Science Semester: Book Reading and Discussion Group
Next session: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | 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 books and the discussion dates will be:
- February 17 - Into the Unknown, The Quest to Understand the Mysteries of the Cosmos by Kelsey Johnson
- March 17 - Your Brain is a Time Machine - The Neuroscience and Physics of Time by Dean Buonomano
- April 21 - The Spark of Life: Electricity in the Human Body by Frances Ashcroft
- May 19 - The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
- June 16 -The World in Six Songs by Daniel Levitin
- July 21 - This is Your Brain on Parasites by Kathleen McAuliffe
- August - No meeting
- September 15 - The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science by Dava Sobel.
Free and open to Center members. This program is in partnership with the Charlottesville Newcomers Club.
Register on MyActiveCenter
Members only.
Location:
The Center