Short, Cheap, Nearly Great Books SE Denver: July 2020

Friday, July 31, 2020

Zoom Tues, Aug 4 @ 7:30 PM (Denver): Unfriendly Climate

Folks,

Please join us to discuss Unfriendly Climate by Sonia Smith.

Zoom Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89726732176?pwd=d2lsMHhTRU9VcjZNVHBzZXlRSkRRQT09.

Find it on page 296 of The Best American Science and Nature Writing - 2017.

On Line: https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/katharine-hayhoe-lubbock-climate-change-evangelist/

You may want to watch the Bill Moyers interview with Dr Hayhoe. https://www.pbs.org/video/moyers-company-climate-change-faith-and-fact/

Moyers & Company | Climate Change: Faith and Fact | Season 3 | Episode 36

Scientist Katharine Hayhoe on ending the gridlock between politics, science and faith.

Friday, July 17, 2020

Zoom meeting: July 21 @ 7:30 PM (Denver time)

Join us to discuss Let’s Go to the Videotape by Fiona Maazel.
Find it on page 181 of Best American Short Stories – 2017.
On line: https://harpers.org/archive/2016/06/lets-go-to-the-videotape/

Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89726732176?pwd=d2lsMHhTRU9VcjZNVHBzZXlRSkRRQT09.

Schedule:

Friday, July 3, 2020

Zoom Meeting: July 7 @ 7:30 PM

Please join us to discuss "The Man Who Gave Himself Away" by Michael Regnie.

Find it on page 285 of The Best American Science & Nature Writing -- 2017

Read it on line at: https://mosaicscience.com/story/George-Price-altruism-equation/

Interesting discussion of George Price

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMpJHxzenTI

Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89726732176?pwd=d2lsMHhTRU9VcjZNVHBzZXlRSkRRQT09.

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