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When You Kant Figure It Out, Ask a Philosopher!
Albertine Books 972 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesHow can Kant comfort you when you get ditched via text message? How can Aristotle cure your hangover? How can Heidegger make you feel better when your dog dies? Join Marie Robert as she explains how pearls of wisdom from the greatest Western philosophers can help us face and make light of some of the daily […]
Neuroscience and the Study of Intergenerational Trauma: How Does the Remote Past Get Under Our Skin?
The Italian Academy at Columbia University 1161 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, United StatesHow do we "remember" things that did not happen to us? Neuroscience has made remarkable discoveries about ways in which our brains and bodies can be affected by traumatic experiences of our parents. We know that children born to survivors of cataclysmic events are themselves more susceptible to stress, and at greater risk of mental […]
Passions: A Book Signing with Nicolas Sarkozy
Albertine Books 972 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesJoin Nicolas Sarkozy, former President of France, as he signs his latest book, Passions, recently published in France with éditions de l’Observatoire. Free and open to the public. No RSVP necessary.
BIOHACK THE WORLD: Self-Quantification, Regeneration & Longevity
The Assemblage (John St) 17 John Street, Manhattan, NY, United StatesIt’s been widely stated, “You can’t improve on anything you don’t measure.” The self-quantification movement was born out of this very concept. Thankfully, with advancements in brain-enhancing nutrition, fitness tech, wearables, AI, and Big Data, it’s now possible to strategize and track your every step towards optimal performance maximal longevity. In this 14th installment of […]
Spiritual Resistance in Auschwitz
Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Pl, New York, NY, United StatesJudith Tydor Baumel-Schwartz, Director of the Arnold and Leona Finkler Institute of Holocaust Research at Bar-Ilan University, will share the extraordinary story of a religious artifact that survived the horrors of Auschwitz and a Nazi death march. This artifact, a shofar (a ram’s horn that is made into a special wind instrument used during Jewish High Holiday […]