systems. Immordino-Yang, a USC professor, highlights diversity's impact on brain growth and life experience. She emphasizes schools, like intricately woven fabric, need active coordination to become stronger. This collaborative approach, fostering adaptability and deeper understanding, advocates for a new educational paradigm.

Subscribe to The Well on YouTube. Watch Mary Helen’s next interview: Transcendent Thinking. Read the full transcript. Join The Well's newsletter or connect on Facebook and Instagram.

Next-generation communication networks, heavily reliant on AI and Machine Learning, confront a critical challenge: balancing transparency, privacy, and performance. These three essential

Next-generation communication networks, heavily reliant on AI and Machine Learning, confront a critical challenge: balancing transparency, privacy, and performance. These three essential objectives often stand in tension; for example, enhancing transparency might reveal sensitive data, while prioritizing privacy could limit data access and impact AI model performance. Achieving a delicate equilibrium is crucial for successful AI system deployment, steering clear of a potential "dark triad."

This webinar, organized by the ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies (ITU J-FET), explores these complex dynamics. The ITU Journal is an international, free-access publication covering fundamental and applied research in communications and networking. Discover the ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies (ITU J-FET) here, and explore the full ITU Journal webinar series programme here.

The Northern White Rhinoceros is functionally extinct due to poaching, with only two individuals remaining. A video featuring Dr. Barbara Durrant explores whether the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's

The Northern White Rhinoceros is functionally extinct due to poaching, with only two individuals remaining. A video featuring Dr. Barbara Durrant explores whether the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's "frozen zoo" can reverse this. This unique biotech facility aims to use in vitro fertilization to implant a Northern White Rhino embryo into a closely related Southern White Rhino. If successful, this groundbreaking procedure could rescue critically endangered species and potentially resurrect extinct ones.

Originally created by Freethink, the full video is available on Big Think's YouTube channel. A transcript of the video can be read here.

Three millennia ago, human activity dramatically transformed Southern China's landscape, nearly extinguishing the South China Sea's once-rich marine life. Today, the Greater Bay Area's 100

Three millennia ago, human activity dramatically transformed Southern China's landscape, nearly extinguishing the South China Sea's once-rich marine life. Today, the Greater Bay Area's 100 million-plus residents exert immense environmental pressure. Beneath the waves, vital ecosystems—fisheries, mangroves, seagrasses, coral reefs—are destroyed. Climate change, pandemics, and waning resources threaten global ecosystems, predicted lost by 2050.

Ecologist David's TEDx talk addresses this crisis. He will introduce ocean restoration methods, discuss re-investing in our ecological future, and explore how technology and entrepreneurship can avert catastrophe. Specializing in human impacts on ocean ecology, particularly coral reefs, David aims to foster their conservation. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

Join Dr. Blaine Cole to explore the western harvester ant's fascinating life cycle. This widespread North American species, known for large nest mounds, has been studied by Dr. Cole for 33 years.

Join Dr. Blaine Cole to explore the western harvester ant's fascinating life cycle. This widespread North American species, known for large nest mounds, has been studied by Dr. Cole for 33 years. His talk covers how new queens form new colonies and factors determining their survival and decades-long lifespan.

Dr. Cole, a University of Houston Professor, specializes in ant behavior and ecology. He has extensively researched ants, focusing for 33 years on the population biology of the western harvester ant (*Pogonomyrmex occidentalis*) with Diane Wiernasz.

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