About the Event
Scientists can now describe the unfolding cosmos with unprecedented precision, yet major mysteries remain, including the nature of expanding space, the need for dark matter and dark energy, and the possibility that our universe is but one of many separate realities. Join a conversation with leading researchers who will take us right to the edge--and just beyond--what we know about the deepest mysteries of the cosmos.

Moderator: Brian Greene
Participants: Wendy Freedman, Katherine Freese, and Will Kinney

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Journey to the very frontier of astrophysical exploration, from black holes that may have been produced in the big bang, to the search for life on moons orbiting distant planets, to the mind-bending speculation that we may be able to create wormholes—tunnels through spacetime—in the laboratory.

Moderator: Brian Greene
Participants: Daniel Jafferis, Joseph Lykken, David Kipping, Priyamvada Natarajan, and Maria Spiropulu

About the Event
Can artificial intelligence experience artificial consciousness? Can AI illuminate human consciousness? Join a conversation that cuts across technology, neuroscience, philosophy and ethics as we grapple with the greatest mystery of all: how matter can make mind.

Moderator: Brian Greene
Participants: Lenore Blum, Manuel Blum, David Chalmers, Anil Seth, and Rufin VanRullen

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Quantum computation -- leveraging quantum physics to revolutionize computational power – is rapidly becoming a reality. Join a conversation with renowned leaders to explore the basics of quantum computers, the state-of-play in building them, and the wonders that await and dangers that lurk in a world replete with quantum computers.

Moderator: Brian Greene
Participants: Ryan Babbush and Seth Lloyd

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Will the next breakthrough in fundamental science come from an artificial Einstein? Or perhaps from a human whose insights rely on collaboration with an AI Einstein? Join a conversation exploring the profound role AI is poised to play in taking human understanding–from quarks to the cosmos and molecules to mind--to the next level.

Moderator: Brian Greene
Participants: Eric Horvitz, Daphne Koller, and Stephen Wolfram

During our theater production of Bruised But Not Broken, you will step into the lives of the Thomas sisters as they learn more about themselves and each other. Watch as they unveil pieces of themselves…the pieces that they didn't want anyone to see…the parts of themselves they were ashamed of and tried so desperately to hide.

Bruised But Not Broken is about healing when you think you were too messed up, too damaged, and too bruised to heal. This production teaches you how to get up after you have fallen. God's ability to take what the enemy meant for evil and turn it into good is manifested in every scene. Remember, bitter becomes sweet when you put it in the Master's hands.

With the support of a CUNY Dance Initiative residency at the Gerald W. Lynch Thetaer, Tabula Rasa Dance Theater premieres two compelling dance works that arise from the intersection of art and social justice: Animus Necandi and Ship of Fools.
Running time: 60 minutes

“Animus Necandi” brings attention to the pain of families who have lost relatives condemned to the death penalty. The piece also explores the moral issues of capital punishment, which continues as a legal practice in more than 55 countries and 27 U.S. States.

"Ship of Fools” is a dance-theater parable critiquing the global rise of authoritarian leaders. The piece examines the human cost of despotism and exalts the values of knowledge, wisdom, and justice.

With the support of a CUNY Dance Initiative residency at the Gerald W. Lynch Thetaer, Tabula Rasa Dance Theater premieres two compelling dance works that arise from the intersection of art and social justice: Animus Necandi and Ship of Fools.
Running time: 60 minutes

“Animus Necandi” brings attention to the pain of families who have lost relatives condemned to the death penalty. The piece also explores the moral issues of capital punishment, which continues as a legal practice in more than 55 countries and 27 U.S. States.

"Ship of Fools” is a dance-theater parable critiquing the global rise of authoritarian leaders. The piece examines the human cost of despotism and exalts the values of knowledge, wisdom, and justice.