Our program will run from 11 am to 12:30 pm but you can join in to the meeting starting at 10:45 am. Volunteers please join by 10:30 am.
This Sunday our featured presentation will be part 1 of a two-part talk on: The Rise of Communism and Nazism After WWI in Germany (1918 – 1922ish) by Mark Turi. Mark holds a BA from Brock University and studies the History of Nationalism and Revolution in Modern Europe.
Our program will run from 11 am to 12:30 pm but you can join in to the meeting starting at 10:45 am. Volunteers please join by 10:30 am.
This Sunday our featured presentation will be a talk found on YouTube (about 20 minutes long) entitled: The Psychology of the Con: How Not to Get Fooled by Maria Konnikova, a writer and psychologist. She is author of the 2016 book: The Confidence Game. Dan Cooperstock, a Toronto Oasis organizer, who has read her book, will introduce the video and moderate the discussion after we watch the video together.
Our program will run from 11 am to 12:30 pm but you can join in to the meeting starting at 10:45 am. Volunteers please join by 10:30 am.
This Sunday Paul Kaplan returns for a follow up conversation on his Capitalism 101 talk. Earlier this year, in February, Paul gave a talk on Capitalism at Toronto Oasis, addressing a wide range of issues related to Capitalism and how it is misunderstood. Here is a link to that Toronto Oasis event: https://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Oasis/events/khgwkrybcdbdb/, a link to Paul’s slides that he used for his presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YbX3XzJMwtavMf-X9WogWlSG3EUQPEf1/view?usp=sharing; and a link to a video clip featured in his February talk (about 10 minutes long by Deirdre McCloskey, Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English, and Communication University of Illinois at Chicago): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x1uZESt5n0
Our featured presentation this Sunday (20 – 30 minutes) will be a conversation between Paul Kaplan and one of the Toronto Oasis organizers, Tania Akon, following up on Paul’s Capitalism 101 talk. This will be followed by a discussion/Q&A (15 – 20 minutes) when other participants will have an opportunity to join in the conversation.
Paul Kaplan
Paul D. Kaplan, PhD, CFA, is director of research for Morningstar Canada and is a senior member of Morningstar’s global research team. Morningstar is a Chicago-based global investment research firm. Paul led the development of many of the quantitative methodologies behind Morningstar’s fund analysis, indexes, advisor tools, and other services. He conducts research on asset allocation, retirement income planning, portfolio construction, index methodologies, and other investment topics. Many of Paul’s research papers have been published in professional books and publications. He received two awards for articles published in the prestigious Financial Analysts Journal. Many of his works appear in his book Frontiers of Modern Asset Allocation published in 2012 by John Wiley & Sons. He is a coauthor of the book Popularity: A Bridge between Classical and Behavioral Finance published in 2018 by the CFA Institute Research Foundation. Before coming to Canada in 2012, Paul served as quantitative research director for Morningstar Europe in London, UK, and director of quantitative research in the United States before that. Before working at private companies, he served on the economics faculty of Northwestern University where he taught international finance and statistics. Paul holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, economics, and computer science from New York University and a master’s degree and doctorate in economics from Northwestern University. He has served as a member of the editorial board of the Financial Analysts Journal and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Clive Hannah will do the Community Moment. The Community Moment is a chance for one of our own to share their journey, thoughts about life, or something personal about themselves. It could be light and silly or it could be emotionally heavy. Either way, you’ll learn more about a valued person in our community. Interested in presenting your own Community Moment? Contact Tania at 416oasis@gmail.com.
Our program will run from 11 am to 12:30 pm but you can join in to the meeting starting at 10:45 am. Volunteers please join by 10:30 am.
This Sunday our featured presentation will be a CSICon, CFI talk found on YouTube (about 27 minutes long) entitled: Why We Believe – Long After We Shouldn’t by Carol Tavris, a social psychologist and feminist. She co-authored the book Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me), described ironically as a bible in the skeptical movement in the description of this YouTube video. Tania Akon, a Toronto Oasis organizer, will introduce the video and moderate the discussion after we watch the video together.
Our program will run from 11 am to 12:30 pm but you can join in to the meeting starting at 10:45 am. Volunteers please join by 10:30 am.
This Sunday our featured presentation will be a TED talk available on YouTube (about 18 minutes long) by Hannah Gadsby, a lesbian comedian from Australia who gained world attention with her Netflix special, Nanette. Reflecting on the purpose of her humour, she said, ‘I have built a career out of self-deprecating humour, and I don’t want to do that anymore. Because do you understand what self-deprecation means when it comes from somebody who already exists in the margins? It’s not humility. It’s humiliation.’ Helen Lenskyj, a Toronto Oasis participant and past speaker on several occasions, will introduce the video and moderate the discussion. Helen is Professor Emerita, University of Toronto, where she taught sociology.
Our program will run from 11 am to 12:30 pm but you can join in to the meeting starting at 10:45 am. Volunteers please join by 10:30 am.
This Sunday our featured presentation will be a TEDx UTSC talk available on YouTube (about 17 minutes long) by Desmond Cole, a freelance journalist and activist. Tania Akon, one of the organizers of Toronto Oasis, will give us a quick intro and facilitate a discussion about the topic after we watch the video together.
Our program will run from 11 am to 12:30 pm but you can join in to the meeting starting at 10:45 am. Volunteers please join by 10:30 am.
This Sunday our featured presentation will be a YouTube video talk (about 18 minutes long) by Dr. Hannah Critchlow, author of the book: The Science of Fate: Why Your Future Is More Predictable Than You Think. Dr Hannah Critchlow is the Science Outreach Fellow at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, and has been named a Top 100 UK Scientist by the Science Council for her work in science communication. She is listed as one of the University of Cambridge’s ‘inspirational and successful women in science’ and appears regularly on TV, radio and at festivals to discuss and explore the brain.
Tania Akon, one of the organizers of Toronto Oasis, will give us a quick intro and facilitate a discussion about the topic after we watch the video together.
Our program will run from 11 am to 12:30 pm but you can join in to the meeting starting at 10:45 am. Volunteers please join by 10:30 am.
Nationalism has been all over the news recently, but what exactly is nationalism, where does it come from and why are so many people ready to defend it with their lives? The purpose of this talk is to introduce the history of an important movement that has affected our modern lives and will continue to affect our world for many years to come.
Mark Turi
This Sunday Mark Turi returns for part 2 (the conclusion) of his talk on: A Brief History of Nations and Nationalism in Modern Europe. Mark holds a BA from Brock University and studies the History of Nationalism and Revolution in Modern Europe
Our program will run from 11 am to 12:30 pm but you can join in to the meeting starting at 10:45 am. Volunteers please join by 10:30 am.
This Sunday our featured presentation will be a YouTube video talk (20 minutes long) by Dr. Robin DiAngelo, author of the book: White Fragility. Tania Akon, one of the organizers of Toronto Oasis, will give us a quick intro and facilitate a discussion about the topic after we watch the video together.
Our program will run from 11 am to 12:30 pm but you can join in to the meeting starting at 10:45 am. Volunteers please join by 10:30am.
This Sunday our featured presentation will be a YouTube video talk (about 31 minutes long) by Nathan H. Lents about his book “Human Errors”. Dan Cooperstock, who has read the book, will give us a quick intro and facilitate a discussion about the topic after we watch the video together. According to Dan, while the book does not explicitly state that it is a refutation of the “intelligent design” approach of Biblical creationists, it certainly achieves that! Different sections of the book explain the many problems with various aspects of our body, our diet, our DNA, our reproduction, diseases, and mental errors, and the evolutionary explanations for them.
Dan Cooperstock is the Toronto Oasis Treasurer, an atheist Quaker, and a software entrepreneur, writing and selling software for churches and charities.
