Curated lectures, panels, and cultural talks worth your evening.
Science comedian Brian Malow hosts UT professors on quantum computing, extraterrestrial life, and time travel — with com...
"Scott Aaronson on quantum computing, Keith Hawkins on extraterrestrial life, Dei..."
Cornell architecture dean presents work at the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and technology, exploring how inf...
"The dean of Cornell's architecture school on how technology is reshaping public ..."
London-based artist discusses his exhibition exploring AI as both subject and storyteller, examining how artificial inte...
"An artist who uses AI as his medium discusses the ethical and cultural stakes of..."
A Boulder VC and a finance journalist argue for a new model of capitalism that balances profit with purpose and empowers...
"A VC who manages $4 billion and a journalist who covers inequality team up to as..."
UT PhD candidate traces how evolutionary theory has transformed from Darwin to modern population genetics, with a guided...
"An outdoor science talk at a field laboratory, preceded by a guided nature tour...."
RADWIMPS drummer shares how a neurological disorder ended his career — and how he built a voice-controlled drumming syst...
"A rock drummer loses control of his hands to a neurological disorder, then co-in..."
International convening of architects and designers addressing climate challenges through sustainable design, urban resi...
"The Hammer brings together architects from around the world to ask the most urge..."
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer presents his anthology spanning 1619 to the present, examining American debates over l...
"Meacham's new anthology connects four centuries of American arguments over who b..."
World-renowned photographer shares never-before-seen visuals from 7,000 feet below ground in the world's deepest cave sy...
"Breathtaking photography from Earth's deepest, most extreme environments — place..."
American Idol alum chronicles his journey through fame, a Mormon mission, and the decision to leave the church to live a...
"A memoir about what happens when the identity the world gave you and the identit..."
UT neuroscientists explore how social media and online gaming affect brain function, behavior, and development in a publ...
"Everyone has opinions about screens and brains. These neuroscientists have data...."
University of Miami professor explores how exile and return reshape identity in African and Caribbean writing, presentin...
"A scholar reimagines the African and Caribbean diaspora not as loss but as an 'A..."
Urban studies professor examines what mega-events actually do to cities — increased policing, displacement, and the myth...
"Toronto is hosting the World Cup this summer. This lecture asks who actually ben..."
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian examines the 1984 Bernie Goetz subway shooting and Reagan-era politics, connecting them...
"A Pulitzer-winning historian on the moment America decided to be afraid — and wh..."
Constitutional lawyer explores how democracy depends on citizen character — empathy, honor, decency — not just constitut...
"Prominent conservative voice and legal scholar offers urgent reflection on what ..."
Award-winning author blends memoir, reporting, and history to examine who gets to be American — with a focus on Latin Am...
"In Miami — a city built by immigration — Hernandez asks who gets to claim Americ..."
Salk Institute scientists present groundbreaking research on cognitive resilience, covering cardiovascular fitness, immu...
"Free access to working scientists at one of the world's premier research institu..."
Caltech chemistry professor explores how batteries work and their expanding role in electric vehicles, renewable energy,...
"The clean energy transition depends on better batteries. A Caltech chemist expla..."
Former PBS NewsHour anchor discusses her project exploring political polarization through conversations with Americans a...
"Five decades covering every presidential election since 1976 gives Woodruff a pe..."
Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and founder of the world's largest gang intervention program speaks on compassio...
"The Jesuit priest who built the world's largest gang rehabilitation program make..."
Author and birding expert profiles 150 years of Texas women conservationists, from early pioneers to modern environmenta...
"Texas conservation history told through the women who did the work. Bristol's re..."
Celebrated author and Harvard professor explores feminism, postcolonialism, and identity in conversation about her groun...
"One of the most important living writers on colonialism, identity, and the Carib..."
Bestselling author brings scientific, philosophical, literary, and psychedelic perspectives to the unmapped continent of...
"Pollan's third stop on his consciousness book tour — this time with New Yorker w..."
Bellingcat founder and investigative journalist discuss AI-generated deepfakes, automated propaganda, and the informatio...
"Bellingcat's founder and the journalist who broke the Cambridge Analytica story ..."
Best-selling author explores consciousness from scientific, philosophical, literary, and psychedelic perspectives with T...
"Pollan's latest exploration of consciousness promises to be as groundbreaking as..."
Acclaimed short story master discusses his latest novel 'Vigil,' set at the bedside of an oil company CEO in the twiligh...
"George Saunders is the best short story writer in America. His first novel in ye..."
Princeton historian explores what interdependence means when globalization may be dead but distant peoples still need ea...
"A Princeton historian asks the question nobody wants to answer: what happens whe..."
Art historian traces how Buddhist communities transitioned from symbolic representations to human depictions of the Budd...
"How did the Buddha go from symbol to sculpture? A precise art history lecture th..."
A poetic, participatory lecture exploring Black women's creativity through the legacy of groundbreaking abstract artist ...
"Visionary writer-activist illuminates how an overlooked artist cultivated Black ..."
One of the world's most influential philosophers presents on Hegel as part of Columbia's distinguished lecture series.
"Judith Butler on Hegel — two towering minds in conversation across centuries. Fr..."
Pollan explores consciousness through science, philosophy, and psychedelics in conversation with UC Berkeley psychologis...
"The author who made psychedelic science mainstream now tackles the biggest quest..."
Acclaimed poet and novelist Ocean Vuong reads and discusses his work at the Morgan Library & Museum.
"Ocean Vuong is one of the most gifted writers of his generation. Hearing him rea..."
Three curators reveal how Toronto acquired one of the world's most significant Chinese art collections through early 20t...
"How did Toronto end up with one of the world's great Chinese art collections? Th..."
MSNBC host and author Chris Hayes in conversation about his new book with sociologist and former White House science adv...
"Chris Hayes is one of the sharpest political thinkers on TV. Pair him with Alond..."
New Yorker executive editor tells the epic story of Chinese immigration to America from the mid-19th century to the pres...
"A New Yorker editor's debut book on Chinese immigration reframes American histor..."
Leading physicists debate the interpretation and implications of quantum mechanics in an accessible public forum at Pion...
"Pioneer Works makes cutting-edge physics feel like a conversation at a bar. Free..."
Nobel Prize-winning biochemist explores RNA's expanding role in medicine, from COVID vaccines to potential breakthroughs...
"A Nobel laureate explaining RNA science to a general audience — free, with pizza..."
Neuroscientist and philosopher explores how we can understand the turbulent present through reason, evidence, and honest...
"One of the sharpest public thinkers on consciousness, morality, and AI — live an..."
Former public defender exposes criminal court dysfunction in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Percival ...
"A public defender's account of a system that punishes poverty, in conversation w..."
The first Black woman on the Supreme Court discusses her memoir, tracing her family's heritage through segregation to th...
"A sitting Supreme Court Justice discussing her path from segregation-era family ..."
The Philharmonia's debate series continues with a discussion on how composers navigate and blend cultural identities thr...
"Classical music meets identity politics in the best possible way — a debate abou..."
Bestselling classicist and comedian retells the myth of Medea from the priestess's perspective, centering love, vengeanc...
"Haynes has become the best popular classicist writing today. Her Medea retelling..."
New York Times journalists and political analysts discuss the state of American politics in an era of unprecedented inst...
"Maggie Haberman is the most important political reporter in America right now. H..."
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who broke the Harvey Weinstein story discusses investigative reporting and accountabil...
"The journalist whose investigation ignited #MeToo speaks in Denver's most distin..."
John Studzinski, Rebecca Salter, and Will Todd explore how art and creativity help us process trauma and build resilienc...
"Includes a preview screening of a new opera — this is the RSA at its most ambiti..."
EFF executive director chronicles her thirty-year battle to protect digital privacy and why this right underpins all oth...
"The woman who has spent three decades fighting for your digital rights tells the..."
Extreme angler, author, and broadcaster Jeremy Wade explores the hidden ecological world of rivers and why they matter m...
"The host of River Monsters brings decades of fieldwork to a talk about why healt..."
Marine ecologist shares groundbreaking research on Darwin's finches, giant tortoises, marine iguanas, and whale shark mi...
"A rare window into one of Earth's most important natural laboratories for evolut..."
The scientist who imaged a black hole explores how physics and AI are revealing cosmic structures beyond human perceptio...
"The scientist behind the first-ever black hole image explains how AI is helping ..."
Environmental writer and activist argues that abundant renewable energy holds the potential to fundamentally transform h...
"The writer who first alerted the public to climate change now argues that cheap ..."
New York Times bestselling poet reads from her newest collection exploring how the self shifts through time, body, and m...
"Maggie Smith writes about selfhood with a precision that makes you feel understo..."
Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy examines how Chornobyl continues to shape environmental policy, energy debates, and Euro...
"Forty years after the disaster, Chornobyl's lessons about institutional failure,..."
The 49th Vice President discusses leadership, public service, and the state of American democracy at Bellco Theatre.
"The first woman and first person of color to serve as Vice President, speaking i..."
MIT's 10th annual space conference brings together astronauts, CEOs, researchers, sci-fi authors, and artists to envisio...
"MIT's flagship space conference hits its 10th year — astronauts, space CEOs, sci..."
Journalist and author presents untold stories of Black soldiers during Vietnam and the war's lasting impact on civil rig...
"The untold parallel story of Vietnam: Black soldiers fighting a war abroad while..."
Legal scholar traces human rights evolution through modern frameworks, using Hong Kong as a case study for how internati...
"Hong Kong as a case study in how human rights are won and lost — timely, specifi..."
Two-term U.S. Poet Laureate shares work from 'Startlement: New & Selected Poems,' connecting human experience with the n...
"The U.S. Poet Laureate reads from her new collection — sharp, warm, and attuned ..."
Pulitzer finalist historian reveals the lives erased by frontier mythology — Indigenous peoples, Black Americans, Mexica...
"The American West you learned about in school was a myth. This Pulitzer finalist..."
Leading philosopher examines how green movements can exclude working-class interests, arguing for climate justice that d...
"One of the most important living political philosophers asks who the environment..."
NPR's Planet Money team brings economic storytelling to the stage with Anthropic's head of policy and a Michelin-starred...
"AI policy, Chinatown culinary culture, and economic storytelling in one evening ..."
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist closes CU Boulder's 78th Conference on World Affairs with a keynote ad...
"The youngest Nobel laureate closes a four-day ideas conference that's been runni..."
Leading antiracist scholar examines how 'great replacement theory' has ushered in an antidemocratic age, while offering ...
"Critical thinker traces the intellectual genealogy of contemporary threats to de..."
Nobel Laureate and DeepMind founder discusses the future of AI with the author of 'The Infinity Machine.'
"A Nobel Prize-winning AI pioneer in conversation about the most consequential te..."
New Yorker staff writer and author of 'Say Nothing' and 'Empire of Pain' closes the Portland Arts & Lectures season.
"The best investigative journalist working today closes Portland's most prestigio..."
Caltech microbiologist reveals how gut bacteria shape neurological health, with implications for Parkinson's and Alzheim...
"The gut-brain connection is one of the most surprising frontiers in biology. A l..."
Philosopher explores postactivism, deep time, and why 'the times are urgent — let us slow down' in a talk that challenge...
"The most challenging and original thinker on this season's Long Now calendar. Hi..."
Legendary US goalkeeper shares her journey from Olympic gold and World Cup glory through career-ending concussion to red...
"National Soccer Hall of Famer delivers an inspiring story of overcoming devastat..."
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'James' discusses how he reimagines literary traditions to help readers see the world d...
"The Pulitzer winner who reimagined Huck Finn from Jim's perspective discusses th..."
Global Sport Lab director examines the economic, cultural, and political dimensions of the 2026 FIFA World Cup for Seatt...
"Perfectly timed as Seattle hosts World Cup matches — a smart lens on what the wo..."
Acclaimed nature writer explores the lives, deaths, and rights of rivers — blending activism, environmental law, and anc...
"One of our finest nature writers asks whether rivers deserve legal personhood — ..."
Harvard Law professor and former White House official argues there are actually six separations of powers — and explains...
"The most-cited legal scholar in America explains why the constitutional architec..."
Geneticist Adrian Woolfson and physicist Helen Czerski explore AI, synthetic biology, and the ethical choices shaping pr...
"A rare conversation at the intersection of AI and synthetic biology — where prog..."
Grammy-winning designer transforms UN and World Bank data into visual art that makes a compelling case for long-term hum...
"Sagmeister turns global development data into art — making the case that things ..."
Scholar examines how 13 Enlightenment figures shaped the concept of race during the shift from religious to secular unde...
"Where did modern racial categories come from? Curran traces them to specific thi..."
University of Michigan professor examines how climate change itself complicates the transition to clean energy — from so...
"The catch-22 nobody talks about: climate change is degrading the very infrastruc..."
Brown University professor examines two centuries of Black women at the forefront of national and international movement...
"The overlooked engine of American social change: Black women who led movements f..."
CNN Presidential Historian and seven-time NYT bestselling author discusses what presidential history teaches us about co...
"Brinkley has written seven NYT bestsellers on American presidents and won a Gram..."