IoC January 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.

Introducing Our New Dialogue Series:

RSVP here for part one

SNEAK PEAK FOR THE LINE UP FOR SPIRITUALITY:

1. Jewish spirituality professor

2. A psychic and tarot card reader

3. Islamic studies professor

4. Christian pastor

5. Maybe someone else…

Mind This Matter

Non-IoC Events On Campus We Recommend Checking Out

People + Culture:

• Gemini Wahhaj | The Children of This Madness - Jan 23 - 5-6:30pm

• Film screening: In Focus: Encounters at the End of the World - Jan 24 - 3pm

• Film Screening: Skip Norman: The DFFB Years - Jan 25 - 7pm

• Duane Linklater: mymothersside Roundtable on Indigenous Knowledge - Jan 27 - 3pm

Food for Thought

Youtube:

• History of the world, I guess

• The Best Simpsons Intro Is About Losing Everything You Love

Book rec:

• Why Brains Can’t Compute - Dale Purves (free download on lib gen!): we all know that brains are regularly compared to computers. But, the truth is, BRAINS CANT COMPUTE!! I just learned this as a senior Cognitive Science student… Brains are not computers and function in an entirely different manner than computers. Neurons are not one to one communicators and their messages are transmitted through neuronal patterns rather than neuron to neuron neuro-chemical exchanges.

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