June 2016
Exploring the Philosophy of Émilie du Châtelet
This conference brings together prominent international scholars to offer a thorough evaluation of Châtelet's ideas and contributions.
Find out more »Inequality by the Numbers: A Workshop on Inequality Research
Applications are now online for Inequality by the Numbers: an inter-disciplinary workshop on inequality research. It will be held June 6-10, 2016, and is hosted by the CUNY Graduate Center and the Luxembourg Income Study Center.
Find out more »Science and Capitalism: Entangled Histories – Workshop for 2018 Osiris Volume
Registration is required. Please contact wcl2111 (at) columbia.edu to be added to the participant list. The histories of science and capitalism have always been bound up together. As far back as the 17th century, if not before, precise and detailed empirical knowledge has been valued by those seeking commercial gain. It is therefore no surprise that modern scholars have taken a keen interest in tracing the connections between the production of natural knowledge and development of commercial networks, between matters of…
Find out more »Ligo Project – Science (as) Culture: Summer Happy Hour
oin the Ligo Project for a Science (as) Culture Summer Happy Hour for a multidisciplinary exchange of ideas focused on integration of science and society and how to change how we as a society think about, learn about, and talk about art, science and technology. For summer, these events will be informal meet and greet format with stimulating discussions across science, art, and other disciplines over a summer libation. Open to the public, RSVP requested. About the Ligo Project: Scientists make discoveries, engineers design…
Find out more »July 2016
Atlas Obscura and the New York Academy of Medicine – After Hours Series: Medical Photography
This event is part of the six-session 2016 series "After Hours: Inside the Rare Book Collections of The New York Academy of Medicine" presented by Atlas Obscura at the Academy. Guest-host Dr. Heidi Knoblauch will take visitors on a tour of our 19th and 20th-century collections of medical photographs, including dermatological atlases, portraits of wounded Civil War veterans, 19th-century daguerrotypes kept by doctors of their patients, and many more photographic gems. Tickets: $30. Registration required. Please visit the New York Academy of…
Find out more »Science (as) Culture Summer Happy Hour
Join us at our Science (as) Culture Summer Happy Hour for a multidisciplinary exchange of ideas focused on integration of science and society and how to change how we as a society think about, learn about, and talk about art, science and technology.
Find out more »Up!: Manhood, Democratic Medicine, and Walt Whitman’s Secret Health Writings
Speaker: Zachary Turpin, PhD Candidate,University of Houston Respondent: Isaac Gewirtz, Curator, New York Public Library In 1858, Walt Whitman covertly published in serial form "Manly Health and Training," a book-length manifesto on diet, exercise, and the future of American health. Appearing at a critical juncture in US history, this newly rediscovered work encapsulates many of the great debates that helped define the health sciences, then and now. It also offers a rare glimpse into a "lost" year in the life of Walt Whitman.…
Find out more »August 2016
Isabella Aboderin – Understanding Later Life Adversity and Resilience in Low Resource Urban Settings in Nairobi
Co-sponsored by the Columbia Aging Center, the Columbia Global Centers|Nairobi, and the Urban+Health Initiative of the Mailman School of Public Health, this seminar by Dr. Isabella Aboderin will be held on August 23rd. The event will be in Room 440 of the Mailman School's Allan Rosenfield Building, 722 W. 168th St. RSVPs are requested: [email protected]. Dr. Isabella Aboderin is a Senior Research Scientist and Head of the Program on Aging and Development at the African Population and Health Research Center…
Find out more »September 2016
Janette Sadik-Khan – Book Talk, Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution
As New York City's transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan managed the seemingly impossible and transformed the streets of one of the world's greatest, toughest cities into dynamic spaces safe for pedestrians and bikers. Her approach was dramatic and effective: Simply painting a part of the street to make it into a plaza or bus lane not only made the street safer, but it also lessened congestion and increased foot traffic, which improved the bottom line of businesses. Real-life experience confirmed that if you know how to read the street, you can make it function better by not totally reconstructing it but by reallocating the space that's already there. In this talk, Sadik-Khan will draw on many themes of her recent book, Streetfight, to offer real-world strategies for reclaiming city streets.
Find out more »Robert Westman – Copernicus and the Astrologers – Columbia University Seminar in the Renaissance
This event is part of the Columbia University Seminar in the Renaissance. Seminars are open to the public; however, RSVP is required. Please see instructions, below, to register. Speaker: Robert Westman, Professor of History, University of California, San Diego Nicolas Copernicus’s hypothesis that the earth is a planet revolving together with five other planets around a stationary sun is one of the best known claims in the history of science. First announced publicly in print in 1543, Copernicus’s proposal is often…
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