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Master Classe — Géopolitique / Avec Bruno Tertrais et Maud Guillaumin
Master Classe — Géopolitique / Avec Bruno Tertrais et Maud Guillaumin
À l’heure où la géopolitique envahit les médias, les réseaux sociaux et nos conversations quotidiennes, comment distinguer l’analyse du réflexe idéologique ? Comment penser les grands conflits contemporains sans céder aux récits simplificateurs, aux oppositions binaires ou aux explications toutes faites ? Nous avons le plaisir d’accueillir Bruno Tertrais à l’occasion d’une rencontre autour de son livre *Géopolitique de comptoir*. À travers cet ouvrage à la fois accessible et rigoureux, Bruno Tertrais déconstruit de nombreuses idées reçues sur l’état du monde : guerre en Ukraine, tensions autour de Taïwan, rôle de l’OTAN, droit international, conflits au Moyen-Orient ou retour de Donald Trump. La discussion sera menée par Maud Guillaumin, qui échangera avec Bruno Tertrais autour des grands récits géopolitiques contemporains, des mécanismes de désinformation, mais aussi de notre difficulté collective à appréhender la complexité du monde actuel. Une soirée pour prendre de la distance avec l’actualité immédiate, questionner nos certitudes et redonner toute sa place à la nuance dans le débat public. **Nos soirées sont toujours suivies d’un moment convivial autour d’une sélection de vins et quelques mignardises.** ——— **Bruno Tertrais** est un expert français en géopolitique et géostratégie. Directeur adjoint de la Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique et conseiller à Institut Montaigne, il analyse les grands enjeux internationaux contemporains. Ses travaux portent notamment sur les grands rapports de force internationaux et sur les questions de défense. Auteur et chroniqueur au Point, il est aussi régulièrement invité dans les médias pour commenter l’actualité géopolitique mondiale. **Maud Guillaumin** est journaliste, documentariste et auteure française. Elle a travaillé pour Europe 1, BFM TV, i-Télé, puis présenté le JT de La Chaîne Parlementaire pendant la présidentielle de 2012. Elle a réalisé plusieurs documentaires politiques consacrés notamment à Martine Aubry, Ségolène Royal et à l’entourage présidentiel sous la Ve République. Auteure de plusieurs ouvrages politiques et historiques, elle s’est notamment intéressée à Arnaud Montebourg et Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Elle collabore également à plusieurs magazines et revues comme Vanity Fair et Géo Histoire.
June Book Club:  Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi
June Book Club: Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi
Hi everyone, for June we will be reading **Taiwan Travelogue** by **Yang Shuang-zi.** We'll be meeting on Thursday, June 18th at a member's apartment. On the day of, please bring snacks and/or drinks to share with everyone if you can. **If you are able to host the group, please send me a message.** As always, make sure you update your RSVP if plans change. See you soon! Reza, Lindsay, and Lorraine P.S. We created a WhatsApp channel to facilitate communication around book club events, voting, etc. You can join here if you'd like: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/ILxho9jrEST2VGhhtIATm5](https://chat.whatsapp.com/ILxho9jrEST2VGhhtIATm5)
L'aventure de la conscience - La mémoire de l'âme
L'aventure de la conscience - La mémoire de l'âme
**Inscription obligatoire via ce lien :** https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/1982077287523?aff=oddtdtcreator Sans mémoire, la conscience se fragmente. Explorer cette mémoire n’est pas se tourner vers le passé, mais retrouver des repères pour agir avec justesse aujourd’hui. Car c’est en se souvenant de ce qui a été essentiel que la conscience peut s’aventurer vers l’avenir. Une invitation à comprendre la mémoire non comme nostalgie, mais comme force de construction. * **Horaire** : 20h * **Tarif** : 2 entrées pour 10€ **Nous retrouver : 12 rue Falguière, 75015 Paris (métro Falguière ou Montparnasse)**
Blood on the Clocktower aux Caves Alliées (joueur(se)s débutant(e)s)
Blood on the Clocktower aux Caves Alliées (joueur(se)s débutant(e)s)
Ceci est une soirée de découverte du jeu d'intrigue Blood on the Clocktower, **réservée aux joueur(se)s débutant(e)s**. Idéal si c'est votre première partie, ou si vous ne vous sentez pas encore assez à l'aise pour rejoindre nos autres soirées. Nous y expliquerons les règles du jeu en détails en début de partie. **Soirée enquête, bluff et intrigues mardi soir aux Caves Alliées.** Venez (re)découvrir cette petite pépite du jeu d'intrigue qu'est Blood on the Clocktower, à mi-chemin entre un loup-garou et une murder mystery: incarnez le temps d'un soir un des habitants du village de Ravenswood Bluff, et enquêtez, bluffez, collaborez avec les autres joueurs pour faire la lumière sur la malédiction qui ronge le village de l'intérieur. Ou jouez pour le camp du mal, et avancez dans l'ombre pour semer le doute et la discorde parmi vos concitoyens. * **Soirée ouverte à toutes et à tous**, que vous ayez déjà joué à ce type de jeu ou non. Un conteur/maître du jeu anime la partie, et est là pour s'assurer que tout se passe bien et répondre à vos questions =) * Nous serons accueillis au bar "les Caves Alliées" (taverne médiévale à Paris 6ème), qui nous met à disposition un espace de jeu. * Participation gratuite, par contre nous serons dans un bar, donc pensez à consommer (Ils ont un large choix de bières, des softs, boissons médiévales, et planches pour grignoter).
PLU Open Mic
PLU Open Mic
Paris Lit Up open mic (PLU) Every Thursday in English (other languages too – when in Rome, speak French) at the historic home of French Slam poetry, Culture Rapide (103 Rue Julien Lacroix, 75020). If you would like to read, dance, sing or otherwise express yourself, sign up is open and free to all, starting at 20.00-ish. We go until we drop or run out of performers! In any language. Or no language at all. No limits, just respect. Plus, each week featured performers from around the world are invited to strut their stuff before our rowdy but respectful audience. For this week's special guest, see: www.facebook.com/ParisLitUp Not in Paris? Join us online at "PLU Live on Zoom"! Every Wednesday from 9pm CET. Just like an open mic, but we chat a bit too. Always the same link, hosts rotate: http://tiny.cc/PLUopenmic
L'apéro... Advanced Speaking Level
L'apéro... Advanced Speaking Level
Unions,détermination,avançons!🔥🙏
Unions,détermination,avançons!🔥🙏
Nous relançons une série d'événements qui avait débuté en 2020 avec un grand succès ! Après une pause bien méritée, nous revenons avec des nouveautés pour rendre cette expérience encore plus mémorable. ✨ Envie de vous détendre dans un cadre enchanteur, entouré de bonnes vibrations ? Vivez vos rêves tout en partageant des moments inoubliables avec des personnes bienveillantes et engagées. 👉 Vous avez des projets qui vous tiennent à cœur depuis longtemps, mais vous ne savez pas comment les réaliser ? Rejoignez-nous ! 🌠 👉 Vous cherchez à élargir votre réseau pour vos projets culturels, intercommunautaires ou sociaux ? Rejoignez-nous ! 🌌 👉 Et pourquoi ne pas rencontrer votre partenaire idéal(e) ? Quelqu'un avec qui construire une relation authentique, fondée sur des rêves, des projets et des valeurs communes ? Rejoignez-nous !🔷️ \*\*Le lieu ?\*\* Le Bistrot romain, (restaurant) de renommée internationale pour une ambiance conviviale et chaleureuse ! \*\*Infos pratiques :\*\* 181 Avenue de clichy, 75017 Paris Ⓜ️13/14 RE C T3B Porte clichy 💰 Tarif : Participation à l’événement : 10 € (5 € pour l’organisation + 5 € pour une première consommation sur place) Option repas à 15 € seulement ! 📞 Contact : Saidou : 06 80 43 26 38 ✉️ Email : hypnotimeconseilservice@gmail.com Ne manquez rien ! Pour suivre toutes les actualités et nouveautés, restez connectés sur nos pages et nos liens de communication. À bientôt pour une soirée sous le signe des rêves et des étoiles 🌟 Groupe Facebook pour entrepreneuriats https://www.facebook.com/groups/2120429924809744/?ref=share_group_link Page Facebook en lien avec l'entrepreneuriat https://www.facebook.com/lefirmament https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100028020715285 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067700986598 Groupe Watsapp pour entrepreneurs et futurs entrepreneurs https://chat.whatsapp.com/LDaalKuMDTNJ9BqaOkrItQ Groupe Watsapp pour les bons plans voyages et sorties, d'intérêt commun https://chat.whatsapp.com/KxYzoXGSN707c72UotXcvY

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Nouveautés WordPress 7.0 et plus !
Nouveautés WordPress 7.0 et plus !
Notre dernier Meetup de l’année sniff ! L’occasion d’échanger au sujet des nouveautés de **WordPress 7.0**, : ses nouveaux blocs, le client IA, les connecteurs, mais aussi toutes les nouveautés de l’écosystème et il y en a ! Avez-vous déjà testé **Unblock**, **Studio Code**, **Modern Fields** ? On en parle ensemble ! On se retrouve le 19 juin à 18h. NB : Pour les retardataires on vous ouvre si vous appelez Marc au 06 11 05 21 46 Un restaurant est prévu après le Meetup pour celles et ceux qui sont partants.
Ready-Set-Write!  Paris Saturday morning - Bohème Café Coworking
Ready-Set-Write! Paris Saturday morning - Bohème Café Coworking
## Details Hello writers, we are happy to meet you in our new permanent home: Bohème Coworking, located at 21 rue Sedaine in the 11th arrondissement. When you arrive, just tell the friendly folks at La Boheme reception that you are with the writing group. They will give you a little wooden knick-knack with the wifi codes and a number that they use to determine the cost based on time spent (it's 3,80 € per hour, paid at the end). ***Now, about Ready-Set-Write! ..*.** Ready Set Write! is a regular meeting of motivated writers who grab a beverage, then shut up and write. ***What it is:*** An opportunity for writers to get together and do short, intense bursts of writing. We write for 45-ish minutes, take a 15 minute break, rinse & repeat. ***What it is NOT:*** neither a forum for critiquing each other's work, nor shameless self-promoting your projects or groups. You pay for the time you spend, and have access to coffee, tea, and wifi. **AND FINALLY ...** * Register in advance, and only if you will join us in-person. * Update your RSVP if you cannot make it. * Please be respectful and considerate with our writing colleagues. ***Stay tuned for location updates!***
Ready-Set-Write Lazy Sunday edition (IN-PERSON):   11:00 Start Time
Ready-Set-Write Lazy Sunday edition (IN-PERSON): 11:00 Start Time
Hello writers, we are happy to meet you in our new permanent home: Bohème Coworking, located at 21 rue Sedaine in the 11th arrondissement. When you arrive, just tell the friendly folks at La Boheme reception that you are with the writing group. They will give you a little wooden knick-knack with the wifi codes and a number that they use to determine the cost based on time spent (it's 3,80 € per hour, paid at the end). ***Now, about Ready-Set-Write! ..*.** Ready Set Write! is a regular meeting of motivated writers who grab a beverage, then shut up and write. ***What it is:*** An opportunity for writers to get together and do short, intense bursts of writing. We write for 45-ish minutes, take a 15 minute break, rinse & repeat. ***What it is NOT:*** neither a forum for critiquing each other's work, nor shameless self-promoting your projects or groups. You pay for the time you spend, and have access to coffee, tea, and wifi. **AND FINALLY ...** * Register in advance, and only if you will join us in-person. * Update your RSVP if you cannot make it. * Please be respectful and considerate with our writing colleagues. ***Stay tuned for location updates!*** [Events in Paris, FR](https://www.meetup.com/find/fr--paris/)
STAGE D'ÉQUITATION (2 JOURS) EN SOLOGNE 🐴
STAGE D'ÉQUITATION (2 JOURS) EN SOLOGNE 🐴
**DU 19 AU 21 JUIN : STAGE D'ÉQUITATION EN SOLOGNE** 🐴 À seulement 2h de Paris, nous vous proposons de partir pour un **stage d’équitation adulte de 2 jours** en Sologne ! Dans un écrin de verdure, vous profiterez d’un stage idéal pour découvrir l’équitation, se remettre en selle ou progresser et profiter au plus près du contact avec les chevaux. **OUVERT À TOUS NIVEAUX (même débutants).** Il y aura plusieurs groupes par niveaux afin que chacun puisse évoluer et progresser à son rythme. **LES + :** * **Cours variés et nombreuses disciplines possibles** selon niveaux : éthologie, extérieur, dressage, saut... * **Petits groupes** pour une approche personnalisée et un enseignement de qualité * **Sessions de 1h30** à cheval pour une progression optimale * **Gîte spacieux et tout confort** à 500m des écuries **+ d'infos sur la plaquette du séjour :** [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aqzJAo4tTQ4V6dyQmMKNOKlpvgUxVd2Q/view?usp=drivesdk](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aqzJAo4tTQ4V6dyQmMKNOKlpvgUxVd2Q/view?usp=drivesdk) 🔸 **TARIF : 319€** 🔸 **Réservations sur [www.ouicsport.fr](https://www.ouicsport.fr/)** *Paiement en plusieurs fois possible.* *Chèques Vacances ANCV acceptés.* 🔹**INCLUS** * Hébergement (2 nuits) dans un gîte privatisé pour notre groupe, en chambre partagée non-mixte (chambres de couple possible) * Pension complète du vendredi soir au dimanche midi * 4 séances d’équitation de 1h30, telles qu’indiquées dans le programme 🔹**NON INCLUS** * Transport : Nous pourrons organiser des covoiturages depuis la région parisienne afin de partager les frais (40€ l’aller-retour à régler directement auprès du conducteur) * Assurances N'hésitez pas à nous contacter pour toutes questions !
Founders Running Club :: Paris
Founders Running Club :: Paris
**Founders Running Club** (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome. 🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022 🌍 Now in 35+ cities 📅 Running + Networking events + Community **Join the community** [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats) **Stay updated**: Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/) Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/) LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/) Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC) Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)
SPECIAL 🟡🟢🔵 Castle of Chambord 🏰 Kings' Loire Valley 👑 & Lavender fields 💜
SPECIAL 🟡🟢🔵 Castle of Chambord 🏰 Kings' Loire Valley 👑 & Lavender fields 💜
**🟡🟢🔵** SUGGESTiON / INViTATiON **🔵🟢🟡** **Samedi 20 juin, viens participer au CASTLE & FLOWER TRiP 😍 Château de Chambord 🏰 @ Vallée de la Loire 👑 & Champs de lavandins 2026 💜** Au programme : 🏰 **Découverte du magnifique Château de Chambord et ses jardins à la française dans la célèbre Vallée de la Loire 👑** 🥗 **Déj-picnic face au château** (n’oublie pas d’emmener ton déjeuner : sandwich, salade, plat préparé… et boissons, snacks, gourmandises à partager si souhaité) 😍 **Apéro + Photostop dans des champs de lavandins en fleurs** 🌺 (dernière chance avant la récolte annuelle 🔥) ✅ Programme & toutes les infos : [https://bubble-up-travels.com/events-voyages/castle-flower-trip-chateau-chambord-champs-lavandins-2026](https://bubble-up-travels.com/events-voyages/castle-flower-trip-chateau-chambord-champs-lavandins-2026/) ✅ Transport privé avec chauffeur ✅ Excursion 1 journée (détaillé dans le descriptif) ✅ Accompagnateur ✅ Atmosphère conviviale 🎁 Prix PREVENTES / EARLY BIRD🟡 35€ 🟢 39,99€ 🔵 45€ (au lieu de 79,99€) 🔥 places limitées 🔥 profites-en vite ! Nouveau/nouvelle à Paris ? Expat ? Erasmus?… tu as entre 20-39 ans? Oui?! Tu veux faire de nouvelles découvertes et de nouvelles rencontres? Oui?! Alooors ! N'hésite pas ! Viiiens ! 📸👋💬😍☀😊 N'hésite pas à venir en solo ou avec des amis. Toute personne intéressée est la bienvenue 😊 Voyages destinés aux 20-35 ans, ouverts à tous, tout âge, toute nationalité La majorité des participants viennent en solo pour faire de nouvelles découvertes et nouvelles rencontres ! 👋 Rejoins-nous ! 🎉 🔥 VOYAGE UNIQUE en 2026 🔥 🎫 Pour participer au voyage, réserve vite ta place sur le site officiel : [https://bubble-up-travels.com/events-voyages/castle-flower-trip-chateau-chambord-champs-lavandins-2026](https://bubble-up-travels.com/events-voyages/castle-flower-trip-chateau-chambord-champs-lavandins-2026/) A très vite 🎉 🟣🟣🟣 ENGLiSH 🟣🟣🟣 **Saturday, June 20th**, come and participate in the **CASTLE & FLOWER TRIP 😍 Castle of Chambord 🏰 @ Kings' Loire Valley 👑 & Blossoming Lavandin Fields 2026 💜** Our program : **🏰 Discovery of the magnificent Château de Chambord and its French gardens in the famous Loire Valley 👑** **🥗 Picnic in front of the Castle** (don’t forget to bring your lunch: sandwich, salad, prepared dish… and drinks, snacks, sweets to share if desired) **😍 Apero + Photostop in blooming lavandin fields 🌺** (last chance before the annual harvest 🔥) 🎫 All info & tickets : [https://bubble-up-travels.com/events-voyages/castle-flower-trip-chateau-chambord-champs-lavandins-2026](https://bubble-up-travels.com/events-voyages/castle-flower-trip-chateau-chambord-champs-lavandins-2026/) New in town? Expat? Student? Erasmus? Nomad worker? Aupair? Long-term resident? Tourist? and you’re age 20-39?! Yes?! Eager to meet new people? Yes?! Then, don’t hesitate ! join us 📸👋💬😍☀😊 Do not hesitate to come alone or with your friends. Everyone interested in this event is welcome 😊 The majority of participants come solo to make new discoveries and meet new people! Join us ! 😊 Come and enjoy a friendly day with a group of 20-35 year olds French and internationals! 🎉 🔥 UNiQUE TRIP in 2026 🔥 **🟡🟢🔵** PROCHAiNS VOYAGES **🔵🟢🟡** Site : [www.Bubble-Up-Travels.com](http://www.bubble-up-travels.com/) Instagram : [@ Bubble_Up_Travels](https://www.instagram.com/bubble_up_travels/) 1 à 2 NOUVEAUX VOYAGES annoncés CHAQUE SEMAINE ! 👉 RDV CHAQUE MERCREDI à 20h00 ici : [www.Bubble-Up-Travels.com](http://www.bubble-up-travels.com/)😍 🔥 Places limitées ! 1ers arrivé-e-s, 1ers servi-e-s ! 🔥
Atelier d’écriture du dimanche
Atelier d’écriture du dimanche
Un événement pour se retrouver entre femmes parisiennes qui écrivent ✍️
Faisons connaissance autour d’un thé ou café et écrivons chacune de notre côté, toutes ensemble ! ☀️ Au programme : 💬 Un petit tour de table ✍️ Un atelier d’écriture guidée ☕️ Un temps d’échange et de partage (si tu en as envie) À prévoir : 🗒️ / 💻 : carnet et stylo ou ordi (chargé) selon tes préférences!

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Columbus Museum of Art, Free Admission Sundays
Columbus Museum of Art, Free Admission Sundays
Let’s meet and wander the galleries! General admission on Sundays is free.
HOW TO BE A BETTER COMMUNICATOR - A FREE SEMINAR
HOW TO BE A BETTER COMMUNICATOR - A FREE SEMINAR
Communication is everything in life You are only as successful as your ability to communicate. \- What if you could confidently talk to anyone? \- What if you had the ability to calmly control every conversation? \- What if you could close that sale\, ask for that date\, make new friends\, repair problematic relationships\, get that raise\, or effortlessly express any idea with confidence? You can! The secret to success relies on your ability or inability to effectively communicate. Attend a free seminar and gain a better ability to communicate. Hosted by the Church of Scientology of Central Ohio 1266 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215 For more information, contact Rhiannon, the Event Host at 614-221-5024
Sunday Afternoon Coffee at Grandview Grind
Sunday Afternoon Coffee at Grandview Grind
Who else is ready to sit outside? Join us for a casual chat over coffee & tea at Grandview Grind! Come out and meet some new people, enjoy your favorite drink, and make some new friends!
Free in Person Meeting - Get Over Losses and Betrayls
Free in Person Meeting - Get Over Losses and Betrayls
Do you want more motivation and confidence to build Lasting Relationships? This is a free, in-person meeting on the subject of betrayals, losses and how to get over them so you can build lasting relationships. Are you burdened by a stressful relationship? Unhealthy relationships can trigger feelings of anger, despair or self-doubt. They can create dwindling spirals of fights and seeking to make-up, or trying to “pin the blame” on someone or something. If you don’t find the RIGHT reasons, or select the correct sources of the problem, the problem can just get worse and worse. Whether in love or personal ties, with friends or at work, our life really IS affected by the quality of our relationships. Good ones can promote pleasure and survival, while less optimum ones can lead to annoyance, anger, self-doubt, stress, or even affect our health and ability to survive well. Whether you are suffering from a divorce, or a painful break-up, don’t know who to trust (or who to CHOOSE) as a partner, friend, boss or employee - the anxiety of relationship troubles can really make a mess of things. Maybe you’ve suffered a betrayal, or are dealing with hostility or criticalness or invalidation. Dwindling relationships can involve destructive behavior, where we hurt those we love, or start succumbing to self-destructive thoughts, attitudes or behaviors that spiral out of control and affect much more than our immediate relationship. Past losses in love or life can affect how we act or react to new people and situations and hold us back from even starting to create new, possibly great relationships! How can one get back onto a saner course of action? Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life: human relationships! Break free from self imposed limitations Here we will discuss: • How to “erase” the trauma of past hurts and betrayals so that one isn’t always repeating past mistakes. • Why and how do the negative emotions of others affect you? • Why is my partner withdrawing and what can I do about it? • Why do we sometimes feel compelled to hurt the ones we love? • Fights & arguments - what's really behind them? • What underlies “corrosive criticism” or the need to invalidate self or others? • How one can stably change one’s outlook on life so they can affect positive change? • Where do compulsive destructive behaviors come from and what can be done about them? • How to form closer bonds & keep growing the relationships with the people you care about? • How to enhance one’s own ability to survive and create positive healthy relationships whether in love, family & friendships or in work, business or one’s career? Relationships can be hard and life itself IS challenging. Why not arm yourself with the knowledge and breakthroughs that have been made about the mind, mental reactions & interpersonal relationships, so that one has better awareness and control over themselves and life in general. Learn where painful experiences are “stored” and how they can unknowingly affect us. You will also find out how one can “erase” those past painful experiences so that one is free to move forward without being tripped up by the past. Learn too, about what can lead some people to become “toxic” personalities and how to identify those traits in others so you won’t be tripped up trusting the wrong person. Our free Meet-ups occur in a safe environment where one can learn, without fear of judgment or criticism, and without the recommendation of harmful mental techniques or therapies, just how YOU can get yourself onto a happier & more successful path: in love & in life. Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to this local event. We look forward to seeing you there. This class is held at the Dianetics and Scientology Life Improvement Center.
Drunken Philosophy: Where Is Everybody? The Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter
Drunken Philosophy: Where Is Everybody? The Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter
Welcome to Drunken Philosophy, a casual, curious, social discussion club. Come grab a drink and a seat at The Oracle. **Optional topic for this meetup: Where is everybody?** In 1950 the physicist Enrico Fermi was talking about aliens over lunch and asked a question that still has not gone away: if the universe is so vast and so old, and even a fraction of those billions of stars have planets, where is everyone? By the numbers the galaxy should be crowded with civilizations. Instead we look up and hear silence. That gap between "they should be everywhere" and "we see no one" is the Fermi Paradox. One of the most unsettling answers is the idea of a **Great Filter**: somewhere on the road from dead chemistry to a galaxy-spanning civilization, there is at least one step that is almost impossible to get past. Maybe the filter is behind us. Maybe life starting at all, or simple cells becoming complex, or intelligence ever evolving, is the freak accident, and we already cleared the hard part. Or maybe the filter is ahead of us, and advanced civilizations reliably wipe themselves out before they spread. Here is the part that messes with people. If we ever found life somewhere else, even pond scum on Mars, most people would call it the greatest discovery in history. But it might be the worst possible news. It would mean life is common, the early steps are easy, and the hard step is still in front of us. So the eerie silence overhead might actually be the best sign we could ask for. **Questions to wrestle with:** * Is it better to be alone? Would you rather we find alien life and learn we are not special, or find nothing and quietly improve our odds of surviving? * Where do you bet the filter sits, behind us or ahead of us, and why? * If it is ahead of us, what is it? Nuclear war, climate collapse, AI, something we cannot even picture yet? And can we do anything about a filter we cannot see coming? * Two principles pull opposite ways here. The principle of mediocrity (the Copernican principle, Sagan's "no privileged place in the universe") says we are ordinary, so what happened on Earth probably happened everywhere, which makes the silence scream louder. The anthropic principle says of course we find ourselves somewhere life was possible, since we could not observe anything else, so our being here may say almost nothing about how common life is. Which lens do you trust, and does the silence still demand an answer once you account for observer selection? * And if we did confirm life out there and had to accept we are not special, what would that do to belief in a higher power, and would shedding (or keeping) that belief help or hurt our odds of pulling together as one species? * Does any of this change how you live, or how humanity should be spending its time and money right now? As always the prompt is optional. Come for the conversation, stay for the drinks, and bring your own questions.
Free In-Person Event: Handle Self-Confidence & Motivation to Achieve Your Goals
Free In-Person Event: Handle Self-Confidence & Motivation to Achieve Your Goals
This is an in-person meeting. Would you like to know the Real You, not just a shadow of yourself? Does your life energy feel somehow trapped within? Does your self-confidence get easily shaken? Do you get in the way of your own goals? We will discuss the real source of all this, what holds you back in life, and how to handle it so you can achieve more successful and happier living. Perhaps you get weighed down with negative emotions you can't seem to shrug off. Or find yourself doing strange and irrational things - not really being yourself. We will cover why that is and tools that work to help you unearth your self, your self-confidence and motivation. This meeting will help you learn about how to effectively overcome: -Out-of-control unwanted emotions -Low self-esteem -Anxiety -Negativity -Stress -Irrational fears -Traumatic or painfully emotional incidents -Breakups -Betrayals -Feeling like you're not really yourself -Self-doubt... We will discuss how to unleash the inner you and tap into your true potential. So come to this online meetup! This meeting is sponsored by the Hubbard Dianetics Foundation of Central Ohio
Watching the Doo Dah Parade
Watching the Doo Dah Parade