About the Club
In our increasingly complex world, knowing a little about a lot not only grounds our specialized interests within all spheres of knowledge, but helps us foster the holistic thinking that will illuminate our questions with innovative and unique points of view. At the SciArt Book Club we aim to cover some of today’s most scientifically and socially vital topics through a variety of recently published books.
Books we've read so far include:
In our increasingly complex world, knowing a little about a lot not only grounds our specialized interests within all spheres of knowledge, but helps us foster the holistic thinking that will illuminate our questions with innovative and unique points of view. At the SciArt Book Club we aim to cover some of today’s most scientifically and socially vital topics through a variety of recently published books.
Books we've read so far include:
- The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution by Denis Dutton
- On Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction by Susan Blackmore
- On Dreaming: A Very Short Introduction by J. Allan Hobson
- Art Theory: A Very Short Introduction by Cynthia Freeland
- The Brain: A Very Short Introduction by Michael O'Shea
- Memory: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan K. Foster
- How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett
- A Briefer History of Time: The Science Classic Made More Accessible by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
- The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language by Christine Kenneally & The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language by John McWhorter
- Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction by John Polkinghorne & Entanglement: The Unlikely Story of How Scientists, Mathematicians, and Philosophers Proved Einstein’s Spookiest Theory by Amir D. Aczel
- Perception: A Very Short Introduction by Brian Rogers & The Mind’s Eye by Oliver Sacks
- A New History of Life: The Radical New Discoveries about the Origins and Evolution of Life on Earth by Peter Ward and Joe Kirschvink & The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life by David Quammen
- On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction by Brian Boyd
- Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky
Generally the Club meets every 6 weeks on Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30. After receiving input from other members, managers Judith Modrak and Alison Berry choose titles for the meetings, which they jointly host and facilitate. Shortly before each meeting, a discussion guide is sent out. At the meetings, all levels of preparedness are welcome. If you are not on the member list and wish to receive the next meeting's discussion questions, please email [email protected].
