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October 2023

Third Age Learning Guelph fall lecture series

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Third Age Learning Guelph offers four lecture series annually, two in the fall session, two in the winter. Each series includes eight lectures, over eight Wednesdays (one series in the morning, another in the afternoon). This fall, TALG will be presenting two series of eight lectures starting September 13, 2023 and running each Wednesday until November 1, 2023. The morning series is about artificial intelligence. The afternoon series is about international relations between 2001 and 2023.

Free Webinar: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot

The McMaster University Alumni Association presents "How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot". In this enlightening webinar, communication expert Matt Abrahams provides tangible, actionable skills to help even the most anxious speakers succeed when communicating and speaking spontaneously.

Lecture: Voltaire Manuscripts: Traces of Celebrity

Speaker:  Nicholas Cronk, M.A., D.Phil. (University of Oxford) , Hon.D.Litt. (McGill University) is an author, professor, and pioneering researcher.  He is one of the world’s pre-eminent Enlightenment scholars while standing at the forefront of digital humanities technology.

McGill's Briany-Boomer exercise session: Exercise for seniors with Giuliana

The McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging (MCSA) Education Committee presents a Brainy-Boomer exercise session: Exercise for seniors with Giuliana: Full body movement. Join the session via Zoom. If you are having any problems connecting, please do not hesitate to send an email one day before the session to silvana.aguzzi@mcgill.ca

Lecture: Can governments promise a just energy transition in Canada?

Climate change promises us more smoke, less permafrost, higher sea levels, and stronger storms. It also almost certainly portends a more volatile world. In a series of three lectures, Andrew Leach, Economist, Writer & Univ. of Alberta Professor will examine this and other lies, half-truths, and easy soundbites that define Canadian climate change debates. The lecture will be livestreamed on youtube. 

Free Webinar: LGBTQ+ Etiquette and Common Bloopers: What You Need to Know to Be an Ally

The McMaster Alumni Association presents "LGBTQ+ Etiquette and Common Bloopers: What You Need to Know to Be an Ally". In this webinar, Jeannie Gainsburg will provide you with a list of the most common LGBTQ+ etiquette bloopers to avoid, best-practice communication tips, improved odds of referring to people using the correct pronoun, tips for messing up properly, and increased confidence in your ability to interact respectfully with and about LGBTQ+ people.

Lecture: Will the world use enough of our oil and gas?

Climate change promises us more smoke, less permafrost, higher sea levels, and stronger storms. It also almost certainly portends a more volatile world. In a series of three lectures, Andrew Leach, Economist, Writer & Univ. of Alberta Professor will examine this and other lies, half-truths, and easy soundbites that define Canadian climate change debates. The lecture will be livestreamed on youtube.

McGill's Brainy-Boomer exercise session: Gentle flow yoga with Tanaz

The McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging (MCSA) Education Committee presents a Brainy-Boomer exercise session: Gentle flow yoga with Tanaz. Join the session via Zoom If you are having any problems connecting, please do not hesitate to send an email one day before the session to silvana.aguzzi@mcgill.ca