Upcoming events

[Chris Boyd]

These are our next two meetings at La Boulanger in Cupertino at 3:30P   March 10 The War of Worldviews--Science vs Spirituality by  Leonard Mlodinow with Deepak Chopra Two bestselling authors first met in a televised Caltech debate on “the future of God,” one an articulate advocate for spirituality, the other a prominent physicist.  This remarkable book is the product of that serendipitous encounter and the contentious—but respectful—clash of worldviews that grew along with their friendship.   April 14 The Clock of the Long Now--Time and Responsibility. The Ideas Behind the World's Slowest Computer  by Stewart Brand This is a book about the practical use of long time perspective: how to get it, how to use it, how to keep it in and out of sight, and how to make long-term thinking automatic and common instead of difficult and rare This is a potent book that combines the chronicling of fantastic technology with equally visionary philosophical inquiry . Two upcoming Bay Area events that may be of interest: Randi Friday April 13, 7P at Ohlone College http://dev.ohlone.edu/instr/psychology/speakerseries SeticonII--The second conference of Seti.  They are currently redirecting their signals in the direction of Kepler's recent discoveries of earthlike planets.