This summer there was a "reading group" at my university about physics foundations based on watching the videos from this lecture series on Scientific Realism h

This summer there was a "reading group" at my university about physics foundations based on watching the videos from this lecture series on Scientific Realism https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtIs3eEC6pzL1v_haWfznvgiIqEK_dUo4 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtIs3eEC6pzL1v_haWfzn... Structure: Tuesday in PM ppl watch together, then Wednesday PM group discussion (moderated to keep on track). There was a dedicated volunteer who prepared a 1-2 page summary of the lecture before the meeting, and a note taker for the discussion. The lectures in the playlist are by the top people in the field (various viewpoints represented) so it was a great learning experience. Groups were 10-15 people and discussions were all worthwhile. Not sure how this would scale to 15+, but the watch-best-lecture-available-and-then-discuss-in-groups is definitely a good model. [at least one data point]