Is it weird that I am honestly excited about this? Probably. But tell me these events don’t look a wee bit interesting…
And that’s just a few of Thursday’s events…Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives: With Mark Oliver Everett
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM , The Paley Center for Media Indie rock artist Mark Oliver Everett (“eels”) is joined by theoretical physicists Michio Kaku and Max Tegmark to explore his father’s astounding contribution to physics: a theory of parallel worlds. Presented in collaboration with the Paley Center for Media, the discussion follows the American premiere screening of Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives (to be broadcast this fall on NOVA).You and Your Irrational Brain:
An Evening of Experimentation Under the Stars
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM , Water Taxi Beach In this special presentation of WNYC’s popular show Radio Lab, behavioral economist Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational, joins science writer Jonah Lehrer and program hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich to explore the often surprising factors which motivate and dictate human behavior.Illuminating Genius: Unlocking Creativity
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM , NYU - Skirball Center Choreographer and dancer Bill T. Jones and actor Michael York join neuroscientists V.S. Ramachandran, Nancy C. Andreasen, and David Eagleman to explore the brain’s creative impulses in a program that blends live performances and state of the art brain imaging to shine a spotlight on the latest research informing our understanding of creativity and innovation.
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