Guttenberg’s Smoking Room is the format of meetings for a wide audience at which participants retell non-fiction books: documentaries or science-popular books on any knowledge field (except for religion, esotery, and politics). After each retelling, the audience may ask questions and make comments.

This time, the following books will be presented:

• «Think Dog: An Owner’s Guide to Canine Psychology», John Fisher. Presentation by Olga Atanova.
• «Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness», Peter Godfrey-Smith. Presentation by Elena Lev.
• «How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer», Adrian Newey. Presentation by Alexander Peretyatko.
• “Large Сities and Ыpiritual Дife” by Georg Simmel. Presentation by Daria Fadeeva.

Tea and discussions will entertain participants between reports.

Date and Time: 24 May 2025, at 6:00 PM. Free access

Venue: JINR Universal Public Library (13/7 Blokhintsev St)

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