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Shall we say goodbye to interpreters as they are no longer needed in the era of AI? Let's discuss it on Saturday night. 31st of October 2026 at 7 p.m. Location Library 182, Branch 1 Please bring your Unified LibraryCard for entry. Registration is not required. Free of charge >> video Poster by Polina Andreeva

Boo! Bring out your costumes - it's time to scare people (and be scared). Trick people into believing things that don't really exist, and don't be surprised when the creepy conversation that follows is the real scare. October 30, 19:15 Location: Library 129 No registration required. Free of charge. >> VIDEO Poster by Polina Andreeva

Hi everyone! I’d really love to hear what you think about our English Speaking Club. If you have 5–7 minutes, please fill out this anonymous survey - your honest feedback will help me make our meetings better and more enjoyable for everyone. Thank you! Survey link - https://forms.gle/1XXefEMvaAsTzCVh6

Do you have a toxic people radar? what are you personal red flags to be aware of when meeting new people? Share this on Saturday night 24th of October 2026 at 7 p.m. Location Library 182, Branch 1 Please bring your Unified LibraryCard for entry. Registration is not required. Free of charge >> video Poster by Polina Andreeva

Your abs start to ache, your legs turn to jelly, and air comes out as a snort or a squeak. No, that's not a syndrome of some deadly illness - it's all because somebody said something funny. Laughter is weird, but it deserves a weird laugh if you think too hard about it. This phenomenon is no joke. October 23, 19:15 Location: Library 129 No registration required. Free of charge. >> VIDEO Poster by Polina Andreeva

Will you fancy to continue living after death in this or that way? Let's discuss this on Saturday night 17th of October 2026 at 7 p.m. Location Library 182, Branch 1 Please bring your Unified LibraryCard for entry. Registration is not required. Free of charge >> video Poster by Polina Andreeva

Your brain knows more about galaxies than about the weird little movies it screens every night. One camp calls dreams an evolutionary training ground; the other calls them collateral damage, a sort of Easter egg. So is it random brain noise, or something more interesting? October 16, 19:00 Location: RGBM Registration required. >> SIGN UP HERE << Free of charge. >> VIDEO Poster by Polina Andreeva

How long ago did you read a difficult book? Meaning intellectually difficult or emotionally difficult. What book was it? Let's discuss this on Saturday night. 10th of October 2026 at 7 p.m. Location Library 182, Branch 1 Please bring your Unified LibraryCard for entry. Registration is not required. Free of charge >> video Poster by Polina Andreeva

A butterfly flutters for a day and thinks that's forever. We're basically the same - our brains can count seconds, but they were never built to hold billions of years. So how do you make a number that big feel real? Turns out you need to place eight hundred lights, each ten meters apart in a desert. October 9, 19:15 Location: Library 129 No registration required. Free of charge. >> VIDEO Poster by Polina Andreeva

That's a bloody hard question, innit? Let's dive into this question and discuss it thoroughly this Saturday night, shall we? October 3rd, 19:00 Location: Library 182, Branch 1 No registration required. Free of charge. Please bring your Unified Library Card for entry. >> VIDEO << Poster by Polina Andreeva

Stand here a moment. Before you decide what loyalty is worth, consider a man who won the world for his soldiers and kept nothing but a purple cloak. Now ask yourself: do you want to hear his words? If you do, join the noble ranks of those who attend the next meeting! October 2, 19:00 Location: RGBM Registration required. >> SIGN UP HERE << Free of charge. >> VIDEO Poster by Polina Andreeva

Research shows that we are talking less each year. Does this apply to you? Let's TALK about it on Saturday night. 26th of September 2026 at 7 p.m. Location Library 182, Branch 1 Please bring your Unified LibraryCard for entry. Registration is not required. Free of charge >> video Poster by Polina Andreeva

"Too big to fail" sounds like a permission. If banks expect a rescue, why not make the boldest bet in the room?The 2008 crisis had plenty of these upside-down incentives. Which ones are still hiding in plain sight? September 25, 19:15 Location: Library 129 No registration required. Free of charge. >> VIDEO Poster by Polina Andreeva

What would you do if you had a time machine and where would you go? Let's discuss on Saturday night. 19th of September 2026 at 7 p.m. Location Library 182, Branch 1 Please bring your Unified LibraryCard for entry. Registration is not required. Free of charge >> video Poster by Polina Andreeva

What do you do when things start falling apart? Rome doubled down on control. Price controls, heavy taxes, rules for bakers and butchers, and by some estimates half the town on the government payroll. The harder they gripped the economy, the more it slipped through their fingers.This one's for all the boys who keep thinking about the Roman Empire every day! September 18, 19:15 Location: Library 129 No registration required. Free of charge. >> VIDEO Poster by Polina Andreeva

Nowadays everyone knows how to treat a toxic person. But what to do if this is you who is the toxic one in the room and you have just discovered it. What will be your next move? Tell us on Saturday night. 12th of September 2026 at 7 p.m. Location Library 182, Branch 1 Please bring your Unified LibraryCard for entry. Registration is not required. Free of charge >> video Poster by Polina Andreeva

Тэйк Чайниз, римув зэ кэрактэрз, мув ит ту Киргистан, энд хэнд ит Рашн летэрз. Ит уоркeд джаст файн. Дунган спикерз ар стил флуент, стил литэрэт, стил райтинг поэтри - ин э скрипт уиз зиро Чайниз кэрактэрз ин ит. September 11, 19:00 Location: RGBM Registration required. >> SIGN UP HERE << Free of charge. >> VIDEO Poster by Polina Andreeva

What is the reason you spend years studying a new language? Is it just to be able to speak with a foreigner or are you hoping to get a new brain? Let's discuss this on Saturday night 5th of September 2026 at 7 p.m. Location Library 182, Branch 1 Please bring your Unified LibraryCard for entry. Registration is not required. Free of charge >> video

Please notice, the next meeting would be in Library 129. There would be NO meeting in RGBM this Friday.