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- 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, Bernice Onuoha
September 9, 2018
Brighter Brains Institute (BBI), a SF Bay nonprofit (https://brighterbrains.institute/), has promoted ... 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
- Evolutionary Progress
Manuel Manga
August 19, 2018
This talk will be based on reflections on the book “Enlightenment Now: The ... Full Post
- Science through the Power of Arts and Storytelling
Dr. Masuma Ahmed
August 12, 2018
Wait, science is not a monster that we have to be afraid ... Full Post
- Military Religious Freedom Foundation – A Different Fight
Gregory J. Petrequin
August 5, 2018
The United States military can put religious pressure on active duty military ... Full Post
- The Eleven Ways of Wisdom – A Light at the End of the Tunnel
Arthur Jackson
July 29, 2018
Arthur Jackson, author of “How to Live the Good Live: A User’s ... Full Post
- Staying Safe on the Internet: My Experience with Identity Theft
Matt Courtney
July 22, 2018
What could happen when hackers break into some of your online accounts and ... Full Post
- How to Define Art
Alfred Jan
July 15, 2018
From ancient times to the present, one of the main philosophical issues concerning ... Full Post
- Dr. Robert Stephens Award, and 2018 AHA Annual Conference Report
Paul Oh (from NCSE), and several HCSV Members
July 8, 2018
Dr. Robert Stephens will be awarded a ... Full Post
- Voting Systems, The Invisible Force that Shapes Societies
Jeff Justice
July 1, 2018
Most Americans are hardly aware that democracies have choices when it comes to ... Full Post
- Refugee Crisis 2018: What’s Happening Now and How YOU Can Help
Mindy Berkowitz
June 24, 2018
Mindy Berkowitz will discuss the following subjects:
– Setting the stage
– What is ... Full Post - Just A Little Girl: Despair and Deliverance
Haya R. Rubin and Anna Halberstam Rubin
June 17, 2018
Haya R. Rubin will open the talk with ... Full Post
- Trump and the Constitution, Year Two
Professor Martin Carcieri
June 10, 2018
On January 7, 2018, Prof. Martin Carcieri spoke and answered questions at ... Full Post
- Rewiring Religion: How Nones are Reshaping American Religion
Prof. Elizabeth Drescher
June 3, 2018
The portion of the American population who report that they are not ... Full Post
- Making the Future of The Humanist Community in Silicon Valley
A Discussion with the Board of Directors
May 27, 2018
This is the opportunity for all of us ... Full Post
- Mini Law School – Religious Free Exercise In A Secular Society
Leland Chan
May 20, 2018
Religious believers are becoming more convinced that their constitutional rights are being violated ... Full Post
- The June 5th Calif. Ballot Props – Pros/Cons/Supporters/Opponents/Money
The Social Action Committee
May 13, 2018
This Forum will be presented by the Social Action Committee, as ... Full Post
- Relationship between Addiction and Self-esteem – It’s Not What You Think
Dr. Michael Edelstein
May 6, 2018
Dr. Michael Edelstein is a clinical psychologist, and the author of 4 ... Full Post
- Kanungu, Uganda 1998-2018; From Christian Cult Massacre to Humanist Community
Hank Pellissier
April 29, 2018
Kanungu village in southwest Uganda was the headquarters of a Catholic apocalyptic cult ... Full Post
- NAMI In Our Own Voice (the National Alliance on Mental Health)
April 22, 2018
NAMI In Our Own Voice is a presentation created by NAMI (the National Alliance ... Full Post
- From Promise to Hell: A Skeptic’s Story about the Venezuelan Collapse
Guido Núñez-Mujica
April 15, 2018
Venezuela is currently going through the worst crisis of its history. People are ... Full Post
- Efforts to Get a Secular Addiction Recovery Program Accepted
Byron Kerr
April 8, 2018
Byron Kerr first met Mykel Hall at the Santa Clara County Elmwood correctional ... Full Post
- The SESAME Project – Science in the Developing World
Prof. Herman Winick
April 1, 2018
Physicist Herman Winick is professor emeritus at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, ... Full Post
- YouTube and Humanism
Jeff Justice
March 25, 2018
For most people, YouTube is a way to get music, pop culture, and ... Full Post