Science & the
Arts Series
Past Events
- by season:
- Fall 2007
- Spring 2007
- Fall 2006
- Spring - Summer 2006
- Fall 2005
- Spring 2005
- Einstein Lecture Series
- Fall 2004
- Spring 2004
- Fall 2003
- Summer 2003 Showcase
- Spring 2003
- Fall 2002
- Spring 2002: Science & Theater
- Fall 2001
Fall 2007 Events
- Illuminating Coney Island >
- #7427 - Tuesday, September 25, 6:30 PM
- Synagogues in Germany: A Virtual Reconstruction >
- #7428 - Monday, October 29, 6:30 PM
- SCIENCE AS A CREATIVE ADVENTURE OF THE MIND >
- #7455 - Tuesday, November 6, 6:30 PM
- A Scientist Goes to the Movies: The Matrix >
- Thursday, November 8, 6:30 PM
- Background >
- #7457 - Tuesday, November 20, 6:30 PM
Illuminating Coney Island | |
|---|---|
 |
Thirty-seven years have passed since the closing of Coney Island's world-renowned Parachute Jump ride. In 2006 the 277-foot structure was illuminated by Leni Schwendinger and her firm, Light Projects. Colored light transforms the filigreed steel Parachute Jump framework into a shimmering icon for Coney Island and all of Brooklyn. With designer Leni Schwendinger, Martin Maher, Brooklyn Chief of Staff, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, and Peter Jacobson, Lighting Specialist, Con Edison. #7427 - Tuesday, September 25, 6:30 PM |
Synagogues in Germany: A Virtual Reconstruction |
|
 |
During the Nazi era, over 1,400 synagogues were destroyed. Through a student initiative at the Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, several synagogues have been virtually recreated using computer aided design, revealing a rich and diverse architectural history. Manfred Koob and Marc Grellert (Darmstadt University of Technology) and Carol Herselle Krinsky (New York University) will show the re-creations and provide historical and contemporary context. Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies, Science & the Arts, and the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa).
#7428 - Monday, October 29, 6:30 PM |
SCIENCE AS A CREATIVE ADVENTURE OF THE MIND |
|
 |
The Pari Center for New Learning, located in a quiet hilltop village in Italy, fosters an interdisciplinary approach linking science, the arts, ethics and spirituality. David Peat, author, physicist and philosopher, directs the Center and will speak on the relationship between language, reality and physics. He will ask if science is about what we know about the world, or what we can say about the world. He will also explore the way science and the arts can stimulate and cross fertilize each other. With stand-up comedy from Jena Axelrod. #7455 - Tuesday, November 6, 6:30 PM |
A Scientist Goes to the Movies: The Matrix |
|
 |
The 1999 science fiction action film, The Matrix, describes a future in which the world we know is actually the Matrix, a simulated reality created by sentient machines in order to subdue and make use of the human population as an energy source. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (American Museum of Natural History) and Corey Powell, Executive Editor at Discover Magazine, will show selected scenes and discuss the science onscreen. Thursday, November 8, 6:30 PM |
Background | |
 |
Reading of a play by Lauren Gunderson. In 1948, as a young doctoral student, Ralph Alpher wrote the first mathematical model for the creation of the universe and predicted the discovery of cosmic background radiation that proves the Big Bang theory. He was ahead of his time. Decades later, two radio astronomers tuning their equipment stumbled on proof of Alpher's background radiation. They got the credit-and the Nobel Prize. Presented by Break A Leg Productions. Following the play will be a question & answer period with the playwright |
Our events at The Graduate Center are free, unless noted. Pre-registering holds your seat until 15 minutes before curtain, then seating is first come, first served. Pre-register by phone or email: 212-817-8215 or continuinged@gc.cuny.edu.
Science & the Arts
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Avenue
(at 34th Street)