Medieval Medicine and Literature: A Galenic Presence in Dante’s Writing
NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò 24 West 12th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThe attention to the relation between medieval medicine and Dante’s writing shows how contemporary scientific thought manifests itself both in evident and less explicit terms, which allude not to exclusively scientific concepts, but to structures of thought shared by other contemporary intellectual discussions, such as philosophy, ethics, political thought. This lecture investigates how the manifest […]
China Chic: Orientalist Representations in Western Performing Arts
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY, United StatesPhil Chan is co-founder of Final Bow for Yellowface, a movement for change in the ballet community of stereotypes of Asians. From The Nutcracker to Crazy Rich Asians, Chan approaches issues of race and representation by exploring “cultural appropriation” through the lens of dance history — where he finds many parallels to fashion and costuming.
Oysters 101: The Secrets NYC’s Bivalves Harbor
Brooklyn Historical Society 128 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesFrom feeding happy hour hordes and filtering New Yorkers’ sewage, to protecting the shore from intensifying storms and educating nascent scientists, oysters shell out countless benefits to Gotham’s culinary, historical, and environmental landscapes. Join us as we examine the bivalves’ pivotal place in the story of New York, beginning with Lenape cultivation and continuing to […]
Music and Our Memories
National Jazz Museum in Harlem 58 W 129th St, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for an evening of jazz with a side of science. Jazz musician Helen Sung will perform and neuroscientist Lenzie Ford will speak on how music connects to our emotions, thoughts, and memories. This event is a partnership between the Zuckerman Institute, Arts & Minds and The National Jazz Museum in Harlem.
Secret Science Club North: Handprints on Hubble with Astronaut & Author Kathryn Sullivan
Symphony Space 2537 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesKathryn Sullivan is the first American woman to walk in space. A veteran of three NASA missions, Dr. Sullivan was on the crew of the Discovery shuttle that launched the Hubble Space Telescope, which revolutionized our understanding of the Universe. Celebrating 30 years in orbit, the Hubble continues to transmit revelatory images and data to scientists […]