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Science & Faith Series: Quantum Mechanics. Since most people do not know what Quantum Mechanics is, it becomes a black box that swindlers use to sell things or justify bogus spiritual ideas. This talk will put you in the driver's seat by giving an overview of key quantum mechanical ideas and show where quantum mechanics has philosophical implications and where it does not. Some aspects covered: Heisenberg uncertainty principle, particle-wave duality, discrete versus continuous energy states, and Schrodinger's cat. Don't let the big words scare you, non-technical people will follow the talk just fine. See February 7 for details. Science & […] The Folksong SIG will be meeting via Zoom during the COVID-19 shutdown. The default meeting dates will be the second and fourth Sundays of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM. It's very informal and includes guests. It's run as a Zoomenanny, a hootenanny on Zoom. We go around a virtual circle, taking turns. During your turn, you can sing, recite, play, request a song, or just listen. If you choose to sing, I'm willing to accompany your song on keyboard or guitar. If you wish to participate, please email Alan Stillson at astillson@sbcglobal.net for details. Science & Faith Youth Group Starting 30 minutes after the main Science & Faith meeting, there is a Zoom discussion group for roughly 12- to 15-year-olds and their parents. It gives the kids a chance to discuss the topic and ask me questions at their level. So far it's been just two kids and their mothers but we want to grow the group. Email me at ScienceBibleSeries@gmail.com if you are interested in joining. |
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Investments and the Economy. The meeting will be held over Zoom until further notice. Call Fran Shankle at (818) 886-1297 for further information. GLAAM Board of Directors Meeting. All Mensa members and their invited guests are welcome to observe GLAAM's elected representatives at work. Note: Due to current circumstances, this will be held online as a Zoom virtual meeting. Join us at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82644795045. Contact any board member, or Brian Madsen, for help getting connected or for more information. |
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Science & Faith Series: Are We Alone in the Universe? Could there be intelligent life on other planets? Well of course there could be. A more meaningful discussion would be, What is the likelihood that there could be intelligent life on another planet, and if there is life, could we travel to it or communicate with it? We'll also look at the possibility of life in the distant past or far future. Options such as non-carbon-based life will be explored. We will not cover UFOs, but save that for the following week. Science & Faith is a 20-part series that uses […] |
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L.A. Mentary Calendar Submission Deadline. L.A. Mentary calendar information must be provided to Calendar@glaam.us.mensa.org by noon today. Zoom Book Discussion. For our first meeting this month, pick a book you've read and tell us about it. To be put on the email list for future notifications and zoom links, please send your email to janabickel@earthlink.net or call her at (818) 506-4032. Please feel free to join us even if you did not read a new book. The Mensa Writers Group: For the duration of the COVID-19 shutdown, the Mensa Writers Group is accepting new participants by email only. The default meeting dates will remain the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. If you wish to present and/or critique, you may send and/or receive emails of segments of works in process. All genres are welcome. Please email Alan Stillson at astillson@sbcglobal.net for details. |
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L.A. Mentary Newsletter Submission Deadline. Submissions to the L.A. Mentary (other than calendar entries) must be provided to Editor@glaam.us.mensa.org by noon today. |
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Edie Markovich, a 15-year-old marathon swimmer, invites Burbank and the greater Los Angeles community to help her raise funds and collect food items for those in desperate need. Edie is doing her part to help her community and says, “Food is a basic human right, and no one should go without it especially during a pandemic.” On Saturday, March 13th, 2021, Edie will attempt to swim 25 miles continuously at Verdugo Aquatic Facility in Burbank. She will start at 5:30 a.m. and conclude at 8:30 p.m. This remarkable challenge is sponsored by the great people of the LA Tri Club, the […] Inland Empire Mensa Zoom. Inland Empire Mensans who live in Riverside and San Bernardino counties (now or in the past) are scattered in different Mensa chapters. Let's gather together and meet virtually to join fellow Inland Empire Mensans for Mensa-style Zoom discussions, serious and jocular, deep and shallow, once again. Inland Empire Mensans meet every second Saturday of the month from noon to about 1:30 pm. Meeting ID: 953 6031 1838 Passcode: 583901 Invitation link: https://zoom.us/j/95360311838?pwd=VHdDZG16VEVTS2hMdkdKTi9PNmJxdz09. Questions? Contact Joan Francis at events333@aol.com. |
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Science & Faith Series: UFOs. There is a lot of hype regarding UFOs. I'm a science and logic guy, not a hype and speculation guy. This talk will be a rigorous and methodological approach to UFOs. You may find the material and analysis surprisingly different from other presentations you've heard. Part of my preparation for this topic was interviewing a family member regarding two separate events that happened over 50 years ago. See March 7 for details. Science & Faith is a 20-part series that uses science and logic to look at the Bible, faith, and spirituality. Each talk is mostly […] The Folksong SIG will be meeting via Zoom during the COVID-19 shutdown. The default meeting dates will be the second and fourth Sundays of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM. It's very informal and includes guests. It's run as a Zoomenanny, a hootenanny on Zoom. We go around a virtual circle, taking turns. During your turn, you can sing, recite, play, request a song, or just listen. If you choose to sing, I'm willing to accompany your song on keyboard or guitar. If you wish to participate, please email Alan Stillson at astillson@sbcglobal.net for details. Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa Presents… Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. For March, we will visit this 1964 dark comedy and cult classic, which was included in the Library of Congress in 1989 as one of the first 25 films selected for preservation in the National Film Registry for being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. Directed by Stanley Kubrick and written by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, and Peter George, the film stars Peter Sellers (in three roles) and George C. Scott with James Earl Jones. To attend this screening, you must have a […] |
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Mensa Testing. In-person testing in Los Angeles and surrounding areas is currently on hold due to the pandemic limitations on gatherings and the specific facility limitations that we cannot control. Interested parties are invited to email our Testing Coordinator to see if there have been any changes to this since calendar publication. We hope to resume testing as soon as possible on our usual schedule of 3rd Saturdays every month. Contact Desiree Elliott at Dezlaw@aol.com. |
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Zoom Book Discussion. For our second meeting of the month we will be reading Civil War fiction. The selected book is Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. The alternate book is March by Geraldine March. If neither suits, choose another novel about the Civil War. For further information, please contact Jana Bickel at janabickel@earthlink.net. If you have any questions, email janabickel@earthlink.net. The Mensa Writers Group: For the duration of the COVID-19 shutdown, the Mensa Writers Group is accepting new participants by email only. The default meeting dates will remain the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. If you wish to present and/or critique, you may send and/or receive emails of segments of works in process. All genres are welcome. Please email Alan Stillson at astillson@sbcglobal.net for details. |
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San Fernando Valley Party. The San Fernando Valley party has resumed. Please bring a topic or two to discuss with the group — an interesting Zoom meeting you've attended, new activities you've discovered, and hobbies you're revisiting. I will post the Zoom link on Mensa Connect the weekend before the party. If you don't get it, email me at janabickel@earthlink.net. |
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The Folksong SIG will be meeting via Zoom during the COVID-19 shutdown. The default meeting dates will be the second and fourth Sundays of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM. It's very informal and includes guests. It's run as a Zoomenanny, a hootenanny on Zoom. We go around a virtual circle, taking turns. During your turn, you can sing, recite, play, request a song, or just listen. If you choose to sing, I'm willing to accompany your song on keyboard or guitar. If you wish to participate, please email Alan Stillson at astillson@sbcglobal.net for details. |
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Investments and the Economy. The meeting will be held over Zoom until further notice. Call Fran Shankle at (818) 886-1297 for further information. |