Speakers Forum

‘Some speak of the nobility of the law. Stern has not always found that to be true. Too much of the grubby bone shop, the odor of the abattoir, emanates from every criminal courtroom.’

An exploration of unsettling shifts and signs of hope in word and song

“How far are we willing to go? Are we prepared to sacrifice tradition and convention for genuine transformation?”

Reflections on 2020 help point to bridges forward

Poets and essayists conjure post-holiday light

If you’ve ever found yourself wishing you could better understand how the human brain works, then this talk is just for you.

'These men are going out to build a machine to understand how humans think and feel and would behave, and they don’t understand their wives and they don’t understand their children.'

‘Peak oil, at this point, it looks like it’s around 2030, which used to sound far away, but it isn’t anymore.’

‘Seattle is not silent. Seattle is not submissive. Seattle is not unthinking. Seattle will not be exploited, and Seattle is not obedient.’

‘We’re in an extremely polarized moment as a country, and we have to find ways to talk about these things.’