Science Book Group discusses "Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void"

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Mon, 11/20/2017 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
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Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can’t walk for a year? have sex? smell flowers? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? Is it possible for the human body to survive a bailout at 17,000 miles per hour?

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Sustainable World Book Club discusses "Blessed Unrest"

Date: 
Tue, 10/17/2017 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm
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The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3
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Adult

The New York Times bestselling examination of the worldwide movement for social and environmental change

Paul Hawken has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person dot.causes, these groups collectively comprise the largest movement on earth, a movement that has no name, leader, or location and that has gone largely ignored by politicians and the media.

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