Savvy Sirens of the French New Wave, 1956 – 1965
The National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY, United StatesA screening of four rarely seen short films from the French New Wave era French New Wave was the original Indie Cinema where young directors dispensing with the old format of filmmaking, used whatever technical resources were available to rewrite the protocols of 20th century cinema. NAC member, Erik Carlson has culled four rarely seen […]
Secret Science Club Presents Structural Biologist Kevin Gardner
The Bell House 149 7th St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThe human body is made of trillions of cells. Inside each cell, it’s as busy as the subway system with a dismaying array of routes, signals, and ever-moving parts. Exploring these teeny-tiny living labyrinths is the mission of modern-day micronauts like Kevin Gardner. A biochemist and biophysicist, Kevin Gardner has been unlocking the secrets inside cells for over two decades. As he dives into this microscopic world, he visualizes how all-important cellular proteins look […]
Ultra-Spooky Action at a Distance: From Quantum Materials in the Lab to Black Holes
Simons Foundation 160 5th Ave, New York, NY, United StatesThe strangest feature of quantum theory was dubbed “spooky action at a distance” by Albert Einstein. Today, scientists have convincing evidence that two quantum particles far apart can entangle with each other such that the observation of one can instantaneously determine the state of the other. In this lecture, Subir Sachdev will describe how this […]
Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America’s Heartland
New York Academy of Medicine 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesWith the rise of the Tea Party and the election of Donald Trump, many middle- and lower-income white Americans threw their support behind conservative politicians who pledged to make life great again for people like them. As Jonathan Metzl shows, the right-wing policies that resulted from this white backlash put these voters’ very health at […]
Grand Illusions: Nora Ephron’s Magical Manhattan on Film
Landmark West! 45 W. 67th St., New York, NY, United StatesIn this multimedia lecture/presentation, Paula Uruburu revisits Ephron's words of wit and wisdom while touring a city transformed through her unique lens in some of her most iconic New York films. And we will look back on her own love affair with some of the city’s beloved landmarks that make appearances in her films where […]