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Lateral Cooking: Niki Segnit with Hannah Goldfield
92 Y 1395 Lexington Ave, New YorkNiki Segnit used to follow recipes to the letter, even when she’d made a dish a dozen times. But as she tested the combinations that informed The Flavor Thesaurus, she detected the basic rubrics that underpinned most recipes. Join her as she shares these formulas, which are infinitely adaptable. The result is greater creativity in the […]
Neuroscience and the Study of Intergenerational Trauma: How Does the Remote Past Get Under Our Skin?
The Italian Academy at Columbia University 1161 Amsterdam Ave, New YorkHow do we "remember" things that did not happen to us? Neuroscience has made remarkable discoveries about ways in which our brains and bodies can be affected by traumatic experiences of our parents. We know that children born to survivors of cataclysmic events are themselves more susceptible to stress, and at greater risk of mental […]
When You Kant Figure It Out, Ask a Philosopher!
Albertine Books 972 5th Avenue, New YorkHow can Kant comfort you when you get ditched via text message? How can Aristotle cure your hangover? How can Heidegger make you feel better when your dog dies? Join Marie Robert as she explains how pearls of wisdom from the greatest Western philosophers can help us face and make light of some of the daily […]