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 […]
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 […]