What we’re about
We are a group of individuals who meet monthly to discuss readings about ongoing developments in science and technology, pernicious pseudoscience problems, and their implications for society.
We are based on the original Lunar Society of Birmingham UK, which met from the mid 1760s to the mid-1800s. They chose the name because they had to meet on the full moon in order to see their ways home afterward. :) We will maintain the monthly full moon tradition as our tribute to them.
From Joseph Priestley, one of the founders: "We had nothing to do with the religious or political principles of each other, we were united by a common love of Science, which we thought sufficient to bring together persons of all distinctions, Christians, Jews, Mahometans, and Heathens, Monarchist and Republicans.”
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See all- Let's talk about the science of emotionsDote Coffee Bar, Bellevue, WA
After last month's depressing discussion of soul-less, ignorant Artifical Intelligence let's take about something refreshingly organic: Emotions, the one big thing that separate us from the AIs!
Research on the neurology of emotion has produced a lot of new insights, both about human emotion and the emotional states of animals. What is the biological basis of emotion? From simple Fight of Flight to paralyzing depression to ecstatic joy, how do emotions drive motivation of behavior? Are emotions the real defining difference between human and machine? Let's discuss!
The readings:
The Neuroscience of Emotions
7d._8_smith_neurobiology_of_emotions_final_tca.pdf
16.1: The Neurological Bases of Emotions - Social Sci LibreTexts
Bridging the Gap: Human Emotions and Animal Emotions | Affective Science
