~The Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas

* Robert Kull (not Krull, as I wrote yesterday. Bad blogger, no cookie!) is back to talk about Solitude: Seeking Wisdom in Extremes, this time at Elliott Bay Books, 6:00 PM tonight. LINK

* University Bookstore and University Temple United Methodist Church present poet and author Kathleen Norris tonight at 7:00 PM. Norris will be talking about apathy, depression, and sloth, i.e. her book Acedia and Me: A Marriage, Monks and a Writer’s Life. A lively time will be had by all, I’m sure. LINK

* At 7:30 PM, Seattle Science Lectures, University Bookstore, and Town Hall Seattle host professional tree-climber Nalini Nadkarni. Nadkarni will be promoting and signing her book Between Earth and Sky: Our Intimate Connections to Trees, and discussing, what else? our intimate connections to trees. $5, Downstaris, Town Hall. LINK

* Finally, at 8:00 PM, business writer Stephen Baker will be at Elliott Bay Books to talk about The Numerati. Interesting, but disturbing, The Numerati is non-fiction cyberpunk: Baker predicts a near-future in which computers track our habits, opinions, and preferences to tailor advertising, product development, politics, et cetera, to individual consumers. It’s like looking down the barrel of a glittery, pink, Hello Kitty! gun. LINK