Korean War

Thursday, June 30, 2016, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace)

Norm will be leading the next meeting while I am away. The topic will be the Korean War, which was not discussed in our meeting on Veterans a few weeks ago. Our group has several members who are or know someone who is a veteran of the Korean War.

Norm will bring some material but please be prepared to share your experiences. Better yet, leave your comments on this blog. It will help your fellow members prepare for the meeting.

Breaking the Glass Ceiling

Thursday, June 23, 2016, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace)

Now that Hillary Clinton is the first woman presidential candidate of a major party, can we say that the "Glass Ceiling" is finally broken, or do we still have a long way to go? These videos can give us some perspective.

• Hannah Rosin thinks that women already outperform men
• Reshma Saujani says that women still lack self-confidence
• The pay gap women's soccer
• Women vs Men in local government

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Here is the extra video shown at the meeting:

• The Battle of the Sexes, 1973

Driverless Cars

Thursday, June 16, 2016, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace)

Are you ready for the driverless car? Driver assisted cars are already here and driverless cars and trucks are being tested on public roads, although a person is still required as a backup. Here are the videos we will view in the next meeting:

• The current state of driver assisted cars evolving to driverless cars
• Google leapfrogs driver assisted cars, going diredtly to driverless cars
• How driverless cars will transform society
• Ethical dilemmas of the driver software
• The first wave, driverless trucks

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Other videos shown:
Why Uber's Self-Driving Car Test Is A Big Deal
Mystery van raising suspicions that Apple is developing driverless car

Lying in the Internet Age

Thursday, June 9, 2016, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace)

Lying and deception have been with us since the dawn of time, and we expect it to continue in the age of the Internet and social media. How will the new technology change the nature of lying. With communication more easy than ever, we expect lying to increase. But with increased data capture, better lie detection is possible. 

Here are the TED Talks  for the matting:

• Marco Tempest explains the nature of lying by using magic tricks with iPhones
• Jeff Hancock tells how text communication make it less likely to lie
• Kung Lee tells how Internet video can be used to detect lies
• Markham Nolan tells how news organizations verify breaking stories from social media