Weekly Roundup – Neil deGrasse Tyson, Annie Leonard, Charles Johnson
Happy Wednesday! Let’s see what our speakers are up to this week … Neil deGrasse Tyson, never one to miss a chance to poke movie fandom, explains why Star Trek is better than Star Wars. I hope The Force is with him on this one … In her Huffington Post blog, Annie Leonard …Read More
Weekly Round Up – David Quammen, Michael Mann, Jessica Valenti
Happy Wednesday everyone! Catch up with the latest news from our headlining speakers! David Quammen’s new book, Yellowstone: A Journey through America’s Wild Heart, is coming out, and he’s interviewed about the challenges of making some familiar feel new … which he accomplished with his usual insight and wit. Michael Mann’s new book The …Read More
Weekly Roundup – David Quammen, Ian Cheney, Bruce Campbell, Jaha Dukureh
Happy Wednesday! And, for the students and educators out there – welcome back to classes! Let’s see what our speakers are up to this week: There’s a fun interview in the Boston Globe with David Quammen, about the release of his new book about Yellowstone Park. He mentions that his morning reading includes “Origin …Read More
Weekly Roundup – Kathleen Hanna, Jessica Valenti, and the recently concluded Olympics
Happy Wednesday, everyone! Some updates … For Kathleen Hanna, brevity is the soul of wit, as she describes in this recent interview … “Which is great, except for when I end up with something where I sing the whole time and there’s no time for me to breathe. And I’m like (laughs) you guys, …Read More
Weekly Roundup – Sonia Shah, Jeff Lieberman, Bruce Campbell
Happy Wednesday everyone! Catch up with the latest news from our headlining speakers! Sonia Shah asks “How do microbes affect your love life”. It’s a question I have to admit I’ve never asked myself before, but now I’m going to find out here. Jeff Lieberman is the master of many talents, and he’s combined …Read More
Weekly Roundup for the week of August 10
Happy Wednesday! This week, we’ll take a break from checking in on our speakers and look at the Olympics. It’s a happy coincidence that the Summer Olympics always occur during a Presidential campaign in the US. Political dialogue in an election year is often heated, and never more so than this year. We can lose …Read More
Weekly Roundup – Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael Mann, David Quammen
Disney XD debuted a new cartoon this week, called “Future-Worm” … and because it’s science-related, the producers have managed to line up Neil deGrasse Tyson as the voice of what they call “an amplified version of himself”. Climate scientist Michael Mann has collaborated with noted editorial cartoonist Tom Toles on a new book due …Read More
Weekly Roundup — Lateefah Simon, Jessica Valenti, Steve Brodner
Happy Wednesday everyone! Catch up with the latest news from our headlining speakers! Lateefah Simon, a rising star in the California Democratic Party, is a delegate at the DNC in Philadelphia this week. We’ll be interested in getting ‘the scoop’ when she returns! She says “Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for live updates while I proudly …Read More