Astronomy Live: Spooky Space
American Museum of Natural History 175-208 79th Street, Central Park West, NY, United StatesMonstrous stars, devilish explosions, and frightful collisions! Get in the Halloween spirit and join astrophysicist Jackie Faherty and presenter Mark Popinchalk for a virtual tour in the dome highlighting the universe’s scariest phenomena. Jackie Faherty is a senior scientist and senior education manager in the American Museum of Natural History’s Department of Astrophysics and the Department of Education—a unique position […]
The Science of Monsters
Caveat 21A Clinton St, Manhattan, NY, United StatesBased on their book, The Science of Monsters, Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl will explore the science behind horror movies’ most iconic villains. Join Kelly and Meg as they unravel the medical mysteries and scientific marvels that inspired the creation of famous monsters like Freddy Kruger, Norman Bates, and many more.
White Lies, Tall Tales, and Whoppers
Subject 188 Suffolk St, New York, NY, United StatesIn this Think & Drink NYC talk, Dr. Ian Reed will show us how we can assess whether someone is lying to us through the face, body, and voice. He will then conclude with remarks on the virtues of deception, truth, and knowledge. Lawrence Ian Reed is a clinical assistant professor in NYU. He studies […]
Doctors Differ: Early Medical Caricature and the Birth of the Comics Form
New York Academy of Medicine 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesJared Gardner is the Joseph V. Denney Designated Professor of English and Director of Popular Culture Studies at The Ohio State University, specializing in American literature, comics, film, and popular culture. Dr. Gardner is the author of Master Plots: Race and the Founding of an American Literature, 1787-1845; Projections: Comics and the History of 21st-century Storytelling; and The […]
The Jewish Dead in Literature and Lore
Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies 1140 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY, United StatesWhat happens when the line between the dead and the living gets transgressed? Join us for a haunting lecture as we explore this gray area in Jewish lore, literature, and culture. Hear from Jonathan Boyarin as he delves into examples that are both familiar and not and shows us that though we try to preserve tidy lines separating […]