Brainwave: Nick Flynn on Memory and Memoirs
Here the author recorded a poem for the PBS web-series Weekly Poem.
Tonight, Nick Flynn discusses his memoir, Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, with William Hirst on stage at 7 p.m. at the Rubin. Come early for a cocktail in the K2 Lounge!
To continue our discussion of memory erasure, here is a podcast produced by NOVA, that raises some excellent questions about the ethics of memory manipulation. Enjoy!
By David Levin | Posted 01.13.11 | NOVA scienceNOW
Neuroscientists have identified a chemical that can erase the connections between brain cells, essentially wiping out memories. Although it can’t target specific experiences, like a traumatic event, its existence raises a lot of big ethical issues. In this interview, we asked Art Caplan to help us sort them out. He’s the director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania.
Brainwave: Memory
New Programs Added! Now in its fifth year, Brainwave brings people from diverse walks of life together to engage with neuroscientists in one-on-one conversations in order to better understand the workings of our minds.
For full schedule and tickets, visit: rmanyc.org/brainwave
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Check out this recent feature on PBS covering Religious Pilgrimages, with special guest Virginia Raguin. This segment was shot over the summer, here at the Rubin Museum, in connection with our Pilgrimage and Faith exhibition. Enjoy!
“Pilgrimages are undertaken because people want to move beyond their normal, mundane life,” says Virginia Raguin, a professor at the College of the Holy Cross. Raguin is also the curator of a traveling exhibit on pilgrimages in Buddhism, Christianity and Islam.
View the travelling exhibition brochure here…
