Science in Society Book Club

Dates:February 3 - March 31, 2026
Meets:Tu from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (every other week)
Location:United Lutheran Seminary - Room 209
Cost: $59.00

Sorry, we are no longer accepting registrations for this course. Please contact our office to find out if it will be rescheduled, or if alternative classes are available.

Curl up with some great books this winter and enjoy stimulating discussion! This class will dig into thought-provoking themes around the intersection of science and society through four books that explore them in different ways. You will come out of the course with a new appreciation for science, especially life sciences and medicine, and the tricky questions that researchers can face. No prior scientific knowledge is necessary and all are welcome.
We will read Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake, The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee, Intuition by Allegra Goodman, and Complications by Atul Gawande.

Notes:

Class meets every other week. (Entangled Life will be discussed at the first class, and The Gene will be covered over two class sessions.) Books can be found through the library or local bookshops.
Fee: $59.00

United Lutheran Seminary - Room 209

United Lutheran Seminary Brossman Center 7301 Germantown Ave Philadelphia, PA 19119

Jennifer Couzin-Frankel

is an award-winning science journalist and writer, having spent more than 20 years on staff at Science and appearing in other publications.After studying the Modern Love essay format, she wrote, submitted, and published the Modern Love essay, “After a Suicide, a Security Guard for the Heart,” about an unusual friendship that followed tragedy.
Date Day Time Location
02/03/2026Tuesday6 PM to 7:30 PM United Lutheran Seminary - Room 209
02/17/2026Tuesday6 PM to 7:30 PM United Lutheran Seminary - Room 209
03/03/2026Tuesday6 PM to 7:30 PM United Lutheran Seminary - Room 209
03/17/2026Tuesday6 PM to 7:30 PM United Lutheran Seminary - Room 209
03/31/2026Tuesday6 PM to 7:30 PM United Lutheran Seminary - Room 209

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