June 2017
R. Alta Charo – CRISPR Critters and Emended Mankind
R. Alta Charo will discuss "CRISPR Critters and Emended Mankind." This event is part of the Seminar on Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Genetics series. Free and open to the public.
Find out more »Mary Roach – GRUNT: The Curious Science of Humans at War
In GRUNT: The Curious Science of Humans at War, America’s favorite science writer, Mary Roach, explores those aspects of war that no one makes movies about—not the killing but the keeping alive.
Find out more »Miguel Luciano & Daniel Carrion – Food, Culture and the Urban Environment Walk
Artist Miguel Luciano and environmental scientist Daniel Carrion lead a walk on the complex relationships between migration, housing, food insecurity, and pollution in West Harlem. Has the community made gains or losses over time? What will make for a healthier future?
Find out more »Kanene Ayo Holder & Paul Mankiewicz – The Urban Garden Walk
Artist Kanene Holder and Biologist Paul Mankiewicz explore how people interact with nature in the urban landscape of West Harlem. Examine where urban planning has succeeded or failed to accommodate natural ecological systems and how people have used gardening to strengthen the fabric of the community.
Find out more »Maya Sabatello – Children in the Genomic Era: Issues Beyond the Clinical Setting
Maya Sabatello, Assistant Professor of Clinical Bioethics, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, discusses Children in the Genomic Era: Issues Beyond the Clinical Setting.
Find out more »Art Science Make Out: Creating a space in between
Join us for an afternoon of making simple and provocative visual or performative messages about climate change, art, science, and other things you care about and sharing ideas about how we might collaborate and why.
The first half of the afternoon will be devoted to making together, the second to learning about each other's organizations and exploring possible common goals, needs and projects.
FOOD EVOLUTION Screening and Q&A
FOOD EVOLUTION, a film narrated by physicist Neil deGrasse-Tyson, explores fears around genetically modified foods.
Find out more »Moral Institutions, Genetics, and the Behavioral Sciences
Moral Institutions, Genetics, and the Behavioral Sciences will take place on June 27, 2017 at Columbia University. Free and open to the public, registration required. Please email [email protected] to register.
Find out more »August 2017
Marieke Van Delft – Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717): Her Botanical Art and Research
In 1705 the remarkable work Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) was published in Amsterdam, the first illustrated overview of the plants and insects of Surinam. In this lecture, held in conjunction with the republication of her masterpiece, Merian will be introduced as an independent woman who traveled from Germany to the Netherlands and Surinam, producing groundbreaking work as an entomologist.
Find out more »Explorations in the Medical Humanities: The Whiteness of Bones
This lecture series will explore the enigma of how what we write relates back to the experience of bodies, healthy and unwell. Our speakers will explore how the medical humanities build on and revise earlier notions of the “medical arts.”
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