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Epicurus and the Garden, Planting the Seeds of Ethical Humanism?
Virtual Program using ZoomThe Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle promotes the use of reason and science in the search for and commitment to living an ethical life that benefits all humanity, a sentiment that Epicurus would likely have wholeheartedly agreed with when he formed his school in his Garden in Athens in 306 BCE. We will explore the […]
W.E.B. Du Bois: Will the Truth Set You Free?
Virtual Program using ZoomDr. W.E.B. Du Bois spoke to a group at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on February 7, 1949. This very timely address pertains especially to the need to face facts about enslavement and racism and to acknowledge the contributions of people of African descent - and it points out numerous places where that […]
The Loss of Roe v. Wade: An Unnecessary Fear
Solomon Gibson, III, will take a look at the legal conundrum that is Roe v. Wade what can be interpreted from it, and the danger of codifying it into federal law. Most importantly Roe v. Wade being overturned is not something to fear! Mr. Gibson will explain why, and will outline a strategy for establishing […]
“DARWIN DAY” – A Celebration of Science, Nature, and the Theory of Evolution
Virtual Program using ZoomWe will be joining the program at the Ethical Society of Northern Westchester at 11:00 a.m. for their Darwin Day Program. Each year their Darwin Day event honors the legacy of Charles Darwin, and joyfully celebrates science, nature, humans, non-humans, and more. Holly Moore, Carl Romano, and Milt Steinberg speak about their lives as scientists; […]
The Seven Daughters of Eve and Me
The Seven Daughters of Eve is a 2001 semi-fictional book by Bryan Sykes that presents, to a general audience, the science of the origin of humans in Africa and how they spread around the world. Sykes explains the principles of genetics and human evolution, how mitochondrial DNA is inherited, and how the analysis of ancient DNA links our prehistoric ancestors to modern humans. […]