Every year, still relevant: www.youtube.com/watch?v=12DX...

Next week (Nov 5) is the start of eldercollege.org Zoom course on #thoughtexperiments in science and philosophy - check it and many others out!

Consider applying to the Gifted Children's Association of BC to serve on its board of directors for 2026 - find out more at giftedchildrenbc.org/call-for-directors-2025/ #giftedandtalented #edusky #gifted

My course on #criticalthinking about media "expert panels" starts this Weds online thru eldercollege.org - only $33, app.amilia.com/store/en/MIEC/shop/activities/6088331 - talk to me nicely 😉 and maybe you can check out the first session gratis

A short Zoom course on good media-consumption habits: "Listening Well to Talking Heads & Both-sides-ism", through eldercollege.org - starts Sept 3rd! Anyone can register & attend. (Check out their many online offerings at the link.) #philosophy #philsky #criticalthinking

Upcoming eldercollege.ca discussion group in #nanaimo (actually, #lantzville!) on the nature of consciousness - we'll be reading passages from Thomas Nagel's classic "What is it Like to Be a Bat?". Sept. 3rd, 9:30-11am Always a fun and intellectually provocative topic! #philosophy

Schedule your blood donation today folks!

Randomly, learned (*some*) Blender yesterday, playing with making some stickman bookends. (Have not printed yet!) More poses in thread...

eldercollege.org fall courses published - many online & under $60 pitched at (but not exclusive to) mature #learner demographic. (I have a couple online, a couple in-person sessions on Vancouver Island on #philosophy & #epistemology.) Check 'em out - all instructors are (expert!) volunteers.

Some modest ways to cope with bad journalism? "Listening Well to Talking Heads & Both-sides-ism" on Zoom in September through eldercollege.org - a four-session discussion on critical thinking and responsibly engaging with media 'expert panels' from an analytic philosophical perspective

Interested in learning about thought experiments in science & philosophy? 5-week online course through eldercollege.org coming in November; anyone can register!

Two local presentations/discussions set up for the fall in Nanaimo: "If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying" (philosophy of sportsmanship) and "Do you already know everything?" (Plato's epistemology) - check out eldercollege.org/courselist

Just set up a 6-week course on thought experimentation in science (this Nov & Dec) through eldercollege.org (details not published quite yet!) Some courses are in person here on Vancouver Island, others all-online like mine! Looking forward to it.

Would it be feasible/effective to have folks play the Imperial March all along the parade route (should Trump's birthday extravaganza actually happen)? Would have to be loud enough to hear over the band...