In his book Seeing In The Dark, Ferris let’s us see  amateur astronomy and how backyard stargazers, linked globally by the Internet, are exploring deep space and making discoveries worthy of the professionals. Timothy Ferris will answer questions about the heavens and why he feels that astronomy is the most accessible and democratic of all the sciences.

Tue. Sept.24
Topic: Turkey and its role in world politics
Guest: Amb. O.Faruk Logoglu

Geography makes Turkey a bridge connecting Europe and Asia. Amb.O.Faruk Logoglu, will discuss the role his country plays in world politics and it’s long standing friendship with the United States.

Wed. Sept.25
Topic: What It Takes To Be A Great Teacher
Guest:  Mark Edmundson, Prof. of English, Univ. of Virginia

In his book Teacher, Mark Edmundson writes about the teacher who changed his life and that of other students. We will discuss the profession of teaching and what it takes to be the person with the power to change people’s lives one by one.

Thr. Sept.26
Topic: China’s Future Leadership
Guest: Gordon Chang, attorney and author 

Gordon Chang has lived and worked in China for twenty years as an advisor to American firms. Chang will discuss is experiences and how they helped form his opinions about the future leadership of China.

Fri. Sept. 27
Topic: Understanding Through Music
Guest: Raffi

Raffi Cavoukian, an Armenian born in Egypt and raised in Canada, is the world’s best known children’s troubadour. Because of his personal background he understands the emotional ups and downs of children in many countries living both at home and as refugees. We will talk to Raffi about his life and music and what it has meant to children around the world.