Today's meeting was called to discuss the existential dread of using slide rules in modern mathematics.
Dr. Johnson expressed her concerns about the futility of carrying around a cumbersome slide rule in a world of smartphones and calculators.
However, Prof. Smith countered with the beauty of manual calculations, citing the tactile experience of rotating a slide rule as a vital aspect of mathematical discovery.
Dr. Patel chimed in with a passionate speech about the joys of using trigonometric tables for calculations, leaving the room in awe.