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Book Reports

Godless    by Ann Coulter

The Selfish Gene and The Blank Slate
by Richard Dawkins and Steven Pinker, respectively

The Assault on Reason   by Al Gore

Systems of Survival  by Jane Jacobs

Perilous Power   by Noam Chomsky

Who Really Cares    by Arthur C Brooks

Predictably Irrational  by Dan Arielly


Movies

Lions For Lambs  directed by Robert Redford

The Secret

Capitalism: A Love Story
  directed by Michael Moore



Ideas About Education
Melbourne Grammar  -  A description of a top-notch Australian high school from an American perspective.

The Crisis in Technical Education wtih Some Ideas on How to Fix It

Technophobia and Skepticism


Dinner Discussion Groups

3 Topics Over Dinner - Dinner Discussion Group - We meet roughly once a month, a different nationality restaurant in Manhattan every time, always separate checks, to discuss 3 articles on the Internet.

Monthly Climate Science and Energy Engineering Dinner - We meet on the 2nd Monday of every month in Manhattan to discuss technical aspects of climate change.