YP DISCUSSION: GLOBAL IMPACT OF INCREASING HUMAN LONGEVITY

At an alarming and unprecedented rate, science & technology are elongating the chronological limits of human mortality. Are death from disease, aging, and war necessary to control human population? What if humans did not die? Will greatly-increased human lifespans necessitate birth licensing or mass-sterilization of populations? Is anti-aging science a problem, or a solution?

DISCUSSION DATE:
July 2, 2008 - 7:pm

LOCATION:
Laurelwood NW Public House (map), upstairs - back room.

RECOMMENDED READING:
WIKIPEDIA: Longevity
WEB RESOURCE: The Methuselah Foundation
GOOGLE NEWS: Longevity

YP DISCUSSION: INTERNATIONALLY-FOCUSSED CAREERS IN OREGON AND ABROAD

This week we’ll discuss job opportunities around the world, and local ones with global reach. We’re asking YPs to bring their knowledge to this meeting and share it with the group.
-Do you work at a local international NPO – tell us how you found the position!
-Global finance/distribution for a Fortune 500 – what’s it like? Any openings?
-Lived in Japan for three years teaching English – tell us about how we can do the same!

DISCUSSION DATE:
June 18, 2008 - 7:pm

LOCATION:
Laurelwood NW Public House (map), upstairs - back room.

YP DISCUSSION: THE LAST REMAINING NON-MODERN HUMANS

Who decides the morality of "no-contact" policies? What if uncontacted indigenous peoples are breaking modern laws? How, in this globalized world, can there be an estimated 100 tribes/groups of uncontacted peoples? Are we obligated to protect them and perpetuate their isolation, or to integrate them into modern human societies?

DISCUSSION DATE:
June 4, 2008 - 7:pm

LOCATION:
Laurelwood NW Public House (map), upstairs - back room.

RECOMMENDED READING:
WIKIPEDIA: Yanomamo
GOOGLE NEWS: Isolated Tribes