Joe Eskenazi of SF Weekly sat down with Melissa Capria, our August speaker, a couple weeks back to discuss local global warming issues. The article again mentions the 1 meter sea level rise by 2100 and the subsequent possible infrastructure damage estimated at $48 billion. The main areas of concern, the sewage treatment/drinking water infrastructure. The article also points out how the decrease in city population has contribute greatly to the reduction in GHGs (we’re at 9.2 now vs 9.7 in 2000).
Takeaway
The article is fun and witty, but …

Pics and Videos from the climate change event are up on the website. As always, you can watch snippets of the video on YouTube.

At the Down to a Science Fertility event, an audience member asked a question on spotting fertile women just from their appearance. People laughed at the question & incredulous response from the speakers. Alas, that question proved prophetic. A recent study just released in Evolution and Human Behavior indicated you can spot fertile women, though the message conveyed “subtle behavioral signals”. The study collected data from 5300 lap dances over a 60 day period. Dancers in the highest fertility stage, estrous, raked in $70/hr vs $35/hr with those menstruating.
Takeaway:
Be careful …