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- Mini Law School: The Second Amendment
Leland Chan
11 a.m., May 19, 2019
Did the framers of the Second Amendment intend only to protect ... Full Post
- How-Do-We-Know: Relativity and Electro-Magnetism
Ron Garret
11 a.m., May 12, 2019
This is another in a series of talks on the history ... Full Post
- Enhancing Human Rights in the World through Peaceful Dispute Resolution
Vic Schachter
11 a.m., May 5, 2019
In this presentation, Vic Schachter, the president of The Foundation for ... Full Post
- Humanism: Principles, History and Relevance
Jim Barnett, Ph.D.
11 a.m., April 28, 2019
Efforts to understand the universe, live a good life and ... Full Post
- The History of the AHA and the Humanist Community, 1962-1979
Peter Bishop
11 a.m., April 21, 2019
Peter Bishop, a longtime Humanist Community member and leader (before his ... Full Post
- Two Videos about the First Photo of a Black Hole
Presented by Matt Courtney
11 a.m., April 14, 2019
Two videos about the first photo of a black ... Full Post
- Humanist? Atheist? Agnostic? How would you describe yourself?
Alex Havasy, facilitator
11 a.m., April 7, 2019
Which doughnut would you be? (See graphic above.)
Note: A ... Full Post - The New Carbon Tax Bill
Sudhanshu Jain
11 a.m., March 31, 2019
In this talk, Sudhanshu “Suds” Jain will discuss the new federal ... Full Post
- What The Press Doesn’t Tell You About Climate Change
Hawley K. Rising III, Ph.D.
11 a.m., March 24, 2019
When we hear about climate change in the ... Full Post
- 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