Lecture Classes in NYC, New York

Encyclopedia Commedia is a fast-paced and hilarious exploration of all the knowledge in the world (more or less [markedly less]). Come witness a ragtag assortment of bitter tastemakers, impure thought leaders, genuinely accomplished comedians and the occasional marching band as they pummel your cranium with information until you’re weeping with...

How can we find and consume food that’s healthy for us and the environment? Food production impacts more than what goes on your plate. According to the World Economic Forum, a third of our global carbon footprint is from the food we consume and an estimated $940 billion per year is lost globally as a result of food waste. What You’ll Learn ...

An introduction to the Internet, including getting connected, using a web browser, and navigating web pages. Learn how to find information online using search engines and subject directories. These are registration based classes and spots may fill up quickly. If for any reason we're unable to accommodate your registration, we will let you know as...

You're invited to an unforgettable brunch with Hinge Founder & CEO Justin McLeod. Enjoy an intimate conversation with Justin, curated connections, a business challenge and pitch off... over a seasonal, farm-to-table meal. Special Guest Justin McLeod is the Founder and CEO of Hinge - one of the most popular dating apps in the country...

In this long-running monthly show, two short, entrancing science lectures inspire sets of hilarious, never-to-be-seen-again improv comedy. Featuring veteran improv team Thank You, Robot, whose members’ credits include Veep, This American Life, The Onion, SNL Weekend Update and more. Plus a different special guest team every month, and lectures curated...

Yeah She Did is keeping it homegrown for Women's History Month. We're celebrating the badass women who built this city from the ground up. She Built This City highlights femme founders, public servants, and protesters who were as bold, bright, and brassy as NYC. YEAH SHE DID is a storytelling series that shines a light on the sheroes that should have...

“An unexamined life is devoid of color and meaning,” says instructor Dr. Viji George. From time immemorial, philosophers, religious scholars from all faiths and literary figures have explored the meaning of life. These reflections have taken on difficult questions such as: Is death the final frontier? Does love actually conquer all? Is there evil...

Learn how to protect your computer from viruses and perform regular maintenance functions to keep it running smoothly. These are registration based classes and spots may fill up quickly. If for any reason we're unable to accommodate your registration, we will let you know as soon as possible.

Explore what actually happens to our mind, bodies, and emotions when we meditate. A meditation practice has the power to dissolve stress through profound, deep rest, transforming our physiology on a cellular level, and we will dive into the neurochemistry behind this phenomenon. What shifts can we expect to experience and what is the tangible impact...

“Love yourself first,” is a common self-help platitude, but what that means is rarely clear, and all too often it evolves into narcissism. Simone de Beauvoir saw narcissism as “a process of alienation: the self is posited as an absolute end, and the subject escapes itself in it.”  In other words, narcissists set up an image of the self...

Full Course Name brunchwork w/ Andrew Yang (2020 U.S. Presidential Candidate) You're invited to an unforgettable brunch with 2020 US Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang. Enjoy an intimate conversation with Andrew, curated connections, a business challenge and pitch off... over a seasonal, farm-to-table meal.

Full Course Name: Satire and Humor Festival: Writing For The Screen + Networking A panel discussion featuring writers from The Opposition, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and other NY-based shows, together to talk about how they use humor and satire in their day jobs and the process of applying to and writing for TV. Stick...

The Happier Hour is a monthly event series bringing philosophy out of the ivory tower of academia and into our modern day agora: the bar. It’s like the self-help section– only way funnier, smarter, and with booze. And now it’s a podcast too! 

Profiled seeks to dispel the myth that talking about race has to be uncomfortable by featuring comics who humorously discuss their experiences with racial profiling while your host Marcela Onyango also entertainingly share statistics about difficult topics like mass incarceration and the war on drugs. Featuring: Keisha Zollar  Zubi...

Full Course Name: Masters Of Social Gastronomy: What Goes In, Must Come Out, The Secret Life Of Your Gastrointestinal Intestinal Tract Each month, the Masters of Social Gastronomy take on a curious food topic and break down the history, science, and stories behind it. This month, MSG breaks into the secret world of hot peppers to pull back the curtain...