Biodiversity

[close] The Green group is about living in a sustainable manner--how human activity affects the environment and how a changing climate/environment affects how humans live their lives. Are we making good decisions on a personal level? business level? policy level? Discuss! We read fiction and non-fiction that explore these concerns.

[close] We read and discuss climate literature across all genres and aspects of the changing climate. The Climate Change Book Club began in January 2022 at The Old Library, in Eastville, Bristol. In November 2022, we expanded the Climate Change Book Club with an additional group at Waterstones, The Galleries, Bristol. Upcoming readings: The Old Library, Eastville, Bristol Dec 6th 2022: Olga Tokarczuk’s Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Jan 3rd 2023: Richard Power’s The Overstory Feb 7th 2023: Rumaan Alam’s Leave the World Behind March 7th 2023: Claire Vaye Watkins’ Gold Fame Citrus Waterstones, The Galleries, Bristol Jan 17th 2023: Imbolo Mbue’s How Beautiful We Were Feb 21st 2023: Pitchaya Sudbanthad’s Bangkok Wakes to Rain March 21st 2023: Claire Vaye Watkins’ Gold Fame Citrus April 18th 2023: Ernest Callenbach’s Ecotopia May 16th 2023: Barbara Kingsolver’s Flight Behaviour

[close] This reading group will focus on natural history. We will immerse ourselves within the realm of organisms as we explore the biodiversity of the planet. Discover and discuss animal species ranging from vertebrates such as birds and mammals to soft-bodied organisms such as mollusks, worms and jellies. We will journey throughout the world's biomes via ecological and evolutionary perspectives, the microscopic connections and the life histories of different species. Hopefully we will gain a better understanding of the numerous species we share the planet with. Environmental aspects and conservation measures are also important topics of interest in this group. Coral polyps "Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality."

[close] A place to discuss all things biological.