IoC February 2024 Newsletter

Hi there, and welcome to the Ideas on Consciousness newsletter! Ideas on Consciousness (IoC) is a student organization and DeCal at UC Berkeley. In this monthly newsletter, we will be sharing details about upcoming cafe hours, social events, relevant local news/events, resource recommendations, and more. For more information on who we are, check out our linktree here.

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Mind this Matter

Non-IoC Events On Campus We Recommend Checking Out

Good to know events: that we won’t necessarily be attending but are really cool!

People + Culture:

• African Americans and the Arts: exhibit featuring black artists and creatives | Feb 20 | 7:30-9:30pm | MLK Game Zone

• Music Studies Colloquium: Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta | March 1 | 4:30 pm | Morrison Hall Room 128

Tech + Society:

• Miguel Cordeiro & Europe’s Digital Future: an holistic approach to digital inclusion | Feb 21 | 11am-12pm | Zoom

• Making Music: Math and Science Out Loud: interactive exhibition | Open until Nov 2024 | Lawrence Laboratory } Free for Students

Fun & funner!

• Crafter noon | every Friday 12-2pm | MLK

Current events:

• Teaching the 2024 Election | Feb 27 | 4-6pm | Zoom

Food for Thought

Quote of the month: “Treasure is uncovered by the force of flowing water, and it is buried by those same currents” -The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Resources: student recommendations

• Book recommendation:  How to Change your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence. - New Michael Pollan Book!

• Youtube recommendation: Proving God Exists Using Math

• Netflix recommendation: a Trip to Infinity

  • explores the concept of infinity and its implications in mathematics, physics, and philosophy through the perspectives of renowned scientists and mathematicians.

The time and location of our events are subject to change, so be sure to check in at our Instagram @ideasonconsciousness or join our discord. As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out if there is anything we can do to help support you or if you’d like to chat about your ideas on consciousness!

Your friends,

IoC