Fall 2018 OLLI Catalog
The Osher Lifelong Learning at California State University Dominguez Hills is a program of educational, cultural, and social opportunities for retired and semi-retired individuals age 50 and above. Members experience taking courses in a relaxed atmosphere for the pure pleasure of learning.
The Osher Lifelong Learning at California State University Dominguez Hills is a program of educational, cultural, and social opportunities for retired and semi-retired individuals age 50 and above. Members experience taking courses in a relaxed atmosphere for the pure pleasure of learning.
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)<br />
Omnilore Topics Offered For <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
Please note that the books listed for each course are only possible<br />
candidates. Do not buy any until the pre-meeting and a decision<br />
on the common reading is made.<br />
Classes start September 4, <strong>2018</strong><br />
and end December 28, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Holiday periods are adapted to by<br />
individual class voting.<br />
(ASG) Ancient Skygazers<br />
When the sun goes down, we turn our lights on, and TVs go on.<br />
Our ancient ancestors looked up and gazed at the skies filled with<br />
wonderful specks of light that moved across above them. They<br />
would find meanings for these objects and take guidance from<br />
them. They would create myths about them, temples to worship<br />
them, and establish structures to observe them and maintain<br />
detailed records. This would lead to how they created calendars,<br />
planned cities, and evolved their cultures. These ancient skygazers<br />
laid the basis for modern astronomy. Our goal is to look at the<br />
world of archeoastronomy and learn of ancient skygazers and their<br />
beliefs and customs. And to look up at night.<br />
Common Reading:<br />
Echo of the Ancient Skies,<br />
the Astronomy of Lost Civilizations,<br />
by Edwin C. Krupp (2004)<br />
(BBC) Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency<br />
What is Bitcoin, and why should anyone care about it anyway? It<br />
is often associated in the public mind with instability, wild market<br />
fluctuations and illicit dealings, but its underlying technology is<br />
poised to launch a revolution. Cryptocurrency (and the blockchain<br />
technology it is based on) are here to stay, so rather than ignoring<br />
it, this S/DG will help demystify it and prepare us to participate in<br />
discussions about an inevitable crypto-economy.<br />
Common Reading:<br />
The Age of Cryptocurrency:<br />
How Bitcoin and the Blockchain are<br />
Challenging the Global Economic<br />
World Order, by Paul Vigna and<br />
Michael J. Casey (2016)<br />
<strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2018</strong> | www.csudh.edu/olli | (310) 243-3208 29
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