Book Talk: Spy Sites of New York City
Rizzoli Bookstore 1133 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesThrough every era of American history, New York City has been a battleground for international espionage, where secrets have been created, stolen, and passed through clandestine meetings and covert communications. Highlighting 233 spy sites through 380 photographs and maps, Spy Sites of New York City (Georgetown University Press, 2020) takes readers inside this shadowy world and reveals […]
Dr. Azra Raza: The Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last
92 Y 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, United StatesAre we fighting cancer wrong? Azra Raza is the Chan Soon-Shiong professor of medicine and the director of the MDS Center at Columbia University. A world-class oncologist, she has cared for thousands of cancer patients. Yet in her highly acclaimed new book, The First Cell, she asks why so little progress has been made in diagnosing […]
Overdoing Democracy: Robert B. Talisse with Oliver Burkeman
CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesPhilosopher Robert B. Talisse in conversation with Oliver Burkeman on what's wrong with democracy and how to save it. About this Event The fate of democracy is increasingly in doubt, in America and around the world. But what if the greatest danger for democratic societies comes from within? In his insightful new book, philosopher Robert […]
How Biased Are We? A Conversation About Perception, Cognition, and Accuracy
Deutsches Haus at NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York, NY, United StatesDeutsches Haus at NYU, University Alliance Ruhr, and the German Research Foundation (DFG) present a conversation among Emily Balcetis (NYU), Lee Jussim (Rutgers University), and Albert Newen (Ruhr-University Bochum) as moderator, exploring the concept of human perception and its inherent biases that affect our understanding of the world. About the event: Perceptions are the window to our world. Rather […]
Book Launch: Spy Sites of New York City
KGB Espionage Museum 245 West 14th Street, New York, NY, United StatesTicket includes a signed copy of SPY SITES, an exclusive tour of the museum, book talk, and refreshments! About this Event 6 pm: Reception 6:15 -7 pm: KGB Espionage Museum tour 7 pm: Talk with the authors of SPY SITES OF NEW YORK CITY Authors: Keith Melton, the espionage advisor on The Americans, and Robert Wallace, the former chief of the […]