Culture Club – Gory Details, with author Erika Engelhaupt

This month's cultural work is the book Gory Details by Erika Engelhaupt – and we're thrilled that Erika has agreed to join us via Zoom!

https://erikaengelhaupt.com/gory-details/

Erika was among our fantastic Triangle SkeptiCamp 2024 speakers, so if you missed her at that event, now is your chance to chat with her.

From the publisher:
With Erika Engelhaupt as your guide, all your weirdest and wildest questions about science will be answered…

Would your dog eat you if you died?
(Quite possibly.)
What’s the most painful insect sting in the world?
(Two scientists experimented on themselves to find the answer.)
Why do feet keep washing ashore in the Salish Sea?
(The answer will surprise you, and no, it’s not a serial killer.)
This entertaining book explores oft-ignored but intriguing facets of biology, anatomy, space exploration, nature, and more.

Featuring top-notch reporting, interviews with leading researchers, and a healthy dose of wit, Gory Details depicts the world’s most intriguing science in all its glory. The book brings you the best of the Gory Details blog — expanded and updated — with lots of brand-new stories and on-the-scene reporting.

About Culture Club:
Our fourth-Wednesday meetups are dedicated to discussion of a piece of culture – be it a book, a movie, an outside lecture, or something else – that is of interest to the group. Even if you have not read, listened, or watched this month's selected work but merely think it sounds intriguing, we hope that you will join us, since an outsider's perspective enhances every conversation.

You can browse the list of works we have already covered, and peep the queue of candidates for future meetings, here. If you would like to suggest a work for consideration, please check the link above first, and if you don't see it already listed, use this form.

Agenda:
6:30 - 7:00: Meet and greet
7:00 - 8:30: Discussion of featured work
8:30 - 9:00: General discussion and selection of next work

How to be:
Come with an open but critical mind, awareness of your own biases, and respect for your fellow humans. We're here to have a good conversation and a good time, and to that end your participation is subject to the Triangle Skeptics events code of conduct.