The First Friday Forum speaker series provides lectures of importance and interest to help inform the entire community about this ever-changing world.
The First Friday Forum speaker series provides lectures of importance and interest to the entire community about this ever-changing world sponsored by Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church. Attend the programs that interest you with no registration, subscription or entry fee.
Programs are offered at 1:30 p.m. on the first Friday January through June and are available simultaneously on the Lafayette campus and via streaming. To see online click on WATCH at the top of this page. You may need to scroll down on the “Live Events” page to click on the FFF icon.
Our May speaker was Craig Clements, Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science and Director of the Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center at SJSU. Clements talked about what we know about wildfires and how field experiments enable models that predict wildfire behavior. His answers to audience questions about wildfire risk for Lamorinda and individual homeowners stressed the importance of wind, embers, and fuel moisture content. A recording of his talk and other programs are posted in the Archive below.
Program – June 6:
Join us at 1:30 p.m. on June 6 to hear Rober Todd, Innovator, Tech Executive, and Berkeley OLLI Lecturer, deliver his presentation “The Dawn of the Artificial Intelligence Age”. Todd writes and teaches about AI and builds products and companies using AI technology. Todd taught three classes on AI in 2024 with Berkeley Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and is currently teaching “Hands-On AI: Going Deeper.”
In his talk Todd will introduce the history, concepts, vocabulary and current breakthroughs in AI. He will help us understand why AI is getting so much attention recently and why some people are concerned about the risks and others are excited about the great benefit to humanity.
Contact Us:
To contact the First Friday Forum team or to subscribe to or be removed from the FFF email list, send an email to fff@lopc.org.
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