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- The Misinformation and Misconception Problem
Brad Hoge (PhD, MEd)
11 a.m., March 17, 2019
Brad Hoge, the Director of Teacher Support at the ... Full Post
- Building Secular Political Clout: The Path to a Secular Voting Bloc
Sarah Levin
11 a.m., March 10, 2019 (NOTE: Daylight Savings Time begins on this day)
Sarah Levin is ... Full Post
- Using Emotional Tools to Leverage Logic & Reason When Discussing Religion
BW Ellis
11 a.m., March 3, 2019
Ever hit an emotional wall when you are trying to present ... Full Post
- G0d spelled with a zer0? Kabbalistic and Scientific reasons why
Rabbi Ari Cartun
11 a.m., February 24, 2019
Note: Elections for the Board of Directors of the Humanist ... Full Post
- U.S. Labor and Working People are in Trouble
Steve Zeltzer
11 a.m., February 17, 2019
U.S. labor and working people are in trouble. The issues of ... Full Post
- The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
Discussion Leader – Carl Angotti
11 a.m., February 10, 2019
Recently, the HCSV Book Discussion Group read the ... Full Post
- An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
Oswald Campesato
11 a.m., February 3, 2019
This fast-paced session provides a brief history of Artificial Intelligence (AI), ... Full Post
- The Industrial Workers of the World
Sena Havasy
11 a.m., January 27, 2019
Longtime Humanist Community member Sena Havasy will give a brief history ... Full Post
- Courageous Women from Around the World
Barby Ulmer
11 a.m., January 20, 2019
Hear stories about the lives of incredible, courageous women from around ... Full Post
- How-Do-We-Know: Astrology, Astronomy, and Cosmology
Ron Garret
11 a.m., January 6, 2019
This is the second in a series of talks on the ... Full Post
- Patience in a Hectic World
Susan Cabrera
11 a.m., December 16, 2018
In our fast-paced lives, we often feel impatient. We want things ... Full Post
- Seven Intelligences for Navigating in our World
Manuel Manga
11 a.m., December 9, 2018
Our world today is more complex and demanding of us, thus ... Full Post
- Goals for Life – A Video Presentation Followed by a Facilitated Discussion
Facilitated by Richard Hobbs
11 a.m., December 2, 2018
Two TED Talks (ted.com) on goals for life will ... Full Post
- The Annual Creativity Sunday
Hosted by Sena Havasy
November 25, 2018
Do you paint? Write? Do a skit? Read a poem? Do ... Full Post
- Corporate Personhood – Has the Court Gone Too Far?
Attorney Leland Chan
November 18, 2018
Mini Law School: In this next topic of the series we will ... Full Post
- The Results of the 2018 Election – a Group Discussion
Facilitated by Richard Hobbs
11 a.m., November 11, 2018
Richard Hobbs, Executive Director and Co-founder of Full Post
- Two Videos of Talks by Prof. Lawrence Lessig
11 a.m., November 4, 2018
Lawrence Lessig III is a distinguished American academic, attorney, and political activist. ... Full Post
- Should Judges Make Laws?
Attorney Leland Chan
October 28, 2018
Note: This Forum will be held at Hacker ... Full Post
- Humanist Values and the November 2018 California Ballot Propositions-Pros/Cons/Supporters/Opponents/Money Source
The HCSV Social Action Committee
October 21, 2018
Note: This Forum will be held at Full Post
- Arts and Activism in Silicon Valley
Jan Rindfleisch
October 14, 2018
Note: This Forum will be held at Hacker Dojo, ... Full Post
- A Discussion of the Kavanaugh Nomination
Facilitated by Herman Winick
October 7, 2018
11am-12:15pm, with your Denny’s order served around 12:30pmStanford Professor (Emeritus) ... Full Post
- Ten Lessons the U.S. Can Learn from Cuba
Richard Hobbs and friends
September 23, 2018
1. Decentralizing Socialized Economy
2. State-Subsidized Cooperatives
3. Human Rights Based ... Full Post - Rewiring Religion: How Nones are Reshaping American Religion
Prof. Elizabeth Drescher
September 16, 2018
The portion of the American population who report that they are not ... Full Post
- Nigeria: Religious Conflict & Humanism
Hank Pellissier
September 9, 2018
Brighter Brains Institute (BBI), a SF Bay nonprofit (https://brighterbrains.institute/), has promoted humanism for ... Full Post
- The Power of Stories: From Eden to Utopia
Arthur Jackson
September 2, 2018
Arthur Jackson, author of “How to Live the Good Live: A User’s Guide ... Full Post
- Women’s Power to Stop War: WILPF is more than just Raging Grannies
Cherrill Spencer
August 26, 2018
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), founded in 1915, envisions ... Full Post