Jerry’s and Carolina’s Picks (16:39) Feb. 14 – March 1

Intelligent cars and intelligent discussants. Enjoy, and be sure to invite alumni and prospects as guests and share your stories.

REMINDERS

February 13: A Son Confronts His Father’s Death
February 22: Precision Public Health and Moving Forward: A Discussion of the 2016 Election and What’s Next
February 23: Complex Issues: Triangle of Resistance

SNEAK PEAK

March 2 – 5
Center for Justice
2017 Beyond the Bars Conference: Transcending the Punishment Paradigm
What are the root causes of violence within communities? What is needed to makes communities safe? What are the existing narratives about people who have committed violent acts? When violence happens in the community, what are responses that decrease mass criminalization and incarceration and do not rely on the punishment paradigm? Speakers from various fields will be in discussion. Registration will open here on February 17. (Just Societies)

PICKS

February 14
6 – 7 p.m.
Columbia University Libraries
Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead
A book talk with Hod Lipson, professor in mechanical engineering, and technology journalist Melba Kurman. RSVP here. Northwest Corner Building, Science and Engineering Library.

February 15
1 p.m.
GSAPP
The First 100 Days: Day 27
What is the role of architecture as a tool for grassroots mobilization and critical resistance? How are architects and designers engaging and empowering local communities to have a voice in urban design and policy? Speakers will present how design thinking and skills can visualize, represent, and play a critical role in shifting or creating pressure on public policy. Moderated by David Smiley, assistant director of the urban design program. Avery Hall, Ware Lounge. (Just Societies)

February 16
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Columbia Space Initiative
Apollo Exploration: To the Moon and Back
Charlie Duke, a former NASA astronaut who was the 10th man to walk on the moon, will give a talk. Teachers College, 147 Horace Mann Hall, Cowin Auditorium.

February 20
6 p.m.
Harriman Institute
Killing Memory: Ethnic Cleansing, Genocide, and the Targeting of Cultural Heritage in the Balkan Wars of the 1990s
András Riedlmayer, director of the Documentation Center of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University, will discuss the nexus between the protection of cultural heritage and human rights in time of armed conflict, and the legal and practical challenges of bringing to justice those responsible for crimes against culture. International Affairs Building, Marshall D. Shulman Seminar Room 1219. (Just Societies, Global Solutions)

March 1
5 – 7 p.m.
School of Professional Studies
Narrative Medicine Rounds: Writing about Extraordinary Psychological States
New Yorker staff writer Rachel Aviv will talk about reporting on extraordinary medical conditions. Aviv often writes about psychiatry and bioethics and has written articles on euthanasia, psychosis, addiction, and crime. Faculty Club of CUMC, P&S, 630 W. 168th St., 4th floor.

For RSVP, ticket availability, and other details, follow the links. We always appreciate hearing from you about future events.

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