Fall 2005

September 20 Joseph McNamara,
Research Fellow, Hoover Institute

‘Teddy, the cop’, Theodore Roosevelt as New York City Police Commissioner. A new book by Dr. McNamara.

October 4 Terry Christensen,
Professor and Political Science Department; Head, San Jose State University

Governance by initiative, California elections

October 18 Emma Fuller,
Administrator, Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica

Summer on the ice; living and working at the South Pole

November 1 Rita Redberg, MD, MSc,
FACC, Professor of Medicine; Director, Women’s Cardiovascular Services, U.C. San Francisco

The healthy heart, how do we get it, how do we keep it?

November 15 Sean R.Gerrity Director,
American Prairie Foundation

Reinventing America’s Serengetti

December 6 Steve Chiolero,
Systems Engineer, Hartwell Consulting

Living with robots or ‘My toaster is arguing with me’

January 3 Carey Perloff,
Artistic Director, American Conservatory Theater

Challenges of American theater in the 21st century

January 17 Kathleen Ridolfi,
Associate Professor of Law, Santa Clara University; Director, Northern California Innocence Project

Guilty until proven innocent: the case for innocence projects in California

Winter/Spring 2005

February 1 Bonnie Weiss,
Theatre Educator, Writer, Radio and Cabaret Producer

Cole Porter – A Musical Presentation, featuring video clips and recordings of his life and work

February 15 Scott Mize,
President of the Foresight Institute

Nanotechnology and the Millennium Challenges

March 1 Patrick Hatcher,
Historian, Author, and Television Commentator

Codes, Ciphers, Christianity – Did DaVinci Do It?

March 15 Bob Lacey,
Acting Chief of the Los Altos Police Department

Keeping Los Altos Safe

April 5 Charles Knowles,
Entrepreneur and Conservationist

Wildlife Conservation: Up Close and Personal

April 19 David Davenport,
Professor of Public Policy at Pepperdine University and Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution

A Reform Agenda for the Golden State – Can Even the Terminator Reform California?

May 3 Paul Erdman,
Economist, Author, Contributor to the New York Times, Washington Post, and Bloomberg Magazine

The Economy – The Future Looks Hazy

May 17 Irene Dalis,
Opera Singer and Founder of Opera San Jose

Opera in San Jose – Members of Opera San Jose will perform operatic selections

June 7 Sarah Weddington,
Assistant to President Jimmy Carter; in 1973 successfully argued the winning side of Roe v. Wade case before the U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court and You