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On the 7th Day : Spiritual Genius and the Sabbath

Mar 7, 2014

The biblical story of the world’s creation builds rest and reflection into the very architecture of existence. As human beings created in God’s image, we, too, set aside the 7th day each week to connect with the divine, and to rediscover the divine spark within ourselves—to tap into the creative power we have been imbued... More
The Genius Debate: Identifying the Origins of Genius

Mar 6, 2014

What is the origin of genius? Does genius depend more on talent or deliberate practice? What is talent, anyway? Is quality of practice more important than sheer quantity of effort? What other factors are important in the cultivation of genius? The genius debate with David Shenk, psychiatrist Dr. Gail Saltz and cognitive scientists Scott Barry... More
Nerd Nite with Neil Janowitz, David Shuff and Dr. Ali Mattu

Mar 5, 2014

Join us for this special Genius Week Nite as we learn about the unsavory origins of Tetris, the demise of the beloved 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea ride at Disney World and whether or not the utopian vision of the future as depicted in Star Trek can become a reality. Get ready to to laugh... More
The (Neuro) Science of Genius

Mar 6, 2014

Join us for on a mind-boggling exploration of the most fascinating and complex object in the known universe: the human brain. Discover radical new ways to think about consciousness, how the brain grows and changes, and how advances in technology are revealing far more about the inner workings of the mind than we ever thought... More
Chelsea Handler on Justin Bieber: “I Don’t Care About Him”

Mar 4, 2014

Perhaps best known as the outspoken host of E!’s late night talk show, “Chelsea Lately,” Chelsea Handler continues to offer international audiences her fearless honesty and tongue-in-cheek commentary every weeknight. In support of her new book, Uganda Be Kidding Me, she sits down with Ronan Farrow to share some of her favorite stories and discuss... More
75 at 75: Siri Hustvedt on Susan Sontag

Nov 2, 1964

Posted on Mar 6, 2014
I didn’t know Susan Sontag well. We were acquaintances who talked at a few dinners in New York over the years. Although her conversational style veered toward pronouncement, which sometimes left her interlocutor (me) in the odd position of searching for a way back to dialogue, I liked her, and... More
Person Place Thing Episode 65: Roddy Doyle

Mar 6, 2014

Like many people, I encountered Roddy Doyle through the Barrytown trilogy – The Commitments, The Snapper, and The Van – three terrific novels, and later movies, set in the same fictional working class neighborhood of Dublin, novels that do things with dialogue I hadn’t thought possible. His newest, The Guts, revisits Jimmy Rabbitte – founder... More
Lauren Oliver with Lev Grossman: Panic

Mar 2, 2014

YA author Lauren Oliver talks with Lev Grossman, book reviewer for TIME magazine, about her latest novel, Panic. In this gritty, spellbinding novel, Oliver delivers a gripping narrative of friendship, courage, survival and hope. More
Music and the Brain with Vijay Iyer, Mark Steinberg and Ian Quinn

Mar 1, 2014

A pre-concert conversation about music and the brain with Vijay Iyer, violinist Mark Steinberg of the Brentano String Quartet and Ian Quinn of Yale University, moderated by Hanna Arie-Gaifman of 92nd Street Y. More

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75 at 75: James Atlas on Iris Murdoch

Feb 22, 1990

Posted on Dec 13, 2013
I have known three charismatic writers in my life: Philip Roth, Robert Lowell and Iris Murdoch. (A fourth, Saul Bellow, was what might be called anti-charismatic, by his own choice; he didn’t mind attention, but he liked to keep his self to himself.) And there is one venue that I... More
75 at 75: Sheila Heti on Truman Capote

Apr 7, 1963

Posted on Dec 12, 2013
“Just a minute while I stop being vain,” Truman Capote says, and one can hear the click of his glasses unfolding. He has just introduced his story “Among the Paths to Eden”: “Tonight I want to read a story which I have actually never read aloud, and that’s rather a... More
75 at 75: Jonathan Ames on Arthur Miller

Feb 2, 1955

Posted on Dec 12, 2013
Arthur Miller’s voice reminds me of Al Pacino’s. Same kind of New York accent. Tough, gruff, sort of ugly. Like it’s an accent better served for vulgarities than endearments. More

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