On Sunday, August 19, EHST's program will feature a pre-recorded interview on C-Span with UNC Professor Zeynep Tufekci about how social media companies have stored reams of data about us, and why we should be concerned about this.  Following the 30-minute video, we will share our reactions to the points she raises.  You may view […]

Is Facebook as dangerous as some believe? What about the Internet itself? EHST friend and frequent contributor Solomon Gibson will present a brief exploration of the overall problem, whether/why privacy is important to us, and addressing the concerns and posing possible solutions for what Professor Tufekci discussed in her interview on C-Span which we viewed […]

Labor Day often brings cheers to the "labor movement" for all of its accomplishments.  These days there does not seem to be much to cheer about, and this issue is no exception.  In fact, use of inmate labor as "slavery" and "indentured servitude" is permitted by the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.  Or is it?  […]

Valerie Johnson, Distinguished Professor of Women’s Studies at Bennett College, will speak on "How Science Fiction Helps Us Understand the Problems Confronting North Carolina."  You may think this is a crazy idea, but Valerie Johnson has the credentials to make this work.  Dr. Valerie Johnson is the only black woman on the North Carolina Historical Commission, which oversees […]

Ken Haslam, a retired professor of anesthesiology from UNC Chapel Hill, will speak about sex and gender.  He has taught courses on this subject at Osher Lifelong Learning at Duke University.  He is also an advocate for polyamory and open relationships for couples.  Science has shown us that gender, sexual identity, and sexual preferences are […]