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Monthly Archives: March 2012

Dr. Keith Devlin

Sunday, March 25, 2012 Counting votes — Which Flawed System Do You Prefer?   The elections in San Francisco last fall highlighted once again the thorny issue of how votes are counted, with the poll results being counted on that occasion using the ranked-choice system. Is that the best method? On the face of it,…

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Dr. Alex Cannara

Sunday, March 18, 2012 Thorium Nuclear Power Dr. Alex Cannara will review the three key reasons for nuclear power, summarize key reactor design choices, and discuss (a) why Thorium is important, (b) key legislation being drafted, and (c) what citizens & groups can do. Dr. Cannara has years of experience as an engineer and professor,…

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Arthur M. Jackson

Sunday, March 11, 2012 Arthur M. Jackson’s Book How to Live the Good Life Arthur Jackson Arthur M. Jackson, longtime Humanist Community member and leader, will for the first time provide a PowerPoint presentation about his book How to Live the Good Life:  A User’s Guide for Modern Humans.  This book is the result of…

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Paul George

Paul George will discuss: “Yet Another War? Iran in the Crosshairs.” After a decade of war in the Middle East — wars that have cost the lives of thousands, and over a trillion dollars, wars that have left two foreign countries in shambles and our own flat broke — the drumbeats for yet another war…

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