Previous forums are listed here in reverse chronological order. Click a link for more details.
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- The Shutdown of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant
Gene Nelson
11 a.m., February 28, 2021
At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, Gene Nelson will discuss “The Shutdown ... Full Post
- How we know what we know: Biology and Evolution
Ron Garret
11 a.m., February 21, 2021
At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, Ron Garret will discuss “How we ... Full Post
- A Video, and then Audience Discussion, of “Love and Humanism”
A discussion facilitator
11 a.m., February 14, 2021
This Sunday’s Humanist Forum will consist of a video, and ... Full Post
- Video and Discussion – The Second Impeachment of Donald Trump
Alex Havasy will introduce the topic
11 a.m., February 7, 2021
At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, the topic ... Full Post
- Palliative Care
Jamie Schweizer, Registered Nurse
11 a.m., January 31, 2021
At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, the topic will be ... Full Post
- The Side of Terrorism that Doesn’t Make Headlines
A video plus audience discussion
11 a.m., January 24, 2021
At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, the video of ... Full Post
- The Hard Problem of Consciousness: Why Do We Feel What We Feel?
Michael Abramson
11 a.m., January 17, 2021
Here is the speaker’s description of his talk:
“My area of expertise ... Full Post
- Introduction to the Rural – Urban Election Differences in the U.S.
Facilitated by Carl Angotti and Alex Havasy
11 a.m., January 10, 2021
This “video/audience discussion” Forum will be ... Full Post
- The War on Christmas: Is it over, who won?
A discussion facilitator
11 a.m., December 27, 2020
At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, a short video “The War ... Full Post
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: A Brief History of California K-12 Education
Jerry Pannone
11 a.m., December 13, 2020
At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, Jerry Pannone will discuss “The Good, ... Full Post
- Scientology Mission Creep
Doug Kramer
11 a.m., December 6, 2020
At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, Doug Kramer will discuss “Scientology Mission ... Full Post
- Clean Nuclear Energy
Dr. Alexander Cannara
11 a.m., November 22, 2020
At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, Dr. Alexander Cannara will discuss ... Full Post
- Growing up with, and leaving, Scientology
Doug Kramer
11 a.m., November 15, 2020
At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, Doug Kramer will discuss “Growing up ... Full Post
- How we know what we know, part 5: The Age of the Earth
Ron Garret
11 a.m., November 8, 2020
At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, Ron Garret will discuss “How we ... Full Post
- What if a U.S. Presidential Candidate Refuses to Concede after an Election?
A discussion leader
11 a.m., November 1, 2020
At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum we will present and discuss ... Full Post
- Two Videos on How to Disagree with Others in a Civil Way
A discussion leader
11 a.m., October 25, 2020
At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum we will present and discuss ... Full Post
- Facing the Upcoming Elections
Paulo Chang
11 a.m., October 18, 2020
Paulo Chang is the Manager of the Precinct Operations Outreach/Training Division ... Full Post
- Review of the November 2020 California State Propositions
Alex Havasy
11 a.m., October 11, 2020
Because of the coronavirus situation, this Forum will be held online.
If ... Full Post
- Why Kitzmiller v Dover should be remembered 15 years later
Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D.
11 a.m., October 4, 2020
Because of the coronavirus situation, this Forum will be ... Full Post
- Can a Divided America Heal?
A video of Jonathan Haidt, and an audience discussion
11 a.m., September 27, 2020
Because of the coronavirus ... Full Post
- Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism
A video and audience discussion
11 a.m., September 20, 2020
Because of the coronavirus situation, this Forum will ... Full Post
- Race, Police, and Prisons: The American Gulag
Dr. Sharat G. Lin
11 a.m., September 13, 2020
Because of the coronavirus situation, this Forum will be ... Full Post
- The European Mortality Monitoring System
Jeff Justice
11 a.m., September 6, 2020
Because of the coronavirus situation, this Forum will be held online.
If ... Full Post
- An Introduction to Modern Monetary Theory
Carl Angotti and Greg Alexander
11 a.m., August 30, 2020
Because of the coronavirus situation, this Forum will ... Full Post
- Braver Angels
Michael Abramson
11 a.m., August 23, 2020
Because of the coronavirus situation, this Forum will be held online.
If ... Full Post
- Supreme Court 2020 Review of Major Cases, A Humanist’s View
Professor Leland Chan
11 a.m., August 16, 2020
Because of the coronavirus situation, this Forum will be held ... Full Post