Talks
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ON EMBRYOS Professor Robert George, who is on the President’s Council on Bioethics, presents a lecture titled “The Embryo Question: The Moral Status of Nascent Human Life.” It is presented by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Tonight, 8 p.m., St. Paul’s Chapel at Columbia University, the Earl Hall Center, 2980 Broadway, 302-652-4600, free.
LIFE ON DEATH ROW Sister Helen Prejean, the author of “Dead Man Walking,” discusses the issue of the death penalty. Her latest book is “The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions” (Random House). Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Cooper Union, Great Hall, 7 E. 7th St. at Third Avenue, 212-353-4195, free.
CRITICS’ CHOICE The next installment of the Review Panel, which gathers art critics to discuss current gallery shows, takes place this week. Critics Bridget Goodbody (TimeOut New York), Peter Plagens (Newsweek), and Stephen Westfall (Art in America) participate. They discuss Eija-Liisa Ahtila’s work at Marian Goodman, Bendix Harms at Anton Kern, Thomas Hirschhorn at Gladstone, and “A True Story Based on Lies” at Cheim & Read. David Cohen of The New York Sun serves as moderator. Friday, 6:45 p.m., National Academy Museum, Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, 212-369-4880, $5.
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