Legal Scholar David A. Harris on Police Violence
NYU School of Law 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United StatesHow do police confrontations go wrong? How can courts secure justice for victims after the fact? And how can such incidents be avoided in the first place? University of Pittsburgh law professor David A. Harris offers answers by way of one such incident in his hometown. His new book, A City Divided: Race, Fear and the […]
Biohack the World: Ben Greenfield’s Boundless Book Launch
The Assemblage (John St) 17 John Street, Manhattan, NY, United StatesFew people in the universe of biohacking have been as prolific and influential as Ben Greenfield. Widely recognized as one of the top fitness, triathlon, nutrition and metabolism experts in the nation, Ben joins Biohack the World on his first leg of his Boundless Book Tour to give us his expert take on how to […]
Kitchen Liberation: Immigrant Home Cooking and Women’s Rights
Tenement Museum 103 Orchard Street, New York, NY, United StatesWhat happens when immigrant women teach strangers their most trusted recipes? The League of Kitchens, an organization that partners with immigrant women who teach cooking classes in their own homes, is on a mission to change how we see home cooking. In this event, Charlotte Druckman, author of Women on Food, joins in conversation with League of […]
Author André Aciman Presents Find Me
The National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY, United StatesElio and Oliver are two of contemporary literature’s favorite characters—made famous by novelist André Aciman in Call Me by Your Name, which became both a bestselling book and an Academy Award-winning 2017 movie. Now he reintroduces this beloved pair in the much-anticipated sequel, the bestselling Find Me. Aciman reads from his “deeply romantic” new book and talks […]
Your Brain on the Military: A Conversation on Wartime Journalism
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Pier 86, W 46th St, New York, NY, United StatesYour Brain on the Military: Understanding Psychological Changes After Military Service The Intrepid Museum and NewYork-Presbyterian Military Family Wellness Center welcome current and former military service members and their family and friends for a series exploring the links between military service and the brain. Hear from researchers and veterans as they unravel myths and realities about the military and mental […]