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November 1 – Wednesday

6p The Future Is Faster Than You Think Discussion. Join us for a discussion of The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 1, Convergence. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)

3 – Friday

5:30p Apt To In Aptos Mensa Bar Group is held at Sevy’s Bar + Kitchen at Seacliff Inn, 7500 Old Dominion Court, Aptos 95003, www.seacliffinn.com/sevys-bar-and-kitchen-aptos.htm on the first Friday of the month, running until about 7:30p. Come join Central Coast Mensans: Forget last month’s feces and anticipate this month’s blindsides. T(R)oast past friends, find new ones, and introduce current ones, all while contemplating how it all defaults to QM scaled. Courtesy e-mail to host Stew Gibson at LooseId/a/t/ix.netcom.com with subject “Sevy” for restaurant head count is appreciated, but not required. Tip 20% on the bill, with separate checks. PC, NMPCW

4 – Saturday

6p Start the Month Right. At Elna and Adrian Tymes’ home, in Mountain View. Come celebrate the 43rd year and longest running monthly social event in all of American Mensa (at Elna’s home every month since 1981)! Potluck dinner, unstructured socializing, games, and talk. We provide the main dish; you bring salad, bread, or dessert to share and YOB. $1 donation requested. No reservations needed. Info (650) 969-6650. Guests of Mensans must be accompanied by the member. Masks optional. PC, SO, WBC, WCD, C/D (RSE 1 Sat)

6p In-Person Teton Tea. In addition to the Zoom Teton Tea Party we are having an in-person Teton Tea on the first Saturday of each month, from 6p to 9p. We are meeting at the home of Annie Hallatt, phone (510) 548-8252. She writes: “Enter on the east side of the house, into the backyard. I will have a bonfire in the brick fireplace and chairs to sit around and sing. We can also go inside of Annie’s Hall if the weather gets wet or windy. We will have Teton Tea (wine, tea, raspberries, lemons, and sugar, served hot) and would love you to bring treats to share. I also have a wood stove to keep the space warm if we need it. I will put a sign out to let you know you have arrived at the house. I have a piano if someone wants to play it. I look forward to sharing our songs. Bring songs and music to share.” Please be fully vaxxed and boosted and bring a mask for when we’re not eating or singing. Hosted by Kevin Langdon. PC (RSE 1 Sa)

5 – Sunday

4p Albany Hill Hike. Join us for a one-hour scenic and historic hike up and around Albany Hill. The trail is steep in spots, but the views are expansive. Special bonus: We have scheduled the Sather Tower Solar Beacon to shine directly upon us as we arrive at the top of the hill. Meet under Pacific East Mall Jumbotron just behind the bus stop on the east side of Pierce St. between Central Ave. in El Cerrito and Washington Ave. in Albany. Free parking is available in the mall lot, which is seven tenths of a mile from the El Cerrito Plaza BART station. Please contact Roberta Maguire to make sure she is in town at robertamaguire/a/t/hotmail.com or (510) 292-6370. PC, ACW, NMPCW, NS, WCI, NXM (RSE 1 Su)

7 – Tuesday

5p Tuesday Tipplers will meet at San Rafael Joe’s, 931 4th St., San Rafael 94901, at 5p for drinks in the bar and then move on to dinner in the dining room after an hour. Park on the street or in the city garage behind the restaurant. If you have questions e-mail Ed Sabrack at edsabrack/a/t/comcast.net or call (415) 472-3725. PC (RSE 1 Tu)

Intelligencer Deadline. Deadline for calendar events, advertising, members’ free ads, and all other content. See above for information on submitting events. PC (RSE Tu after 1 Sa)

8 – Wednesday

5:30p Trivia Night at the Patriot House gastropub in San Francisco. The contest is free, starts at 6p, and lasts about 2 hours, but please arrive about 5:30p, so that we don’t lose the table that I’ve reserved. If you’re a member of our SFRM Meetup group, RSVP on Meetup if you’re planning on coming, so that I can be sure to reserve a large enough table. If you’re not a member of our SFRM Meetup group, RSVP by e-mailing fill-in host (November and December only) Stan Lee at standotlee/a/t/gmail.com. Guests are allowed, so be sure to include the number of guests that you’re bringing when you RSVP. If you RSVP “Yes” and then find that you can’t attend after all, it’s very important that you change your RSVP to “No” as far in advance as possible. The Patriot House is located in Embarcadero Center #2, on the 3rd (top) floor. Enter from Sacramento St. between Front St. and Davis St. Take the inside escalator to the 2nd floor, then turn right twice and follow the sign to the stairs to the 3rd floor. The restaurant is near the top of those stairs. You’ll recognize our group by the Mensa logo that I will have on top of our table. If in doubt, ask the wait staff for “The Mensa Group”. PC, NC, NS, NMPCW

6p The Future Is Faster Than You Think Discussion. Join us for a discussion of The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 2, The Jump to Lightspeed: Exponential Technologies Part I. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)

6:30p Palo Alto Dining. Join us for Burmese-Chinese cuisine at Green Elephant Gourmet at 3950 Middlefield Rd., 94303 in the Charleston Shopping Center. Good food, good conversation (the day after an Election Day?). I really like the restaurant. (Think coconut milk and pumpkin.) To reserve, contact Susan at Susan.Heimlich/a/t/gmail.com or at (650) 714-4972 (call or text) by Monday, November 6. Be sure to get a confirmation. At the restaurant, ask for Susan and please bring cash. For last minute changes, call/text my cell. Vaccinated people only please. PC, NMPCW

9 – Thursday

11:45a South Bay Lunch. Meet at Scrambl’z, 5055 Almaden Expressway, San Jose 95118 (near Hwys. 85 & 87), (408) 269-2900. Voted one of the best breakfast restaurants around. Extensive menu online at www.scramblzalmaden.com. Sandra Anderson, (408) 997-3187. Vaccinated only, please. PC, NMPCW, WCE (RSE 2,4 Th)

11 – Saturday

4p Big Ideas Reading Group: The Blank Slate by Stephen Pinker. On Zoom. With characteristic wit, lucidity, and insight, Pinker argues that the dogma that the mind has no innate traits – a doctrine held by many intellectuals during the past century – denies our common humanity and our individual preferences, replaces objective analyses of social problems with feel-good slogans, and distorts our understanding of politics, violence, parenting, and the arts. Pinker shows the importance of an honest acknowledgment of human nature based on science and common sense. For December 16 (note change of week to accommodate Holiday Party) on Zoom: A Brief History of Equality by Thomas Piketty. We have a list of books read at www.bigideasreadinggroup.com/BIRG2.html. For questions and invitations to our Zoom meetings please contact Chris Boyd at snoboyd/a/t/sbcglobal.net. PC, NMPCW, NXM (RSE 2 Sa)

12 – Sunday

2:30p Speaker Series: Quantum Physics 101 – Space, Biology, and Beyond with Melanie Swan. Quantum science seeks to gain understanding at the scale of atoms, ions, photons, and subatomic particles. This talk provides a theoretical overview of contemporary developments in quantum science and its practical application in the fields of space and biology. Specific biological inquiries this talk may delve into include quantum genomics, Chern-Simons biology, molecular knotting, AdS/neuroscience, and neuronal gauge theory. No background required. Dr. Melanie Swan is a Research Associate in Quantum Technologies at University College London. She has a PhD in Philosophy (German Idealism) from Purdue University, an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA from Georgetown University. Her research focuses on conceptual advances in physics, biology, literature, and smart network technologies. Register in advance for this meeting at livepresentation.link/signup. After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail from Zoom containing the link that you will need to join. PC

13 – Monday

4p San Francisco Pub Get-Together. Stop by after work or, if you don’t work downtown, just come anyway. All Mensans and their guests are welcome, provided that they are at least 21, at Patriot House in 2 Embarcadero Center (Sacramento St. between Front St. and Davis St.), SF 94111. Take the inside escalator to the 2nd floor, turn right twice, and then follow the sign to the stairs to the 3rd floor. The restaurant’s entrance is near the top of those stairs on the 3rd floor. Look for the Mensa logo on our table or ask one of the waitresses to find us. Starting at 4p, but arrive when you can and leave when you’re ready. We will be there for several hours. They have a Happy Hour from 4p until 6p, with the kitchen closing at 9p and the bar closing at 10p. RSVP preferred on Mensa’s Meetup site at www.meetup.com/SFMensa, less preferred by e-mail to fill-in host (November and December only) Ned Martini at nedmartini/a/t/hotmail.com. If you find that you can’t come after RSVPing “Yes”, please change your RSVP to “No” before the event takes place. PC, NC, NS, NMPCW (RSE 2 M)

6p Online Board Games. Come explore some board games that can be played on the Web. If you’re new, please create a (free) account at boardgamearena.com and follow the setup instructions. We’ll meet online with Zoom to establish voice contact, and then we’ll decide on a game to try out. RSVP on the Meetup calendar if possible, otherwise contact Karl Heuer at puzzles/a/t/sfmensa.org or (650) 648-3594. PC, NMPCW, ACW

14 – Tuesday

5:45p Dinner, Drinks, and Mammalian Biting. (NOTE: I, your usual host, will not be able to attend. This is an easy event to attend without a host, if someone gets a table and tells the host/ess at Hopmonk that you’re the Mensa table so others can find you. Or, volunteer in the comments and I’ll make you the host.) Join us for drinks, dinner, and another great science-based Wonderfest presentation at the HopMonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato 94945. We meet for drinks and dinner at 5:45p. At 6:45p we’ll move to the session room for the talk, “Jaws of Life: The (R)evolutionary Story of the Mammalian Bite” by Dr. Jack Tseng, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley, where he directs the Functional Anatomy and Vertebrate Evolution (FAVE) Laboratory. Dr. Tseng’s specialties include the evolution of humanity’s best friend, the dog. One of the defining features of all mammals is, surprisingly, the set of bones that form the hearing system. Those bones evolved from jaw components in our mammalian ancestors. In the evolutionary process of repurposing them for hearing, mammals came to possess a jaw configuration different from all other jawed vertebrates. Here is the story of how the unique jaws of mammals fundamentally changed the form and function of how we bite. Complete details of this free event are at wonderfest.org/category/event/coming-events/. More information on HopMonk’s menu, etc. is here: www.hopmonk.com/novato. RSVP on the SFRM Meetup (preferred) or e-mail Valerie Taylor (northbay/a/t/sfmensa.org). PC, NMPCW, WCE, NS, NC, NXM (RSE last Tu)

6:45p Puzzled Pint. Who likes PUZZLES? The kind where part of the game is to figure out what you need to be doing in the first place? Want to do it as part of a team, so you can bounce ideas off each other, and let someone else do the parts that you find uninteresting? This is a monthly event held in the Bay Area (and simultaneously elsewhere in the world), at a convenient pub where we might order food and drink before or during the game. RSVP to Karl Heuer at puzzles/a/t/sfmensa.org or (650) 648-3594 (voice or text) to reserve your spot and learn the address; it’s almost always either Sunnyvale or Mountain View, near Central Expressway. PC, NMPCW, NS, NXM (RSE 2 Tu)

15 – Wednesday

5:30p Re-BORG. Berkeley-Oakland Restaurant Group is reborn and revived in honor of the incomparable Cathy Roha, who initiated this event and hosted it for many years. Assimilate delicious food and interesting conversation at a good restaurant somewhere in the central East Bay. Bring cash, your vaccination card, and a mask. Limited seating. E-mail or call ahead for location up to a week ahead. RSVP by 3p on Tuesday, November 14. Roberta Maguire, robertamaguire/a/t/hotmail.com, (510) 292-6370. PC, NS, NMPCW, ACW (RSE 3 W)

6p The Future Is Faster Than You Think Discussion. Join us for a discussion of The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 3, The Turbo-Boost: Exponential Technologies Part II. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)

16 – Thursday

12n Thursday Munchers. We meet on the second Thursday from now on except when the second Thursday is in the same week as Tipplers. This month we will visit Lotus Cuisine of India, 812 4th St., San Rafael 94901, (415) 456-5808, www.lotusrestaurant.com. RSVP by Monday, November 13, to Elizabeth Calaway at (415) 456-9220 or elizterrycalaway/a/t/aol.com. PC (RSE Th after 2 Tu)

18 – Saturday

11a Learning Korean with Art and Entertainment content. Join us to learn Korean from the lyrics of BTS and dialogues in Squid Game seasons. If you have anything you want to use to learn the Korean language in content from Billboards, Netflix, or any website, bring up the ideas directly to us and we will bring up the context. What makes this learning program unique and sustainable? Not just for modern Korean 24 characters of combinations but also the original pronunciation of 28 characters. Puzzling will be provided to match the 26 English alphabets. Join Zoom Meeting at us02web.zoom.us/j/83276760007?pwd=S1Bhblcvbm4rekVORzFuZTBoSUcwUT09 (Meeting ID: 832 7676 0007, Passcode: 198392). If you have any other proposals, please contact host Gyehyon Andrea Jo at andreajo12jo/a/t/gmail.com or (408) 220-4041. PC, ACW, NMPCW, NXM (RSE 3 Sa)

7p Teton Tea. Teton Tea Parties are folk-singing parties going back to the 1950s. We welcome both traditional folk singing and singer/songwriters. Our 3rd Saturday meetings are currently on Zoom. Join the Zoom meeting: us02web.zoom.us/j/6912937135?pwd=WvlpMEs1SCs0c1FoZk5seUhoREVaZz09. Meeting ID: 691 293 7135. Password: berkeley. Hosted by Kevin Langdon, kevinlangdon86/a/t/yahoo.com. PC (RSE 3 Sa) 

22 – Wednesday

11:45a South Bay Lunch. (NOTE ONE-TIME CHANGE OF DAY.) See November 9. (RSE 2,4 Th)

6p The Future Is Faster Than You Think Discussion. Join us for a discussion of The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 4, The Acceleration of Acceleration. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)

24 – Friday

6:30p Virtual Happy Hour. Mix up your favorite beverage. Bring out some happy-hour munchies and join us for a virtual relaxing time. RSVP on Meetup for the Zoom Link. Hosted by Judy Unger, junger2040/a/t/gmail.com. PC (RSE 4 F)

25 – Saturday

6p Online Board Games. See November 13.

26 – Sunday

7p Channing Club is a wide-ranging discussion group which has been meeting, in one form or another, for over half a century. There are no assigned topics; we discuss whatever is on participants’ minds. Our meetings are currently on Zoom. Join the Zoom meeting: us02web.zoom.us/j/6912937135?pwd=WvlpMEs1SCs0c1FoZk5seUhoREVaZz09. Meeting ID: 691 293 7135. Password: berkeley. Hosted by Kevin Langdon, kevinlangdon86/a/t/yahoo.com. PC (RSE 4 Su)

28 – Tuesday

5:45p Dinner, Drinks, and High Redshift Objects. Join us for drinks, dinner, and another great science-based Wonderfest presentation at the HopMonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato 94945. We meet for drinks and dinner at 5:45p. At 6:45p we’ll move to the session room for the talk, “High Redshift Objects” by Dr. Thomas Targett, Sonoma State University Professor of Physics. Complete details of this free event are at wonderfest.org/category/event/coming-events/. More information on HopMonk’s menu, etc. is here: www.hopmonk.com/novato. RSVP on the SFRM Meetup (preferred) or e-mail Valerie Taylor (northbay/a/t/sfmensa.org). PC, NMPCW, WCE, NS, NC, NXM (RSE last Tu)

29 – Wednesday

6p The Future Is Faster Than You Think Discussion. Join us for a discussion of The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 5, The Future of Shopping. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)

December 2 – Saturday

6p Start The Month Right. See November 4. (RSE 1 Sa)

6p In-Person Teton Tea. See November 4. (RSE 1 Sa)

3 – Sunday

4p Albany Hill Hike. See November 5. (RSE 1 Su)

4 – Monday

7p SFRM ExComm Meeting. See November 6.

5 – Tuesday

5p Tuesday Tipplers. See November 7. (RSE 1 Tu)

Intelligencer Deadline. See November 7. (RSE Tu after 1 Sa)

6 – Wednesday

5:30p Trivia Night at the Patriot House gastropub in San Francisco. See November 8.

6p The Future Is Faster Than You Think Discussion. Join us for a discussion of The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 6, The Future of Advertising. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W) 

9 – Saturday

5p SFRM Holiday Party. Come join us at SFRM’s potluck holiday bash to celebrate the holidays with great food and interesting company. This event will be held in the fabulous Diamond Heights neighborhood of San Francisco with great views of downtown San Francisco (and decent parking). Mensans are welcome to bring an adult family member/friend if they wish but capacity is limited to 50 so RSVPs are REQUIRED and each member is requested to limit the number of guests to one. RSVP at www.meetup.com/sfmensa/events/296504128. When you RSVP, please indicate which potluck item(s) you plan to bring so we can manage the menu. Note: The exact address of event will be sent to attendees after they RSVP. PC, NC