November 28, 2012 at 6:30pm
City University of New York (CUNY)
Science Center at the Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue
Room 4.102 on the 4th floor
Abstract: Almost simultaneously, in the first decade of the 20th century Albert Einstein discovered relativity and Pablo Picasso cubism. How – and why? This fascinating story involves their often turbulent personal lives; the high drama of their struggles to achieve new ideas in the face of opposition from contemporaries; and the unlikely sources for their creative leaps, ignored by everyone else.
To fully understand what happened involves coming to grips with wide-ranging questions such as: Are there similarities in creativity between artists and scientists? What do artists and scientists mean by ‘aesthetics’ and ‘beauty’? Can we unravel creativity at its highest level?
I’m interested in attending the lecture at CUNY on November 28th but I’m not a student there. Is the event open to the public?
Yes, it is open to the public.