Videos

Mark Belinsky on ‘How Not to Die in a Dictatorship’

  29.05.2012   LucidNYC   Presenters, Videos   No comments

Super ‘Hacktivist’, advisor & Co-founder of Digital Democracy, aims to build an active civil society through technology, art, and media for free expression. Mark talks about how technology is used

Dr. Stuart Firestein – How Ignorance Drives Science

Chair of Columbia U. Biological Sciences Department, leading authority on olfactory research, and author of the highly popular groundbreaking book, ‘Ignorance: How it Drives Science’. Knowledge is a big subject, says Stuart Firestein, but ignorance is a bigger one. And it is ignorance–not knowledge–that is the true engine of science.

Dave Arnold: Molecular Gastronomy & The Perfect Gin & Tonic

Dave Arnold, the Intentional Culinary institute’s chief mad scientist in residence talks food, technology & the molecular cuisine while explaining how to mix the best gin tonic ever.

Jonathan Batiste: Live at LucidNYC 2012

  27.04.2012   jboxenbaum   Events, Music, Videos   No comments

Jonathan Batiste is an iconic artist, unique in this generation. With his voice on piano and dapper sense of style, he has ignited the NYC music scene. He is from a celebrated lineage of musicians. He has performed in over 40 countries, has appeared in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Concertgebouw, has released several CD’s, among them “Times In New Orleans”, “Live In New York: At The Rubin Museum Of Art”, and “MY N.Y.”, and EP’s “The Amazing Jon Batiste EP” and “In The Night EP”.

Jason Silva: Ecstatic Futurist and Techno-Philosopher

Jason Silva is a Futurist, filmmaker and techno-philosopher, Jason Silva has been described as “a digital DJ, a re-vitalizer and remixer of optimism, and above all a curator: of ideas,