In this very informative video, Asia Society President and CEO Kevin Rudd speaks with former Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice about his new book, ‘The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the U.S. and Xi Jinping’s China,’ which demystifies the actions of the two superpowers, explaining and translating them for the benefit of others.
This event is the fourth of eight in Asia Society Northern California’s popular Seeking Truth Through Facts U.S.-China Program, which focuses on new strategic frameworks for the bilateral relationship, as well as the global impact of the political and economic landscape.
You can preview this 60-minute video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvVP0JHPSEc
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ALSO: The Atheist Community of San Jose invites members of the Humanist Community to a July 4 potluck at Judy and Mark’s Mountain View home at 7:30 pm, followed by the option of walking together to Shoreline Park to view the spectacular Mountain View fireworks up close. Details are at www.meetup.com/ACofSJ/events.
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Invisible No Longer – Politically Empowering the Humanist & Atheist Communities
Lily Bolourian, Sarah Levin, and Ron Millar
A video of a talk by Lily Bolourian, Sarah Levin, and Ron Millar
11 a.m., June 18, 2023
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This Sunday we will watch and discuss a session from the American Humanist Association 2023 annual conference: “Invisible No Longer – Politically Empowering the Humanist and Atheist Communities.” You can preview the whole 52-minute video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=6weC3MewA-Q.
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This Sunday we will watch a 15-minute TED talk of Sal Khan, of Kahn Academy, on How AI Could Save (Not Destroy) Education. It’s a demonstration of how AI can be used, different from the end-of-the-world warnings we’ve been hearing.
Artificial intelligence could spark the greatest positive transformation education has ever seen. This video shows the opportunities for students and educators to collaborate with AI tools — including the potential of a personal AI tutor for every student and an AI teaching assistant for every teacher.
Salman “Sal” Amin Khan is an American educator and the founder of Khan Academy, a free online non-profit educational platform with which he has produced over 6,500 video lessons teaching a wide spectrum of academic subjects, originally focusing on mathematics and science.
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This Sunday we will watch a 43-minute video interview with conservative news commentator Megyn Kelly conducted by Frontline’s Michael Kirk on October 3 2019.
In it Kelly gives a surprisingly candid and nonjudgmental review of what divides America and the appeal and judgment of both Barak Obama and Donald Trump. Preview the 43-minute recording here.
Kelly earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Albany Law School in 1995 and became an associate attorney in the Chicago office of law firm Bickel & Brewer LLP. In 2003, Kelly moved to Washington, D.C., where she was hired by the ABC affiliate WJLA TV as a general assignment reporter and in 2004 moved to FOX News where she hosted or appeared on several news commentary shows. In 2017 she moved to NBC with her own show. After leaving NBC, Kelly launched a media production company with her podcast The Megyn Kelly Show.
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Forrest Valkai
A video of a talk by Forrest Valkai
11 a.m., May 21, 2023
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This Sunday we will watch an entertaining 30-minute video in which renegade science teacher, Forrest Valkai discusses what defines sex in the plant and animal kingdoms and in individual members of a species. He covers the genetic and physical variations and how difficult it can be to define the sex of anyone.
Forrest holds degrees in education and integrative biology, teaches science to over 800,000 followers on the internet, and is an incredibly bad dancer.
Forrest can be found on YouTube and TikTok and is a regular host on shows such as SkepTalk and The Atheist Experience. He is proud to have built a career teaching people to love science and themselves and encouraging everyone to never stop learning!
If you attend in person, COVID protocols will be followed. Vaccinations and masks will be required. If you have symptoms that may be COVID, kindly attend on Zoom (see below).
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