SDARI Event Schedule
Meetings
SDARI meets regularly on the fourth Sunday of each month, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (except as may be noted below), at the Uptown Community Center, phone: (619) 543-9967, on Vermont Street, about two blocks north of University Avenue in the Hillcrest section of San Diego. Detailed directions to the meeting site, with maps, are on our Meeting Directions page.
Meetings generally involve a presentation by a distinguished speaker, followed by an open discussion. All meetings are free and open to the public, although donations are welcome (suggested donation: $5). For more information about SDARI, please drop us a line or call Keith at (619) 421-5844.
Social Time
The doors to the Uptown Community Center open at 6:00 pm on regular SDARI meeting nights. Bring your own food if you wish and join us for social time before the meeting.
AUGUST 2008 MEETING
- SUNDAY, August 24, 2008 Speaker: Judith Hand; Topic: Is War Necessary.
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Wars! Do we have to have one every few years? Our August speaker looks at that nagging question from a biological perspective. She insists war is not an inescapable facet of human nature. Her conclusions stem from diverse fields from biology to anthropology to psychology in outlining a coherent strategy to end war. She sets such a campaign in its historical context and explains why a great paradigm shift in conflict resolution could occur in a relatively short period of time.
Dr. Judith Hand is an evolutionary biologist and author, with a Phd from UCLA . Her latest book is A Future Without War. This talk is based on that book. She will have copies for sale at the meeting. Dr. Hand describes herself as a long time skeptic, and looks forward to talking to speaking to the only group dedicated to skepticism in San Diego.
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Future Meetings
Speakers and topics to be announced.
Directions to the Uptown Community Center
Detailed directions and maps showing the location of the Uptown Community Center are on our Meeting Directions page.
Past presentations
For descriptions of many of the past presentations and other events at SDARI meetings, see our Event Archives.