The Commonwealth Club of California
The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation’s oldest and largest public affairs forum, bringing together its more than 18,000 members for over 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy.
Founded in 1903, The Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Erin Brockovich in 2001. Along the way, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Bill Gates have all given landmark speeches at The Club.
595 Market Street, 2nd FloorSan Francisco, CA 94105
(415)597-6700
http://www.commonwealthclub.org
Events At This Venue
One Heck of a Birthday
A diverse celebration of Charles Darwin and evolution with lectures, performances, and educational programs from the world's foremost scientists, writers, thinkers, and artists.
Recent News
National News
The verdict from Texas scientists is nearly unanimous: 98 percent favor the unadulterated teaching of evolution in public school classrooms.
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Mad rantings about politics, evolution, and microbiology.
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Fundamentalists are to blame — scientific as well as religious.
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Evolution and genetics are intertwined such that it makes little sense to study evolution without studying genetics.
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New research suggests that genetic evolution is not necessarily reflected in an animal's physical appearance.
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Changes in the same species of fish living in the same lake could have serious implications for evolutionary thought.
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Lawsuits challenging the Understanding Evolution website on constitutional grounds was dismissed for lack of standing.
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Evolution could already be at an end, leaving the human race more uniform than ever, argues Steve Jones
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