Most of us don't have a house spouse at home to take care of the housekeeping while we work; it's no longer feasible for most households to get by on a single income, yet when a heterosexual couple both have full-time jobs, the woman still almost always gets saddled with most of the housework. Or […]
Let's review a few fascinating posts from the Rationalist community blog LessWrong and discuss them together afterwards. This week's speaker will be Jack. After the talk, we'll have a group discussion to explore the ideas presented, and to share related thoughts, resources, and personal experiences. This is an online event hosted on Zoom. You can […]
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Popular wisdom tells us that anything worth doing is worth doing well. But according to G. K. Chesterton, “A thing worth doing is worth doing poorly.” If you know you're not likely to do a job well, is it still worth doing, and, if so, why, when, and under what circumstances? What if you'll never […]
How do we identify when we're not practicing forgiveness? It's easy to get fused to an idea about someone else or even ourselves and not allowing them to grow and […]
Is Buddhism a philosophy, a religion or a type of psychology? We’ll explore the diversity of many schools and denominations of Buddhism that developed in Asia, noting a large variety […]
This week is our next installment of Atheist YouTube! We'll be watching the video "Can we build AI without losing control over it? | Sam Harris" from the channel TED. […]
Is Buddhism a philosophy, a religion or a type of psychology? Is Buddhism atheist? Or is it compatible with atheism? We’ll explore the diversity of newer movements that identify with […]
Honesty is one of the 24 character strengths identified by positive psychology research, categorized as part of the Virtue of Courage. But sometimes it is more virtuous and courageous to […]
Let's plan what we'll be doing for the next quarter! Is there a topic you'd like to give a talk about? Come have a voice in what we do next […]