What happens next Tuesday could determine the Presidential nominee for both the Republicans and Democrats. So our Thursday meeting should be the perfect time to pontificate over the election.
As I will be away, Norm will lead the discussion.
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Dangerous Stereotypes
Thursday, February 25, 2016, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace)
Unfortunately, the presidential race has devolved into bigotry based on dangerous stereotypes about race, religion and gender. For the next meeting, we will view three TED Talks about how we can overcome these false narratives.
Unfortunately, the presidential race has devolved into bigotry based on dangerous stereotypes about race, religion and gender. For the next meeting, we will view three TED Talks about how we can overcome these false narratives.
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells how the single narrative has distorted our views of Africans.
- Anand Giridharadas tells a story of forgiveness after a religious hate crime.
- Dame Stephanie Shirley tells how gender based bias of women in business was overcome.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Government Services Privitization
Thursday, February 18, 2016, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace)
I will be away next week, so Norm will be the discussion leader. The topic will be on the trend to privatize many government services. There will be no videos during the meeting and 90 minutes is a lot of time to fill. So please use the blog comments give your opinions and examples.
How about this: Here’s How to Fix Flint’s Water System: Privatize It
I will be away next week, so Norm will be the discussion leader. The topic will be on the trend to privatize many government services. There will be no videos during the meeting and 90 minutes is a lot of time to fill. So please use the blog comments give your opinions and examples.
How about this: Here’s How to Fix Flint’s Water System: Privatize It
Please add your examples below.
Friday, February 5, 2016
Our Connection to Animals
Thursday, February 11, 2016, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace)
Correction: I said during the meeting that cockroach robots were used in the Taiwan earthquake rescue. I think that the actual news was that cockroach robots were only suggested, not actually used.
Here are the links to the other videos shown during the meeting:
We will take a break from current events and have a meeting on a "soft" topic. Usually I find interesting TED Talks on a common topic. Here are three talks on our connection to animals;
- Ian Dunbar explains that the key to dog training is to see things from the dogs point of view
- Janine Banyus show how animals have provided solutions to engineering problems
- Maria Spivak reminds us on our dependance on bees and why they are endangered
Correction: I said during the meeting that cockroach robots were used in the Taiwan earthquake rescue. I think that the actual news was that cockroach robots were only suggested, not actually used.
Here are the links to the other videos shown during the meeting:
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