Talks
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GLOBAL CONTEXT An American history professor at New York University,Thomas Bender, discusses his new book, “A Nation Among Nations: America’s Place in World History” (Hill and Wang), with a Columbia University American history professor, Eric Foner. Tonight, 7 p.m., the New York Public Library, Margaret Liebman Berger Forum, Room 227, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, 212-930-9213, free.
GREAT INVENTIONS Design historian Henry Petroski presents a lecture based on his book, “Success Through Failure: The Paradox of Design” (Princeton University Press), which covers the history of design and invention. A signing follows. Thursday, 6 p.m., Pratt University, Higgins Hall Auditorium, 61 St. James Place at Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, 718-636-3554, free.
DARWIN’S REACH Ecologist Gordon Orians speaks about how the human race’s aesthetic response to the environment is deeply rooted in our evolutionary history. Thursday, 7 p.m., American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park West, entrance at West 81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, 212-769-5200, free.
PINSTRIPE MANIA Sports historian and author Bert Sugar is host of a discussion about the history of Yankee Stadium. He is joined by baseball historian Marty Appel,Yankees tour director Tony Morante, and local sports broadcaster Warner Wolf. Thursday, 6:30 p.m., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street, 212-873-3400, $12 general, $6 members, students, educators, and seniors.
