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Rationalists of East Tennessee Newsletter March 2026 |
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February Field Trip
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Ruby Sunshine for brunch
then walk to the
EAST TN HISTORICAL CENTER
Sunday February 22, 12:00 NOON
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Meet at Ruby Sunshine in Knoxville's Market Square for Brunch at Noon on Sunday 2/22. There is an adjacent Market Square parking garage that should be free. After brunch we can walk through Krutch Park to the ETHC which opens at 1pm and should also be free. This will allow time to explore the 1st and 3rd (McClung Collection) floors and still make it home in time to participate in Reflections at 4:30pm if desired. |
Here is a Doordash menu for those who like to peruse it beforehand: https://www.doordash.com/store/ruby-sunshine-knoxville-919760/19183749/
RSVP to outreach@rationalists.org so we can get a count of how many will be at Ruby Sunshine.
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February 22 Reflections Meeting
February 22, 2026 4:30 - 6:00 PM Eastern Time
Immigration While immigration can drive economic growth and cultural enrichment, it also presents challenges that require careful management and policy considerations to ensure positive outcomes for both immigrants and host communities.
So, what do you think about all this? Do you have a philosophy that leads to a workable policy? |
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March First Sunday Meeting
March 1, 2026 10:30 - 12:30 Eastern Time
In Person + Zoom
Jenn Stern will be giving a presentation on "Buying Technology."
You may remember the excellent presentation Jenn did on avoiding scams. This one should be just as interesting and informative.
Coffee and other hot beverages will be provided. Bring a snack to share if you wish.
We meet in the Cafeteria Annex at the back of the Goins Administrative Building. Please enter through the direct access at the back of the building in order not to disturb others who rent different parts of he building. |
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Blount County First Wednesday Meetup
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
LOCATION: Peaceful Side Brewery,106 Everett Avenue, Maryville, TN 37804
Check out the menu at https://peacefulsidebrewery.com/taproom-menu/
This will be a monthly event on the First Wednesday. All are welcome to join in. |
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Book Club Meeting: In Person & Zoom!
We have started a quarterly in-person meeting of the book club. We will still have the Zoom meetings, but additionally we will have 4 in-person meetings a year. Same time and place as our regular meetings (10:30-12:30 at Pellisippi State Hardin Valley, Goins building cafeteria annex.) So, bring a snack and your book and have an in-face discussion with your fellow book club members. |
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Sunday, March 8, 2026, 10:30 -12:30
Goins Cafeteria Annex PSCC Hardin Valley Road
Book Club Meeting in Person and Zoom!Following a half decade of research into the newest science, Vartan shows in The Stronger Sex that women’s bodies are incredibly powerful, flexible, and resilient in ways men’s bodies aren’t. Tossing aside the narrow notion of a fully ripped man as the measure of strength, Vartan reveals the ways that women surpass men in endurance, flexibility, immunity, pain tolerance, and the ultimate test of any human body: longevity. Vartan—a deadeye shot since her grandmother showed her how to aim a .22—debunks myth after myth like so many tin cans at two hundred yards and reveals why, if anyone wins in a battle of the sexes, it’s women. In interviews with dozens of researchers from biology, anthropology, physiology, and sports science, plus in-depth conversations with runners, swimmers, wrestlers, woodchoppers, thru-hikers, firefighters, and more, The Stronger Sex squashes outdated ideas about women’s bodies. It’s a celebration of female strength that doesn’t argue “down with men” but “up with us all.” 384 pages.
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Third Sunday In Person & Zoom Meeting
March 15, 2026 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Eastern Time Pellissippi State, Hardin Valley, Goins Building Cafeteria Annex
Our presentation will be given by Sequoia Conkling, who is an Education Associate of the East Tennessee Historical Center. She will be speaking on "Tennessee's Role in the Revolutionary War."
Coffee and other hot beverages will be provided. Bring a snack to share if you wish.
We meet in the Cafeteria Annex at the back of the Goins Administrative Building. Please enter through the direct access at the back of the building in order not to disturb others who rent different parts of the building.
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March 22 Reflections Meeting
March 22, 2026 4:30 - 6:00 PM Eastern Time
Are You Built for All This?
A summary from current research:
Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life. Industrial environments overstimulate our stress systems and erode both health and reproduction. Evidence ranging from global fertility declines to chronic inflammatory diseases shows the toll of this mismatch. Researchers say cultural and environmental redesign, especially nature-focused planning, is essential.
Humans are built for nature not modern life | ScienceDaily
Are you mismatched for the modern world - at least this one? Maybe it's time to walk the dog in the woods. Join us for a discussion.
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March Field Trip Switch-up
For March, instead of having a group field trip, the Outreach Committee encourages all RET members to participate in the National No Kings Event on Saturday, March 28. Events will be held in Knoxville, Maryville and Oak Ridge, as well as other regional locations. For more information visit: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/792129/ |
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July 4 Farragut Parade
In order to participate in the Saturday, July 4 Farragut Parade as we did last year, RET needs to apply on April 1. Before doing that, we need to make sure we have enough people willing to participate in the parade. Participants assemble at Farragut High School Parking lot no later than 8:30 AM and we are finished around noon.
Please RSVP to outreach@rationalists.org no later than March 31 if you are interested in participating. |
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Edited by Sharron King: newsletter@rationalists.org.
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