Ben Berwick's guest appearances

Ben Berwick

Finding Genius Podcast

The Tent

"Be Bold America!"

Rachel Bitecofer

Alexander Haque

James Giglio

Henry Ines

Sahil Gupta

Michael Schwarz

Marcus Freudenmann

Marcus Eriksen

Perkins Coie

Neil Bergquist

Mick Hagen

Karsten Temme

Radar Relay

Stephan Ouaknine

Tony Sciarrotta

OwlTail

This week on “The Tent,” Daniella reflects on Congress extending the debt limit to early December and continued negotiations on the Build Back Better Act. She also connects with Ben Berwick, counsel at Protect Democracy, for an engaging discussion on the challenges facing American democracy.  They talk about explore Congress’s investigation of the January 6th insurrection, the perpetuation of the "Big Lie," and the risks posed by officials trying to subvert future elections.

This week on “The Tent,” Daniella reflects on Congress extending the debt limit to early December and continued negotiations on the Build Back Better Act. She also connects with Ben Berwick, counsel at Protect Democracy, for an engaging discussion on the challenges facing American democracy.  They talk about explore Congress’s investigation of the January 6th insurrection, the perpetuation of the "Big Lie," and the risks posed by officials trying to subvert future elections.

Ben Berwick on the Threats to American Democracy 

Prevalent Architecture has created a solar panel that collects solar energy and illuminates interior spaces. Founder and director Ben Berwick describes the technology and company goals regarding  renewable energy sources, including  The basic dimensions and structures of the solar panel and screen, The issue of reflectivity in solar panels and coatings and how Prevalent Architecture addresses these issues, and How their design has been received globally and what the timing looks like for production.  Ben Berwick founded his company three years ago with the goal of moving architecture out of the niche market and into use by a more general audience while engaging specifically with  renewable energy sources. The Origami Screen is a way to bring architectural design and innovation to a larger audience while utilizing solar energy. He describes the screen itself, which is about 20 millimeters deep. The solar cell is placed horizontally across the window and redirects light across the surface. An optical coating splits the light between infrared and visible light, reflecting the visible light back into the room and the infrared into solar energy.  He reminds listeners that health is related to natural illumination and therefore this product would have many applications from urban living to hospitals to work spaces. Currently they are hoping to go into production in the next three years with a prototype in the next year.  For more, see https://www.prevalent.archi/.

<a href="https://www.prevalent.archi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prevalent Architecture</a> has created a solar panel that collects solar energy and illuminates interior spaces. Founder and director Ben Berwick describes the technology and company goals regarding <a href="https://www.findinggeniuspodcast.com/podcasts/100-renewable-energy-generation-using-aluminum-josiah-nelson-ceo-and-tirthak-saha-co-founder-and-cto-trolysis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> renewable energy sources</a>, including <ul> <li>The basic dimensions and structures of the solar panel and screen,</li> <li>The issue of reflectivity in solar panels and coatings and how <a href="https://www.prevalent.archi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prevalent Architecture</a> addresses these issues, and</li> <li>How their design has been received globally and what the timing looks like for production.</li> </ul> Ben Berwick founded his company three years ago with the goal of moving architecture out of the niche market and into use by a more general audience while engaging specifically with <a href="https://www.findinggeniuspodcast.com/podcasts/100-renewable-energy-generation-using-aluminum-josiah-nelson-ceo-and-tirthak-saha-co-founder-and-cto-trolysis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> renewable energy sources</a>. The Origami Screen is a way to bring architectural design and innovation to a larger audience while utilizing solar energy. He describes the screen itself, which is about 20 millimeters deep. The solar cell is placed horizontally across the window and redirects light across the surface. An optical coating splits the light between infrared and visible light, reflecting the visible light back into the room and the infrared into solar energy.  He reminds listeners that health is related to natural illumination and therefore this product would have many applications from urban living to hospitals to work spaces. Currently they are hoping to go into production in the next three years with a prototype in the next year.  For more, see <a href="https://www.prevalent.archi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.prevalent.archi/</a>.

Origami Screen Turns Windows into Solar Panels: Prevalent Architecture's Ben Berwick Talks Solar

Produced at KSQD 90.7FM Our democracy is in danger and Protect Democracy (protectdemocracy.org) is watching and indexing the threats not seen in generations. In partnership with the “Authoritarian Warning Survey”, they currently rank the threat level as: “Substantial Erosion.” What does this mean and how do we fight the significant threats to our already teetering democracy? Protect Democracy has identified six threats to our ability to save our American democracy: Politicizing Independent Institutions, Spreading Disinformation, Executive Power Grabs, Quashing Dissent, Delegitimizing Communities, and Corrupting Elections. Please join in by listening to Ben Berwick, Counsel for Protect Democracy, and Mike Rotkin, five-time Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, as they discuss more fully what these threats are and how we may fight to save the Republic. Interview Guests: Ben Berwick, Counsel, Before joining Protect Democracy, Ben worked for 6.5 years in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – spending most of the time as a Trial Attorney with the Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch. In that capacity, Ben defended against challenges to federal statutes and actions of the Executive Branch. He litigated cases involving a variety of statutes and agencies, including as the lead attorney in cases challenging the Department of Education’s and DOJ’s interpretation of Title IX as prohibiting discrimination against transgender students. Mike Rotkin is a former five-time mayor of the City of Santa Cruz and served six terms on the Santa Cruz City Council between 1979 and 2010. Mike retired after teaching 42 years in the Community Studies Dept. at UCSC, where he served as Director of the Field Studies Program, supervising student interns working on social and environmental issues in Santa Cruz and around the globe. Mike currently does part-time organizing and grievance work for the University Council of the American Federation of Teachers. He has been recalled to teach part-time at UCSC and serves on the Board of Directors of the Coastal Watershed Council and the Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County.

Produced at KSQD 90.7FM Our democracy is in danger and Protect Democracy (<a href="http://protectdemocracy.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">protectdemocracy.org</a>) is watching and indexing the threats not seen in generations. In partnership with the “Authoritarian Warning Survey”, they currently rank the threat level as: “Substantial Erosion.” What does this mean and how do we fight the significant threats to our already teetering democracy? Protect Democracy has identified six threats to our ability to save our American democracy: Politicizing Independent Institutions, Spreading Disinformation, Executive Power Grabs, Quashing Dissent, Delegitimizing Communities, and Corrupting Elections. Please join in by listening to Ben Berwick, Counsel for Protect Democracy, and Mike Rotkin, five-time Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, as they discuss more fully what these threats are and how we may fight to save the Republic. Interview Guests: Ben Berwick, Counsel, Before joining Protect Democracy, Ben worked for 6.5 years in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – spending most of the time as a Trial Attorney with the Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch. In that capacity, Ben defended against challenges to federal statutes and actions of the Executive Branch. He litigated cases involving a variety of statutes and agencies, including as the lead attorney in cases challenging the Department of Education’s and DOJ’s interpretation of Title IX as prohibiting discrimination against transgender students. Mike Rotkin is a former five-time mayor of the City of Santa Cruz and served six terms on the Santa Cruz City Council between 1979 and 2010. Mike retired after teaching 42 years in the Community Studies Dept. at UCSC, where he served as Director of the Field Studies Program, supervising student interns working on social and environmental issues in Santa Cruz and around the globe. Mike currently does part-time organizing and grievance work for the University Council of the American Federation of Teachers. He has been recalled to teach part-time at UCSC and serves on the Board of Directors of the Coastal Watershed Council and the Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County.

“Protecting Democracy” with Ben Berwick, J.D.