Talks
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DESIGN DEBATE John Carney and Ken Silber debate the question “Do public school boards have the right to mandate the teaching of ‘intelligent design’ as science?” at the next Jinx Athenaeum, hosted by Todd Seavey and presented by Jinx magazine. Tonight, 8 p.m., Lolita Bar, 266 Broome St. at Allen Street, 212-966-7223, free.
ELEMENTARY EVOLUTION A professor in the department of ecology and evolution at Stony Brook University, Douglas Futuyma, provides a layman’s introduction to the fundamental elements of the theory of evolution and addresses some common misconceptions. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., American Museum of Natural History, Kaufmann Theater, 79th Street and Central Park West, 212-769-5200, $15 general, $13.50 seniors, students, and members.
HUMANS ON EARTH Science writer Andrew Revkin gives an illustrated talk about how scientists are measuring the human impact on climate and ecosystems. Monday, 6:30 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. lecture, Explorers Club, 46 E. 70th St., between Park and Madison avenues, 212-628-8383, $15 general, $5 students.
JAPANESE DESIGN Design historian Hiroshi Kashiwagi gives a lecture about how the sociopolitical climate of Japan from the 1920s to the 1940s – which combined industrialization, Westernization, and nationalism – affected the period’s design. The lecture is part of a series exploring wartime design in Japan, Britain, and America. Tuesday, 6 p.m., Bard Graduate Center, 38 W. 86th St., between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, 212-501-3011, $17 general, $12 seniors and students. Note: The lecture is in Japanese with English translation.
RENAISSANCE MEN New Yorker staff writer Jeffrey Goldberg, author Douglas Rushkoff, and poet Rodger Kamenetz participate in a discussion about “the closing of the Jewish mind.” They ask whether, in an era when professions are becoming increasingly specialized, people – including Jews – still take pride in being broadly cultured and widely read. Novelist and law professor Thane Rosenbaum moderates. Tuesday, 8 p.m., 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-415-5500, $20.
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