Science Semester: Book Reading and Discussion Group
Next session: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | 1:30pm-3:30pm
Details:
Third Tuesdays of Each Month September-February, 1:30-3:30 pm
The Science Semester led by Steven Skalak, is a participatory reading and discussion group with an active exchange of ideas and reactions to our books on various scientific topics. The group will follow the basic book group format of reading the book followed by a discussion meeting at which participants can share their reactions and own life experience as it relates to the topic. Participants are expected to acquire their own reading materials, list of required material below.
The six books and the discussion dates will be:
- September 16: An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, by Ed Yong
- October 21: The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration, by Jake Bittle
- November 18: Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher, by Richard Feynman
- December 16: Our Moon: How it Transformed the Planet and Guided Evolution, by Rebecca Boyle
- January 20: The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth, by Zoe Schlanger
- February 17: Into the Unknown, The Quest to Understand the Mysteries of the Cosmos, by Kelsey Johnson
Free and open to Center members. This program is in partnership with the Charlottesville Newcomers Club.
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Members only.
Location:
The Center