Richard Dawkins

Free public lecture

University of Miami

Thursday, March 7, 2013    7:00-8:00 pm

Richard Dawkins is one of the world’s most influential living scientists and authors. Dawkins’ work as an evolutionary biologist pioneered a gene-centric view of evolution, and he has become a leading advocate for reason and science. A former University of Oxford Professor of Public Understanding of Science, Dawkins now runs the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, which finances research on the psychology of belief and religion, scientific education programs and materials, and publicizes and supports secular charitable organizations.

Dawkins will deliver a public lecture, “The Science of Beauty and the Beauty of Science” at 7 p.m. on Thursday March 7 at the Bank United Center, as part of Taking Flight: The Year of the Humanities and the Arts at the University of Miami. Dawkins will deliver the lecture and serve as a visiting professor at the University of Miami’s College of Arts and Sciences, thanks to a generous gift from the Louis J. Appignani Foundation.

BankUnited Center
1245 Dauer Dr
Coral Gables , FL United States

Register for free advance tickets
http://www.as.miami.edu/dawkins/

At previous lectures, people without tickets were still able to see the lecture in overflow rooms.

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Darwin Day Celebration

January 29, 2013

Charles DarwinOur Darwin Day celebrations, in cooperation with the Center For Inquiry have been an enormous success. Designed to promote awareness of the life and work of Charles Darwin, the annual event showcases educational activities for people of all ages.

This years event will be held Saturday, February 16, 2013, at:

Broward College North Campus
1000 Coconut Creek Boulevard
Coconut Creek, FL 33066
Check back again as we finalize the speakers

We hope to see you on 2013, an exciting year that marks both the 204th anniversary of Darwin’s birth, and the 154th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of the Species.

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Carl Sagan Day, 2012

November 8, 2012

Carl Sagan Day: A Celebration

Saturday, November 10, 2012
12:00 – 5:00 Festival Events
Special presentation by James Randi at 7:00 pm

Cost: Free

WHERE: Broward College North Campus
North Regional Library
1100 Coconut Creek Blvd.
Coconut Creek, FL 33066

Sponsored by the Center for Inquiry Fort Lauderdale, FLASH, the James Randi Educational Foundation, CASE, and Broward College

  • Carl Sagan was a Professor of Astronomy and Space Science and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University.
  • He served as an advisor and consultant to NASA, and played a major role in the establishment of SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence).
  • He was a Pulitzer Prize winning author and most familiar to the public through his COSMOS series on NOVA.
  • In addition to numerous awards, recognitions, and honorary degrees for his outstanding contributions, he is acknowledged as one of the most effective public faces of astronomy and space science throughout the world.
  • Asteroid 2709 was named after him. Sagan died in December 1996.

To celebrate his legacy on the 78th anniversary of his birth, and to increase public involvement in the excitement of astronomy and space exploration, a local coalition of science and reason-based organizations announces the FOURTH ANNUAL CARL SAGAN DAY.

WHAT: A full day program, including teacher workshops, children’s activities, food, displays, poster display from Broward County Schools, tour of the solar system, games, door prizes, star-gazing, and many surprises. Scheduled keynote speakers include:

  • James Randi Renowned magician and leader in the skeptical community
  • Dr. Dawn Martin Elliot – NASA scientist
  • Ethan Seigel – Begins with a Bang blogger
  • Jeff Wagg Emcee – skeptic organizer and educator
  • Christina Owen – Aeronautic Engineer
  • Alan Leipzig – Science educator

The event is free to all. Find more details at www.carlsaganday.com. A fund-raising pre-event dinner and reception will take place on Friday evening, November 9, 2012

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Religion and Taxes, How We All Subsidize Churches

October 17, 2012

PUBLIC EVENT Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Religion and Taxes : Dr. Ryan Cragun Public Event · By Becca Schattner Leipzig Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 7:00pm How Secular Humanists (and Everyone Else) Subsidize Religion in the United States Ever wondered whether religions pay taxes? And if religions don’t pay taxes, are they able to avoid all [...]

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Number of Godless Continues to Rise

October 10, 2012

Latest Pew Forum Research Shows Number of  Godless Continues to Rise Secularism On The Rise – Protestantism Lowest In History Cranford, NJ-American Atheists celebrate the latest Pew Research Center poll showing that, once again, the number of people in the U.S. who do not believe in any god, or who are non-religious (aka “nones”) is [...]

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Rally Against Amendment 8

August 7, 2012

Sponsored by the Broward teacher Union,  the Rally Against Amendment 8 event will culminate the three days of events at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 8 at the BTU offices in Tamarac. This is the only event of the three days of activities that will not be taking place at the Signature Grand in Davie. Former State Senator and [...]

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Ramifications of Amendment 8

July 8, 2012

by Paul Azzario Ramifications of the 8th amendment to the Florida Constitution passing The right wing religious special interest groups in Tallahassee have succeeded in lobbying the Republican controlled State Congress to attempt to alter Florida’s Constitution and force the taxpayer to fund religious schools and other religious institutions. As part of the ballot in [...]

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My Story

June 26, 2012

by Dave Hello. I’m Dave, and this is my story. My parents were very Catholic and I went to a Catholic school, so I didn’t have questions about religion until I was about 12. It was when I transferred to a public school and met other Christians (Methodists and Presbyterians mostly, with some Episcopals and [...]

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Summer Solstice Picnic, 2012

June 13, 2012

FLASH will be providing hotdogs, burgers, chicken and charcoal for the grill. We ask that anyone attending the picnic bring a side dish and something to drink. Other items needed include: napkins/paper towels, plastic utensils, serving and grilling utensils, garbage bags, lighter fluid, paper plates, and condiments. If you can bring any of the above [...]

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Crowd at the Reason Rally

D.C. Reason Rally Wrap-Up

March 28, 2012

Folks, Given a couple days to chew on it, I thought a bit of a wrap-up and critique of the Reason Rally was in order. I spent the day prior to the rally wandering the areas surrounding the National Mall playing tourist and gawking at cherry blossoms. It was good to get this done on [...]

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