Tag: talks-readings
China’s Biotech Frenzy: Opportunities and Challenges
China has witnessed a bullish growth in biotech, with a plethora of labs and biopharmas churning out innovative healthcare solutions. In 2020,...
Antiquity in Gotham: The Ancient Architecture of New York City
Skyscraper Museum webinar. In her new book, Prof. Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis applies an archeological lens to the study of the New York buildings....
Stories Survive: Henry And Bernard Schanzer
Twin brothers Henry and Bernard Schanzer were born in Belgium in 1935. When the Nazis invaded Belgium in 1940, the Schanzer family escaped to...
Psychedelics for the Treatment of Depression and Psychiatric Disorders
Currently the FDA categorizes psychedelics such as LSD and psilocybin as Schedule I drugs, indicating that these substances have no medical benefits....
Webinar: A World Powered by Renewable Energy
Today’s scientists and engineers are envisioning a future powered by renewable energy. It will take transformative technological solutions across...
“X Troop” Book Talk
In June 1942, Winston Churchill and his chief of staff devised an unusual plan: a new commando unit made up of Jewish refugees in the United Kingdom....
Unpacking “The Archive Thief”
In the aftermath of the Holocaust, Jewish historian Zosa Szajkowski gathered up tens of thousands of documents from Nazi buildings in Berlin, and...
The Imperial Examination System in China and the Imperial Examination Museum of China in Nanjing
Sometimes referred to as “the 5th invention of China”, the civil service examination system in imperial China was designed to select candidates...
Writers-in-Performance Presents “Hold On”
The Writers in Performance workshop is designed to give writers the opportunity to explore performing their written pieces. Whether they are...
Washington’s End: The Final Years and Forgotten Struggle
After eight years of holding office, George Washington stepped down from the presidency. Embittered by partisan criticism and eager to return to his...
