Events
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Philosophy Study Group (session 2)
Curran's Restaurant, 42nd and Nicollet in MinneapolisWe are turning to the topic of philosophy of science with an examination of a book considered a classic in this field: The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper. First published in Germany in 1934, Popper rewrote it for the English edition in 1959. He later added chapters on quantum mechanics and corroboration as…
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Philosophy Study Group (Session 1)
Curran's Restaurant, 42nd and Nicollet in MinneapolisWe will continue reading The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper with chapters 3, 4, and 5. If you are interested in joining this discussion, but have not read Part I (chapters 1 and 2), this section of Popper's book has been condensed by Squashed Philosophers. It is not breaking the rules to read…
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Philosophy Study Group (session 2)
Curran's Restaurant, 42nd and Nicollet in MinneapolisWe will continue reading The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper with chapters 3, 4, and 5. If you are interested in joining this discussion, but have not read Part I (chapters 1 and 2), this section of Popper's book has been condensed by Squashed Philosophers. It is not breaking the rules to read…
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Board Meeting
Highland Park Library, 1974 Ford Pkwy, St Paul, MN 55116MISF members welcome!
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History Study Group
Curran's Restaurant, 42nd and Nicollet in MinneapolisWe will continue reading The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf. For this meeting we will cover chapters 9 through 17. Join us to see how Nature was actually invented. (Hint: It was not at 6:00 pm on October 23, 4004 BC.)
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Minneapolis’ Murdered Editors. A Look at Investigative Journalists and the Underworld in the Early 20th Century.
Washburn Library, 5244 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419In the early 20th century the Minneapolis underworld was ruled by some pretty ruthless mobsters and gangs who did not look kindly on efforts of campaigning newsmen to clean up the city. This time will be the topic of our speaker, Beth Johanneck, who regards herself as an amateur historian. Beth Johanneck was raised on…