IoC October 2023 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. 🎃

Cafe Hours

• 10/8 📍 Berkeley Espresso 12-2 pm

• 10/15 📍 Cafenated Coffee Company (College Ave) 12-2 pm

• 10/22 📍  Delah Coffee 12-2 pm

• 10/29 📍  Cafe Milano 12-2 pm

IoC Social Events

• 10/12, Thu. 7-9pm @ Victory Point Cafe: Come play board games with us!

Mind This Matter

Non-IoC Events On Campus We Recommend Checking Out

• 10.2-10.14: More than Meets AI, Art Exhibit

• 10.17: Time, Modality, and Creation: On an Avicennian (?) Argument for the Eternity of the World

• 10.18: The Birth of the Organism: How to Build a Body in Ancient Greek Medicine

• 10.25: Intelligence Augmentation: Effective Human-AI Interaction to Supercharge Scientific Research

Food for Thought Recs

Book Recommendation:

• The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World: delves into the profound discussions and insights on lasting happiness and inner peace, as shared between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, transcending the challenges of our ever-changing world.

  

Youtube Recommendation:

• Data Dignity and the Inversion of AI: in this talk, Jaron Lanier, a controversial figure in the AI world, introduces an absolutely fascinating way to look at AI as collective human intelligence as opposed to an obscure and frightening organism.

  

Upcoming TV Series:

• 3 Body Problem on Netflix: This science fiction novel & upcoming TV series explores the consequences of humanity's contact with an alien civilization and the complex challenges it poses for both science and society. Intertwines themes relating to physics, China’s Cultural Revolution, and technological advancement.