First Sunday Program - Experiencing the Universe

Experiencing the Universe

Observing the night sky and pondering the vastness of the universe can be both inspiring and humbling. Todd Duncan (presenting in-person at FH) combines visual highlights from human space exploration with ways to experience ourselves as part of the universe. Dr. Duncan teaches physics and astronomy at Pacific University, and “science integration” – distilling key insights from science down to their conceptual essence, a form that helps inform our worldviews. He has degrees from the University of Illinois, Cambridge, and University of Chicago, and co-authored the college textbook, “Your Cosmic Context: An Introduction to Modern Cosmology.” (First Sundays start with 1/2 hour of music and offer childcare.)

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Programs are presented in four broad areas relevant to Humanism:

• Human Well-Being
• Science and Reason
• Secularism
• Humanities, Culture, and Morality

Sunday HGP programs: for the latest info, follow the link below to the main HGP website home page, find the "Next Speaker" announcement on the left; for past programs and future speakers and activities, click on the "Calendar" button, upper left of that page:

http://www.portlandhumanists.org/