Inside the Science Studios at Pioneer Works (Part II)

The integration of science is essential for the full expression of a cultural organism. At Pioneer Works, we value the cultural impact of scientific thinking, discovery, and irrepressible curiosity.

Gloria Steinem Pioneer Works Book Launch (2019-11-05)Pioneer Works

Gloria Steinem and Ronan Farrow in conversation.

Gloria Steinem and Ronan Farrow in conversation activist to activist, author to author, on feminism and journalism as they launch their latest books at Pioneer Works. 

Gloria Steinem and Ronan Farrow in Conversation (2019-11-05)Pioneer Works

The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off

We gathered at Pioneer Works in the fall of 2019 to launch two books in one night: Gloria Steinem’s The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off, and Catch and Kill by the influential investigative reporter Ronan Farrow.

The Plague: Siddhartha Mukherjee and Janna Levin in Conversation (2020-10-29)Pioneer Works

Siddhartha Mukherjee and Janna Levin in Conversa

Just days before the 2020 election, the Pulitzer Prize Winner discussed the collapse of the medical system, vaccines, and what future plagues will look like.

Leland Melvin Chasing Space (2018-03-23)Pioneer Works

Leland Melvin: Chasing Space

Author, NASA astronaut, and NFL wide receiver Dr. Leland Melvin discusses his new autobiography, Chasing Space.

Earth from the Eyes of Astronauts | Leland Melvin at Pioneer Works (2018-03-23)Pioneer Works

Earth from the Eyes of Astronauts

What is it like in space? Astronaut Leland Melvin illustrates life as the astronaut and the experience of gazing at Earth from a distance.

Richard Dawkins and Janna Levin In Conversation (2016-11-14)Pioneer Works

In Conversation with Richard Dawkins

Pioneer Works hosted the prolific and influential biologist Richard Dawkins in conversation with our Director of Sciences, Janna Levin, on November 14, 2016.

Tracy K. Smith Reading for Universe in Verse (2017)Pioneer Works

The Universe in Verse

A celebration of science through poetry.

David Byrne at Pioneer WorksPioneer Works

David Byrne reading poetry at Pioneer Works.

 Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk

The Universe in Verse Pop-up: The Astronomy of Walt Whitman — Morley (2019-10-26)Pioneer Works

The Universe in Verse Pop-up: The Astronomy of Walt Whitman

Morley reads “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” by Walt Whitman at The Universe in Verse: The Astronomy of Walt Whitman, hosted by Maria Popova and Pioneer Works in Shantell Martin’s The May Room on Governors Island.

Celebrating the Universe in Verse (2017-04-24)Pioneer Works

The Universe in Verse – 2017

On April 24, 2017, The Science Studios at presented The Universe in Verse – an evening of poetry celebrating great scientists and scientific discoveries, hosted by Maria Popova, Janna Levin, and the Academy of American Poets.

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Rhiana Gunn-Wright (2019-04-13)Pioneer Works

Science & Society

Series curator and host Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson guides experts in conversations that lead us deep into humanity’s timely and intersectional challenges, from biodiversity, to plastics, public knowledge, the high seas, farming, climate, and love.

Science & Society: Climate Crisis (2019-04-13)Pioneer Works

Our Climate Crisis

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, climate policy expert Rhiana Gunn-Wright, and climate scientist Dr. Kate Marvel talk about staving off an environmental apocalypse.

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