Culture
Workshop: From a KonMari Closet to a KonMari Life
The Wing - Bryant Park 25 West 39th St, New York, NY, United StatesYou've read Marie Kondo's books, you've tried the folding and even decluttered your entire home. So now what? Cassidy Nasello, FELT Founder and Gold Level KonMari Certified Consultant will guide you on the "what's next" after decluttering and help to get you clutter-free in your career and personal life. Nasello will show you how to […]
Transforming Police into Jedi Peacebuilders
Work Heights - Kinetic 277 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThis Olio event will focus on NYU professor Brad Heckman's work with the NYPD to imbue police officers with skills to de-escalate conflict and build trust with civilians during our divided times -- in the wake of countless tragic incidents between cops and civilians and against the backdrop of Black Lives Matter. We'll focus on […]
Publish or Perish: Scientists Review Christmas Movies
Caveat 21A Clinton St, Manhattan, NY, United StatesPublish or Perish brings peer review to the big screen! Scientists and comedians watch and discuss the science of hit movies, and, with your help, decide if the film deserves to be published and have its findings endorsed across the land, or should perish for its crimes against science! This time around, in a very […]
Your Move: Games, Migration, and Social Impact
Tenement Museum 103 Orchard Street, New York, NY, United StatesIn 2019, more people are living outside their country of birth than ever before. Millions of people migrating experience detention, live in refugee camps, and must make difficult decisions about their future. Can games help us understand the experiences of migrants around the world? Could play inspire us to create real change? In this conversation, […]
The Art of Dying, The Act of Grieving
Work Heights - Electric 650 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThis Olio event, featuring Jamie Warren (Assistant Professor at BMCC-CUNY), will look the lost art of dying, the absence of clear social expectations for the grieving, and try to understand how and why we let death disappear from life.