Brain Function and Philosophy

Why we picked it

Topic: Brain Function and Philosophy Chairman: Robert Light Moderator: Spencer Sinclaire Meetup Date: Wednesday, July 22nd, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with a 15 minute break at 8:00 p.m. Meetup Location: Upstairs at The Bent Mast, 512 Simcoe St. Victoria, BC, V8V 1L8 Members: If you plan to attend, please take a moment and RSVP. If your plans change and you cannot attend, to the right of your name there are three dots, please click on them and move yourself to “Not Going.” Thank you. Quotes: "The human brain has 100 billion neurons, each neuron connected to 10 thousand other neurons. Sitting on your shoulders is the most complicated object in the known universe." ~Michio Kak "Everything we do, every thought we've ever had, is produced by the human brain. But exactly how it operates remains one of the biggest unsolved mysteries, and it seems the more we probe its secrets, the more surprises we find."~ Neil deGrasse Tyson Synopsis: Philosophers and neuroscientists try to answer many