Science
Let’s Talk About Mental Health
QED 27-16 23rd Ave, Queens, NY, United StatesThink about all the times you've seen mental illness depicted on TV, in movies, and in the general media. How many times was it NOT mined for humor, shock value, horror, or sensationalism? How often was it made HUMAN and REAL? Come to our show where we hope to explore and explode some of the […]
Jason Haber – Futurecity: A Look at the Past, Present, and Future of NYC and Cities Around the World
New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 W 64th St, New York, NY, United StatesFor the first time in history, more people live in cities than in rural areas. By 2050, another 2 billion people will occupancy our planet, with two-thirds of them living in cities. While we have reached unprecedented population growth, our planet is under siege and many of our cities, including our own, are ill-prepared for […]
The Big Thaw: Ancient Carbon, Modern Science, and a Race to Save the World
The Explorer's Club 46 E 70th Street, New York, NY, United StatesPermafrost—dark, ice-flaked, permanently frozen ground that lies under tundra and boreal forests across our northern regions—covers more than 12 percent of the earth’s land surface. It exists in places that seem otherworldly and unimaginably remote to most of us, but the changes taking place in the permafrost layer may ultimately affect the lives of every […]
Taste of Science: Flu Season
Ryan's Daughter 350 East 85th Street, New York, NY, United StatesAchoo! If you’re not feeling too under the weather, come join us at Ryan’s Daughter for an evening all about influenza. Learn about how researchers trace flu pandemics back to their animal sources, and about efforts to generate a universal flu vaccine. Play our trivia game and win special flu-related prizes! Doors open 7pm, Event […]
Jamieson Webster and Adrienne Harris on Conversion Disorder
Wolff Conference Room, Room D1103 6 East 16th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin Jamieson Webster, author of Conversion Disorder: Listening to the Body in Psychoanalysis, and Adrienne Harris, Faculty and Supervisor at New York University's Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, for a philosophy workshop on conversion disorder. Presented by The New School for Social Research and Philosophy Department and it is co-sponsored with the Ferenczi Center.