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Present State of the Climate
11/03/2024
John Perona

Presentation at Friendly House by John Perona about the primary cause of global warming: -- carbon dioxide emissions. He then goes on to the global pledges to get climate change under control, focusing on a United Nations Climate meeting held in 2023. Then he sets forth a proposal for what's missing in the U.S. climate policy. John Perona is Professor of Environmental Biochemistry and Law at Portland State University. His research examines how advances in science and technology can be incorporated into policymaking.

Lifestyle As Medicine [2024/10-27]
10/27/2024
Iris Schrijver

Presentation at Friendly House by Iris Schrijver. We all want a healthy, happy life. Yet in the U.S. six out of ten people have a chronic disease. Can lifestyle-driven diseases be prevented? This presentation reviews influences on our wellbeing, highlights the science on health and happiness, and includes practical tips for a life of better health and wellbeing. Iris Schrijver is a certified lifestyle medicine physician. She is an adjunct clinical professor of pathology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She currently practices lifestyle medicine at Clackamas Free Clinic. She has published many research articles along with books, including “Living With the Stars” (a popular science book, written together with her husband, an astrophysicist).

Signs of the Economy, and music
10/13/2024
Jeremy Knowles

Today we try out something new: changing the format of our meetings once a month to be more dynamic, interactive, and musical than our traditional programs. Jeremy Knowles will give a short presentation on signs of the economy and what to look for to determine if recession is coming, combined with a little music, some discussion, and maybe some games or video. Jeremy is a new member who has brought some ideas from Portland Sunday Assembly.

Religion Without Religion
10/06/2024
Whitney Phillips

Presentation over Zoom by Whitney Phillips. This talk looks at the nationalist turn (known as MAGA) within the Republican and discusses what is strange about the Christianity there on display, centering, as it does, on fear and loathing of a liberal devil. Phillips is Assistant Professor of Digital Platforms and Media Ethics in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon. She has published several books focused on politics and popular culture.

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