The Humanist Community in Silicon Valley offers Forum programs on Sundays at 11:00 which are typically speakers followed by a period of Q & A, but may also be poetry readings, talent shows, etc. Join us! Note this page is typically updated monthly, and near the end of each month, once the schedule for the following month is firm.
- Next Gen Nonreligion: Exploring Changing American Nonreligious Generations Elizabeth Drescher 11 a.m., June 2, 2024 Join Santa Clara University professor Elizabeth Drescher in person OR online. Prof. Drescher will share insights from research on the religiously unaffiliated in the U.S., and her experience teaching Nonreligion in America with SCU undergraduates for nearly a decade. She will document the changing proportion of U.S. adults who identify with no religion, and show us how the percent ... Details
- Into the Solar System Nagin Cox 11 a.m., June 30, 2024 This Sunday we will take a look at some of the problems and inconveniences of our present and future exploration of the Solar system. In a 14-minute, 2016 video, What Time is it on Mars?, Nagin Cox will discuss the adjustments she and her coworkers had to make to manage the United States rovers on Mars, where a Martian day ... Details
- How to Win the Presidential Election Michael Abramson 11 a.m., July 14, 2024 As the presidential election is getting close, we increasingly worry about its outcomes. The first Presidential debates could add more fuel to this anxiety. What can we expect now? How likely is it that Trump will lose the election? Do Democrats still have a path to victory? Maybe: but this could require a different kind of campaign (if not ... Details
- Saving Democracy Andrew Yang 11 a.m., July 28, 2024 Among the things we hope democracy provides are: a government that is open and not corrupt, a legislative body that represents the views of the voters, and verifiable elections. Today we will watch and discuss four videos that address these issues. In Can Democracy Exist Without Trust? (13:47 minutes, https://www.ted.com/talks/ivan_krastev_can_democracy_exist_without_trust), Ivan Krastev describes why distrust is so common among voters ... Details
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