Events

By confronting our past and reflecting upon its lessons we can better navigate the dangerous waters ahead

For Aztec thinkers, the good life meant navigating a precarious path above a terrifying abyss

Psychedelic insights have a curious sense of authority, but the feeling of knowing doesn’t mean they’re true

Encounter this liberatory emerging philosophical field with philosopher Lewis Gordon and musician Moor Mother

An evening exploring the romantic and carnal side of life through a trio of European existentialists, guided by the philosopher Skye Cleary and the musician Darian Donovan Thomas

Science writer and artist Margaret Wertheim, along with jazz pianist Dan Tepfer, explore the nature of reality

Exploring communication across cultures with translator Esther Allen, maqam singer Hamid Al-Saadi and trumpeter Amir ElSaffar

Anthropologist Manvir Singh and dancer-choreographers Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith ask whether work is a universal human experience

Composer John Zorn, the JACK Quartet and vocalist Helga Davis join philosopher Simon Critchley in search of contemporary transcendence