Sandy Springs Intellectual Dinner Club

We're hosting a low-key event to meet with open-minded people and relax.

We begin with a brief conversation starter* each month, but you're welcome to talk about your favorite subjects. See you soon!

*Conversation Starter: When Emotions and Temps Run High

Headed into another summer in Sandy Springs, this month's topic is how heat affects behavior.

Researchers have linked extreme heat to increased aggression, lower cognitive ability and... lost productivity.

With rising global temperatures, and record-breaking heat waves baking parts of the world, the effects of extreme heat on human behavior could pose a growing problem (SN: 6/29/21).

Scientists have been documenting humans’ difficulties coping with extreme heat for over a century. Much of that work, however, has taken place in laboratory settings to allow for a high degree of control.

Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/extreme-heat-climate-change-human-behavior-aggression-equity