For those studying their family histories, DNA sequencing technology is now available. Steve Jacobs discusses how this technology works. Steve worked as an engineer at Intel Corporation for many years. A long time secular humanist, he is a former past president of HGP.
Diabetes is a chronic condition associated with high levels of blood sugar. Patti Thompson, a long-term diabetic, discusses the history and types of diabetes, and the prospects of finding a cure. Patti is an Arkansas traveler. She works in tax law and business consulting.
In an age of fragmented mass media, messages are often sent out regardless of their truth value. Michael Tyler discusses lying and gullibility in news reporting. He argues that deceit can be reduced using reasoning, science, and good-faith. Tyler is a technology business executiven and has served as faculty at New York University and MIT.
Since 1999, “Write Around Portland” has brought their workshop into communities often having the least access to writing. Jenny Chu discusses this work as a tool for social change. “Write Around Portland” was founded in 1999 and provides participant-centered, creative writing workshops in hospitals, schools, prisons, and community centers.