{"id":5485,"date":"2013-12-02T01:33:46","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T01:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/?page_id=5485"},"modified":"2015-01-03T21:21:52","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T21:21:52","slug":"2013-past-forums","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/2013-past-forums\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Past Forums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Note the numbers below indicate the date that a given Forum Program was held. Clicking on that date will direct you to the specific web page for that Forum Program, which will include a summary of the Forum content, further references, and a video of the Forum if available. Forum videos are usually posted 1 to 4 weeks after a Forum is held.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2013<\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>January<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/ken-abraham-2\/\">6 . Unfaithful Men in History (Men who abuse their spouses, or Men who cheat)<\/a> &#8211; Ken Abraham<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/brother-sam\/\">13 . Brother Sam in Silicon Valley &#8211; Sam Singleton, Atheist Evangelist<\/a> &#8211; Roger Scott Jackson<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/dr-keith-devlin-2\/\">20 . Leonardo and Steve: The Young Genius Who Beat Apple to Market by 800 Years<\/a> &#8211; Stanford Professor Dr. Keith Devlin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/manuel-manga\/\">27 . Designing Your Own Secular Spirituality<\/a> &#8211; Manuel Manga<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>February<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/deborah-meckler\/\">3 . Death Care Options: Your Rights, Your Choices, Their Impacts<\/a> &#8211; Deborah Meckler, President, Funeral Consumers Alliance<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/gilda-bettencourt-2\/\">10 . Nonviolent Peaceforce in the Philippines<\/a> &#8211; Gilda Bettencourt<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/arthur-jackson\/\">17 . A New Foundation for Civilization: Humanism?<\/a> &#8211; Arthur Jackson<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/robeta-ahlquist\/\">24 . What\u2019s Happening to Public Schooling in the U.S.?<\/a> &#8211; Roberta Ahlquist<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>March<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/tom-bergstrom\/\">3 . My Religious Evolution: From Being a Simple Catholic, to a Conservative Preacher, to an Agnostic Atheist<\/a> &#8211; Tom Bergstrom<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/lupe-rodriguez\/\">10 . Planned Parenthood\u2019s Teen Success Program<\/a> &#8211; Lupe Rodriguez<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/erik-schmollinger\/\">17 . The Glasshouse: A Case Study in Fiction<\/a> &#8211; Erik Schmollinger<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/installation-of-board-members\/\">24 . Installation of Board Members<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/john-montgomery\/\">31 . Law as Hero: How law will support the creation of a conscious and sustainable global economic system<\/a> &#8211; John Montgomery<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>April<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/luis-granados\/\">7 . Damned Good Company: Twenty Rebels Who Bucked the God Experts<\/a> &#8211; Luis Granados<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/martin-squibbs-3\/\">14 . Our Phenomenal Human Mind, Core Values, Common Sense, Agreed Truths, Shared Visions, and Getting Real<\/a> &#8211; Martin Squibbs<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/fred-colgan\/\">21 .\u00a0 Stove Project\u00a0 \u2013 innovative cook stoves for people most in need<\/a> &#8211; Fred Colgan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/laura-mappin\/\">28 . Our Taboo Museum: Difficult Discussions are My Prozac<\/a> &#8211; Laura Mappin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>May<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/jim-mulvaney\/\">5 . KARA\u2019s Support for End-of-Life and Grief<\/a> &#8211; Jim Mulvaney<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/sudhanshu-suds-jain\/\">12 . Climate Denialism and why we need a Carbon Tax<\/a> &#8211; Sudhanshu \u201cSuds\u201d Jain<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/cynthia-chin-lee-2\/\">19 .\u00a0A New Kind of Neighborhood: Cohousing<\/a> &#8211; Cynthia Chin-Lee<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/saeko-izuta\/\">26 . Hiking the John Muir Trail<\/a> &#8211; Saeko Izuta<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>June<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/defining-humanism\/\">2 . How Would You Define Humanism?<\/a> &#8211; Sandy Smith<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/islamophobia-101\/\">9 . Islamophobia 101<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Zahra Billoo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/marc-perkel\/\">16 . Science is now the new Bible<\/a> &#8211; Marc Perkel<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/bill-rausch\/\">23 . Humanist Celebrants, visiting patients in hospital<\/a> &#8211; Bill Rausch<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/paul-george-3\/\">30 . Obama and the War on Terror: Did the President\u2019s National Security Speech Really Change Anything?<\/a> &#8211; Paul George<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>July<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/aha-meeting-summary\/\">7 . AHA Meeting Summary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/anne-bers\/\">14 . Communication Styles: It\u2019s Your Choice!<\/a> &#8211; Anne Bers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/meg-bowman\/\">21 . Dorothea Dix, Mental Health Reformer \u2013 Readers\u2019 Theatre<\/a> &#8211; Meg Bowman<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/martin-carcieri\/\">28 . Citizens United &amp; the Amendment Process<\/a> &#8211; Martin D Carcieri<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>August<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/arthur-jackson-2\/\">4 . The 10 Commandments or the 11 Ways of Wisdom: Take your pick<\/a> &#8211; Arthur Jackson<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/michael-batchelder\/\">11 . Jewish Voice for Peace: The International Court of Justice and The Wall<\/a> &#8211; Michael Batchelder<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/nancy-unger-2\/\">18 . One Hundred Years of Policing Morality<\/a> &#8211; Nancy Unger<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/meg-bowman-2\/\">25 . Courageous Viola Liuzzo \u2013 (1926-1965) &#8211; Reader\u2019s Theatre<\/a> &#8211; Meg Bowman<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>September<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/ted-talk-by-alain-de-botton\/\">1 . What Do Traditional Religions Get Right?<\/a> &#8211; Arthur Jackson &amp; Paul Gilbert<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/dr-roberta-ahlquist-2\/\">8 . Close Encounters, \u2018Take II\u2019 \u2013The Middle East from a Post-colonial Lens<\/a> &#8211; Dr. Roberta Ahlquist<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/gemma-tillack-and-chelsea-matthews\/\">15 . Rainforest Action Network<\/a> &#8211; Gemma Tillack and Chelsea Matthews<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/miharu-alison-sato\/\">22 . What is a Healthy Diet?<\/a> &#8211; Miharu Alison Sato<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/chris-schriner\/\">29 . Bridging the God Gap: How to Find Common Ground with Theistic Friends and Family Members<\/a> &#8211; Dr. Chris Schriner<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>October<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/martin-carcieri-2\/\">6 . John Rawls and Humanism<\/a> &#8211; Martin Carcieri<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/manuel-manga-2\/\">13 . Relational Intelligence: designing satisfying relationships<\/a> &#8211; Manuel Manga<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/martin-squibbs-4\/\">20 . Reality and our Memories of it: A theory of Memory and Mind, and its Implications<\/a> &#8211; Martin Squibbs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/laura-mappin-2\/\">27 . Taboos for Totalitarianism<\/a> &#8211; Laura Mappin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>November<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/paul-george-4\/\">3 . One Nation Under Surveillance<\/a> &#8211; Paul George<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/laura-mappin-3\/\">10 . Humanist Interests Cross-pollination<\/a> &#8211; Laura Mappin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/maybo-auyeung\/\">17 . Zero Waste Palo Alto<\/a> &#8211; Maybo AuYeung<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/jon-figdor\/\">24 . The Challenge For Humanism In The Post-Post-Modern Era<\/a> &#8211; Jon Figdor<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>December<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/sena-havasy\/\">1 . Poetry Forum<\/a>&#8211; Sena Havasy<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/2013-12-08\/\">8 . Free Will<\/a> &#8211; Daniel B. Miller <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/2013-12-15\/\">15 . Feeling Stuck? Shake it Up!<\/a> &#8211; Michelle Chappel <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/2013-12-22\/\">22 . Human Nature: Genetic Propensities and Symbolic Language<\/a> &#8211; Arthur Jackson <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/2013-12-29\/\">29 . Invisible Children<\/a> &#8211; Annie Ashmore\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note the numbers below indicate the date that a given Forum Program was held. Clicking on that date will direct you to the specific web page for that Forum Program, which will include a summary of the Forum content, further references, and a video of the Forum if available. 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