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Simons Foundation Presents: The Math Puzzle That Spawned 100 Philosophy Papers
Simons Foundation 160 5th Ave, New York, NY, United StatesAt first glance, the Sleeping Beauty problem appears to be a simple question about probability. But since being proposed 19 years ago by philosopher Adam Elga, the problem has incited passionate debate in the philosophy community. In this talk, Peter Winkler will describe the famous thought problem about a dozy princess being awoken once or […]
Innovators: Start-Ups Fueled by NASA Technology
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Pier 86, W 46th St, New York, NY, United StatesAs NASA explores further and further into space, its innovations have impacted and transformed life on Earth. Join Steven González as he discusses the NASA roots of everyday innovations and how NASA continues to share technology with the world. Curious about launching a new venture using NASA technology? Hear from local companies that have licensed NASA tech, […]
Lincoln Center White Light Conversation: Let’s Talk About Religion
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, United StatesGod was declared dead in 1966, no longer relevant to an increasingly secular society. Today, people around the world ardently seek religious and faith-based experiences, at times with an intolerant fervor. How did we vacillate between such extremes in the span of only half a century? In modern society, few topics are as subject to […]
Cornel West Matters: Book Talk with Mahamadou Lamine Sagna and Cornel West
The Africa Center 1280 Fifth Ave., New York, NY, United StatesJoin The Africa Center and Teranga as we present a conversation between Mahamadou Lamine Sagna and Cornel West about “Cornel West Matters”. The book Cornel West Matters is a review of the titular philosopher’s seminal texts by Mahamadou Lamine Sagna, who has long been interested in the way West analyses politics, democracy, religion and race, and […]
Festival Albertine: How Do We Get People to Care
Albertine Books 972 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesArtists and activists will be called upon to discuss how to change people’s minds and amplify the call to action. Literature, music, drama—these are key resources for societies trying to come to grips with new realities. In recent years we’ve seen them begin to grapple with climate change, but that engagement must now grow. The […]