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Conservation

• Tuesday, November 10th, 9:30 to 11:00 am

• Burke Library, Union Theological Seminary
• Join scholars of religion for a panel exploring spiritual ideas and community-situated approaches to living amid resource extraction. This conversation asks what happens when we face the depletion of resources and time, examining interpretive failures, historical legacies, and possibilities for resilient repair. Hosted by the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life.

Sparking (and Sustaining) Climate Action: Individual Changes and Systemic Responses

• Thursday, November 12th, 4:15 to 5:45 pm

• Heyman Center (Second Floor Common Room)

• Part of Columbia’s ongoing climate discourse, this roundtable brings together experts to examine successful strategies and key obstacles in catalyzing and scaling up effective climate action, balancing individual behavior shifts with large-scale systemic responses. Hosted by the Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities.

Music on the Brain: From Signal to Sound

• Thursday, November 12th, 7:00 to 8:30 pm
• National Jazz Museum in Harlem (58 W 129th St)
• Bridge neurotechnology and live performance in an exploration of how our brains process music versus noise. Speakers will examine how MRI technology maps living brain signals and draw fascinating parallels between scientific signal decoding and a jazz musician translating a silent thought into sound.

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