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- Successful Skepticism: Creating Lasting Community
Tucker Phelps
11 a.m., January 12, 2020
We often look at youth as a source of hope for ... Full Post
- U.S. Sanctions: The Weaponization of the Global Financial System
Dr. Sharat G. Lin
11 a.m., January 5, 2020
While wars have historically been fought with soldiers and ... Full Post
- Approval Voting is the Easy Way to Fix Major Problems
Jeff Justice
11 a.m., December 22, 2019
Our current voting method (choose one) has major problems. It causes ... Full Post
- Against the Wind: What’s the Deal with Free Will?
Michael Abramson
11 a.m., December 15, 2019
Do we really have a Free Will? If we do, in ... Full Post
- Bicycle Touring and Zero Waste
Tim Oey
11 a.m., December 8, 2019
Earlier this year, Tim Oey bicycled 5000 miles from San Francisco ... Full Post
- Two Videos with Discussion
Jeff Justice and Carl Angotti will facilitate
11 a.m., December 1, 2019
The two videos this Sunday are ... Full Post
- The Annual Creativity Sunday
Hosted by Sena Havasy
11 a.m., November 24, 2019
Do you paint? Write? Do a skit? Read a ... Full Post
- How We Know What We Know: Quantum Mechanics
Ron Garret
11 a.m., November 17, 2019
This is another in a series of talks on the history ... Full Post
- Two Videos with Discussion
Jeff Justice and Carl Angotti will facilitate
11 a.m., November 10, 2019
This week we will show two ... Full Post
- Future History; a General and Personal Perspective
Gerald D. Nordley
11 a.m., November 3, 2019
Gerald D. Nordley is a science fiction writer, physicist, and ... Full Post
- The Remarkable Story Of the Woman Who Shot At Gerald Ford
Geri Spieler
11 a.m., October 27, 2019
Geri Spieler, a Silicon Valley freelance writer, will discuss her book ... Full Post
- Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism
Prof. Edward A. Lee
11 a.m., October 20, 2019
Edward A. Lee is Professor of the Graduate School ... Full Post
- How Bad is Eating Meat?
Jeff Justice
11 a.m., October 13, 2019
By now, most of us are used to the idea that ... Full Post
- Develop Your Speaking Skills
Dennis Dawson & Brendan Murphy
11 a.m., October 6, 2019
Toastmasters International is an organization that provides a ... Full Post
- A Conversation About Sex in 2019
Liz Figueroa & Courtney Macavinta
11 a.m., September 29, 2019
Think you know everything there is to know ... Full Post
- Sub-Saharan Humanist Entrepreneur Fund
Hank Pellissier
11 a.m., September 22, 2019
The Brighter Brains Institute, a SF Bay nonprofit (Full Post
- Are Two Heads Better Than One?
Arthur Jackson
11 a.m., September 15, 2019
Arthur Jackson will focus this talk on Chapter 19 of his ... Full Post
- Energy & the Environment
Dr. Alexander Cannara
11 a.m., September 8, 2019
Dr. Alexander Cannara will explain why energy from fire must ... Full Post
- Nationalism in the 21st Century
A video of Prof. Yuval Noah Harari, followed by a discussion
11 a.m., September 1, 2019
Nationalism seems ... Full Post
- Move to Amend
Keyan Bliss
11 a.m., August 25, 2019
Join Move to Amend’s Grassroots Volunteer Coordinator Keyan ... Full Post
- How Do We Know What We Know: Math and Computation
Ron Garret
11 a.m., August 18, 2019
Note: This Forum was originally scheduled for July 14th, but has ... Full Post
- Mini Law School: The Conservative Attack on Abortion
Leland Chan
11 a.m., August 11, 2019
With the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, anti-abortion ... Full Post
- The Green New Deal
Justine Burt
11 a.m., August 4, 2019
In February, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey released the ... Full Post
- Disability Justice
Michele Mashburn
11 a.m., July 28, 2019
Disability Justice is about ensuring access to all elements of life ... Full Post
- Saudi Arabia: The Sacred Relationship
Dr. Sharat G. Lin
11 a.m., July 21, 2019
Despite the catastrophic war on Yemen, the gruesome killing ... Full Post
- How Do We Know What We Know: Math and Computation
Ron Garret
11 a.m., July 14, 2019
This is another in a series of talks on the history ... Full Post