Geek
The Crossword Show with Zach Sherwin
Caveat 21A Clinton St, Manhattan, NY, United StatesThe Crossword Show is a live comedy performance hosted by Zach Sherwin (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Epic Rap Battles of History”), in which a panel of guest entertainers solves an actual crossword puzzle onstage in front of an audience, with everything displayed on a big screen so the crowd can follow along. Every time the solvers […]
Free Talk: Serge Toubiana on Helen Scott
Film at Lincoln Center 70 Lincoln Center Plaza #4, New York, NY, United StatesCelebrated author Serge Toubiana, president of Unifrance and former director of the Cinematheque française, will discuss the life and work of Helen Scott, subject of his latest book, L’amie américaine. A legendary figure for film buffs on both sides of the Atlantic, Helen Scott is perhaps best known for her passionate work and friendship with François Truffaut, […]
AI Against Humanity
Easy Lover 790 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesAI (Artificial Intelligence) went quickly from the savior of humankind to feared and hated. The truth, as always, is somewhere in the middle. Whether you are writing software as your day job, or just reading the newspaper headlines about AI-pocalypse, join us on the journey to understand what AI is and how it can help […]
Joseph LeDoux: Danger is Ancient—Fear Is A Recent Invention
92 Y 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, United StatesAs soon as there was life, there was danger. Fear, on the other hand, is a recent invention. So says the Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science, neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry at NYU, Joseph LeDoux. Dr. LeDoux studies the question that has long puzzled neuroscientists—what is consciousness? He believes that by understanding the mechanisms of […]
Person Place Thing with Andy Cohen: Mo Rocca
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, United StatesEmmy winner Mo Rocca is a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and a frequent panelist on NPR’s hit weekly quiz show Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me! His love for obituaries inspired his hit podcast and new book of the same name, Mobituaries, an irreverent but deeply researched appreciation of people from the past. Person Place Thing […]