Fill up your cup of coffee or tea and join us for our popular, biweekly virtual conversation about current events facilitated by Tom Murphy and John Williams. Each week’s discussion is typically accompanied by some readings you’ll receive in advance via email. Topics for September 21 are:

1) Who’s in charge here? What human roles are we willing to concede to computers and their programmers? Driving cars? Calling balls and strikes in baseball? Enforcing speed limits? What else?

2) Afghanistan: What were the stated reasons for invading? What were the mistakes: Invading in the first place? Attempting to “reshape” its society? Leaving when we did? Planning the withdrawal?

Register at least two days in advance. You will then be sent the Zoom link to join along with suggested readings.