with Steve Goldman
RECORDING STILL AVAILABLE: Join Dr. Stephen A. Goldman on a visual tour of the entire scope of Presidential elections in the United States, from its founding in 1788 to the present day. See how the newspaper display changed dramatically over 3 centuries of covering the winners, losers, and "oops, got it wrongers". You may be surprised to find out who really won or lost these elections in spite of what you were taught in high school history.
Recorded webinar to watch at your convenience
with Steve Goldman
RECORDING STILL AVAILABLE: "Fake News" is a phrase that has come to be used frequently over the past 3 years. Is this a new phenomenon, or has it been around for a long while? Dr. Stephen A. Goldman will be your guide on a visual "magic carpet" ride through five centuries of historical newspapers to answer that question and to allow audience members to determine for themselves what is real and what is illusion. You might be surprised at the answer!
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with Bruce Jones
RECORDING STILL AVAILABLE: Discuss how Talbot County compares with other counties within Maryland with regards to education, rates of crime, housing availability, social services, transportation, infrastructure, and more.
(Recorded session still available)
with Phil Hesser, PhD
You may be wondering about this fellow and why he had it in for the Eastern Shore. Phil is going to lead you through some sleuthing to unmask this 19thcentury Baltimorean and his motives – giving you clues to consider one week before the great reveal during a virtual happy hour. Sharpen your wits and grab a beverage. No spirits or malt liquors will be provided (a clue, perhaps)!?
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with Rich Wagner
Join us as we conclude our spring semester course. We'll continue our discussion of the latest findings and theories about the nature of life and its origins on earth and (possibly) in the universe, including: Is the universe fine-tuned for life? What are the factors that bear on the probability of life originating here on earth and/or elsewhere? We'll discuss the search for extraterrestrial life, new planets and their habitability. Which is most unlikely: development of complex single-cell life, or evolution of more complex life-forms? Was/is something like “mind” involved? What are the evolutionary advantages of consciousness?
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with Ray Vergne
RECORDED SESSIONS STILL AVAILABLE: Although it affected, influenced, and dominated the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the XX Century, Fascism is difficult to define accurately and succinctly. This exercise in history will try to identify the major characteristics of Fascism in different countries, some of which existed under Fascist governments, some of which did not, and their differences. The roots and origins of Fascism will be explored, as well as its relationship to established religion, its economic systems, its prejudices and its implacable hostility to Communism. The circumstances around which Fascist movements developed will be discussed, whether these were in Europe, Africa, or America. Military operations (World War II) and genocide (the Holocaust) will be brought in peripherally as they relate to Fascist doctrine and ideology. The goal of this exercise is to better understand the phenomenon of Fascism, which so painfully scarred the history of the XX Century.
3 recorded sessions still available
with John Miller, Ph.D and Suzanne Sanders
RECORDED SESSIONS STILL AVAILABLE: Theatrical tradition would urge us to call Macbeth “The Scottish Play,” so that disaster doesn't befall us. But this bad luck tradition only comes into play (no pun intended) when the title is mentioned inside the theater where the performance is to be presented. But erring on the side of prudence is always best. For many of us this play remains a favorite (perhaps you first read it in high school) as does the quip “Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are the happiest married couple in Shakespeare.” Let's contrast this observations with those of many theatergoers who find this play one of the darkest of Shakespeare's works. We'll find out “ tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow...”
3 recorded sessions still available
With Wayne Bell, PhD
This course is offered as a collaboration between Chesapeake Forum and the Pickering Creek Audubon Center.
RECORDED SESSIONS STILL AVAILABLE: This fall we will focus on common and not-so-common songbirds that grace our Eastern Shore backyards and parks. The course will span the months of September, October, and November to enable us to see departing summer residents and arriving winter residents as well as those species that grace our landscapes year 'round. We'll see familiar species like Northern Cardinal and Blue Jay. We'll also see birds that are often overlooked such as Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Savannah Sparrow, and yes, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. No birding experience is necessary but you may be surprised at how many species you already know! There will be one Zoom class session each month interspersed with at least two field trips to local destinations in between each class. (Due to social gathering restrictions, field trips are limited to 6 participants and available only to those signed up for the Live Zoom Class w/field trips.) Gather up your binoculars and join us for a birder's-eye view of the place we call home.
3 recorded sessions still available
With Hunter Harris
Airship 103 will touch on some basic Airship (blimp) technical points and operational considerations that are unique to this type of aviation. Then we'll begin our voyage! We'll begin in September on a journey that takes us on an Airship Flight from Montreal to Miami with visits along the way to Boston, NYC, and many other places. Our October flight will continue from South Florida to Phoenix with side trips along the entire Mississippi valley. The November trip wraps up 'cross country' as we fly across the high desert and the Continental divide to southern California then up the Pacific Coast to Vancouver, British Columbia. Classes will include interesting photos, video, and true, accurate, and unmodified stories of adventure from the Airship Captain.
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with Hans Kuschnerus
This interactive course explains the nature of change with examples (new and old) in many categories. We'll consider and discuss major concerns for the future in technology and in other life challenges. Our present Covid-19 pandemic serves as an apt wake-up call. Future scenarios will be presented that anticipate changes in: transportation, Artificial Intelligence and the internet, healthcare, and climate change. Participants will be given tips and tools to make adoption of change least disruptive and not so frustrating.
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with Ron Lesher
Astronomical black holes devour everything entering their hungry maws, or so they are described in the popular press. They are time machines and maybe even open doors to parallel universes. How do we know all this? Come and explore what we know about black holes and how we know this.
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With Forest Hansen
Most people signing up for this course would say either that the mind is a sort of immaterial entity that exists in our heads or that it is the brain. We will review the philosophical and scientific origins of these two notions. Upon close examination both present conceptual perplexities. We will then consider alternative answers to this question which claim to resolve those problems. Finally, we will discuss why this is an important issue, not just a philosophical game.
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with Nancy Hesser, Ph.D
The countless ways we relate to food and cooking – for fun, nurturing, connection, self-expression, and more – seem to inspire as many creative writers as master chefs. Instead of recipes, cookbooks, and diets, this course offers an opportunity to read and discuss selected food-themed short stories representing a wide range of styles and perspectives. The stories will be emailed to participants prior to each of the two sessions.
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With Rich Harrison and Bob DeGour
We'll choose three of the most interesting of the following eight topics: Climate Change and the Global Order, India and Pakistan, Red Sea Security, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, U. S. Relations with the Northern Triangle, China's Road into Latin American, The Philippines, and U. S. Artificial Intelligence and Data.
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with Margot Miller, PhD
This course will explore Margaret Atwood's, The Testaments, and Elizabeth Strout's, Olive Again, and discuss what a sequel offers to and demands of the reader.
The Testaments, by Margaret Atwood, 2019. This sequel to the Handmaid's Tale takes place 15+ years after Offred/June climbs into the truck in the last scene of The Handmaid's Tale not knowing what her future is to be. We'll follow the stories of Hanna/Agnes and Holly/Nicole (aka Daisy/Jade) as they negotiate their status as young females in Gilead. There is a sliver of hope revealed in the story, as the book is framed as a course in “Gilead Studies” in some far-future university retrospective.
Olive, Again, by Elizabeth Strout, 2019, sequel to Olive Kitteridge (winner of the Pulitzer Prize).
Olive, Again picks up a few weeks after Olive Kitteridge ends and continues for a number of years until Olive comes to terms with the nearness of the end of her life. Strout is deeply perceptive about her characters. They are intense and complicated, not always likable, yet we do like them. How can we not? We find ourselves in so many of them.
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