Public Dialogues

YHouse continues its program of lectures, events, and conversations on exciting and provocative topics at a number of venues around New York City.

Consciousness Club NYC

YHouse invites you to the Consciousness Club, a study group to promote broadly transdisciplinary discussions on the neural and computational bases of consciousness, and how these concepts can be applied to other fields of interest. Our weekly meetings are for you if you are into awareness, science, technology, philosophy, art, and design.

For more information and meeting schedule, check out our Facebook page, or tune in to our Twitter updates.

Although the meetings are open to all, we encourage technical and scientific discussions for this series of meetings.

Cognition Lunch Salon

YHouse continues to organize informal Lunch Salon events hosted by the Program in Interdisciplinary Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, 1 Einstein Drive, Princeton, N.J., West Building Seminar Room, 2nd floor. The format is an informal chat, followed by longer open-ended discussions among the participants, on the topic of consciousness and cognition. This event is by invitation only. To request an invitation, please email us at info@yhousenyc.org

  • Caveat (map)
  • 21 A Clinton Street
  • New York, NY, 10002
  • United States

Cylons and T2's and the Borg—Oh My!: The Danger and Potential of Artificial Life and Intelligence

Since the publication of Frankenstein in 1818, the idea of the artificial creation of life and intelligence has been considered the ultimate in "what humans are not meant to know." Frankenstein, Dr. Moreau, the colonists of Battlestar Galactica—all paid dearly for transgressing. Why is it that these things are considered so dangerous? How close are we to achieving them? Come join physicist Dr. Chuck Adler and historian Bow van Riper for an evening tackling ideas from science fiction, world culture, science, and philosophy: From robots in popular culture, to Asimov's three laws of robotics, Lem's "robot fables," and Kurtzweil's "singularity" theory. 

Doors open at 5:30pm, event starts at 6:00pm. 
Tickets $15. 
21+

Featuring Chuck Adler and Bow van Riper, hosted by Caleb Scharf.

Purchase tickets here: http://caveat.nyc/event/chasing-consciousness-cylons-and-t2s-and-the-borg-oh-my-3-19-18