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, January 19, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, Steven Andelman "A Plan to Improve Overall Health and Control Costs"
How Government Can Improve Health and Control Costs - Without Increasing the Size or Cost of Government
Monday, January 26, Savannah Center, 10:00 AM, Steven Andelman "A Plan to Improve Overall Health and Control Costs"
Monday, February 2, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, John Corneille "How Close Are We to Curing AMD & Will Whole Eye Implants Happen?"
Current Status of Research into Curing Vision Loss from AMD & Inherited Diseases and The Whole Eye Transplant Initiative
Monday, February 9, Savannah Center, 10:00 AM, John Corneille "How Close Are We to Curing AMD & Will Whole Eye Implants Happen?"
Monday, February 16, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, Tom Mazour "Nuclear Power" Is It Safe?"
A Review of Past Serious Nuclear Power Accidents - Comparison of Consequences and Safety Record to Other Energy Sources
Monday, February 23, Savannah Center, 10:00 AM, Tom Mazour "Nuclear Power" Is It Safe?"
Monday, March 2, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, Mike Neumann "Applying Successful Business Practices to Everyday Life"
Using Good Business Practices in Daily Life: Conflict Resolution, Brainstorming, Money Saving and Travel Tips, etc.
Monday, March 9, Savannah Center, 10:00 AM, Mike Neumann "Applying Successful Business Practices to Everyday Life"
Monday, March 16, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, Ralph McNall "Money and Macroeconomics from First Principles"
Applying Engineering Principles/Thinking to Economics Produces Radically Different (Non-Classical) Economic Conclusions
Monday, March 23, NO MEETING
Monday, April 6, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, John Shewchuk "Why Climates Change"
How various phenomena affect and control our climate, including Milankovitch cycles, solar cycles and even ocean cycles
Monday, April 13, NO MEETING
Monday, April 20, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, Jim Laurent "Should the British Museum Return its Treasures?"
The British Museum and other museums around the world hold wonderful "plundered" artifacts. Should they be repatriated?
Monday, April 27, Savannah Center, 10:00 AM, Jim Laurent "Should the British Museum Return its Treasures?"
Monday, May 4, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, Justin Davis "Understanding the Social Media Algorithm - Consuming Modern Media and News"
How can we become more discerning consumers, able to digest multiple points of view and "beat" the algorithms
Monday, May 11, Savannah Center, 10:00 AM, Justin Davis "Understanding the Social Media Algorithm - Consuming Modern Media and News"
Monday, May 18, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, John Davis "Lobbying"
A former lobbyist on both the state and federal level will discuss lobbying tactics
Monday, May 25, Savannah Center, 10:00 AM, John Davis "Lobbying"
Monday, June 1, Colony Cottage, 10:00 AM, Gary Segal "Normandy: D-Day plus 82"
Gary's father was on the battleship Nevada at both Pearl Harbor and Normandy - the battles from his point of view
Monday, June 8, Savannah Center, 10:00 AM, Gary Segal "Normandy: D-Day plus 82"