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From Aristotle to Einstein
08/31/2014
Laurent Beauregard

HGP member Laurent Beauregard presents a user-friendly discussion of space and time that begins with Aristotle, goes through Isaac Newton, and ends with Albert Einstein. What was Aristotle’s physics? What did Newton do that overthrew Aristotle? What was Einstein’s relativity all about? Laurent holds an M.S. in physics and a Ph.D. in the history and philosophy of science. He has taught at U.C.L.A. and at Reed College. He is currently a member of the HGP Web committee and he edits the videos that you find on the front page of our website.

Socrates: The First Humanist?
08/24/2014
Dave Collamer

Socrates is often regarded as a major contributor to ideas in western civilization, frequently compared in significance to the Buddha and Jesus. Was he a secular kind of guy? If he came to a HGP meeting, would he feel at home? Is he really deserving of the praise he has received for 2,400 years? Dave Collamer has served in the Peace Corps and has worked in public health agencies. He retired from teaching high school science and moved from Oakland to Portland in 2010. Dave has always been interested in philosophy and history. It seemed to him that a talk about Socrates would fit right into what humanism is all about.

Humanist Video Theater #3
08/17/2014
David DiNucci

HGP member David DiNucci reprises his program from years past, where he shows short video clips on a variety of humanist topics, such as from the Beyond Belief conferences, to evoke discussion and thought. A feedback period follows each clip. In order to see Dave's "Humanist Video Theater #2" presentation of six years ago, simply enter "dinucci" under "presenter" in "search and sort" (above) and click "apply".

Scholarship Winners 2014
08/10/2014
Marsha Abelman

Today’s program consists of readings from HGP’s 2014 Scholarship Essay Contest entries. Nathan Potter, Samantha Voeller, Kelly Priest, and Bradley Lewis are this year’s winners. Nathan will attend the University of Oregon next year. He will study political science. Samantha will attend Pacific University in the fall, majoring in Public Health. Kelly will major in French and Mathematics at Lewis and Clark College. Bradley plans to attend Oregon State University to major in linguistics, political science, or business.

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