The Civil Discourse Course club meets to discuss a variety of topics with a focus on small group interaction and discussion. All speakers must be Villages residents and all meetings are open, just walk in.
Monday, July 7, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, Jim Laurent "The Physics of Alien Contact"
Have we been visited by aliens? A brief look at the history of alien conspiracy theories and the physics of making alien contact.
Due to room availability, this talk will NOT be repeated at the Savannah Center
Monday, July 14 - No Meeting - Room Not Available
Monday, July 21, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, John Shewchuk "The Unprecedented Hunga Tonga Volcano"
This 2022 volcanic eruption near Fiji, the largest natural event in modern history, is causing global weather events
Due to room availability, this talk will NOT be repeated at the Savannah Center
Monday, July 28 - No Meeting - Room Not Available
Monday, August 4 - No Meeting - Summer Break
Monday, August 11 - No Meeting - Summer Break
Monday, August 18 - No Meeting - Summer Break
Monday, August 25 - No Meeting - Summer Break
Monday, September 1, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, Peter Irwin "Public Discourse Standards"
How Can We Correct the Current Polarization in Public Rhetoric that Accepts Exaggeration, Fabrication and Spin ?
Monday, September 8, Savannah Center, 10:00 AM, Peter Irwin "Public Discourse Standards"
Monday, September 15, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, Bo Goldsmith "A Brief and Unauthorized History of Humanism"
An Overview of the Philosophic Outlook of the Modern Humanist Community and How it Developed in the Western World
Monday, September 22, Savannah Center, 10:00 AM, Bo Goldsmith "A Brief and Unauthorized History of Humanism"
Monday, October 6, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, Ian Walmsley "The 1945 US Inspired World Order is in Question"
Will the US continue as a Maritime Superpower or Retrench to a Land Based Regional Power?
Monday, October 13, Savannah Center, 10:00 AM, Ian Walmsley "The 1945 US Inspired World Order is in Question"
Monday, October 20, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, Gary Segal "The Very High Highs and the Very Low Lows of Adoption"
A Case Study of an Adoption, Including All its Extreme Highs and Lows
Monday, October 27, Savannah Center, 10:00 AM, Gary Segal "The Very High Highs and the Very Low Lows of Adoption"
Monday, November 3, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, Alan Loiselle "Protecting Your Head During a Fall"
A Presentation to Test and Improve Participants Balance and Strength
Monday, November 10, Savannah Center, 10:00 AM, Alan Loiselle "Protecting Your Head During a Fall"