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  • Sphereland: A Fantasy about Curved Spaces and an Expanding Universe, by Dionys Burger, forward by Isaac Asimov

    The Great Books and World Classics Discussion Group is a joint project of Northern New Jersey Mensa and Mensa in Atlanta.  Sphereland was inspired by Flatland, which was a story about a two-dimensional world in which the narrator (a square) imagines a linear world and a three-dimensional world. Sphereland deals with higher dimensions. Read the … Continue reading Sphereland: A Fantasy about Curved Spaces and an Expanding Universe, by Dionys Burger, forward by Isaac Asimov

  • Johannes Kepler’s Somnium

    The Great Books and World Classics Discussion Group is a joint project of Northern New Jersey Mensa and Mensa in Georgia. In this early science fiction novel, written by the famous astronomer Johannes Kepler, an employee of Tycho Brahe takes a journey to the moon with the help of his bewitched mother in order to … Continue reading Johannes Kepler’s Somnium

  • Voltaire’s Candide

    The Great Books and World Classics Discussion Group is a joint project of Northern New Jersey Mensa and Mensa in Georgia. Voltaire's classic novel Candide pokes fun at the metaphysical optimism expressed in Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's Theodicy. Read Candide. Enjoy Leonard Bernstein's light opera Candide

  • Armchair Conversation: Humor

    Northern New Jersey Mensa's Armchair Conversations are friendly and pleasant conversations about serious topics.  On Tuesday, September 16, we will be talking about humor! Meeting ID: 817 4007 8376 Passcode: 152846 --- One tap mobile +13017158592,,81740078376#,,,,*152846# US (Washington DC) +13052241968,,81740078376#,,,,*152846# US Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/81740078376/invitations?signature=oFNCxsIxMPWK-PbYiSyr3JpKmYATEb7VlZoHEtM_QLY

  • Man taking Mensa admission test

    Mensa admission testing

    Rockaway Twp Library 61 Mt. Hope Rd., Rockaway, NJ, United States

    Take the Mensa admission test. You can buy a voucher for the test here.  If you already passed a qualifying test, you can submit the scores here.    

  • Leadership Development Workshop

    Morris County Library 30 East Hanover Ave.,, Whippany, NJ, United States

    Learn about our new website and events calendar, and help Northern New jersey Mensa build our communications plans. Bring your laptop! You can prepare for the workshop by watching the videos here.  

    Free

  • Apology, by Plato

    The Great Books and World Classics Discussion Group is a joint project of Northern New Jersey Mensa and Mensa in Atlanta. On September 20, we will be discussing the Apology, by Plato. It is an account of what Socrates said in his own defense, at the trial where he was sentenced to death. Read the … Continue reading Apology, by Plato