Talks
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VIVA ITALIA “Italian Encounters with Science, Philosophy, Logic, Literature, and Religion” is a series of readings featuring Italian writers. The reading “L’invenzione di Dio” (“The Invention of God”) features writers Maurizio Ferraris, Antonio Monda, and Piergorgio Odifreddi. A question-and-answer session follows the readings. Tonight, 6 p.m., Italian Cultural Instiute of New York, 686 Park Ave., between 68th and 69th streets, 212-879-4242, free.
THE WARMEST WINTER EVER A director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia University, James Hansen, gives a talk about the effects of climate change on human beings and the issue of global warming. Tomorrow, 8:15 p.m., 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-415-5500, $25.
