Living in Truth: The Life and Work of Vaclav Havel
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Jane L. Curry, Political Science Professor, Santa Clara UniversitySteven Boyd Saum, Editor, Santa Clara Magazine As a writer and political leader, Havel advocated using truth and love to combat oppression. He went from being a dissident in prison to negotiating the end of communism in Czechoslovakia in the Velvet Revolution. He served as president of Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic. Read more »

Humanities West Book Discussion: Mission to China: Matteo Ricci & the Jesuit Encounter with the EastIn the 16th century, the vast and sophisticated empire of China remained almost unknown to the West. As global trade expanded, legends fed the fantasies of European merchants, and the Catholic Church imagined the saving of millions of souls, but the first Jesuits in China confronted enormous challenges when they settled in the fabled Forbidden City. Lynn Harris will moderate this discussion of Mary Laven’s fascinating book. Read more »

Food AddictionMichael Prager, Author, Fat Boy Thin ManNicole Avena, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of FloridaEric Stice, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Oregon Research InstituteDr. Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD., MSc., FCEP, CASAM, Medical Director, RenascentElissa Epel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, UCSF Department of PsychiatryRobert H. Lustig, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, in the Division of Endocrinology at UCSF. Read more »