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Neuroscientist Richard Restak thinks with the right mental exercises, our brains can be much better. Today he teams with writer Susan Orlean to talk about our brainy potential.
A leading proponent of medicine and healing that acknowledges the unity of the mind and body discusses the vital connection between pleasure and health.
Presentations by three of the experts involved in the exciting excavation of the 18th century ship found 20 feet underground in Lower Manhattan this summer.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
A leading proponent of medicine and healing that acknowledges the unity of the mind and body discusses the vital connection between pleasure and health.
Thursday, September 30, 2010 | 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Presentations by three of the experts involved in the exciting excavation of the 18th century ship found 20 feet underground in Lower Manhattan this summer.
Thursday, February 17, 2011 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
From the Big Bang through the end of time, join Science & the City for an evening of tales from the Periodic Table with author and science journalist Sam Kean.
Friday, September 3, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: McBurney House, 125 W. 14th St.
Price: Free
Friday, September 3, 2010 | 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Price: Free
September 4 - 6, 2010
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx River Pkwy.. at Fordham Rd., Bronx
Price: $15 Adults; $13 Students/Seniors; $8 Children (2-12)
September 4 - 6, 2010
Price: Free with admission
Sunday, September 5, 2010 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Meet at Prospect Park's Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
Price: $36
September 7 - 29, 2010
Location: Walks start across from the AMNH, at Central Park West and 77th St.
Price: $85
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, 64th St. and Fifth Ave.
Price: Free; RSVP required
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 | 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Solar One, 24-20 FDR Drive, Service Rd. East
Price: Free
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Green Depot, 222 Bowery, btw. Prince and Spring St.
Price: Free
Saturday, September 11, 2010 | 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Price: Free
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Neuroscientist Richard Restak thinks with the right mental exercises, our brains can be much better. Today he teams with writer Susan Orlean to talk about our brainy potential.
With our economy a shambles and our environment threatened, is there any reason to be optimistic about the future? Matt Ridley says there's scientific proof to say we should be.
Foods high in antioxidants are believed to fight oxidative stress. But what is oxidative stress? Two scientists from a recent NYAS conference break it down and discuss whether antioxidants have superpowers.
Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts the 2010 Isaac Asimov debate at the Hayden Planetarium. He and five panelists debate whether NASA should bother going back to the moon, or just focus on Mars instead.
Biologist Stewart Firestein and world-renowned perfumer Christophe Laudamiel team up to tackle the science of smell.
New York City is home to more than 200 species of bees, and only one makes honey. Learn about them all from the experts, and hear about the Great Pollinator Project.
Forest ecologist Nalini Nadkarni, the Queen of the Forest Canopy, explains what 30 years of exploration have taught her about the intimate connection between humans and trees.
Famed screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and theoretical physicist Brian Greene dissect time as we know it. What is the smallest unit of time, and what does it look like? For starters, you should stop looking at the clock, and start looking at the universe.
What attracts us to a mate? Is "chemistry" really to blame for love at first sight? Biological anthropologist Helen Fisher explains the science behind our mating preferences.
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