John Holmgren will review the most important findings in the book Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment.  From the Nobel Prize-winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow and the coauthor of Nudge, a revolutionary exploration of why people make bad judgments and how to make better ones--"a tour de force” (New York Times). In Noise, Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass […]

Jim Buie, a resident of Fearrington and UNC Journalism School grad, will lead us in a discussion of culture shocks. He spent nearly nine years living and teaching in the Middle East -- first in Turkey for two years, and then in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He returned in 2018 to Alamance County, where […]

Texas' recent legislative session sent shock waves across the nation as they passed laws to limit women's health care, remove restrictions on openly carrying handguns, and privilege a religious freedom that places public health and human rights at risk.  As the culture wars in Texas grabbed national attention, the fundamentals of our American democracy were […]

We are ending our program year with a "discussion Sunday" led by EHST member John Holmgren.  The discussion will be focused on attendee’s personal most significant events from the past year, along with any national or international most significant events they want to mention.  He will also have a few seasonal videos to show.   […]

EHST is not having a meeting this Sunday.  We hope you have a pleasant holiday season, and a Happy New Year! Our next meeting will be on January 2nd.