Program Overview
*Out of concern for the health of our communities across the state, we and our partners are canceling all Humanities Washington events through at least April. We will continue to update you as the situation changes. Want to explore the humanities online? Check out our Cabin Fever Questions project and our blog.*
Our Think & Drink events are hosted conversations at pubs and tasting rooms on provocative topics and new ideas.
Experts, artists, and activists from a variety of disciplines participate in a moderated discussion, with a strong emphasis on audience participation. Past events tackled topics from consumerism to political polarization, geoengineering, race in the Pacific Northwest, and many more, and sparked lively conversation about morality, religion, history, and politics. Events are held periodically throughout the year in Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Yakima, the Tri-Cities, and Bellingham.
In fall 2019 and spring 2020, we’re presenting a statewide Think & Drink series called, The Wired Mind: How the Internet is Changing Humanity.
This program is made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Satterberg Foundation, and the Norcliffe Foundation.
Upcoming Events
POSTPONED: Think & Drink – The One-Way Mirror: Privacy in the Internet Age
*Due to precautions related to COVID-19, Humanities Washington has postponed this event. We’re sorry for any inconvenience. The event will now take place on June 24, 2020. View our rescheduled event.* We’re filling our houses with microphones. We’re downloading apps that collect sensitive health data. We give social media platforms everything from pictures of ourselves […]
- When
- 7:30 pm, Tuesday
April 7, 2020 - Where
- The Forum at Town Hall Seattle
720 Seneca St Ste A
Seattle, WA 98101 United States
Think & Drink: Is the Internet Making Us Miserable?
Register for the event here. We are living through the largest psychological experiment in history. For often hours each day, billions of us bury ourselves in devices designed to manipulate our emotions and attention. Changing the human mind to be more compulsive and addicted is simply good business for many tech companies, but it may […]
- When
- 7:00 pm, Tuesday
April 21, 2020 - Where
- McMenamins Elks Temple
565 Broadway
Tacoma, WA 98402 United States
The One-Way Mirror: Privacy in the Internet Age
*This event was originally scheduled for April 7, 2020 and has been rescheduled due to precautions related to COVID-19. Tickets will be available in April.* We’re filling our houses with microphones. We’re downloading apps that collect sensitive health data. We give social media platforms everything from pictures of ourselves and our children to data on […]
- When
- 7:30 pm, Wednesday
June 24, 2020 - Where
- The Forum at Town Hall Seattle
720 Seneca St Ste A
Seattle, WA 98101 United States