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  • The Ethics of Listening to Others

    Extraordinary Ventures 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

    One of the problems our country is facing is the increasing polarization of society.  The Balkanization of our country pits opposing forces as sinister, and evil.  The enemy is evil, and intent on destroying our country.  Alarm bells are going off among liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans,  the religious and the nonreligious.  Todd Bishop […]

  • Fall Members Meeting

    We will hold our annual fall members meeting on October 11th. We encourage all EHST members to attend. And we always welcome friends and visitors.  We have several important items on the agenda, including a report on meeting attendance, plans for next year including a change in venue,  what members like or dislike about our […]

  • Seaweed suggests solutions for microplastics removal and sustainable production of safe bioplastics

    Extraordinary Ventures 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

    Persistent microplastic particles (MPs) that accumulate in natural bodies of water vary widely in size and shape. Removing such diverse MPs from aquifers with conventional methods, such as filtration and centrifugation, is costly and inefficient. To address this challenge, we designed a class of biomimetic cleaners inspired by natural systems, including “Sargassum raft” meshes that […]

  • The Boy in the Moon

    Extraordinary Ventures 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

    What is the essence of our humanity? The book, "The Boy in the Moon: A Father’s Journey to Understand His Extraordinary Son," by Ian Brown, is about raising his severely intellectually disabled son. The book explores life and meaning in the context of raising a severely disabled child. Brown, an atheist,  asks, "What is the […]

  • How Conspiracy Theories Led a UNC-CH Alum From Evangelical to Atheist

    Virtual Program using Zoom

    Susan Huckle will talk about the themes and experiences in her debut MOMoir about her Pentecostal-turned-flat-earther parents titled "The Earth Is Flat?! And Other Things My Mother Taught Me". She will also discuss how her UNC-Chapel Hill journalism education influenced this book, as well as why it wasn't until moving to L.A. to be an […]