Science, Technology and Society.
The STS Affiliated Group meets bi-monthly for potluck dinners at a member’s home to discuss evolving technologies and their impact on society. Topics for discussion are chosen by consensus. For each meeting, a volunteer researches the topic, provides preparatory materials, and facilitates the discussion.
Participation does not require any special scientific expertise, but rather a general awareness of current scientific issues and an interest in exploring how they are shaping our lives.
Discussing the latest research on how sleep affects the mind and body
Recent topics have included
The future of manufacturing
Medicine of the future
Brian Kelly’s ideas about “inevitable” future trends in technology
Jeff Hawkins’ Thousand Brain Theory
The science of sleep
The evolution of human intelligence
How AI will revolutionize education
Discussions are unstructured, collegial and lively, and always thought provoking. We frequently end with more questions than we started with, and from there come the topics for our next meeting!
Omnilore membership not required to participate
