| | THE EVOLUTION OF EVOLUTION
Thursday, June 1 at 8:00 PM; NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
Are we the masters of our genetic fate? Pressures that control evolution — predators and disease — are decreasing, while the capability to engineer the genome is now in our hands. Renowned scientists consider the future of humankind as evolution evolves. Learn More. |
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| | SCIENCE IN A POLARIZED WORLD
Saturday, June 3 at 8:00 PM; NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
Join ABC's John Donvan as he leads a global town hall discussion with Nobel Laureate Paul Nurse, NSF Director France Córdova, renowned law and psychology professor Dan Kahan, and Brian Greene, exploring science, culture, and belief as we hurtle toward an uncertain future in which our survival hinges on making right decisions. Learn More. |
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| | THE SOCIAL SYNAPSE
Friday, June 2 at 8:00 PM; Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College
We work together on enormous scales, from families to social networks that span the globe. Join this exploration of the human brain — and the brains of other animals — revealing how our social nature is key to our survival and our humanity. Learn More. |
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| | MUCH ADO ABOUT NEARLY NOTHING
Saturday, June 3 at 8:00 PM; Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College
Join world-class nanoscientists and environmental leaders to explore how the newfound capacity to harness molecules and atoms is accelerating spectacular inventions that promise to redefine the very future of energy.
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