Meetings of the Minds
David Lee Keiser + Richard E. Nisbett
Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures Count
Saturday, April 4 at 3:00 p.m.
Educator David Keiser (Montclair University, New Jersey) meets with cognitive scientist Richard E. Nisbett (Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor, University of Michigan) to explore the formative impact of schooling and culture on the brain and our perception of intelligence. $12
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Loch Kelly + Andrew Newberg
How God Changes Your Brain
Sunday, April 5 at 4:00 p.m.
Is religion good for you? The neurotheologist Andrew Newberg, MD, (Department of Psychiatry and Department of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania) discusses the relationship between brain functions and mystical or religious experiences with meditation teacher Loch Kelly. $12
Peter Matthiessen + Bruce Hood
SuperSense
Monday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Why do we believe in the unbelievable? Neuroscientist Bruce Hood explores with author Peter Matthiessen how our brains may be pre-wired with a "SuperSense" that shapes our intuitions, superstitions, and social interactions. $20
"An intriguing look at a feature of the human mind that is subtle in its operation but profound in its consequences." - Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of How the Mind Works and The Stuff of Thought.
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Tom Wolfe + Steven Pinker
The Bonfire of the Vernacular
Sunday, April 12 at 6:00 p.m.
Author Tom Wolfe, who has called himself "the social secretary of neuroscience," discusses the use of language and narrative with cognitive scientist Steven Pinker (Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University). $25
Donald S. Lopez, Jr. + Sam Wang
Buddhism and Science
Saturday, April 18 at 4:00 p.m.
Tibetologist Donald S. Lopez, Jr. examines if there is truly a relationship between the Buddhist philosophy and science with Princeton neuroscientist Sam Wang. $12
Presented with Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
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Laurie Anderson + André Fenton + Winifred Gallagher
Rapt: The Focused Life
Sunday, April 19 at 4:00 p.m.
Pay attention! In her book Rapt, author Winifred Gallagher grapples with a number of provocative questions, including "Can we train our focus?" and "What's different about the way creative people pay attention?" Here she talks to performance artist Laurie Anderson and neurophysiologist André Fenton about how the quality of our lives depends largely on what we choose to pay attention to. $20
Daniel Goleman
Ecological Intelligence
Wednesday, April 22 at 7:00 p.m.
Best-selling author Daniel Goleman discusses his new book, Ecological Intelligence, and what it means to be "green," including unearthing the hidden environmental consequences of what we make and buy. $20
Presented with Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
Performances
Naked Soul: Jonatha Brooke
Wednesday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m.
In her second concert at RMA, Jonatha explores the windmills of her mind.
$40 in advance / $45 day of
Towards Silence
Thursday, April 23 at 8:00 p.m.
The world premiere of Towards Silence, a site-specific work by the internationally renowned composer Sir John Tavener. Tavener’s piece is an explicit meditation on death and the four states of consciousness (atma): waking, dream, deep sleep, and that which is beyond existence. $40 general admission; $95 includes priority seating, pre-performance discussion, and post-performance reception
Performed by the Medici String Quartet, the Attaca Quartet, the Corigliano Quartet, and the Jasper String Quartet
Presented with the World Science Festival
Towards Silence was commissioned by the Rubin Museum of Art and the Music Mind Spirit Trust, with the support of The Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund.
CABARET CINEMA
The Green Tara Series
Fridays at 9:30 p.m.
Free with $7 bar minimum
The Green Tara Series presents the traditional eight fears of Buddhism played out on the silver screen.
Lunch Matters
Scientific American Frontiers
Wednesdays at 1 p.m.
$10 / Free to members
This Lunch Matters series focuses on the functioning of the brain in everyday life, from memory to conversation to stress, and ends with a look into the brain's reaction to a once common procedure used to restore brains to normal functionality.
Click here for more information on this Lunch Matters series.
Credits
The Media Sponsor of BRAINWAVE is the New York Times Department of Community Affairs.
Towards Silence is jointly commissioned by the Rubin Museum of Art and the Music Mind Spirit Trust, with the support of the Argosy Foundation.
Music performances at the Rubin Museum of Art are generously supported by the Carlo and Micól Schejola Foundation.
