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The Permafrost of the High Arctic: The Tipping Points
Virtual Program using ZoomEHST will present a video about the high arctic permafrost melt, one phenomenon of climate change. Bernice Notenboom leads an expedition across Alaska to the North Pole to explore the ticking time bomb of the Permafrost Melt and the release of Carbon Dioxide and Methane. In this film, she climbs cliffs of frozen soil, explores […]
Let’s Go Dutch: A Heritage of Dutch Humanism
Virtual Program using ZoomThe Dutch established New Amsterdam at the mouth of the Hudson River in the 17th century, and Jacob Klaeysen established a Dutch family in western New York in the 20th century. AEU Leader Anne Klaeysen explores her roots through the works of two Dutch Humanist philosophers, Erasmus and Spinoza. Anne Klaeysen is Leader Emerita of the […]
Forensic Science in Criminal Cases
IDS Forensic Resource Counsel Sarah Olson and School of Government faculty member Phil Dixon will present on the use and misuse of forensic science in criminal prosecutions. While rules of evidence require expert testimony to be based on sufficient data and reliable methods, junk science remains a problem within the criminal justice system. Sarah and […]
Our Climate Future
Virtual Program using ZoomWe are thrilled to announce that our program will feature special guests from Our Children’s Trust who recently appeared on the front page of The New York Times! This is a great opportunity to meet the lawyer and some of the youth plaintiffs in the upcoming lawsuit Held v. State of Montana, the first-ever constitutional and children’s climate trial […]
What’s Going On? Current Events and Ethics.
This week’s program is a discussion of current events with a consideration of the ethics involved. Please come prepared with thoughts and opinions! Possible topics include "Does the Supreme Court need a code of ethics?" This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting. We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program […]