Monday November 4, 2019
Manhattan
6:30-8pm Free: A Bridge Between You and Everything: Iranian Women Artists in Conversation. Working in the aftermath of the 1979 Revolution, contemporary Iranian women artists are embracing themes of gender identity, repression, religion, and memory. In this panel, speakers will also discuss the complexities of cultural duality and the nuances of an evolving artistic discourse. More info. [ART]
7-8:30pm $20: CJH Talks: Phil Rosenthal in Conversation with Marjorie Ingall. Tablet’s Marjorie Ingall joins Phil Rosenthal – the star of the hit series Somebody Feed Phil – for a mouthwatering conversation about his fabulous food forays, his mother’s Jewish cooking, and his hilarious memoir, You’re Lucky You’re Funny. More info. [FOOD]
7-9pm $15: AMNH Presents | Frontiers Lecture: The First Seconds of the Universe. Theoretical astrophysicist Dan Hooper explores what scientists know and what they are still struggling to understand about the very first seconds—and fractions of a second—after the Big Bang. Hooper proposes in his new book At the Edge of Time that it is in studying these initial moments that we will unlock great truths about the universe. A book signing follows. More info. [SCIENCE]
Tuesday November 5, 2019
Manhattan
6-8pm Free: Carmen C. Bambach: Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered. On the occasion of the publication of Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered, the Italian Cultural Institute welcomes Carmen Bambach, internationally renowned Leonardo specialist and author of the prestigious monograph. More info. [ART]
7pm $30: Special Preview: Investigation Discovery’s In Memoriam. The Paley Center is offering a preview of In Memoriam, an Investigation Discovery documentary that explores the emotional impact on the survivors of three recent mass shootings. After the screening, in a discussion moderated by Sunny Hostin, a panel will discuss issues raised by the documentary, concentrating on how we must go beyond the polarized gun control debate to examine the permanent emotional scars mass shootings create. More info. [FILM]
8pm $15: The Roots of Disagreement. In this talk, NYU Professor Pascal Wallisch will use perceptual illusions to explore why different people experience our shared world in distinct ways and discuss how disagreements can be resolved and common ground can be restored. More info. [GEEK]
Wednesday November 6, 2019
Manhattan
4pm and 7pm Free: Math Encounters: “Tales of Impossibility: The Problems of Antiquity” with David Richeson. Ancient Greek geometers and future generations of mathematicians tried and failed to square circles, trisect angles, double cubes, and construct regular polygons using only a compass and straightedge. Join David Richeson, Professor of Mathematics at Dickinson College and Editor of Math Horizons, to try your hand at some of these unusual geometric construction techniques. More info. [SCIENCE]
7pm Free: AMNH Presents: SciCafe: Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels. In this presentation, paleoclimatologist Maureen Raymo will review evidence for climate change, natural and manmade, and explore how ice sheets and sea level changed in the past. More info. [SCIENCE]
Thursday November 7, 2019
Manhattan
4:15-6pm Free: Why Skill Matters: From Bronze Age Metalworking to the Future of Crafts. What do we consider valuable knowledge, and why? In this presentation, Professor Maikel H. G. Kuijpers intends to explore the connections between craft, science, and technology through the notion of skill. More info. [ART]
6-8pm $5: Stoicism or Epicureanism? Let the Discussion Begin. Stoicism and Epicureanism have been around for more than two millennia. Surprisingly, they are being proposed in the 21st century as philosophies to adopt in order to live a life worth living (a eudaimonic life, as the ancient Greeks called it). Join us for a conversation between Prof. Catherine Wilson, author of How to Be an Epicurean, and Prof. Massimo Pigliucci, author of How to Be a Stoic, and decide for yourself whether you are a follower of Epicurus or of Zeno. More info. [PHILOSOPHY]
Brooklyn
6:30-8pm $10: Built and Never-Built Brooklyn: An Exploration. Join Cornell professor and urbanist Thomas Campanella for an unprecedented journey through the history of our beloved borough via its built environment. Editor at Curbed Amy Plitt joins Campanella for this urban exploration. More info. [HISTORY]
Friday November 8, 2019
Manhattan
6-7:45pm Free: Simons Foundation Presents: The Math Puzzle That Spawned 100 Philosophy Papers. At first glance, the Sleeping Beauty problem appears to be a simple question about probability. But since being proposed 19 years ago by philosopher Adam Elga, the problem has incited passionate debate in the philosophy community. In this talk, Peter Winkler will describe the famous thought problem about a dozy princess being awoken once or twice depending on the toss of a coin. Can it really be that the laws of probability do not provide a unique correct answer? More info. [GEEK]
7:30-10pm Free: Innovators: Start-Ups Fueled by NASA Technology. As NASA explores further and further into space, its innovations have impacted and transformed life on Earth. Join Steven González as he discusses the NASA roots of everyday innovations and how NASA continues to share technology with the world. More info. [TECH]
Saturday November 9, 2019
Manhattan
3pm Free: Lincoln Center White Light Conversation: Let’s Talk About Religion. Join WNYC’s John Schaefer and a group of leading thinkers for a spirited panel discussion exploring the many contradictions inherent in our understanding of religion and the evolutionary pathways of religious belief. More info. [PHILOSOPHY]
4-6pm Free: Cornel West Matters: Book Talk with Mahamadou Lamine Sagna and Cornel West. Join The Africa Center and Teranga as we present a conversation between Mahamadou Lamine Sagna and Cornel West about Cornel West Matters. More info. [BOOKS]
Brooklyn
10:30am-12:30pm $25: Scandals, Scalawags, and Murder Most Foul. The Green-Wood Cemetery is the final resting place of many famous and heroic figures in American history, but some of its deceased denizens have a more blemished reputation. Veteran tour guide Ruth Edebohls leads a thrilling exploration featuring the lives of murderers and the murdered, sullied adulteress Elizabeth Tilton and famed courtesan Lola Montez, as well as gangsters (Albert Anastasia and Joe Gallo), conmen, and schemers who count among Green-Wood’s most notorious permanent residents. More info. [HISTORY]
Sunday November 10, 2019
Manhattan
4:30-6:30pm Free: Festival Albertine: How Do We Get People to Care. Artists and activists will be called upon to discuss how to change people’s minds and amplify the call to action. With Irina Brook, Lauren Groff, Fabrice Hyber, and Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky. Moderated by Bill McKibben. More info. [CULTURE]
7pm $15: Drug Test: Psychedelics & Family. Come learn how to come out of the psychedelic closet to your parents! Come out to your children! Heal intergenerational trauma. Suggest psychedelic therapy or medicinal marijuana for sick relatives. And for the advanced class: Navigate how to trip with the fam. More info. [MINDFULNESS]