|
- The Supreme's Greatest Hits- The Court not the group!
-
Dates: 6/3/2025 - 7/8/2025
Times: 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 5
Building: Student Union
Room: Auditorium
Instructor: Tony Parlatore
Capacity: 102
We will discuss cases heard and decided by SCOTUS, with a historical background of prior decisions on point. The current Court term will be ending during the running of this workshop and the decisions will be announced, so expect to participate in some lively discussions! We anticipate rulings which will affect the 2024 Presidential Election, attempts to further define a woman's right to choose, expansion of 2nd Amendment rights, limitations on administrative agency power, voter suppression, and other surprises that will prove entertaining.
Not in Session 6/17
|
|
|
|
- The History, Development, and Quirks of the English Language
-
Discover the fascinating twists and turns of history that have created and shaped the English language, from the Anglo-Saxon invasions, to the Norman Conquest, to the Renaissance, to Shakespeare, to the Victorian Era when the sun never set on the British Empire, turning English into a global language. We will move on to the era of early 20C American English and how it grew with immigration, cultural mixing, media, and technology; and on to the Post-War Era, straight into the wilds of Digital English. We will discuss various accents, regionalisms, styles, slang, and other quirks of how we speak English and why,
|
|
|
|
- The Lives of Stars and the Job of the Universe
-
Where do stars come from? How are they born, live and die? How do they ‘make energy’ and new forms of matter? How and when did we (humans) figure all this out? And, what is the ‘job’ of the Universe? In this open-ended workshop we will explore these questions and, using a ‘digital planetarium’ on our tablets or smart phones, discover where in our night sky we can see answers. We’ll also be building a one ten-billionth scale model of our solar system to help get a true feel for the enormity of space and time.
|
|
|
|
- A Journey into the Great Divide of Consciousness
-
The Great Divide, the Explanatory Gap, The Hard Problem of Consciousness. Familiar terms used to describe the “gap” between the subjective and objective world of our experience. While mid-twentieth-century split-brain research identified separate functions of both the right and the left hemispheres, little was understood of the evolutionary niche from which this brain morphology originates. In the presentation, we will explore the ways we navigate this divide and the world each hemisphere brings to our conscious experience. Much of this presentation is inspired by a study published by Dr. Iain McGilchrist, titled The Master and His Emissary.
|
|
|
|
- Duplicate Bridge
-
We will continue to enhance our bridge skills in a duplicate environment. Participants should have knowledge of conventions and techniques from previous semesters. Contact either workshop leader if you are unsure whether this workshop is appropriate for you.
|
|
|
|
