{"id":13202,"date":"2021-12-26T09:57:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T09:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/?p=13202"},"modified":"2022-01-09T03:13:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T03:13:47","slug":"2021-12-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/2021-12-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Two TED Talk Videos on Beauty and Pleasure"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Alex Havasy, facilitator<\/h3>\n<p><strong>11 a.m., December 26, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In keeping with the holidays, at this Sunday&#8217;s Forum, we will watch and discuss 2 TED videos on beauty and pleasure: a 17:15 minute talk by Richard Seymour on how beauty feels, and a 16:17 minute talk by Paul Bloom on the origin of pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>You can view these videos at:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Richard Seymour: How beauty feels\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/richard_seymour_how_beauty_feels\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and,<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Bloom: The origins of pleasure\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/paul_bloom_the_origins_of_pleasure\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Because of the coronavirus situation, this Forum will be held online.<\/p>\n<p>To see the Forum, and to ask questions or make comments, if you wish, click <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/j\/97023036687?pwd=Y0JKVW5WMEVUZ21SZ2JDNUpvWlZRQT09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No password is needed &#8211; our host will admit you from the waiting room.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have the Zoom app installed on your desktop computer, then joining the meeting via the above link will download and install the Zoom app on your desktop computer, and then take you to the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>You can also install the Zoom app on your smart phone, and then enter:<\/p>\n<p>Meeting ID: 970 2303 6687<br \/>\nPasscode: 200382<\/p>\n<p>You can also call any of the following phone numbers and then enter the above Meeting ID and the Passcode in order to join the meeting by phone.<\/p>\n<p>+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)<br \/>\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)<br \/>\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)<br \/>\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)<br \/>\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)<br \/>\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)<br \/>\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)<\/p>\n<p>You can find international phone numbers to call <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/u\/afYkAuvE6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>RSVP on Meetup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/humanistcommunity\/events\/282878044\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/humanistcommsv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HumanistCommSV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nSee videos of our past Forums <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user2798508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To help our Forum series continue, please consider making a donation or becoming a member (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/membership\/<\/a>) of the Humanist Community.<\/p>\n<p>Do your online shopping at <a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/ch\/94-6173979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/ch\/94-6173979<\/a>, and Amazon donates to the Humanist Community every time you do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Havasy, facilitator 11 a.m., December 26, 2021 In keeping with the holidays, at this Sunday&#8217;s Forum, we will watch and discuss 2 TED videos on beauty and pleasure: a 17:15 minute talk by Richard Seymour on how beauty feels, and a 16:17 minute talk by Paul Bloom on the origin of pleasure. 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