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* [mailto:annelink@telus.net Anne Toby], CEO of the ElderCollege, came to our last meeting and made some great contributions. We hope she will soon give us a talk on her specialty, ''Human Genetics''. (Can humans modify themselves enough, or in time, to "cure" their tendency to destroy everything around them?) |
* [mailto:annelink@telus.net Anne Toby], CEO of the ElderCollege, came to our last meeting and made some great contributions. We hope she will soon give us a talk on her specialty, ''Human Genetics''. (Can humans modify themselves enough, or in time, to "cure" their tendency to destroy everything around them?) |
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* '''Keith''' suggested we might soon discuss |
* '''Keith''' suggested we might soon discuss |
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# the future of '''''Music''''', |
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# the future of '''''Big Pharma''''' and the role of '''''Medical Ethics and the Law'''''. |
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- and the role of '''''Medical Ethics and the Law'''''. |
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* In our last meeting '''Philip''' led off the discussion with a reminder about the central issue of Optimism ''vs.'' Pessimism about the Future. |
* In our last meeting '''Philip''' led off the discussion with a reminder about the central issue of Optimism ''vs.'' Pessimism about the Future. |
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* This time '''Jess''' will make a few initial remarks about '''Farming in the Future''', from which we will doubtless move on to who-knows-what. Recommended ''reading'': [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Windup_Girl "The Windup Girl"] by Paolo Bacigalupi. Recommended ''viewing'': "AGCC heretic" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pou3sGedeK4 Freeman Dyson] explains the connection between soil and carbon dioxide emissions. Here's another Dyson talk, this one given in Russia: [http://jick.net/pix/MOVIES/Dyson-eng.mp4 "Heretical Thoughts about Science and Society"]. (We could probably base half a dozen OFC meetings on his various "heresies".) If you have another hour to spare, you might also enjoy watching [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntJouJhLM48 Living Soil], a film by the Soil Health Institute. I can't vouch for its accuracy, but it ''seems'' authoritative. |
* This time '''Jess''' will make a few initial remarks about '''Farming in the Future''', from which we will doubtless move on to who-knows-what. Recommended ''reading'': [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Windup_Girl "The Windup Girl"] by Paolo Bacigalupi. Recommended ''viewing'': "AGCC heretic" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pou3sGedeK4 Freeman Dyson] explains the connection between soil and carbon dioxide emissions. Here's another Dyson talk, this one given in Russia: [http://jick.net/pix/MOVIES/Dyson-eng.mp4 "Heretical Thoughts about Science and Society"]. (We could probably base half a dozen OFC meetings on his various "heresies".) If you have another hour to spare, you might also enjoy watching [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntJouJhLM48 Living Soil], a film by the Soil Health Institute. I can't vouch for its accuracy, but it ''seems'' authoritative. |
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Revision as of 12:12, 21 September 2022
OFC Meetings --> here
April 2019:
"Free-for-All" Discussion of future Futures Topics
Feel free to add your thoughts here!
You might want to revisit our first, second or third "free-for-alls" to harvest some ideas.
AGENDA ITEMS
- Anne Toby, CEO of the ElderCollege, came to our last meeting and made some great contributions. We hope she will soon give us a talk on her specialty, Human Genetics. (Can humans modify themselves enough, or in time, to "cure" their tendency to destroy everything around them?)
- Keith suggested we might soon discuss
- the future of Music,
- the future of Big Pharma and the role of Medical Ethics and the Law.
- In addition, in our efforts to get much younger people to attend our meetings, we might want to visit the local high school (Kwalikum) to see if it has a student debate group and if so whether some of its members might like to join us on the second Tuesday of each month!
- In our last meeting Philip led off the discussion with a reminder about the central issue of Optimism vs. Pessimism about the Future.
- This time Jess will make a few initial remarks about Farming in the Future, from which we will doubtless move on to who-knows-what. Recommended reading: "The Windup Girl" by Paolo Bacigalupi. Recommended viewing: "AGCC heretic" Freeman Dyson explains the connection between soil and carbon dioxide emissions. Here's another Dyson talk, this one given in Russia: "Heretical Thoughts about Science and Society". (We could probably base half a dozen OFC meetings on his various "heresies".) If you have another hour to spare, you might also enjoy watching Living Soil, a film by the Soil Health Institute. I can't vouch for its accuracy, but it seems authoritative.
- Feel free to add an Agenda item here!
