Science
Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered: Carmen Bambach in Conversation with Walter Isaacson
92 Y 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, United StatesFive hundred years since the death of one of the all-time greatest creative geniuses, we’re still making new discoveries about Leonardo da Vinci. Join Metropolitan Museum curator Carmen Bambach, considered one of the world’s leading experts on Leonardo, as she discusses her landmark new book on the artist. This four-volume work (which took 24 years […]
Astronomy Live: Traveling the Neighborhood
American Museum of Natural History 175-208 79th Street, Central Park West, NY, United StatesExplore the worlds within our local galactic neighborhood with Brian Levine and Jana Grcevich. How about a vacation to Europa, an expedition to study science on Saturn, or a mining mission on Mars? Where would you go in our solar system and what could you do there?
Personality Disorders in Everyday Life
Subject 188 Suffolk St, New York, NY, United StatesWhat is personality? What differentiates a person’s character from another person’s? What is it about you that makes you… you? In what ways do you get in the way of yourself? These types of questions are easily posed but remain some of the most difficult to answer in all of psychology. This talk examines these […]
Test Tube Comedy with Raj Sivaraman
Caveat 21A Clinton St, Manhattan, NY, United StatesAre you a comedy fan and have you ever wondered “why is this making laugh?” Are you a science fan and want to do a little science but don’t have the grant money or PhD to do it? Well Test Tube Comedy is your answer. As a comedian and scientist, Raj Sivaraman will try to […]
AMNH Frontiers Lecture: X-Ray Astronomy
American Museum of Natural History 175-208 79th Street, Central Park West, NY, United StatesSince its launch on July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-ray Observatory has been NASA's flagship mission for X-ray astronomy. Now, more than 20 years later, Chandra is still helping scientists obtain images of remote environments to help understand the structure and evolution of the universe. David Helfand describes his work on X-ray observations of astronomical objects ranging […]