Former Chapel Hill Town Council member and civil rights attorney Allen Buansi will discuss the present state of things when it comes to poverty, education, housing and job opportunities in Chapel Hill-Carrboro and North Carolina. We know all too well the discourse nationally on some of these issues. But we have work to do right […]

Local EHST Member, Gretchen Niver, will present a travelogue of her recent trip to the Antarctic Peninsula. Though not an expert on anything about Antartica, she'll discuss her experiences on the trip, accompanied by the photos she took of the local wildlife, including three species of penguins, five varieties of seals, birds and whales. This […]

EHST President Fred Breidt will lead a discussion on current events, which seem especially weighty at this particular moment in America and the world.  We are witnessing the first widespread war in Europe since WWII, while also considering a new justice nominated for the Supreme Court, mid-term elections ramping up, and the undaunted work of […]

EHST member Maura Breidt will discuss music and the effect it has on us: on our moods and on our minds. It is fairly well-known and accepted that playing an instrument is good for the brain, providing many positive effects on people of all ages. Playing music is good for a variety of brain functions, […]

Dr. Edward Slingerland is a Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia with appointments in the Departments of Psychology and Asian Studies. His first popular book, Trying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity, offers a description of the ancient concept of Wu Wei […]