|
QUESTION
|
|
What proportion of your activity is meaningful? What proportion is meaningless? Why?
|
|
LINKUP WIRELESS |
 Now you can get Linkup on many cell phones and PDAs in a version optimized for small screens. Heading to an event and need the event information? No problem. Just view it on your cell phone or PDA. Please try out Linkup wireless at any time.
|
|
|
Portland Linkup Events |
"The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology" by Ray Kurzweill
books - Our strange future in GNR: Genetics, Nanotechnology & Robotics
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
RSVP: 0
Places left: 6
RSVP systemwide: 2
view event
|
What exactly is integrity, and why exactly does it matter?
discussion - fundamental issues
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
RSVP: 0
Places left: 6
view event
|
"The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School"
books - social analysis & commentary
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
RSVP: 0
Places left: 6
view event
|
What does it mean to be a complete person?
discussion - fundamental, but surprising question
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
RSVP: 0
Places left: 6
view event
|
"The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again"
books - philosophy / art history / amusing musings
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
RSVP: 0
Places left: 6
view event
|
Is there any such thing as "human nature?"
discussion - sociology / psychology / social psychology
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
RSVP: 0
Places left: 6
RSVP systemwide: 1
view event
|
"The Great Arab Conquests"
books - early history of Islam
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
RSVP: 0
Places left: 6
view event  top
|
Where did your values, beliefs and attitudes come from? Are they actually yours? How do you know?
discussion - touchy but productive questions
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
RSVP: 0
Places left: 6
view event top
|
"LSD My Problem Child: Reflections on Sacred Drugs, Mysticism and Science"
books - mind expansion, social history, biography
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
RSVP: 0
Places left: 6
view event top
|
Would the earth be better off without people?
discussion - harsh question, leading to illuminating conclusions
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
RSVP: 0
Places left: 6
view event top
|
"Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life"
books - major implications of cellular components
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
RSVP: 0
Places left: 6
view event top
|
What are the many forms of intelligence?
discussion - illuminating questions
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
RSVP: 0
Places left: 6
view event top
|
"This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking"
books - add to your cognitive toolkit
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
RSVP: 0
Places left: 6
view event top
|
DIY Seminar in Brain Health
discussion - taking care of your wetware
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
RSVP: 0
Places left: 6
view event top
|
|
| « |
May 2012 |
» |
| Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
| 14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
| 21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
| 28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
|
|
|
|
NEW MEMBERS
|
Ryan  - Portland
profession: clerk
interests: General Philosophy, language and knowledge, meta ethics, moral foundations and the consistency of moral reason. Visual Arts mainly concerned with materials and techniques, poetry, creative writing again mainly focused on craft.
|
Dan - Portland
profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
interests: Reading, writing, socializing, boating, fishing, gardening. I am working on my first book which could easily be a compilation of short stories or a novel, biographical in nature.
|
Mike W - Portland
profession: Retired
interests: Math, Physics, Quantum Computing, Music, Economics, Scientific Computing (Python, Sympy, Sage, Mathematica)
|
Jessica - Portland
profession: Physical Therapist
interests: Biking, hiking, rock climbing, music, learning a new language (Spanish, some Italian), eating!, backpacking, running, working out, board games, dinners with friends, snowboarding, would like to start skiing this season.
|
Michael - Oregon City
profession: consultant
interests: Music lover with interest in rock and jazz and signing, I enjoy writing short essays and stories about personal insight and even lyrics, I love to challenge my body through exercising and meditate my mind through day dreaming and walking.
|
Yesi - Portland
profession: Student/technical writer
interests: hiking, learning skills, camping, kickboxing, yoga, enjoying other cultures, food, cooking, baking, comedies, action flicks, singing, reading
|
Robin - Portland
profession: Computer Systems Analyst
interests: boat building, kayaking, fly fishing, cider making, environmental issues - mostly water quality and habitat restoration, trying to learn classical and Flamenco guitar
|
Suzanne - Portland
profession: Social Work/Marketing
interests: camping hiking, biking, kayaking, live music, festivals of all kinds, beer, wineries, books, laughing, people watching, coffee, Sunday morning breakfast followed by sipping coffee and reading the paper, traveling abroad, road trips
|
Tracy - Portland
profession: just graduated, fire
interests: Traveling, adventures, photography (SLR style Nikon by choice), hiking, learning skills, driving fast, camping, running, kickboxing, yoga, enjoying other cultures, food, cooking, baking, comedies; will ferrel, comic movies.
|
Arber - Portland
profession: IT Systems Administrator
interests: Learning more about vegetarian cooking, digital photography, watching movies and documentaries as well as food shows (Iron Chef & Bizarre Foods), video editing, reading, networking with other people, biking.
|
|
