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American Manifesto: WNYC’s Bob Garfield with Ken Auletta
Grand Central Library 135 East 46th Street, New York, NY, United StatesBob Garfield examines the troubling confluence of the American preoccupation with identity and the decline of mass media. Join us as he speaks with New Yorker media critic Ken Auletta about ways to counter the forces of fragmentation, drawing from the manifesto's subtitle: Six steps to take to reassemble our fractured society. Join the conversation […]
Savvy Sirens of the French New Wave, 1956 – 1965
The National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY, United StatesA screening of four rarely seen short films from the French New Wave era French New Wave was the original Indie Cinema where young directors dispensing with the old format of filmmaking, used whatever technical resources were available to rewrite the protocols of 20th century cinema. NAC member, Erik Carlson has culled four rarely seen […]
Ultra-Spooky Action at a Distance: From Quantum Materials in the Lab to Black Holes
Simons Foundation 160 5th Ave, New York, NY, United StatesThe strangest feature of quantum theory was dubbed “spooky action at a distance” by Albert Einstein. Today, scientists have convincing evidence that two quantum particles far apart can entangle with each other such that the observation of one can instantaneously determine the state of the other. In this lecture, Subir Sachdev will describe how this […]
Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America’s Heartland
New York Academy of Medicine 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesWith the rise of the Tea Party and the election of Donald Trump, many middle- and lower-income white Americans threw their support behind conservative politicians who pledged to make life great again for people like them. As Jonathan Metzl shows, the right-wing policies that resulted from this white backlash put these voters’ very health at […]
Lauren Silbert: The Neuroscience of Communication and Its Social Implications
New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 W 64th St, New York, NY, United StatesLauren Silbert, PhD, is a neuroscientist, educator, and installation scientist. Her work explores the neural correlates underlying communication, where she has developed new analytical tools to study the interaction between brains. She creates novel educational curricula and builds public installations that integrate her research with technology, environment, and interactive participation to facilitate understanding across society. […]