Event Series Gravitate Community Happy Hour

Gravitate Community Happy Hour

Gravitate 500 Locus St., Des Moines, IA, United States

Check out our coworking spaces, meet other community members and harness the collaborative energy that comes from all of our events!

Join us from 4:30-6:30 PM for a social filled with art, light snacks, wine and and local beer.

Free

Des Moines Lyceum: What Do We Owe Our Local Environment?

Gravitate 500 Locus St., Des Moines, IA, United States

The news is often occupied with stories of large-scale pollution and natural disasters, but what about the needs of our environment, right here, where we live? Our livelihoods and communities exist and draw from the land, air, and water among which they were built. What is unique about our local natural environment, what endangers it, what can we do to preserve and enhance it for the next generation?

Free

Des Moines Lyceum: In the Time of the Metaverse, What Does It Mean to Live in the “Real World”?

Gravitate 500 Locus St., Des Moines, IA, United States

While the Metaverse is an idea in its infancy, billions of dollars are being spent on developing virtual and augmented reality technology. What does the future hold in store for us in terms of virtual technology? What could it mean for our relationships to nature and to each other? What might we gain, what might we lose?

Free

Des Moines Lyceum: Do We Have Culture?

Gravitate 500 Locus St., Des Moines, IA, United States

We use the word “Culture” in all kinds of ways. We talk about pop culture, workplace culture, political culture, culture war, and so much more. But what about the stories, artworks, songs, food, and more that make up our daily life? Do we feel like we have a rich local culture and identity? Why or why not? What is it like, and what defines it? This will be an opportunity to hear from local cultural producers and for the community to talk among itself about what our own local culture really is.

Free

Des Moines Lyceum: Can We Have Heroes?

Gravitate 500 Locus St., Des Moines, IA, United States

We are living in a time when so much is documented that we know the foibles and faults of all the people who are in the public eye and many of our historical figures have come under greater scrutiny. Can we still have heroes when we know so much of the faults of human beings? Do we need to have heroes? Why or why not?

Free

Des Moines Lyceum: How Does Modern Media Change Us?

Gravitate 500 Locus St., Des Moines, IA, United States

The fast-paced, endless scroll of TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram, the flood of cable TV news clips, and the constant stream of articles and headlines now fill our quiet moments. Whether in line at the store, between tasks at work, or lying awake at night, our experience of the world has been changed by modern media. The media critic Neil Postman famously argued that the way we receive information changes the way we think. How has modern media changed our own patterns of thought and behavior, for better or for worse? What should be our response to it?

Free

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