Organized by Suzanne Thornton. Most in our humanist group at HGP have reached the age of maturity. We have all experienced lessons, experiences, and sometimes unusual events in our lives. HGP provides a platform for those who wish to tell their story. It does not have to be big and dramatic. Sometimes the very art of living is its own story. Today, Don Feller, Sheila Pastore, and Laurent Beauregard each share their personal story. Time is allowed for questions.
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HGP Personal Stories
10/15/2023
Don Feller, Sheila Pastore, and Laurent Beauregard
Technologies Based On Quantum Principles
10/08/2023
Steven Bleiler
Presentation at Friendly House. Steven Bleiler discusses what's meant by quantum information, computation, games, and stochastics. Recipient of several teaching awards, Bleiler has published widely in various mathematics, physics, engineering, and art. He is in his 36th year at PSU where he is Professor of Mathematics and Statistics.
Stories of Leaving Religion
10/01/2023
Doug Matheson
Doug Matheson shares the background to his social anthropology graduate research and how he turned that research into a non-academic book. Matheson grew up a missionary kid in India, attending only Seventh-day Adventist schools. He spent more than a decade trying to reconcile evidence with his beliefs. When he was 37, he “encountered the straw that broke the camel’s back” and then quietly left the faith. At age 62, he decided to do a second stint of graduate work, this time in social anthropology, to study the religion-exiting process.
Role of Epigenetics in Cancer
09/24/2023
Shukuru Rushanika
Presentation by Shukuru Rushanika about the role of epigenetics in skin cancer. In particular, how does the FDA-approved drug “DAC” interact with squamous carcinoma cells that bear mutations in gene pathways making them grow uncontrollably? Shukuru Rushanika has a B.S. from the University of Northern Colorado. Currently he is working at the Anschutz Medical Campus, in the Dennis Roop laboratory. Shukuru’s accomplishments range from Princeton MOL BIO scholar, Harvard BSCP student, Ford Fellowship Honorable Mention, and McNair Scholar.