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Pittsburgh Black Swan Book Club

Events coming up

• Dec 6

  November/December Black Swan meetup

  Pittsburgh, United States

  As usual, the holidays throw a monkey wrench into when to have the meetup. The 21s is very soon, and the 29th is still part of Thanksgiving weekend. So I am thinking December 6 at 10:30 am. The book is "The Future of the Internet and How to Stop it" by Jonathan Zittrain. This is now out in paperback. The title is something of a misnomer--it is more about the future character of the internet as open but vulnerable versus closed but secure.

Past events

• October Black Swan Brunch

  Sat, 24 Oct 2009, 14:30 - 16:30 in Pittsburgh, United States

  We had a light but worthwhile turnout for In the Wake of Chaos. For our next book, Predictably Irrantional by Dan Ariely will be fun--note- no need to buy the new edition. The Panera near Magee Womens (at Halket/Blvd. of the Allies) proved to be a very nice location. I'll try to get the private room again.

• July/August Black Swan Bruch

  Sun, 2 Aug 2009, 14:30 - 16:30 in Pittsburgh, United States

  I've revised the book plan, in part because the book below is still pretty expensive, and this book is available for $1 on www.abe.com:In the Wake of Chaos : Unpredictable Order in Dynamical Systems by Stephen H. Kellert Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means (Paperback)by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi (Author) is an optional book.We still want to start the Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes.