Upcoming

CPS Lecture #170: Dr. Carol Efron on A Hidden Fate

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Sign Up Here!

Haight Ashbury District, San Francisco

If your genes held your future, would you want to know? Dr. Efron
discusses her debut novel about a young woman who learns she may carry
a fatal genetic illness, and what that means for her marriage and her
family.

“This novel hauntingly ruminates on questions of destiny and free
will.” — Kirkus Reviews

Dr. Carol Efron is a Johns Hopkins-trained physician who taught at
Johns Hopkins and Stanford and researched in the sphere of genetics. A
Hidden Fate comes out the day of this lecture.

About

CPS Lectures is a free discussion series that takes place every few months in San Francisco. It is a program of the nonprofit The diaTribe Foundation. The series honors the memory of Cyril Patrick Shaughnessy, Jr., Kelly's father, who died in late 2002 and loved discussions and learning. 

RSVP required for this free event. You will be given a chance to donate to our nonprofit, The diaTribe Foundation, when you register - this is completely optional. Thank you to all those who have given to date, which has been very generous and has helped enormously to offset the cost of drinks and food, occasional air tickets to speakers, and low-key management of the event.

If you RSVP yes and have to cancel, please do so within 24 hours of our event.